The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-04

 FRUIT TENDERS ARE BANISHED Are Driven from CitY's Business Streets. LAW A BOOMERANG An Amendment in Council Applies
 It to Stands. City couhciI Has Long Session At Which Considerable Business Was Transacted-Mayor's Veto Is
 Overridden Again.

Fruit peddlers proprietors of nov able fish stands, of candy stands, of fruit stands on side walks, and owners
 of weiner-wurst stands must leave the
 business streets of Montgomery. No longer will their presence be endured.
 The City. Council has so decreed. and unless the ordinance passed by that body be vetoed by the Mayor and the veto sustained. the downtown streets will hereafter be cleared of dealers in tine wares mentioned above. Only in
 the resident districts will they be toll eiated, This, also. the Council de- creed.
 That the Legislation adopted by the City Fathers will go further. might ai- most be intfmated from speeches made by the several Aldermen at the ses-
 sion last night. When the measure which was originally proposed, aimed
 at street peddlers of fruits only, was
 presented, the Aldermen strongly eX-
 pressed themselves as being against
 legislation for any one class against
 any other one class. President Gun
 ter, speaking on the measure, said he
 was willing. 1t the Council wished IT,
 to vote for a measure which would
 keep the sidewalks throughout the
 city clear. He was opposed to passing
 a law, however, which stood only for
 a GGTLaln CLASS dbdlh OAC ShhSA NSA
 tain class.
 As the measure finally passed, it
 prohibits the sale of fruits, by moving wagons, moving stands or booths on
 streets except in the residence dis tricts. An amendment, proposed by
 Alderman GunteF, which was voted
 upon favorably, included fish stands,
 weiner- -wurst stands, candy stands and fruit stands on sidewalks.
 tI. 1ay,r yaa ad a a was probably the result of action ta- ken by the Retail Dealers Association, which more than a year ago brought up the subject Last night, fully fifty dealers in fruits, cognizant that an effort would be made to bring the or chance to a vote, were present when the measure was brought up. Secre- tary L.. l.. Gilbert. of the Commercial Club, was also among the crowd that filled the Council Chamber. The aim of the fruit dealers was to put an end to the movable dealers only. Several of those present were proprietors of sta tionary stands on sidewalks. As the measure they had advocated at first finally passed, 1t not only excluded those whom had interfered with their trade but themselves at we'll The measure, so far as they were con- cerned, was a boomerang.
 The topic was brought up at the end of a long and dry session, albeit one of great importance. Alderman Hud- son, who was present for -he first time since his recovery from serious attack of typhoid fever, precipitated the mat ter, just as the aldermen were begin ming to yawn and look at their watch es Before the matter was finally de- cided. over an hour and hals had been consumed.
 Alderman Hudson's match. which started a long fuse of burning oratory, was an ordinance which he proposed to introduce to get rid of the fruit vendor nuisance. Its introduction. however, was opposed by Alderman Lobman who said that such an odrJnance had been in the hands of the finance committee for a year. Those who wished to take 1t up, might, at least. he clid, have mo- tified him that 1t was to be discussed. so that he might have hal time to make a report on it.
 Alderman Griffith moved that inc committee be relieved of the ordinance and that the Council pass on 1t, but upon remonstrance from Alderman Lobman over such unprecedented procedure, modified his lnotion to one asking that the ordinance he reported on before the end of the session. Then Alderman Strauss wanted to know whether such procedure W 1uld be le- gal He thought it would be irregular. while Alderman Sullivan thought a matter which had been chlorofOrmed for a year should be brought to light
 With his memory refreshed by Pres' dent Gunter. Alderman -1obman ex- plained how the measure had come to be held up. The committee a year ago he said. had decided to report adverse ly on the orinance, out had been re quested by the Secretary of the Com mercial Club to hold back thereport un- oil the latter had had time to commu- nicate with other cities in regard to iL The committee had done so, and as the club secretary had not referred to the matter again until Saturday the com mittee had had no opportunity to confer and make a report. Alderman Grif- fith's motion was then voted upon, ask ing for an immediate report. the mo- tion passing.
 When the report was made. 1t was found to be adverse to the ordinance. President Gunter then statsd the req sons for his opposition to the measure, stating he would vote for it if other classes of vendors were included. and these other classes he included in his amendment The vote on the amend ment was as follows: