The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20

Do this thing as 1t Is proposed and this Council will immortalize itself in a most undesirable way" Alderman Sullivan took immediate issue with President Mcintyre. "Argu- ing along his line" said MT. Sullivan, old shack on the corner of Tallapoosa Street known as the Lafayette House should have been allowed to stand and
 never to have given way to the fine modern structure which was erected in it's stead We ought to let the old Jeff
 Davis House stand until 1t crumbles in
 the dust We ought not to- have any public spirit"
 Continuing Mir. Sullivan said: of what use is the fountain? It is har- bor, a resort of loafers. It has no oth- Yer earthly use"
 Alderman Forbes. who is also Pres ident of the Commercial and Industrial Association. arose to a question of per sonal privilege. He resented the use
 of the word anonymous, as applied to that communication.
 That communication" said MT.
 Forbes, "comes from a committee of the
 Commercial and Industrial Association,
 and Is signed by the chairman of that Committee. The gentleman has no right to use the word anonymous. T used the word anonymous" said
 Alderman Mcintyre. "and I used 1t ad visedly. I know full well what it
 means and what 1t means describes
 this communication. The name of the unknown capitalist who is to erect the
 structure is not given"
 Alderman Forbes made an eloquent and moving appeal for the acceptance of the proposition. In his argument.
 he announced that the capitalist who ha huildin0
 none other than James H Woodward,
 who had built two similar structures In Birmingham. In beginning he spoke sarca stically of MT. McIntyre's public spirit. The spirit he had shown. ne said had been in keeping with the spirit of other men in the city who
 had carped at progress. He charged Mir Mcintyre with trying to sneer at the Commercial and Industrial Associa-
 tion. He pictured MT. Mcintyre as un willing to even consider the case and hear arguments upon 1t, but he wanted to decide it, even before 1t came up. The space which is occupied by the fountain" MT. Forbes said. has never
 been dedicated to any purpose. It was not to the interest of Montgomery to stand by old landmarks. If that spirit
 had been followed out, modern hotel
 would never have been secured for the city.
 If this circular office building is put
 up on Court Square" said Alderman Forbes, there is not an office building
 in the United States which would com
 pare with it in interest. Hundreds or people every year visit New York to
 see the Flat Iron Building. The Mont gomery building would be much moro interesting structure. No man. no ses of men will erect fine office building on a side street. We have tried to se- cure site for the building in the huSl- ness district. but could not do so. This building would be a monument to Mont gomery's progress. If We reject th'5 offer. let us say tonight to all foreign
 capital. Away. avaunt we will have none of you"
 The project was rejected as moved by President Mcintyre. by the following vote: o,,,,. ", Aves-Messrs. Mcintyre. Griffith Hol' lowav Reemer. Teague and Thompson. Nays-Messrs Forbes Kohn. Ryan and Sullivan.
 Alderman Forbes died hard, however. He announced that at the next meeting of the Council. a motion would be made to reconsider the vote by which the nronosition was rejected.