The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23
NEW GAR LAW
 IS HELD UP Council Will Investigate
 Matter.
 A COMMITTEE IS RAISED No Separate Cars for at Least 30
 Days. Aiaermen at Special Meeting Author '.e Mayor to Hold Measure Un-
 til They Turn It

SoihAittee 70 investigate tho street car situation. with reference to the separation of the races. and instruct Ing the Committee to report at the earliest possible time. Mayor Teague meanwhile. is authorized not to en- torce the ordinance recently passed by a period of thirty days
 the matter of separate street cars Tor blacks and whites was taken up as soon after the meeting of the Coun- disposed of. This debate ran through practically the entire special session of the city fathers. which adjourned about o'clock.
 Alderman Strauss opened the subiecr by the presentation of the resolution that prevailed later on, with the state- ment that he wanted to see the street car ordinance held up. TOT an invesi- complaining It's purpose might not be found by the Council The ordinance he introduced is as follows:
 MT. Strauss's Ordinance.
 section That committee of five be appointed by the President. which is hereby authorized and directed to fully investiga0 the street railway situation in reference to the matter of the separation of the races by perma- nentN partitions, separate cars or oth- erwise. and to report to the Council at the earliest possible time the results of such investigation.
 "Section 2.-That the Mayor be and he Is hereby authorized in his discre- tion not to enforce the ordinance in reference to separate cars for a period of thirty days from this uate.-
 President Gunter named as this Committee Aldermen Strauss. Chair man; Jones. Foster. A. l.. Tyson and Holloway.
 As soon as the resolution had been presented, Alderman J. c. Tyson ob- jected to Its passage. saying that full consideration had been gwen the or dinances before its passage. If there
 was not time for the Traction Com pany to prepare to follow the provis- ions of the ordinance. said he. give the Mayor power to suspend its operation for sixty or ninety days. If that much resolution as an attempt to repeal the
 ordinance. and as being "entirely un- necessary and uncalled for" Alderman A. L. Tyson agreed with the spirit of the resolution. He Was
 in favor of separation of the races. but not in favor of confiscating the prop erty of the Traction Company. Might Be Connseation.
 CTS act as confiscation of the Trac- tion Company's property?" asked AL
 derman J. c. Tyson.
 Tt might amount 10 the same thing L. Tyson, "if you make the expense
 of operating so heavy that the profit is all cut off."
 He went on to say that he thought | that if a more feasible plan could be found. than the requirement for sep arate cars, 1t would be well for all con cerned He was strongly Tn favor of | separating the races. but not in favor of action that would cause the com
 pany such great expense as was in- volved in the present ordinance. Alderman J. c. Tyson replied that
 he thought the whole proposition was | ridiculous. There would be no extra expense for the Traction Company af- had made thirty or forty foot curves at the ends of it's different tracks, so
 that trailers could be used. He
 thought $10.000 would be ample to cover the initial expense of these i'm" provements
 Alderman Griffith spoke briefly in fa- vor of the resolution, which, he point ed out. did not repeal the recently en- acted ordinance. but mercy gave the Mayor authority to refrain from en-
 forcing 1t while committee was ,n- vestigating the entire matter. The Council Was Hasty.' Alderman Holloway thought the matter had been gone into rather hast lily before, and believed that an inves- tigation should be made to ascertain If some better method of carrying out the ordinance might not be found. He pointed out that both the Mayor and the Traction Company said it was an impossibility to carry out the provis- ions of the ordinance. .. He advanced the idea. during his speech. that 1t might be found that trailers would be Illegal, under decis- ions of various courts, as dlscriminat- ing between the races. He thought that trailers would be found to be inn practicable on some of the lines of the city. inasmuch as part of the time they would be behind the other car. ana AlA tn hn of the lines, he thought they would prove to be the only solution.
 Alderman Lobman said that he had always been opposed to trailers ana sessions of the Council. The whole rcity, he said, was stirred up over them. and he thought 1t time to take acton on the matter.
 He was of the opinion that simple signs placed upon the seats would an swer every purpose, as he dtd not pe lieye that any negroes would slt doWn in seats labeled for the occupancy oi white men, nor would the WhIte men sit down with the negroes. lie 1A- vored the suspension of the ordinance for sixty or ninety days, instead or thirty. .. ,harar+ of the policy of suspension or the o' dinance and of investigation. Let us put ourselves in the posltioh of Inc street car company, said he l ..,rbe comnanv seems willing to help solve this problem, and it should surely he given every opportunity to heip us work out the best plan for all con- cerned"
 MT. Jones Had Substitute. At this point in the proceedings Al derman Jones offered substitute to the Strauss resolution authorizing anu instructfng the Mayor not to enforce the separate car ordinance until Jan uary 1, 1907, when the same snail oc in full force and effect
 This delay. pointed out MT Jone'' would give the Traction Company am pie opportunity to bring in new or
 dinance. if the present one does n'.
 provide tho best plan, and have It acted
 upon by the Council.
 T realize" said he. that this oral nance works a hardship upon the com pany but I also realize that the com-
 pany has been working hardship o'i
 uS. ,,
 MT. Jones said that it was not his purpose to insist upon any unnecessary hardship upon the Traction Company but he insisted that the people de manded equal accommodations for both races with opportunity for all to ride,
 President Gunter of the Council called Alderman Holloway to the chair, and took the floor in support of the Strauss re solution. He told the
 history of the ordinance requiring sep tf a