The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-12
Passed Wiring ordinance for Citizens Company. yNsrm Debsss sf Alaernen Over Prop esat,en to Listen ts Speech from e~uersi sGassses st . Rival
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Tn a debate lasting two hours, the citisens' Light, Heat and Power Com nauy. by an overwhelming number of votes of members of the City Council of Montgomery won a victory over the Montsomery Light and Water Power Company last night and the former company will be allowed to string it's wires az provided in the ordinance framed by the Committee on Electri- cal Control
 The Council at . special meeting de- bated the merits of the ordinance for about three minutes. but 1t took the Aldermen over an hour and a half of parliamentary wrangling to get the ordinance before the body. Every member of the Council with the ex- ception of Aldermen Ryan, Grihith and Maddox. took a hand in the speechfest. Alderman Maddox was absent.
 The cause of the debate was the ob- jection of Alderman Coins. Chairman of the Committee on Electrical Control. to the suspension of the rules of the Council to allow Robert J. Chambers, General Manager of the Montgomery Light and Water Power Company to address the body on the demerits of the ordinance as framed by the Com mittee on Electrical Control. MT. Chambers occupied a seat in the lobby. and it had been rumored that he had speech ready that would make rath- CT tepid reading. but the speech was not made. The Council would not hear 1t.
 The Council was called to order at 8 o'clock by President Mcintyre, with every member present except Alder man Maddox
 Gunter Makes . Point.
 Immediately after the call of the roll. Alderman Gunter declared that what ever the Council might do during the session would be null and void if the matter was ever taken into the courts. Mayor Carr, he said. was out of tho city. President Mcintyre was acting Mayor. Alderman Forbes. Vice-Presi- dent of the Council. was acting Presi- dent President Mcintyre, however. had called the special meeting of the Council. In the City Charter thero is no provision that the Mayor has a right to call a meeting of the Coun- ell and Alderman Mcintyre. while act ing Mayor has no right to call a meeting.
 The point was immediately overruled by President Mcintyre.
 Before the call was read Alderman Kohn asked permission to correct the minutes of the last regular meeting. He had just entered into a lengthy ex- planation of the proposed correction. when Alderman Sullivan arose to make the point of order that the Alderman at large was out of order in correcting the minutes of a regular meeting at a special meeting. and that the proper time to do so would be at a regular meeting.
 President Mcintyre sustained the point of Alderman Sullivan. Alderman Kohn however, seemed decidedly anx- ious to get in his correction. He spoke of appealing from the decision of the chair but finally consented to let the matter rest.
 A resolution was offered by Alder man Kohn. providing for the Commit tee on Sanitation to consult with the Engineer to frame plans. to extend the sanitary sewerage system of the city. The resolution was on a suspension of the rules adopted.
 Wire Measure Called Up.
 The ordinance providing for the reg ulation of the stringing of electric wires and appliances. was then called up for its second reading.
 Alderman Gunter immediately moved that the privileges or the noor pc ex- tended to Robert J. Chambers to ad- dress the Council on the ordinance.
 Alderman Coins said that the matter had been in the Council a long time, had been thoroughly aired before the Committees and that if Mir. Chambers had anything to say, he should have said 1t before the Committee. He therefore objected to the Gunter mo- ton.
 President Mcintyre ruled that the ob- lection denied the floor to MT. Cham bers.
 Just here Alderman Kohn made his appearance and took the lead in one of the most vigorous fights that has been seen on the floor of the Council for many days.
 He moved that the rules be suspend ed and that MT. Chambers be allowed to speak.
 Alderman Forbes said that he had just returned from St. Louis. where he had carefully studied the question