The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-19
SUSTAINED THE MAYOR
MR. CARR's VETO OF THE WIRING
ORDINANCE.
He Gave His Reasons for Opposing Cit
txens' Company Measure and
Council Divided Evenly
On the Vote.

Mayor Carr last night returned to
the City Council the ordinance regulat-
ing the stringing of wires of the Citi-
Gems Light, Heat and Power Company
without lhis approval and the Counoil
sustained his veto,
For months the Citizens Company
mas peen endeavoring to. get through
the Council an ordinance by which they
may string their wires to their new
poles. At the. last regular meeting
they succeeded. Last night the May
Ing message:
The City Council of Montgomery:
Gentlemen-I return herewith with
ulate the stringing of electric lighs
heat or power wires and the placing 81
electrical appliances on all new cleo
trio light poles in the city of Montgom-
a Since my election as Mayor I have
never exercised the veto power al
though not always fully agreeing with
OF the ordinances passed by it. II this
ordinance was for the purpose of
changing entirely the policy of the
panies, / would hesitate to assume anv
superior knowledge of the subject as
against the views of a majority of the
Is SO plain and palpably class Iegisla-
tlon, and by Designating that it shall
reIer 70 new poles only, makes it so
clear though indirectly expressed, that
new electric light and power COMPANY
alone, that ! cannot consent to allow
the same to become law with my APP
If the ordinance is a good. 1t IL good
for the old poles as we'll as new ones
II would also. probably, give rise to
alsputes as to which are and which are
cause much confusion and much cross,
Ing and re-crossing of wires. since the
wiring on new pole would be entirely
~
many places, notably on Dexter AYenue
and other crowded districts the are
now new poles within only a few feet
OF the old poles.
Moreover the ordinance gives M
power to the City. Electrician or any
one else. to prescribe any rules or reg
uiations nor does it provide for any SD
: pervision over any of the wires or an
pliances that may be placed on ney1
poles, which of course, means no suner.
pany. WIN
Respectfully.
Thomas H. &C, Carr rr. .
An acrid debate watch was expected
10 Follow did not materialize.
Alderman Sullivan made an attennt
Ut postponement but failed. He want
60 four absent Aldermen to be given
the right to vote on the question and
ne moved postpOnement of action until
the next regular meeting.
PRESIDENT Mcintyre ruled that it
rwrouiu oe useleSS TO postpone the
mayors veto would hold good il such
action was taken. Alderman Sullivan
insisted on his motion. which was LOST
Ayes-Gofns. Maddox. Sullivan-S.
Nays-McIntyre, Grifith Guntar
Jackson, Roemer-5.
The question is then" announced
the chair. shall the Council adhere to
the passage of the ordinance regardless
OF the veto of the Mayor. The uues-
was: WV
,Ayes--McIntyre. Coins, Maddox, Sui
IVAN.
mer-4.
President Mcintyre announced the
veto was sustained.
Later in the session an ordinanctlYas
!ntroduced by Alderman Coins provid-
Ing for the stringing of wires and an
pliances on all poles. This Ordinance
was referred to thes Committee on Elec-
trical Control -7-eS