The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-24
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 Tn just few minutes" responded R Mayor - Teague had asked. when he | heard the injunction was to be asked for, that if one were to be issued. ne might be served with his copy in the | office of City Attorney Mcintyre. m | accordance with this request. he was now telephoned for. and party con uty Sheriff Wilson and Attorney Rush. | ton started for MT. McIntyre's ofiice. Mayor Teague Served.
 naTtv. in cbattine on Irrelevant sub ' jects after the arrival at MT. McIn- l tyres office, before the Meyers ar | rival. But he appeared in time to be IsEgsc iniunction sa at w i1:i5 W o'clock. Deputy | Sheriff Wilson immediately leaving the 1 office The Mayor, Chief Of Police, City Attorney Mcintyre, his law partner, R. Tyler Goodwin and Ray Rushton, at torney for the Traction Company, held a short consultation, the City Attorney advising the Mayor and the Chief Of Police that the notice of injunction was sufficient and that no further impedi- ments should be placed in the way of the Traction Company under the sepa- rate car ordinance, under penalty of
 Chief TayIor at once left the ofice. being joined at the foot of the stairs by General Manager Ragland, who again asked if the cars were to be re-
 
 reply this time, and the two repaired as soon as possible to the Dexter Ave- nue entrance to Court Square. where most of the cars were parked.
 There at 11:21 o'clock, the Chief gave the first instructions to his men to let em go," and the nnotormen and conductors boarded the cars which they had piloted to the scene of battle. and
 Car No. 55. on the Court Street line. which had been stopped at the South Court Street entrance to the Square, which was the third car stopped by the police, was the first to Ket under way, making it's entrance to Court Square. which for nearly two hours wheels, at exactly 11:22 o'clock. It had not gone car length from the posi- tion in which 1t had stopped. however, before the crew of car No. T2. on the Highland Avenue line, which was the first car stopped had started their car going again.
 Owing to the unusual congestion of which was running on a certain line. to make a switch before the car fol- lowing could approach, il, required some time to clear the tracks about the square, but within ten minutes of the time the order to move was first given, there was not car in sight from the fountain on the Square.
 Citizens Were Indignant.
 The remarks by citizens in the crowd during the long time that the street cars were tied up were as varied as they were original. Chief of Police Taylor was made the recipient of many left handed compliments upon his abil- ity as a street car manager.
 You don't seem to have as good sue land does" was the gra hic way one man jokIngly put 1t to the Chief
 That fellow that said the Montgom- cry street cars were like bananas, [" said another, fin that they were vel low and usually showed up in punches, was sure right about the punches part of it."
 Isn't this childish .though?" inquired one indignant and disgusted citizen Why, that Council acts as babyish sometimes as--why, really" But here his remarks became auite unprIntable.
 The absence of negroes from the crowd that thronged Dexter Avenue during the forenoon was one of the no- ticeable features of the affair, for in Montgomery there are usually a good sprinkling of negroes in any crowd that gathers. The few negroes who hurried through the crowd had but little to say.