The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-21
GETS AN ARC-LIGHT
CHERR YsrREET WINS FINALLY IN
 A CONTEST.
Alderman Holloway Bring Modest Thoroughfnre Out of Darkness
 After Struggle With

| ~ f 1 Cherry street in the City of Mont gomery has become famous. It is to ! have an arc light.
 I After striving for two months to gain | position and prominence, the modest little horoughfare has at last gained what it's friends consider it's deserts. | and hereafter, instead of being an ob- scure alieyway. 1t is to have the dig
 nity befitting it's larger neighbors Few streets in Montgomery have the distinction of being at once street and an alley, but Cherry street is both. AL derman Holloway last night said it was 1 both, in the Council meeting. and AL derman Holloway knows. for he goes i through 1t regularly whenever he goes
 to church, and he has established its geographic location by stepping 1t off, which he also stated last night. It is 150 feet from an arc light. he said. It may bc that to the average resident of Montgomery, Cherry street Is not known. Heretofore it has been hidden in darkness to many But. while ob- scure to the point of danger to pedes- trians---vide Alderman Holloway--it has been occupying the limelight of the City Council for the last two months. Last night, through sheer weariness the Council gave it what Alderman Hoi- loway wanted, an arc ight. Or all the opposition, only five members oI tne Council had endurance to vote against 1t.
 Some tim eago. residents who go through Cherry street from south Mc- Donough to Hull street, petitioneo Tor . marc light to the intersection of the alley street with McDonough. Tn com mittee reported unfavorably on the pe- tition. Again the matter was prougnl up. and again the committe reportea .4~ after being ra-re. referred to the committee, Chair man Griffith rturned 1t to the Couneii urithout recommendations and placed tha fght on the floor of the Counch o''1s1ass wben inc matter came mp, Alderman t4oItowav pleaded earnestly for the fight, The people needed 1t, he said' to go to church by
 Alderman J. c. Tyson objected.
 Alderman L.obn,an stated his belief that if the light would encourage peo- pfe. including lawyers--with glance af Alderman Holloway--in church-go- ing. it should be erected.
 Alderman Ruth essayed a motion to re-re-re-refer the matter back to the committee, and Alderman Grihiths gave sirns of a collapse. Alderman Ruth was accused of making light or the ma alter, and desisted.
 Then Alderman Holloway again pressed his case. and Alderman JIG Tyson watned to ask question,
 "PIl leave 1t to you" he said. 1s Cherry Street a street or an a1ley?"
 'Tt Is a street." replied Alderman Holloway, "and an alley" he added af- ter a minutes hesitation.
 Several Aldermen made efforts to throw light on the subject. and finally a motion was made to erect the light 4 yea and nay vote resulted in the de- feat of the motion by vote of to 7
 Half an hour later Alderman Gunter, who had voted against the light, said he would like to have the vote recon sidered. and majority of the Council gave in to him.
 Alderman Ruth then arose and made an effort to have the matter re-re-re- re-referred to the committed, where upon Alderman Griffiths threw up his hands in despair It was re-re-re-re- referred. however.
 Then Alderman Holloway, since the matter had been settled. made mo- tion to grant a light at that corner. He had the Council on the run, and almost worn out, but Alderman J. c. Tyson. objected. and insisted that the motion be made in writing.
 Fifteen minutes later, when the leg islative body had just finished the dis cussion of the $75.o00 school bond issue, Alderman Holloway sprung a motion in writing. and insisted on a vote being taken. Someone weakly insisted on vote to table the motion, and on a yea and nay vote lost.
 Then Alderman Holloway's motion was voted upon, and Cherry Street was givsn a light.
 Let there be light,s groaned AL derma1 Tait who was presiding.
 And the labor being performed, the Council adjourned.