The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
BRICK AND
 ASPHALT WIN Former. for Hull, Latter
 for Sayre. PAVING OF TWO STREETS Bitulithic Turned Down By Mont
 gonlery Aldermen. AIdermnn Hudson Scores Victory over The Committee Fer His Street
 But Alderman Cox Not
 So Fortunate.

brick. Sayre street will be paved with asphalt.
 The problem which has created so great difference of opinion among prop erty holders on those two thorough fares for the last four months, was settled last night by the City Council. | The question discussed and re-dis- cussed by the orators of the city hall. | bid for and re-bid for by contractors | from different cities, lobbied and re-Job- bied for by representatives of those companies. and extensively advertised | through different mediums. has at i length received it's ouietus.
 Last night the final decision was made. It took almost three hours ior the city fathers to reach an agree ment. and even then there were some who disagreed. When 1t was through with the members of the Council leaned back with a sigh of relief. Even those who voted on the losing sides were glad the matter had been finished For indecison had worn upon them. and argument had been strenuous. | According to the final decision in the l matter, the Hull street pavement is to be laid bv the Southern Paving and Construction. Company of Chattanooga, Tenn. The paving on Sayre street will | be done by the Memphis Asphalt Paw | ing Company. On these decisions, the recommendation of the committee was adopted with regard to the former l street. and disregarded so far as con- cerned the Sayre street contract. In the latter case, the committee had re- ported in favor of bitulIthic paving. bids for which had been offered by the Southern Bitulithic Paving Company of Birmingham.
 | Struggle of the Aldermen. l But, although the final decision was reached last night, 1t was not reached without a struggle The sessien devel- | tuAA aIf frfn tys xx1tt nh | every member had an even chance. l Every man came loaded with senti- | ments as to his duty in the matter, and
 with facts and arguments tabulated and tucked away in his pocket for ref
 erence And they used them facts con-
 tradicting facts. argument contradict
 ing argument uHtiI. when the time
 came for the final vote, the aldermen 1 had an abundance of material from which they could choose any viewpoint
 they wished and still have good back l ing and authority.
 was to have been expected. The ques- | tions to be decided last night furnished i opportunity not to be missed. Appar- entity, when the special meeting of the Council was announced the members l laid in a supply of good things to
 spring on their fellow legislators. The old and shopworn speeches used time out of mind were thrown aside, and l several new ideas were introduced. South Hull and Sayre streets were to
 be paved, and they would be paved right if the City Council could do it.
 and they thought they could. So. they, did.
 l Throughout the long debate. a strong | fight was put up by representatives of property holders on both the thor l oughfarcs in favor of asphalt paving Petitions played an important part in
  l introduced during the debates. For d l time 1t seemed possible that asphalt would win over brick for the South Hull street pavement As to the bitu- lithic, there was never a minute that it was not doomed In favor of the tur compound.
 4 Mysterious ! etter. When the meeting was called. Alder
 man Ruth, acting as president of the 1 Council. announced that a special de- | livery letter had been received during
 the afternoon addressed to the City | Council of Montgomery. He asked the
 pleasure Of the Council as to Its dis | position The appearance of the sealed envel-
 Upe was the cause os consternation tol l tho Aldermen. Had 1t been q suspected | internal machile it could not have 1 aroused n0rc suspicion. Chairman Ruth
 was asked what tha contents were. Not 4-INlH& TSdo II, Ac EOpAlSus pS WOu40 not venture to say. An examination of the postmark showed that t had been sent from Montgomery The situation was becoming acute. Alderman look ed into the face of Alderman. with questioning glance. At this point, when stampede threatened, tho Council was saved by Alderman Holloway. Recog- nized as the parliamentarian of the body, sigh of relief was plainly audible as he arose. AS a solution of the diff culty, he suggested that the reading of the letter be deferred until the business on the Mayors call had been disposed of
 Paving of Two Streets.
 The Gordian knot being cut. the FI- nance Committee reported that it ia voted the hid of Lenes ana Ray, for the city supplies for July. The report was adopted.
 Having finished this preliminary. the Council plurVed fHrthWltG int6 the dis | cussion of the main issue for the eVA, ming, that of paving material for South Hull aud Esyre streets. Responding | to the call Of the chairman for the re- port of the Street Committee. Alder | rIsn T. Gardiner Foster gave out the | opinion of the committee. The com mittee, in Its decision he said favored | brick and bitulithic paving. For South Hull Street, he said, the committee fa- | Vored granting the contract to the ! Southern Paving and Construction Con- | pSny of Chattanooga, the material to | be of brick. Btulithic paving was rec commended for Sayre Street. the com ! mittee favoring the bid of the Southern | Bitulithic Company of Birmingham.
 Alderman Foster also offered for the | consideration of tho Council. petitions from r,st- rts on D ih strsofs reOucst- | ing asphalt for the paving of their re- | spretive t! orouRhfarel
 Upon request for information as to the bids offered. Alderman Roemer gave the following figures:
 Memphis Asphalt and Paving Com pany made a bid of $3.s0 per linea~ foot on asphalt paving.
 The Southern Paving and Construc- tion Company made a bid of $370 pc. | linear foot on asphalt and $3.44 on brick
 The Southern Bitulithic Company bid $375 for bitulithic paving.
 Sullivan Questions Cox.
 At this point Alderman Cox request ed permission to have a petition read from property holders on Sayre Street asking for asphalt.
 May I ask a question:" shouted Alderman Sullivan. "Who got up that petition"
 Alderman Cox blushed.
 "A number of the property holders went around and circulated it," he rs- piled
 T want to know" said the represent tative from the Sixth ward, but Alder man Cox retired behind personal priv