The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-21
TALKED ABOUT WIRE
ALDERMEN INDULGE IN CONSIDER
ABLE DISCUSSION.


The frst skirmish in the electric light
aght took place as soon as the report
on the Joint Committee on Franchises
ana Electrical Control was submitted
| to the Council last night. 1t resulted
in much talk and an extension of time
| for the Citizens Company.
The committee first reported the or
dinance of Alderman Forbes. providing
that on all new poles high potential
wires should be stretched as near the
| top as possible, and that all low po-
tentiai wires should be stretched be-
meath at a safe distance. This went
over quietly enough to come up under
the dead of unfinished business
The committee reported adversely
s upon directing arr gs the city Attorney s to
draw UP a resolution looking to the
placing Of all electric wires under
Alderman Jackson objected strenu-
ously to the report. He declared that
he had been requested to attend a meet
ing of the committee last night at Z
o'clock. In accordance with that re-
quest he had gone to the place of meet
ing, but after waiting ten minutes no
other member of the committee APP
peared, and he had gone home to sup
per Now the committee had come up
with his resolution adversed. He pro-
tested against any such action. The
protest found weight with the Council
and the resolution was sent back to the
Joint committee.
Under the head of unfinished business
the Forbes ordinance came up, later In
the meeting. This ordinance is under
stood to be favored by the. committee.
Alderman jackson wanted to know IL
the ordinance, as IL was before the
Council. was not substitute. In view
of the fact that II was a substitute, and
probably contained new matter, Alder
man Jackson asked that the ordinance
lie on the table until the next regular
meetina
Il was a member of the committee
which considered the ordinance" said
Alderman Roemer. and ] want to in
in the original ordinance as submitted
| by Alderman Forbes was the insertion
| OF the word new" AS IL now reads.
| the ordinance applies only to new poles.
The ordinance received full considera.
ton by the committee.
Alderman Kohn corroborated whet
| Alderman Roemer had said. and EN-.
phasized the time the committee hal
devoted to the ordinance
| Alderman Forbes was opposed to any
further delay.
There is no reason why this ordl-
nance should go over" he said. 1T
applies only to the new company. 1t
| does not affect the company already In
operation. Let the new company pro-
coed with it's work towards meeting Its
Alderman jackson moved that the or
dinance lie on the table until the next
meeting OF the Council.
Alderman Forbes moved that the mo-
| tion-be tabled.
On the face Of the vote the motion
was lost by a vote of six nays and four
ayes Those who voted aye were
Messrs. Coins. Maddox. Roemer and
Strauss.
The nay votes were cast by Aldermen
Mcintyre, Grifflth, Gunter. league,
Jackson and Kohn.
Meanwhile. Aldermen Forbes and
raj haA hnldtnR 0nnfaFanHa
Alderman Forbes first demanded rec
Il demand to be recorded as voting
aye" said Alderman Forbes.
The same privilege was demanded by
Alderman Ruth.
Alderman Jackson secured the floor
and intimated that illegal votes had
been cast. He read a section of the
from voting on a matter in which he
or his employer is interested.
Aldermen Forbes and Ruth are stock
holders in the Citizens Light. Heat and
Power Company.
DO you challenge any vote that has
been castY' asked President Mcintyre.
II do not" said Alderman Jackson,
but am bringing this section of the
city charter to the attention of the
| Council"
Alderman Gunter rose saying: 81
challenge the vote of Aldermen Forbes
and Ruth. do not make the chal-
lenge because they have voted on a
matter in which they are interested but
challenge their votes because they
were cast after the result of the vote
had been announced"
| President Mcintyre ruled that the
grounds cited by Alderman Gunter
were not sufficient.
| Alderman Forbes then withdrew all
objections he had made regarding the
vote.
Alderman Gunter and President Nc
Intyre engaged in a parliamentary
wrangle over the objection of Alder
vote of Alderman Forbes and Ruth.
| The Jackson motion TO postpone ac-
| ton was lost by a vive voce vote.
Alderman Gunter in a lengthy speech
| told the Council that the ordinance had
been introduced at the instlgation of
an electric light company. He did
not deny that the ordinance had merit.
| He himself knew something of electri-
city, but he would not speak to tho
Council of his own opinion. The Coun-
| Gil had a City Electrician on whose
Judgment IT should rely on all electri-
cal matters and when the City Electro
clan and Electrical Engineer of the
Southeastern Tariff Association had ex-
pressed their dlsapproval of the
methods of stringing wires he thought
mature elaboration should be had be-
fore the matter was finally decided.
| Alderman Sullivan said that in his
opinion, the Council had been given
opportunity for more than mature
elaboration and he did not think II
equitable for the Council to hinder the
progress of a company, the benefits of
which the city were reaping daily in
cheap light and power.
Alderman Forbes at this juncture
compromised the situation by moving to
allow the Citizens Light. Heat and
Power Company thirty days additional
time to operate under its present plan.
The Forbes's motion was adopted
unanimously and the Forbess ordi-
nance remained on the table.
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