The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-18
COUNCIL MAY OPEN STREET. Wants to Cut Through
 a City Block. ANOTHER DEXTER AVENUE MT. Lobnlan Proposes Resolution
 Which is Adopted. would Open Monroe Street to co,a- merce Street and Give Montgom- cry an Improved Business Dis
 trIct--Committee to In.
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The city of Montgomery may have two Dexter Avenues. That valuable tersectton of North Court street and Monroe street, may be cleared out and instead of the low. two storied struc- lures and Small shops which now are rrlct may become handsome section of the city devoted to large stores The retail section of the city may be enlarged. All this may be done, if a measure introduced in the City Councii by Alderman Lobman last night, and referred to committee, receives the fa- vorable action OF the Council, and the project is pushed through.
 The proposition advanced by Alder man Lobman in an ordinance, was sim ply that the Committee on Finance and Streets be instructed to take un- der consideration the matter of ex tending Monroe street through from North Court street to Commerce street. tions. the committee will report to the City Council. If the report be fa- vorable, recommendations will be made accomplishing this end.
 NAT. LObman's Ordinance.
 Following is the ordinance.
 Whereas, the openins of Monroe will be of great public benefit, and would especially stimulate the expan- sion and development of the business territory and besides increasing the revenues of the city would largely en nance the value of the property own- ed by the city on Monroe, Perry and
 "Be 1t resolved, That the Committee on Finance and Streets be and they are hereby instructed to take under consideration the mater of extending street, and report to the Council as eraly as possible, the best plan and the best terms under which said street
 The ordinance is comprehensive to every citizen of Montgomery. It means if 1t is carried through, the opening eastern side of the business section of the city to Commerce Etrt ct. the main north and south business district. The result, 1t is believed oy Lhe Aldermen, who are in favor of the plan, will be to increase the value of real estate in the streets adjacent to Monroe and Court Streets, to do away with thS small stands and little shops which now in- fest that district, and to thus increase the financial worth of the city.
 Another Dexter Avenue.
 The erect Of the passage or the or dinance would be to give the city now the main arts v of the retail trade ir tire city. The promose of the plan believe that wIrh Monroe St-eet cut thro sh to Commerce, Mon fare of large retail stores like Dexter Aver Is at present.
 So far as the pla1 has been talked about, no provision has been suggested for securing the right of way. That is a matter which would have to be settled by the property owners and the city. It is possible an effort might be made to extend the street in straight line through to Commerce Street. thus cutting through some of the hand somest structures on the latter street On the other hand, 1t might be decided to run the street at a slight angle in order that 1t might pass by instead of through the most valuable of the buildings fronting on Commerce Street
 The extension of Monroe Avenue is