The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-06

w.l! taken and he rao."G Aidcr.nan SHliivan to order.
 And he satd,' Alderman Sullivan went on, T asked him to give me q residence. Give me residence? My God. have lived in Montgomery all
 my life and I never had to sleep in 8 chicken coop or ask an Alderman to give me a residence. ." At this point Alderman Kohn called
 the attention of the Aldermen to the
 fact that adoption of the majority re-
 port did not commit the Council to any
 mode of electing the new Aldermen. Alderman Strauss spoke in defense
 of his action in signing the minority report. In his opinion. however.
 mountain was being made out or
 mole hill. He had refused to sign the
 report of the majority because he was
 uncertain as to how his friends in the
 blocks which would go from his ward to Ward 1 would look upon 1t, and ne
 did not know what would be the views
 of his colleague from his ward. He found that both his friends ana his
 colleague were opposed to the transfer of any territory to Ward l. The re-
 port of the majority. he said. was a compromise between the Aldermen who wanted three new wards and the All dermen who did not want any new wards.
 Sentiment With Strauss. "It is matter of sentiment with me-" said Alderman Strauss. T do not want my ward cut up. The oid speat lines are good enough. Why should we not adopt them as proposed In the ! minority report. don't like 10 give any of my Ward 1. Some years ago, | feeling the need of better element in that ward, Ward 3 annexed part or xrn 1id lfke lt. Alderman Forbes argued that the l whole matter should be referred back to the committee so that they might make a report which would please the people if 1t did not please the coun. ell Alderman Forbes said that he did not like the majority report because it cut out the only two city business blocks in his ward. Moreover, he said | 1t deprived his ward of its historic | voting place. the county jail. Alderman Forbes's almost pathetic
 reluctance to part with the Jau sent smile around the council in which
 he joined. Later on he got through an
 amendment saving the jail and the two business blocks to Ward 3. Alderman Maddox said that 1t was | not time for delay. The council had named the Redistricting Committee on | November 21, 1903. and 1t was time something was being done.
 Isn't this the first time that the question has ever gotten directly be- | fore the council?" asked Alderman | Forbes.
 Alderman Gunter said that the meet | ing of the Redistricting Committee was very pleasant gathering.
 wanted to Please Aldermen. we all tried to do what everybody | wanted. Every Alderman tried to please every other Alderman. I got | less out of that meeting than anybody else The committee said turkey to I everybody but me. It was turkey to
 everybody else and 'buzzard' to me" l He wanted the council to know that
 he had himself. asked for the increase | in Ward about which so much had
 been said. The request did not origi- nate with Alderman Sullivan. He said
 too. that he had nothing to gain by
 the adoption of tho committee's report l for men who lived in the little strir | of territory that would be added to his ward had already threatened that they | would oppose his political aspirations
 If he should ever have any. He would | not, however, let that deter him from doing the right as he saw 1t. Soafai
 as he could see the opposition came from men who had friends who were going to be added 10 other WarQs anc they had said they would die in the | ditch before they would lose theil | friends to other wards.
 By a viva-voce vote the motion tS l refer back to Sthe committee both re- | ports was lost.
 l Alderman Strauss moved to substi' l tute the minority report for the ma
 iority report. but the motion was ta
 bled.
 | Alderman Forbes's amendment tC
 give back to Ward the two city blocks
 was adopted.
 | Alderman Grifhth offered an amend ment to leave Ward as 1t was. Int
 Council killed the amendment
 Alderman Strauss proposed ar | amendment to leave Ward as 1t was The amendment had a fine chance. 4 motion to table it was lost by ti' vote. but on the next vote on th'
 amendment the majority laid 1t on thu
 table.
 | Alderman Maddox got before th' Council the amendment to leave War,
 5 untouched in another form. but thu
 ruthless majority put 1t to death.
 The original ordinance was thei
 adopted by the following vote:
 Ayes-McIntyre, Forbes, Gunter Jackson. Kohn. Lobman, Ryan ant Sullivan. Total. 8.
 Nays-Goins, Griffith, Maddox, Roe mer, Ruth and Strauss. Total. 6.