The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
0verrides Mayors Veto
 Overwhelmingly.
Twelve Aldermen Vote to Keep Blacks From RidIng With Whites- Street Paving Causes
 Debate at Annual
 Meeting.

1 By a vote of 12 to 1. President Gun | ter being the only member oL the ] Council to vote to sustain the Mayor. separate street cars for the two races was last night overridden by the Mont. gomery City Council, at its annual
 The veto message by the Mayor was brief and to the point; the same gual- ity marked the discussion that follow ed it's reading. Alderman Lobman asked for information sa a: n to b,eb the Mas. Hs. read by the Clerk, after Alderman Sul- livan had stated some of his objections to the position taken by the Mayor; Ruth participated in the discussion. in opposition to the veto message: while President Gunter. explaining his vote to sustain the Mayor, was the only A. ordinance requiring the separate cars.
 The ordinance requiring the various railroads entering Montgomery to maintain either Is separate or. or Ision union was to have come up for final passage last night. was laid over. to let the various passenger agents consult With the Finance Committee regarding the measure.
 An Academic Discussion.
 A great deal of time was spent du- ring the evening in an academic dis ssss,Hn sesser With tHs difsrsnc. of opinion be- tween the different Aldermen as to how far the wishes of the property owners | should be permitted to govern. whom the Aldermen were in possession of in- formation which seemed to make 1t bad business for the wishes of the property owners to be followed.
 This discussion branched from the question of paving, before the meet ing finally adjourned at 1925 o'clock. to saloon licenses and street car mat ters. and plate glass windows and po- rious other municipal problems. In deed, 1t took on many of the aspects, before the close of the evening. that are commonly supposed to belong only to the hAllowed precincts of ladies sewing circle.
 It was only. in fact, after Alderman Ryan had introduced an ordinance re- quiring the closing of saloons and bar tention of the Aldermen to the lateness of the hour. that the Council could be induced to adjourn at all. The mid night" ordinance was referred to the Police and Judiciary Committees.
 Paving Caroline Street.
 r.mlosties. nhs aHss.on but tse pTineipal Ssn. of contention of this nature was the from Clayton street to Mildred street; This thoroughfare is about 500 rect long. making about 1.soo feet M or pr1PRa strsyet st1y if0ofaf of this amount. the represent atives of the owners of 1.216 feet asked the Council. in a formal petition; to to accept the bid of s2.16 per square gaTp g1t But the Committee on Streets. to which had been referred the bids TOT paving that street. reported ,Han in favSr a',Sr m,tteS mnon the ground that they were too high. It was pointed out, du. ring the discussion, that while the work on sayre Street was accepeea ao ner snuare yard. the asphalt company now desired s21s for the same work, with materials no higher than a few months ago. .,s.rr,on Sullivan to the chair. took the noor and argued for the rejection of all bids for paving Caroline Street. as well as those to be opened later in the evening