The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23
BOND ISSUE
 IS INCREASED Sidewalk Paving on Adams
 Street. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Judiciary Committee Raises
 Amount to $25, ,000. Alderman aunter Presents ordi- nance Granting Franchise for Electric Lighting Plant to Alex Rice and
 Associates.


 At special meeting of the Montgomery City Council held at F o'clock yesterday the bond issue for paving sidewalks of Adams Street was increased from go. 800 to $25,000 and an ordinance was introduced by Alderman Gaston Gunter granting franchise to Alex Rice and associates to operate an electric lighting plant in Montgomery
 The meeting was called to receive a re- port from the Judiciary Committee rela- tive to sidewalk paving on Adams Street. Those present were Aldermen Fleming. Cheney. Farley, Gunter, Kohn, Mcintyre. Roeder and Rushton.
 Alderman Rushton. chairman of the Ju- dietary Committee, reported adversely on an ordinance to stop sidewalk paving on Adams Street at it's intersection with Jackson Street. The committee favored paving the sidewalks of Adams Street to the city limits and recommended that the ordinance authorizing a bond issue for the amount of the bonds from s20.5o0 to s25, 900.
 The report~of the committee was adopt ed by the following vote:
 | Ayes-Messrs. Fleming. Cheney. Farley. Gunter, Mcintyre, Roeder, Rushton-7.
 Nays-Mr. Kohn-1.
 Alderman Rushton then introduced an ordinance, embodying the recommenda- ton of the Judiciary Committee and on a suspension of the rules the ordinance was adopted.
 Alderman Gunter then introduced his ordinance granting franchise for an electric lighting plant which ordinance was referred to the Committee on Fran chises.
 The ordinance introduced by Alderman Gunter granting franchise to Alex Rice and associates is to run for thirty years. 1t authorizes MT. Rice, his associ- ates. successors and assigns to operate in Montgomery a plant to manufacture electricity for light, heat and power and to erect poles and run wires through and on any of the streets of the city providing such wires and poles shall not be strung in any way to interfere with any other company. It provides that the wires shall be suspended not less than twenty feet above the ground
 By the terms of the ordinance the City Council reserves the right to prescribe the character of the poles and wires to be erected and may cause them to be re- moved to any other point in its discretion.
 It Is furthermore provided that the ben eficiaries of the franchise must begin bona fide construction of the line within twelve months from the passage of the ordi- nance. r
 Before beginning work on the plant and line the. ordinance provides that Alex Rice shall file with the City Clerk list of the names and addresses of all persons asso- ciated with or, interested with him, in the business to be. Conducted under, the terms of the franchise. . sys,s...r =. ! and his associates shall not sell the rights and privileges, granted by the, ordinance to, any corporation .s now In <, existence within, i've years from the passaee of tpe ordinance or. enter into any combination. for raising the price, of electric lights, tp, Montgomery. 5an3s., 4s6so srs ,,oi., MT. Rice says himself and associates propose to build, equip and operate an electric lighting plant to supply, commerS7 cial lights. The company will have a capi-, tai stock of about $26,00o. ss. z .t4scaa- It is understood that q number of retail merchants are associated with MT. Rice. The ordinance will come up for passage or rejection at the next regular meeting of the City Council.