The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20

CTS ana the cOnStrucIfOn Ot lOopS ae the end of the various lines. was pass ed without action, after the Aldermen had voted down a motion to devote the time until the next regular or special meeting of the Council to fur ther experiments to determine upou the best method of handling the sub ject of separating the races in the street cars.
 The subject was started off by a re- port from Chairman Strauss of the special committee appointed about a month ago to investigate condititions regarding the street car system an,l the proposed separation of the races. This report was to the effect that "the Traction Company has been doing some experimenting in various ways, but that the committee Is not yet able to arrive at proper solution Of the matter"
 Alderman Tait at once demanded U know by what authority the ordinance requiring race separation had been held up, apparently forgetting the res oIution of the Council authorizing the Mayor to refrain from enforcing the ordinance for a period of thirty days. "Hold up" Committee. Alderman Foster, d member of the special committee explained in a facetious manner, something of tho WOIK or the cOI1Illtfee WHlCl n6f CAA<AE- acterized as the hold up" committee.
 Chairman Strauss thereupon. in re- sponse to inquiries said the Traction Company really had been doing some thing, though very little, to relieve the situation. The larger cars on the Highland Avenue and Washington Park lines, he thought. had helped ma terially, though not relieving the sit. uation sufficiently. 1.. .kz.- r4s. N.
 ment at this juncture, that the citizens on the Pickett Springs line were conn plaining of he installation of short cars l there, saying they, were continually jumping the track. The people blamed the Council for the change, MT. Ruth said.
 Alderman Sullivan, in one of his in- passioned speeches, denounced the Trac. ! :ion Company, condemned what he call ed It's "dillydallying methods" with ] the 'ssoft palavering" of General Man. ager Ragland. and urged the Council
 to proceed to enforce the ordinance foi | trailers.
 | Alderman Ruth had different ideas however, and moved that the time fol the enforcement of the ordinance bs extended until the next regular meet | ing (this being later changed to make | it the next meeting, either regular ol |
 in final report before that time, l Alderman J c. Tyson argued lthai | the committee had fully performed its duty, bringing in a report to the eff. | feet that 1t could not agree upon any different solution of the problem thar
 that provided by the ordinance Ii should, therefore, be discharged, and the ordinance put in effect. the Trac, ton Company being given time to pre-. I rAo fN ffa Alderman Jones called attention to hi. statement at the time the hold up
 resolution was adopted that he favored enforcing the ordinance unless thu
 Traction Company could suggest somt ! better plan to secure the desired ob. 1ect This it had failed to do. objects to More Time. | Alderman Sullivan objected to grant
 ing the committee more time, assert. ing, with Alderman TaIt. that the en, tire procedure of suspending an ordi. nance after 1t had been passed ovel the Mayors veto was illegal
 Chairman Strauss of the committed retorted that the committee wa. 1 not asking for more time |
 had submitted its report, he said, that
 1t had been unable to reach a eonclu- sion, and the members were ready to
 be discharged,
 l Alderman Ruth said that his idea in | asking for continuation of the sus- pension of the ordinance, and all pro- ceedings under it, until the next meet
 ing, was that he thought an amend \ ment should be passed to the drdi-
 nance, requiring separate cars, Nol l trailers, on the street cars only or l the two lines where most of the trou ble occurred (Highland Avenue dns Washington Park). and this woulC prove all that would be necessary.
 Alderman Lobman said he had a hin
 that the next two weeks would brinj
 results from the Traction Company, an,
 suggested waiting.
 1 Alderman Foster, however, move, 1 that Alderman Ruth's motion for | postponement of action until the nex
 regular or special meeting be laid or
 the table. The vote was taken upoi
 this motion. with the result as follows
 Ayes-Aldermen Foster. Roemer
 Strauss. Sullivan, J c. Tyson-5.
 Nays Aldermen. Cox, Coins. Grihith | Lobman Ruth A. l.. Tyson--6.
 Present and not voting-Aldermei Jones Tait--2
 Absent President Gunter. Aldermen
 Hudson. Hollow4y, Ryan--4. All O 1 these but MT. Hudson had been presen
 earlier in the evening.
 The motion to lay the postponemen
 on the table having failed. the ques
 tion reverted to Mir. Ruth's motion t' continue the matter in the hands of thu | committe for two weeks. and this aIst
 failed, by the following vote. s
 Ayes-Goins, Griffith. Lobman, Ruth
 A. L. Tyson-5.