The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
WARFARE ON POLES
MAYOR LYONS TO HAVE ORDIN-
 ANCE ENFORCED.
Board of Public Works Wfll Compel Companies To Use Same Uprighfs and Relieve SidevaIks' Crowd
 ed Condition.
Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile, Dec. 2l.


 (By Long Distance Telephone")
 Active warfare was begun by the Board of Public Works at special meeting of that body held this evening on the superfous telegraph and electric light poles, and effort is to be made, be- ginning with the coming week. 10 , strictly enforce the ordinance hereto fore nassed. providing for the joint use of such poles by two or more companies:
 At, the present. time there are halL A dozen different corporations engaged in such businesses in the city of Mobile as require the use of poles Tn the street Up to the present time each of these companies have maintained Us own poles with the result that me streets of the city in every. direction are crowded to overfiowing wfeh the un- slightly obstruction.
 The first effort at the enforcement oi tha toint pole ordinance is Co be made next Wednesday afternoon, when s1ecial meeting of the Board ot Fpn~ lic Works is to be held. The effort ls 10 be made at that time to have row Of poles on each side of CleleoLn ssrssr, s.ass between St. Anthony and Congress streets, which is now maintained soiely bv the Southern Bell Telephone Com nanv. also do service for the Home Tel ephone company's lines along tna' street. ,,.. A. The notice was prepared by City At torney Boone this evening, which IS to be served tomorrow upon the represesh,- tatiyes of both companies, notlLylnp them to attend the IT, eeting next Wed- nesday. and give evidence as 70 Il" rnoner amount that should be hxeo Dy fine Board as rental of the lie or po!es. The matter came up at the ,meetins of the Board through the emortSot may or Lyons to have the condltlon ol sus wires in various parts of the elty lin' proved. ,.,. u,bo was present, declared that the only way to do away with the present un- slightly and dangerous condition or the guy wires was to put all wires uhoeF- ground.
 T am ready" replied Mayor Lyons, ito pass an ordinance tonlgn6 e,a eol apu. pu. all the wires underground PFesluent Brooks, of the Board, declared during fine course of the argument which TOT | Iowed. that he was in favor or the ' Mayor. the City Council, and the Board of Public Works uniting Tn resuIar campaign against the pole nuisance Al that juncture, Mayor Lyons call al sttention to the ordinance which he declared was not enforced at all. re- auirIng all the companies 10 Jolh HI the use of the same poles
 The Mayor stated that he had ln- structed Electrician Chamberlaln today | in proceed at once on the ordihahce' and have warrants issued e,,;'s l0r tne to rest of any manager TOT iuS'"s 'o obey the ordinance.
 IIa 6ecIared that he had said to the cttv Electrician that if he did not do so he the Mayor, would have the Chief of Police swear to such warrants.
 It transpired that after recelVlhB such instructions, Electrician Chamber- lain waited upon City Attorney Boone and that it was agreed between them to give the companies ample notice and moi to start any suit until the hrst of tbe year, using the intervening pc riod to prepare all the formahtles that would be necessary to have the city win it's case. , tyonld moi wait until the first of the wear before beginning action against +be companies, but if was therefore de- cided to give the companies notice 10 aprear before the board next Wednes- day evening. the day aiter C".Is'sllos mas and to make every endeaVor to nave ali the companies use Poles complying with the joint Pole ordinance
 During the meeting City Engineer smith reported that Caffyn X Carter or Rochester. Ind, were the lowest bidders for the laying Of the wood niock pave, Y,1crt op Dauphin Street, as was stated in The Advertiser this morning. The amount of their lid was figured by the engineer at $26.2s4,So. which was $i,- o5FO0 below the next lowest bidder. rho contract was, therefore. formally awarded 10 the Indiana firm, and the papers, upon being approved by the ejtv Attorney. were signed by the of- dcials and the contractor at once
 The office of The Mobile Herald had ,,.,ov,- cscspe about g o'clock this even ing from being destroyed by fire,
 Senator Max Hamburger the mana ger of the paper. had been sitting by the open grate. and left for a few mo-