The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-06
.VERBUL SHOTS AT MR.RAGLAND Aldermen CriticiSc Street
 Railway Officials. "CAR BARN NUISANCE" At Special Meeting City
 Fathers Talk Warmly. Council Authorizes Eagles to Conduct
 Street Fair Down Town-A
 Carnival on Todd's Show

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 The Council was called to order at 7:30 o'clock. President Mcintyre pre- siding. The following were present: President Mcintyre, Aldermen Gunter. Coins. Ruth. Strauss. Forbes, Roemer. Maddox. Grifith, Ryan, Sullivan. Thompson, Holloway. Jackson and Teague.
 The Committee on Streets reported favorably on petition of the frater- nal order of Eagles to use a portion of street or streets for street fair running from October 31 to Novem- Der 5. The committee recommended that two blocks on Dexter Avenue from Court Square to Lawrence Street. and one block on South Perry Street from Dexter Avenue to Washington Street. The Committee further recommended that no exhibit or attraction of any kind be placed in front of any mer- chants place of business who objected to 1t.
 The recommendations were unani- mously adopted.
 Carnival by Ladies.
 The petition of the Ladies' Memorial Association to conduct a carnival on Todd's show grounds without H. cense. was reported in the shape of a resolution fixing the license at $5 for any such entertainment given under the auspices of charitable or patri- otic organization. The resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Forbes gave notice that. while he was heartily in favor of ex- tending the courtesy to the Ladies Me- morial Association, he would move its reconsideration as soon as the carnival of that organization was completed.
 Ordinances providing for the issu- ance of bonds in the sum of $5,200 for the paving of sidewalks on Clayton Street from Goldthwaite Street to Holt Street: in the sum of $400 for the paw ing of the sidewalk on the east side of Perry Street from Jefferson Street to Madison Avenue. and in the sum of S4,700 for the paving of the sidewalk on Goldthwaite Street from Clayton to Mildred Street, were adopted.
 The Special Committee on Franchises and Privileges and Streets, which had under consideration the petition of cit- izens of Ward asking for relief from the ''car barn nuisance" reported through its Chairman. Alderman Jack son. that the Committee had conferred with the complaining citizens and also with officers of the Montgomery Street Railway and that an agreement had 
 persons would be satisfied.
 MT. Ragland Not Present.
 It was hoped by the Committee, 1t was stated, that the agreement could be reported to the Council, and w. H. Vice President of the Street Railway, had promised to bring writ ten proposition to the Council meeting, but Mir. Ragland had not appeared. The Commit therefore asked that the matter be referred back to 1t.
 Alderman Sullivan objected strenu- ously. He said that the people of that section of the city were in need of im- mediate relief. He had interviewed number of citizens and in addition to the report that citizens were unable to sleep on account of the noise of the cars at the barn early in the morning and late at night, and the filthy con dition of the street around the barn, he had learned that citizens and their wives could hear at hours the vilest profanity used by employees of the com pany at the barn. No company he said, had received the courtesies from the City Council that the Montgomery Street Railway had received, and no had shown less appreciation. It had come to pass that the Street Railway entirely disregarded the Coun- ell, anu He, IOE OIlc, uCNAdl Ou to make them respect the governing body of the city of Montgomery.
 And as for promises" exclaimed AL derman Sullivan. you know what Mir. promises mean He prom ised to pay of those ball players, didn't he? He promised to be here at s o'clock. and it's S:15 now.
 The Montgomery Traction Company manages to keep their cars In better condition than the Montgomery Street and they have no barn. They take them out to Pickett Springs where they disturb nobody"
 Alderman Jackson said that Mir. Ragland understood that the Council would meet at o'clock and that was the probable reason why he was not present. He had conferred with Mir Ragland over the telephone and MT. Ragland had said he would write the agreement immediately. but he told him | t was too late.
 Had to Call on Police.
 Alderman Maddox urged immediate | action. He told of repeated appeals he | mad made to the company to have the | streets cleared around the barn of scrap | ron. He was promised repeatedly by | Mr. Ragland. he said. that 1t would be | done, but Mir. Ragland did not comply. l NlIn HIS promises unIll ne COmpelled l lim to do so by calling on the Chief | of Police.
 Alderman Forbes urged conservative action.
 Alderman Roemer. for once, agreed | with Alderman Sullivan, and urged im- | mediate action.
 Alderman Strauss said that he recog- nized the worthlessness of promsies made by the Montgomery Street Rail way we'll as any member of the Council, but he thought that the Coun- cil should not take radical action.
 The matter was finally rereferred to the Committee by a viva voce vote.
 Alderman Ruth on behalf of the ladies of the Memorial Association. thanked the Council for it's action con corning the carnival.
 Alderman Gunter introduced a reso- lution providing for the Executive De- partment to do all in It's power to have the streets watered until rain came. He said that physicians had told him that the dust was the chief cause of the pre- valence of disease in the city and that If there were not sprinklers enough the Fire Department should be called on to use hose