The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
RACE MEASURE
 Is ADOPTED Council Approves Ryan
 Suggestions. CERTAIN SEATS RESERVED Difficulty Over Jim Crow" Ordi- nance Terminated. Extension of Monroe Avenue to com- merce Street is Referred to
 Committee of Eesi Es-
 tate Dealers.

The City Council in regular session last night resolved that the separation of white persons from negroes In tne street cars should be accomplished oy reserving four seats in the front oi the car for whites, and as many seats n the rear for negroes; with the fur ther provision that when these seats areflIed, each race Is to occupy the places nearest the benches reserved for it.
 The proposition to extend Monroe Avenue through to Commerce Street will be referred for consideration 70 committee of real estate men.
 Those present at the meeting last night were President Gunter, Aldermen Foster, Hudson, Jones, Lobman, Roe mer, Strauss, Sullivan, Tait, A. L.. Ty- son J. c. Tyson and Ryan.
 The segregation of the races on the street cars was settled by the adop- ton of an ordinance reported by the committees on Privileges and Fran chises and Electrical Control, and em- bodying what are known as the Ryan Suggestions :" The ordinance affords a certain degree of discretion to the con- ductors of the cars operated by the Montgomery Traction Company. and conductors and motormen are vested with police authority to enforce the ordinance on the cars which they con troi.
 TWO whole benches are to be re- served in the forward part of each car for white passengers. and when these are filled other white persons becoming passengers are to have seats on the benches next those reserved. Tn the same manner. negroes are to have re- served seats in the rear of the cars. and when their appropriate benches are filled they are to take the seats nearest.
 vryhn. AA~ ~un,ha~ aP nArao1~ oP Affh- . CT or both races Is so large as to crowd the car, the conductors will assign seats at their discretion.
 Amend Air Brake Measure.
 Another ordinance was adopted. amending former ordinance requir- ing the. equipment of street cars with air brakes so that It now affects only double truck cars.
 Later in the session Alderman Fos- ter introduced a resolution empower ing the Mayor to engage disinterest- ed person, expert in electrical traction, to examine/i into the condition of the Montgomery Traction Company's 8 Montgomery. Alderman J. s. Tyson ob- jected on the ground that no expert was needed to know that the lines were not In good condition, and that 1t was therefore unwise to spend the peoples money. Alderman Ryan said
 
 Committees on Franchises and Privi- leges and Electrical Control had been suhfcient.
 The resolution was lost.
 The fruit vendors license was laid away indefinitely last night After much discussion Alderman Roemer said the Council had been troubled with it for four years. and Alderman Sullivan said the downtown merchants were trying to run the vendors away to the suburban merchants. an ordinance to regulate the matter was laid upon the table.
 The extension of Monroe Street to Commerce Street was brought to the attention of the c0uncil by the fol- lowing report:
 Your Committee on Finance and Streets reports favorably on the with in resolution and recommend that the committee of real estate agents be re- quested to ascertain as soon a5 possi- ble how much money they can raise toward purchasing property that is needed to extend Monroe avenue, and also ascertain the cost of property that is needed to continue Monroe avenue to Commerce street, and said real es- tate committee to report back to your Committee on Finance and Streets"
 The report was signed by the entire