The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-24

thence to Fielder avenue. thence to court street upon ninety days notice | from the city council, and the railway company ny accsded to this proposal, The lTeason which prompts the acton lpr the removal of the Perry street tracs
 is that 1t will enable the council oo make a driveway which may pc chl | joyed by all citizens. ..S,.. g | Company Knew Beforehand.
 "The consolidated company has puT | chased the street railways Tn tne Sias I with an ,exsrt knowledge of what tney I were buying, and they nave pougnI | only with the idea of making mohsy. | They knew full we'll that by eonson- | dating they would lose the rlght lo | ensrafe d third track on Dexter Ave | nue and the extra track on MonasSqnffbhf assS fbaf | and North Lawrence Streetsi anu tHas Has | the company would nave nave so were ken | up. This item alone would cost ,n aah | company between S5,O00 ana SiV'vvy. and the company would lose tne ,I,,s une | of these tracks, which are Nci!
 aDa .srbe Eommittee recommends that the l co,nnar1y be allowed to retain ana use | the tracks but thinks tnat a, sHe tSe mini
 S1r,,,, amonnt which it is estimated II
 Yould cost to take tip the tracks anu
 reiay ths th Pstrest railway can be oper-' l ated successfully without the cohnsc. l tjons :at many points in the 'city tnal they now seek. and the grant or .heSe be 1 nnmnanv. why should not the Nclty aiso lreap or derive some pecuniary aoSah'-
 age. 4 sasu..Ahio I,aine to inc
 o;,v fhr these valuable franchisesz The l rofunnfttee has been in corresponaSncS l yjth humber of other cities WheIs I street railways have consoiiMdatesaiie M sie aSS Sr | concIudes that the percentage rate on
 tpn gross. income in lieu of license tax is inc proper way for the city 70 ralse l revenue. and thinks that the rate spec-
 flied IS most reasonaolS Ss 70 oc;9vs t interest. l and 1t will increase it's revenues aS ''o
 companf fn pccoosmmittee of Whole. 4 II At tha .ciose of tho reading or iue il eaMn,rfttee's M statement, Alderman sulii, n g.r ,,Snvad fhat the Council resolve lsifself into d committee. of the wn1,s. a,,,- The motion was adopteu, anu m section " Alderman A. L. Tyson succeeded i,,a an al !, getting through an amendmMent M Pttsndsa Ptgda frg fh9t inc Riverside line be extenuss . . alone Race Street so as to reacn s4,as tha !. ' af tha biz fertilizer factories In tnat Ist
 neigHborhood. That was the ifre' ai' aii went well until the section was aS
 reached providing forNt5e .rss taklnga ana up Con- % the tracks on Mobile ssTeSs s15esaiand ani Ave nscting g,Sgptmsn gp 6x Tas RSth Ss was up in arms . He made a, short address on lne s9D 9ss
 jct and Alderaat r1nft in ions talk, in Which b, he reviewed the whole history . of ike Mobile Street franehisei the valuS M lts : of country trade 10 q city ana the path RatS , l work of the committee. The Hun i amendment to strike cut Cieyeiandd n 2 , 1 Avenue was laid on the table, he an ana Aldermen ]. c. Tyson and COX supp0i' The matter of taking up the trseks es,,S , op Berry Street aroused Alderman sul- 1 Iivan. He said that people on Ter EIi.
 Street waited the tracks K ths ana Council a to ee that effect. He said if the people WET !. ! cd the road they should have II. ,aars anrs provoked another speech rom nf Perry Street, its advantages as a driVew4Ss 4xs and the close proximity Of the hSw route Alderman Roemer maze lnt 1, : q petition he was signing and and that tn' petitions aIsorst ns ed ed ts \ gGsnies gSsbaes:
 Alderman Sullivan said he had hearc ' fl said that people on h"Goat Hill' ant
 in Vesuvius didn't know what they
 were doing but he nsysg g s+rg asara strae, ras, . IHsops Ioss i4s % %sSupoortef being Aidernsei 3 | Rntb. Tyson A. L., Tyson J. C., Sullivan 2 and Lobman. ..o,,a, ,,ror. l l osition when the section providlng lol | ares and regular schedules icNme Ap Q He mo ved to an1end by rprovInmg lst sa 4a 7 cars should start running giar a snhad f ules until midnight and then one ga, n 1 should be operated every hour on eaSi ]. line until q; m; n rne 2. eoIiPbt eonidPntpbt an' r s O'Clock could charge a fare oI te. 3 cents His amendment had the supPor
 of four members, himself. Messrs F'oe 5 mer Tait and A. l.. Tyson. t Alderman Sullivan succeeded in get s l tinr in an amendment providing Una f | ai school children could receive th' bsnetit of the three, three ana asssIng Ehe com @ Q public school students.
 Alderman Roemer got ,,,ia in an amgno nbnn f 1 rnent providing. thatE public schoo 1 teachers be allowed the privilege 0 n buying the reduced rate tickets
 q A Sword 0f namoeies: rro ' yidings that the company should pa S5.OO0 for the Trivilegc of the track ' remaining on Dexter avenue, Mon1gom
 moved to amend by, adding. that tn
 Council at any time. after ninety day . notice, could compel the company ' : take up the tracks and replace eh i, 1 Sword of Damoeies to insure good ser - | vice and made q lengthy speech on tn . whole street railway proposition. rrac e tically everybody spoke on ergn1 eveTyIntll en . was then lost. being supported only D r the two Tysons and Alderman Roemei . Alderman J c. Tyson moved II amend by inserting in lieu of one pc q cent in the section providing for pay V ment of one per cent of the gros il receipts for the first ten years tn t words two per cent, Another Ion n sneecb from Mir Tyson followed Hi Is amendment got only four votes, Alder
 man Holloway joining the two Alder e men Tysons and Alderman Roenfer. l. The rest of the ordinance was smooi l, sailing and the committee of the whoi ', arose and reassembled as councl l. The ordinance was then pissed, Alder e man J. c. Tyson alone dissenting. s- Alderman Roemer endeavored to hay l. a resolution passed providing thaMth n tracks on Jefferson Davis AVsnu E. l be torn up unless the street raiIwa If compiled with the franchise ordinane If but Alderman Tait objected and tn Ie matter was referred to the joint com IT mittee on Streets and Judiciary.
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