The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-02

tHOTizlnB the Mayor 10 SettiS tho cAdiHl
Of the city against the bondsmen OF
former City Treasurer r. H. Sommer-
Vile for a sum Of not less than $4,000.
There was some desultory discussion.
after which the resolution was pass
ed by vote of IL to 2, Aldermen Fos-
ter and J. c. Tyson voting nay
a little later on, however, at q
stage in the proceedings where there
seemed no promise of diversion. there
Roemer and Sullivan. Applications for
saloon licenses for thirty three white
men and three negroes had been Sleep
| lily approved. on recommendation of the
Police Committee when Chairman Ryan
| read the name of Abe Mohr. who de-
sired a license to do business at 400
South Street.
Alderman Roemer at once stated that
his colleague in Ward Four, "a. l..
Tyson. who was temporarily absent.
had requested that no action be taken
on that application during his absence.
Alderman Sullivan saw in this inno-
cent appearing request a deep, laid
| scheme to do injury to Mr.. Mohr, who
| he said he knew VITO be a careful and
| conscientious saloon keeper
I'm all candor and all justice, gen.
tlemen," he exclaimed, this is only a
| move to defer action in this matter"
"COIleague OF the Shamrock"
Alderman Roemer. referring to Mr..
| Sullivan as my colleague Of the sham
| rock, spoke sarcastically of his
proves as a mind reader. and de-
clared that If he knew so much about
| his purpose. Sullivan should have no
| objections to letting the matter lay
over
After Alderman Lobman had said
that he knew Mr.. Mohr and that he
| was good man, and that his applica-
| ton for a license should not be held
| up for two weeks, IN the face of a
| favorable recommendation from the po-
lice committee, without some good
reason, Alderman TAFT raised laugh,
| in which even President Gunter join
| ed by asking to have the police sent
| after the missing Alderman Tyson.
Alderman Roemer declared, in re-
| Spouse to the goads by Messrs. Sulli-
van and Lobman. that he knew moth
ing against the applicant. except that
| the people Of his neighborhood had
petitioned against his being granted
another license.
And the prime mover in the whole
business" said Alderman Sullivan, rs
| a saloon man who has given more trou-
BILE, who has been arrested oftener for
violating the Sunday closing law, than
any other man in Montgomery"
R0emer and A. l.. Tyson.
Chairman Ryan of the Police Commit
tee turned the tide in favor of Mr..
Mohr by the drawing statement that
last week the application had been laid
over at the request Of Mr.. Tyson on be-
half OF Mr.. Roemer. and that now Mr..
Roemer wanted 1t laid over to suit MT.
Tyson.
Amid a multitude OF motions. no
| less than three being before the house
at one time, President Gunter ski1lful-
Iy guided the floating Aldermen past
the parliamentary rocks to an adop-
| ton of the committee report One OF
the subsidiary motions-to lay a mo-
| ton by Mr.. Roemer to postpone action
for a week, on the table-was carried
8 to 5. the President casting the de-
Gliding vote in the affirmative. the
final vote on the granting of license
to Mr.. Mohr was to In the afnrma-
tive. the negative votes being cast
| by Messrs. Holloway, Jones and Roem-
er.
The Police Committee gave notice
| that II would hold a meeting on Friday
night at & O'clock to hear objections
to other saloon applications that had
been held I'D.
Separate Car. for Races.
| A substitute ordinance by the Com
| mittee on Franchises and Privileges TO
an ordinance referred to it at a pre-
vious meeting, calling for separate
cars for blacks and whites, was prov
|
Aldermen Jones. Sullivan and ]. c. Ty-
son, after which 1t was passed unan-
imously The new ordinance provides
| that the Montgomery Traction COM
! pany must furnish separate cars Tor
| the two races, and makes refusal TO
| enter the proper car an onense pun
ishable by a fine of from 81 to 800.
Alderman Jones asserted. during his
discussion Of the subject. that II there
was more than one promise-that one
being regarding the issuance of trans
fers-among those made by the Mont
| gomery Traction Company at the time
1t secured the franchise for the con-
solidation of the former companies
which had been kept by the Company
no Montgomery citizen knew of 1t.
! Alderman Sullivan was inclined To
| Law the blame for this disregard OF
these old promises. and the failure to
| observe city ordinances. not upon the
Traction Company. but upon the ON
cials whose duty 1t has been to en-
| force these laws
To Improve Public service.
| Alderman A. l.. Tyson presented four
resolutions during the evening. OF
which two were referred, on his re-
quest, to the Public Utilities Commit
| tee, and the other two were passed .
The two that were referred reques-
ted that committee to endeavor to get
| the Traction Company to PROVIDE a
| waiting station at the terminus OF Its
line at the union railway station and
to try to get the Traction Company
and the transfer companies to meet
all incoming trains with street cars
or cabs.
| One of the other resolutions requests
| the Montgomery Traction Company to
| cease using the streets of Montgm-
cry as a work shop" and the other
| recftes in sarcastic tone that the
Montgomery Traction Company be re-
auested to use its good cars in bad
weather. and its bad cars In good
| weather" Both resolutions were adop-
ted.
other actions taken by the Council
among the more important matters
considered. were as follows:
| An ordinance was passed requiring
that within ninety days all street cars
| in Montgomery shall, be equipped with
air brakes.
| Ordinances were passed for the paw
ling of the sidewalk on the south side
of Pollard street, from Perry to Hull
and both sides Of Hull, from Randolph
| to Pollard, with Schillinger paving or
ihexagon books.
| Franchise to A. ID. r.
| An ordinance was passed granting
a franchise to the American District
Telegram Company of Alabama to add
burglar and fire alarm systems upon
its present pole lines. with free con-
-, nections with the fire and police de-
| partments of the city President Gun
ter who Introduced tho ordinance by
requesta, proposed amendments, which
were carried. requiring the company 10
pay to the city one per cent of Its gross