The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-24

The City Council or Montgomery At its special meeting last night adopted reported by the4 joint cornmittee on Franchises and Privileges and Streets in reference to the connection of the company % " and those of the 1seS recently ao- quired Montgomery Street Railway.
 In a written statement to the Coun- cii Ray Rushton. General. Counsel of the Montgomery. Traction Company, de- clares that he has instructions. to TO- spectfully withdraw the duplication for the franchise owing to the fact that the people who own the, Traction Company believe that the lines can be operated more successfully from q fi- nancial viewpoint separately than they can be together. and comply, with the ordinance adopted last night.
 There was little resistance to the committees ideas on what the Traction Company should pay for the privilege q cssaaneetins the tracks on the part and AdoIph Roefner These three al dermen wanted the Traction Company to pay into the treasury of the city two per cent of it's gross earnings annual Iy. They wanted td insert a clause providing that at any time the Ccuncfl saw proper, the company could be com peIled to take up the Traction Company tracks on Dexter avenue.
 The resistance to the ordinance on the part of the three aldermen would not have taken up the vast amount of time it did, had there not been a cer- tain amount of aldermanic eloquence that could not keep from boiling over just at this particular meeting. After Alderman 4. L. Tyson intfodtced an ansEndment, he spoke on its merits al amendment in probably a more lengthy speech and Alderman Roemer followed with probably the longest speech oi Ai6arr4au fSurfar AifArr,aa etsitfsear Alderman Cox and few others woule make, speeches not remarkable fol lheir brevity and Aldermen Tyson ana Roemer would reply.
 When an ordinance of thirteen Ions sections Is being considered, and mosi Of the Aldermen mentioned spoke or every section, 1t is small wonder that the Council sat from 7:sO until ii o'clock considering an ordinance that every member of the Council knew ius, how he was going to vote on titree weeks before last nights session.
 The meeting was called to order al 7:30 o'clock by President Gunter witf all members present except Aldermen Coins and Griffith.
 referred to the Committee on Fire De. partment and the Committee on Ft. nance reported that W. B. Jones & Ray were the successful bidders for the pro.
 Application is Withdrawn.
 The street railway ordinance was then taken up. Previous to the read. Ing of the Committee substitute, how ever, the communication of MT. Rushtor was read. He set out that the Mont. gomery street Railway was not pur. Montgomery Traction Company but by people with whom the Traction Com. pany owners are interested in other business enterprises but the manage, nneHt of the consolidated companies vii be under President R. D. Apperson ant the present officers of the Montgomery Traction Company. The same libera policy will be pursued, he said, tha was pursued as soon as the Traction Company was relieved from the hand
 MT. Rushton said that before tn Street Railway was purchased the pres ent owners were given to understand by. responsible citizens of MOntgomery that the consolidation would be wei comed. and everything would be don to aid the present owners. In this re spect the owners had been disappoint ed, he said. on account of the actiOl of the Committee in reference to eharg the gross receipts for the privilege O connecting the tracks. Under thes conditions, he said, the application fo the right to connect the tracks woul be respectfully withdrawn.
 He, however, called attention to pro posed improvements, stating that tn company intended building a line 4 Wetumpka and probably to Alexande
 OfdinAHee is ExpIalned.
 The committee in written com munication explained It's ordinance a follows: isTfe proposition of consolidation A business one, and should be so treat ed by the Council The benefits de vived from better service are well com pensated to the company by increase Satronage and economical management The company is not q phtlanthropi inskitution.
 'sTre ordinance gives to the railwa coftpany ali the franchises and privi ieges that were asked for by the com
 a0n account of the narrowness 0 Mobile street. and the necessity of wagon road leading to the city froI the western part of the county. tn eofunittee proposed that the railwa company remove It's tracks on Mobil etreet, and the company acceded t the proposal when the committe agreed to recommend the granting c franchise which would allow tn company to connect and operate ii lines through GOlthwalte and Mildre streets. and Cleveland avenue an
 saThe committee also proposed tha the Perry street track be taken u and reIaid on Lawrence street to Clan ton street, thence to Perry stree --------a~--------------a------