The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
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 Nuisances on Sidewalks.
 A woman yesterday was speaking or the children of Montgomery playing on the sidewalks.
 Tt is unfortunate" she said, that the ordinances affecting the sidewalks of the city are not more stringently en- forced. With the amount of law break ing that is permitted to the bicycle walk splitter, 1t is almost unsafe, and certainly unpleasant for women to walk about the streets. It is true, we should make Nailowances for cniidren but when this allowance gives to them the privilege of endangering the safe ty of pedestrians. and of interfering with the person walking to and from work, their play should be stopped.
 yesterday. walking home, I encoun- tered no less than eight children who were either riding bicycles on the side walks. or roller skating. A favorlte to go toboggan sliding as they call It, on the steep hills. always using the sidewalks for their slide. person s9mSg af9Innd nsre tSe Children ar are coming down g hill is often exposed to great danger from collision. The children. moreover, supplement this press wagons and toy automobiles, which, when under full headway on a steep grade, are wholly beyond their ability , to control 1o. or r,snId st9P s that or dirances regarding the use of side walks should be more closely observed.
 Smoking on Street Cars.
 This business of strictly enforcing the law against smoking on street cars works. a. great hardship on smokers remarked a lover of the weed yester- day. q don't believe that men should be allowed to smoke at any place on a street car but do believe that there should be some arrangement made so and andt also man enjoy San wh @ from ea' fragrant cigar at the same time. "As for me, I don't care to ride on car unless I can have the privilege of smoking. times when I do really enjoy a. smoke. The people smoke on cars in other cit les and why can't it be done in MontT
 "I have the greatest respect for the ladies and I do not desire to be objec- tionable to them by smoking on car. but I do say; with sincerity. that the erdtion. The best solution would be for the street car company to provide special compartments on their cars for
 q see that Police Chief Taylor has ordered the enforcement of the ordi- nance against smoking on the car but I am going to continue to pun away on the rear end until am called down.
 MT. W. N Cox, Superintendent of Trains and Machinery of the Western of Alabama Railway left yesterday for Atlanta to attend the meeting of the Southeastern Car Service Associa- tion which is now in session here.
 MT. F. G. Bennett. Supervisor of Train and Station Service of the Western of Alabama Railway. went over the road between Montgomery and Atlanta yes- terday on an inspection trip.
 
 Mir. Walter W. McDade. the son of w. R. McDade, clerk in the office of the probate judge. has gone to Dallas, Texas, to spend the summer.
 MT. Jack W. Johnston, a popular cit izen of Birmingham, came to Mont gomerY last night.
 MT H. E. Melton. we'll known cit izen of Pine Apple is visiting Mont
 Hon. Gregory L. Smith of Mobile was a visitor to Montgomery yester"
 Mir. F, F. visscher of Chipley. Fla. is registered at the New Mabson.
 Mir William C. Crumpton of Ever green is in the city.
 MT. B. L. stollenwerck of Birming- ham is In the city.
 MT. o. P. Bentley of Lnverne was in town yesterday.
 Mir. L. E. Gellerstedt of Troy was in town yesterday.
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