The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-10
PARTITIONS in CARS
ORDINANCE FOR SEPARATION OF
RACES MUST BE ENFORCED.
Mayor league Calls Attention of 20
lice Chief Taylor 20 the Mash.
inGtOn Park


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Mayor league yesterday directed
Chief of Police w. II. TAYLOR to enforce
strictly that provision of the City Code
that provides for a movable partition in
cars running on the Washington Park
line. in order that test may be made
of the efficacy of the system.
The ordinance regarding the Wash
ington Park line provides that the
partitions In cars shall be so placed as
TO provide for at least four rows OF
seats for each race.
enforce the Old ordinance rels to
the Washington Park line. 70. .ng
as It does his MESSAGE to the t,uncli
Monday evening, raising objections u
the plan of rrovl ling separate cars
for the two races. L. raken as move
ment to see how the plan will work
upon the one line of the Montgomery
Traction Company, with the iuea OF
adopting II II 1t proves satisfactory
| there, for the cars on all lines in the
Notice Of the latest move in the eff
fort to provide suitable accommoda-
tions for the two races, was given yes
.srds Ghef Of i foce t drec ne that the
ordinance in question be enforced to
the letter.
This letter. is in fun a; t s'h ssos
Montg Alabama ,,-
nance adopted by the City Council OF
! Mont gomery, August 1st, 1904. ana ap-
proved on the fourth day of the same
month. entitled. an ordinance to furth.
cars in the city of Montgomery
Section BE it ordained by the
City Council of Montgomery. as fol-
any person. firm or corporation to
operate upon or along any of the Streets
of montgomery, between any points ~
the city OF Montgomery and any pa s X
park, used exclusively by and main
tanned exclusively for negroes. an
veyance of like kind. or description:
screen, dividing said car. or other con
veyance into separate seats for pas
respectively and shall. at all times,
reserve. at least four rows OF seats
for each race, provided this shall not
apply to cars chartered by some person
| or persons.
! Section BE it further ordained:
That any person. firm or corporation
ordinance shall, upon conviction. be
| fined not less than one nor more than
one hundred dollars
las / construe the meaning and In
| tent of this measure 1t applies only T."
Washington Park. as l know of no
other resort in the city of Montgom
cry that is maintained exclusively for
negroes. ,, ,... . a,
to see that the terms Of the ordinance
are compiled with. strictly, on All cars
running to and from this park. IF
there are any other resorts in the city:
Of like character, Of which ! am not
aware. the law must be enforced to the
the business and residence districts and
all such places
Please he governed accordingly.
Nntl- frttI
yours very W. run" NJ r aasss,.
" DO not knot how this ordinance
day, but as long as 1t is on the
statute books. can see no reason why
1t should not be enforced.
Some of the street cars IN use In
Montgomery are small. and perhaps. do
not have more than eight rows of seats
or sufficient to provide the four rows
required 6y tie "rdihanG p FOR the te wh ,re
err cars. there is space for the plan Of
providing a movable partition to b"
gixeoH9 so, fair Tick f abers should chance to
be big crowd of whites and only two
or three. negroes on car. it would
be difficult to keep, the whites out Of the
| The same would be true If there was a
big crowd Of negroes ana only IVY"
or three whites. But there might pc
ed who would board the car later on.
and they would be entitled to seat.
altogether, think the ordinance is
II fair one. and after 1t has been in use
! for time and its provisions and the
| reasoning upon which they arc based.
become Generally known. I can see no
reason why they should not be accept
ed with satisfaction.
IF the plan provided by the ordi-
nance should prove satisfactory upon
the one line to which it applies. can
see no reason why it should not be
| extended to all the street car lines in
| the city"