The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-06
SEVEN WARDS FOR CITY
Family Skeleton Of Aldermen
 in the Limelight.
Atmosphere of Montsomery's Council Chamber Was warm-No Method Yet Provided For Selection of
 Two New City Fathers.

all its bare ghastliness to the morbid and the curious. The bare bones of the family spectre were made to rat tie back and forth in the Council Chamber before a gaping crowd.
 When the huddled bonos had been packed back in the box and the un- pleasantness of the exhibition had been partially forgotten. the majority of the Council worked its will, adopted the majority report of the Redistricting Committee. That is the Council created one new ward to be known as Ward 2. to consist of Highland Park. and parts of Cloverdale. and which will be represented in the Coun- cil by two aldermen. who are yet to bc chosen in way which Is to be later agreed upon.
 The report of the Redistrioting Committee does not seriously tamper with the preserves of any members Of the present Council. In the main the old ward lines are left as they were. Here and there few blocks are shaw ed off one ward and added to another, but the changes are more or less small and unimportant. Every one of the old wards is largely increased, how ever, by the addition of the annexed territory immediately joining 1t.
 Maddox Was to the Front,
 Alderman Maddox came to the front with minority report in which he made no provision for any new ward, but provided that the old ward lines should be extended along the belt lines to the city limits. ANrespectable mi- nority of the dissatisfied ones rallied to its support but at he appointed time the majority ruthIessly overrode the dissenters.
 A,aorr,an raoLaop D,aaepted reso. luton directing the Central Council of the City to conduct primary of the voters of the ward to ascertain theIr choice for Aldermen and pledging the Council to elect the men named in the primary Under the City charter the new Aldermen must be legally elected by the Council. but the Jackson reso- lution obviates this provision.
 The resolution went to the Commit tee on Judiciary to be reported at the next meeting of the Council ...,
 During the consid sration of the re- port of the Redistricting Committee. the atmosphere at times was sur- charged with electricity and at times 1t was filled with laughter. A period of elimination and re-crimiuation would be followed by smiles and chuckles as secrets of the committee were drawn into the light.
 Ruth Had a Suggestion. When the redistricting ordinance was called up, Alderman Ruth moved that both the majority and minority reports be referred back to the committee. He said that the majority report did not suit him in its entirety. but that he wished to lot the committee have an opportunity to get together.
 Alderman Maddox urged that before this motion was acted on. the minority report be heard. He explained that when the bond election was approach ing, the Council decided to allow the citizens taken into the city with the annexed territory to vote in the Wards corresponding to their respective beats. In his report this idea was carried out, with the exception of Ward !, which. in his report, was identical with the Ward of the majority report. The Board of Revenue could easily be urged to change Beat to the territory cov- cred by Ward and much confusion could be avoided. But he was emphat- ically opposed to further postponement. Enough postponement had been had. and if the committee had the ordinance | for another month, 1t was probable that 1t would still be unable to agree. Alderman Kohn also spoke against postponement. The people of the out
 
 in suspense too long. and they were anxious to know where they were. The | committee had carefully considered the matter and 1t would eventually have | to be decided by the Council. He wanted 1t decided then and there. Separately and in turn. he took up | the changes that had been mado In l each of the six wards, giving the req | sons that actuated the committee. The T Aaa n Q | the Aldermen, but they had found that impossible. An examination of the rc- | hort of the committee, he said, would | convince anyone that no harm had been done the interest of the people of Mont | gomery.
 Sullivan Was Excited. Alderman Sullivan showed that he | labored under a stress of feeling when he took the floor to speak In support of the majority report He felt he said, that it was incumbent upon him | to renlv on the floor of the Council to some remarks made by the Alderman | from Ward s. Mir Maddox as published | in The Advertiser.
 Now Mir. President" said Alderman 1 Sullivan the Redistricting Committed was fin session in this chamber TOT several hours You know what com mittee meeting is. Things were said 1 in that committee that VIII De salC as long as time Is time. l insisted | that my ward should be increased | onlv lb4 votes were cast in my WarC
 at inc last election. Some years aSC
 a mart of my ward was taken on dhe ! eiton to Ward Five And, in all can
 1or will say that I wanted the ware
 ,ncreosed so that it would take in m1 nresent residence. I lived In that wlr
 for years and years. Last October m,
 rou,jlv moved q block or two away. or'
 nr thc ward, but within a stones thro"
 ,.j my old home. This nece'sithtc'i r'S
 ren+Ine a room in my ward which
 ,cc-,n,. whenever I feel like .7. A
 it Ia | have to keep up two homes
 vow the Alderman from Ward Fiv" ou'
 nf the greatness of his !.earl agreed tt
 give mo two blocks I an afraid that
 o,ir friend from Ward Five Ia going tt , dto some of these dlys from enlarge ! rnent of the heart.
 you may judge of my surprise when saw In The Advertiser. as coming from Alderman from Ward Five. certain ,tatemerts that we have all read. desire to say right here that that inter- viev contained statements that were not true. If those statements came | from the alderman from Ward then l are untrue. No mater who they came | from II ey are untrue.
 Point of order ;la!scd.
 "t ilse to a point or order. aahl Alderman Maddov. The alderman is out If .rIder."
 Inc chair held that the point was