The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-18
TWO MATTERS
CAUSE DEBATE
City Council Passes Auto
mobile Ordinance
TO CHECK THE MACHINES
Alderman Romer Accused Of Killing
Fire Escape Law.
Colleagues of Fourth Warder Turn Ia
bIes ON Him-Proposition to Pro-
vide Help in Clerks Office
II Deferred.


ing and gave opportunity for speeches
by nearly every Alderman present.
The regulation of automobiles and
the authority to employ SIS clerk In
the clerical department of the city gov
eminent. These were the two matters
that Embossed the tongues of the city
fathers, the unimportant matters That
were important enough to draw tne
Aldermen into a debate that ran through
nearly two hours. The finality of the
thing was that the men who own RED
devils" and "whitecappers" and others
of the modern machines, were regulated
and the SIS clerkship. was postponed.
There were two sides to the automo-
bile question and the two sides were
extremists. Alderman Strauss threw
down the gage of battle for the chug-
chug wagons and Alderman Sullivan
was on hand with some talk about the
common masses of the common pee-pul
who do not own even a toy wagon.
The Alderman-at-La went to igno-
BILE defeat and Mr.. Sullivan had his
way. At the last minute the enemies
of the modern machines went to the
extent of getting through an amend
ment making 1t penalty for an auto
mobile to come to stop In the pres
ence of a frightened dog.
J @. Tyson ON Guard.
The friends of the ordinance that
seeks to provide clerk in the office
of the City Clerk and City Treasurer
during the busy season, would nave
been successful IL the ordinance could
have been passed last night Unani-
nous consent was required to put the
ordinance on Its passage. Alderman j.
c. Tyson. sometimes called the watch
dog of the treasury" stood in the way.
denying the necessary consent. despite
the fact that the friends of the measure
were decidedly in the majority.
The Cemetery Committee, of which
Alderman T. G.. Foster Is chairman.
made an effort to secure instructions
from the Council to purchase new
cemetery. The Aldermen would not
listen to the proposition. II was spg-
gested to Alderman Foster that when
his committee had something definite
to propose the Council would hear Its
report.
Two special meetings of the council
were called by resolution. One Is to
be held on September "a to hear OBJ
jections from taxpayers upon assess
ments for the next fiscal year. The
other is to be held October 8, to hear
objections of property owners upon
paying assessments.
An amusing feature of last nights
meeting was clever ruse practiced
upon Alderman Roemer by two OF his
colleagues. The fourth ward alder
man raised an indignant protest be-
cause committees had "chloroformed"
or "pigeonholed" various ordinances of
which he, is the author He had list
of those measures that he declared had
been held up long enough. He init
mated that some one was trifling with
him and demanded that the proposed
laws be brought forth from the seclu-
sion of the committee rooms. Pa
tiently each COMMITTEES chairman ex-
planned the status of the Roemer or
dinances while the Alderman listened.
Fire Escape Ordinance.
When Mr.. Roemer was through
catechising the committeeman Alder
man, Holloway arose and with lamb
like expression announced that he, too,
was the author of an ordinance that
had fingered around the desk of the
Fire Committee long enough. He de-
manded of the Chairman of that Com
mittee. Mr.. Sullivan, to know what had
become of his ordinance requiring all
owners of three story buildings within
the fire limits to provide them with
fire escapes.
Just as though the trap for Mr..
Roemer had not been set, Mr.. Sulli-
van explained that he had made sew
eral efforts to report the fire escape
ordinance but that Mr.. Roemer would
not let him report it.
THE gentleman (Mr. Roemer) owns
a three story building" said Mr.. Sui
livan and he begged me not to re-
port that ordinance. I did it for him"
This turned the laugh on Mr.. Roe
mer, who retorted holly that he was
willing to sign report on the ordi-
nance then and there. But the ordi-
nance was not reported.
called tho
Council to order at o'clock, Aldermen
Foster, Griffith. Holloway, Jones. Ryan,
Strauss, Sullivan, TAFT, Tyson, A. l..
and Tyson, ]. c.. were present.
A communication was read from Re-
corder Baber that r. r. Pettus had
been convicted twice this year for SELL
ing liquor on Sunday. The first convic-
ton was on January 49, and the sec
ond on September II. Mr.. Pettus has
appealed the cases
Reports of Committees.
The Committees on Finance reported
favorably on an ordinance to appropri-
ate 81 500 to pay for lot on Hoicombc
Street for the purpose of extending
South Street. Adopted
The Committee on Streets reported
pr otest from citizens of Clayton Street
against paving that street from Hol-
combe to Goldthwaite Streets, with a
recommendation that II be received and
filed This course was pursued.
The Committee on Police reported
favorably on applications for liquor
licences from Joe Warner, at 3o1
Houston Street: John Yung, &c North
Court street: Helm e Co, 119 Houston
Street; Charles Brady, ia Mont gome"y
Street; Joseph Letter. 700 South Deca-
tur Street; c. ]. Strobile. 701 Jefferso
street; A. Heilpern & Co. Hickey Hotel
Co. C. f. Falkenberry, corner jefferson
Davis Avenue and Holt Street; c. b. II,
Glass 374 jefferson Davis Avenue; ]. II.
Baker. 1oS and no Monroe Street; A
Cassimus. 294 Jefferson Davis Avenue;
IT, H. Cannon. corner Bibb and Lee
streets: Tillery & Sears, Mill Street AMI
Mobile Road. H r. Burkhardt, 430
Re1l street. and T. w. Smith, corner Mo
bile and Mill Streets. The licenses
were granted
Tho Committee on Cemeteries sub
n,ittad written report urging that thu
Council take steps to provide a ne"
cemetery.
The committee on Sanitation sub
mitted a favorable report on the eX
tension of the sanitary sewerage sys-
tenn from the West End School to the
Monteouerv Cotton Mills. Adopted.
The Joint Committee on Franchises
and privileges and Electrical Control
renorted favorably an ordinance grant
ing a franchise to the American Dis
trict Telegraph Company. Adopted,
Roemer Wants to Know.
Alderman Roemer. at this juncture,