The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-06
VICTORY FOR CITIZENS
NEW LIGHT COMPANY WINS HE-
 FORE COUNCIL.
It's Ordinance Providing for stringing
 Wires on Poles Used in Common
 With Competitor Is Adopted.


 The final contest between the Mont gomery Light and Power Company and the Citizens Light Heat and Power Company as to how electric wires should be strung on poles used in com mon by the two companies resulted in an easy victory before the City Council last night for the Citizens Company By an almost unanimous vote the Council adopted the ordinance favored | by the Citizens Company. Only one vote was cast against the ordinance which was introduced by Alderman Forbes. the vote of Alderman Jackson but he changed it before the result was announced. saying that he did not care to be the one obstinate man on the jury.
 | The ordinance provides that the high potential wires of both companies shall De strung at the top of the poles and the low potential wires of both com panies shall be strung together at a point lower down.
 The old company wanted an ordi- nance which provided for two zones on the poles. the first of which was to be occupied by the high and the low po- tential Gires of one company and the | second to be occupied by the high and low potential wires of the other com pany.
 After Alderman Gunter had failed in an effort to have the matter postponed until the next meeting of the Council Alderman Jackson took the floor. He said that the matter under discussion was one about which he knew practi- cally nothing. It was an important matter and he had sought informatio or on 1t. He read letter from Electri- elan Shane of the Southeastern Tariff Association declaring 1t the safe plan to have the two zones. Mir. Shane, MT Jackson said. had fully corroborate ed the views of City Electrician Blakey. He would vote to support the City | Electrician.
 | Alderman Forbes answered the argu. ment briefly. He held in his hand. hs said, volume of interviews and let. ters taking distinct issue with MT Shane. He showed rules and regula. tions as to wiring which had beer adopted by some national association a, electricians He was for the ordinance under consideration because 1t pro tected human life and because 1t wa, right. The views in the letter Mir Jackson had read. he said, were thos, or an outsider and of a man who wa, not interested in the welfare of tn, city of Montgomery.
 l In the final vote Aldermen Ruth. I,ob
 
 man and Gunter were excused iron voting. Alderman Gunter wanted th, council to understand that he was ex cused because he was unfamiliar viii the subject under discussion. Alder men Ruth and Lobman are tnterestet in the Citizens Company.
 | Installation of Omcers,
 The newly elected officers of St l-Pauls Encampment No q Indenendep, Order Odd Fellows. were installed ir the Lodge rooms last night by District Deputy Grand Patriarch c. H Roque. more The installation services wer, | impressive
 The officers who took up the dutie, of their offices last night were: Chic Patriarch. James g. Reach; High Priest w. & Barnes; Senior Warden. J. F Ross; Junior Warden. J. NJ Engler Recording Secretary. Robert West; Fi nancial Scribe. C, H. Roquemore Treasurer. Fred Geagley.