The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16

mittee was adopted that the Committed on Electrical Control, with the city cleo trician, locate the route to be used and followed by the Citizens Company. and to determine what poles used by other companies could safely stand more wires and to designate what poles could not, in the latter case allowing the Citizens Company to erect new poles.
 The meeting was called to order at s o'clock by President Mcintyre. The fol- lowing members were present: President Mcintyre, Aldermen Ruth, Strauss, Forbes. Lobman, Griffith. Maddox, Sulli- van. Jackson and Teague.
 The clerk read the call for the Council to meet to consider the report of the Joint Committee on Franchises and Priv ileges and Electrical Control.
 Report of Committee.
 Alderman Jackson read the report as follows:
 ITO the City Council of Montgomery:
 "Gentlemen: Your Committees on Franchises and Privileges and Electrical Control, to whom was referred the peti- tion of the Citizens Light, Heat and Power Company, asking to be allowed to construct a separate line of poles in the city of Montgomery, beg leave to report as follows:
 Your said committees report adversely upon the petition of the said Citizens Light, Heat and Power Company.
 "J. K. Jackson, Committee on Franchises and Privileges.
 James J. Sullivan.
 Committee on Electrical Control" On motion of Alderman Forbes, the re- port of the committee was adopted.
 Alderman Jackson introduced the fol- lowing resolutions:
 Be 1t resolved by the City Council of Montgomery. as follows:
 that the Committee on Electrical control. together with the city electrician, Is hereby directed to proceed at once to locate the route to be used and followed by the Citizens Light, Heat and Power Company in stringing Its wires along the streets, alleys and public places in use or | occupied by other companies are to be used by the Citizens Light. Heat and Power Company Be it further resolved, That the Con- mittee on Electrical Control is hereby | directed to determine what poles desie. mated in the Loregt .ng resolution it is practicable for the IIuzens' Light Heat and Power Company to use in strineinp it's wires; and upon the Committee lon Electrical Control ascertaining that if is not practicable for said company to strins it's wires upon any one or more of the l POleS SO uCSl6u lIlen the said C1ti- zens' Light, Heat and Power Company is authorized to erect new poles to be used instead of such old poles, and the city electrician is hereby directed to designate the places where the new poles are to be erected by said company, to be used by ii and other companies.
 Debate on Resolution. l Alderman Teague said that he was un- prepared to vote. and moved that the res | olution lie on the table until the mex: regular or special meeting Objection was made by Alderman Sulll- van. He said that the Council had granted the Citizens Company q franchs to string wires from the poles of the Montgomery Light and Water Power | Company with the proviso that the prop erty of that company should not be im- | paired.
 The Montgomery Light and Water Power Company, he said had objected claiming that the stringing of wires would Impair the efficiency of its poles Some relief should be extended the new company. Ii meant competition and bene' ncial competition. The new company had been delayed long enough. He urged i'm mediate action.
 1 Alderman Forbes said that he would al ways be willing to extend another Alder ] man the courtesy of time to investigate the matter on which he was going tC vote He seconded the motion of Alder
 Alderman Strauss urged immediate ac | ton.
 The Teague motion was defeated. 1 Ayes-Aldermen Teague Jackson | Forbes-3.
 Nays-President Mcintyre. Aldermen Ruth. Strauss. Lobman, Griffith, suli l Van-6.
 The Sullivan motion for adoption of tn ] resolution carried