The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-07

stems toward the enforcement of this
law upon failure on your part to COM
ply herewith.
II would suggest that you submit
the fender you propose to adopt to the
City Council, for inspection.
yours very truly,
"W. NJ league.
Mayor"
In replying to the notice given the
company to install proper tenders on
it's cars, the company said:
Hon w NJ. league, Mayor. Montgom-
cry Ala.
Dear Sir:-Yours of this date. ad
dressed to Mr.. w. H. Ragland, General
Manager of the Montgomery Traction
Company. duly received, and in his alb
sence l will reply to same.
Section ITO of the City Code, re-
ferered to by you, reads as follows
Amy person, firm, or corporation
who shall operate any street car, cleo
trio car, or trolley car upon any street,
avenue or public place of the city or
its police jurisdiction. without the same
being equipped with a safety guard
or fender of the most approved pat
tern, and to be approved, and to be
kept in continued and continuous
good order. so that it can be success
fully operated at all times, shall, upon
conviction, be fined not less than one
nor more than one hundred dollars for
each day this section is violated.
"All of the cars of this company are
equipped with a safety guard, which
has the approval of practically all of
the best regulated street railways
throughout the country and is such as
is put on cars by all first-class car
manufacturers. A number of tenders
have been invented and put on the
market within the past few years. and
the various street railways have found
by experience that they are not prac
teal, especially that class of tenders
which extend out in front of the cars,
and have abandoned them. The long
sweep of the tenders at curves. as well
as their failure to catch and hold the
bodies OF persons with whom they come
in contact, are generally ceputed to
cause more injuries than they prevent.
by wording of the section, how
ever it seems that the guard or fender
to be used by this company is to be
approved by some one, presumably the
City Council. Mayor or other city Of
fetal. You will remember that in
communication addressed TO the City
Council by this company some months
ago, the Council was asked either to
approve the fender now in use by the
company. or to adopt some other. The
company still holds itself In readiness
to comply with the wishes of the City
Government in the matter, and Will
Immediately purchase and install any
fender that the city may see fit to ap-
prove. Under the circumstances, we do
not think we could do more.
There are some fender manufactur-
ers who are still in business that high
w recommend their equipment and
make great claims for them. and we
will be glad to furnish you their names
and all information we have concern
ing these various tenders, and if, in
vour Judgment. you should conclude,
after a fun investigation, that any of
them should he adopted by this com
many. we will gladly comply with your
wishes in the matter.
VERY respectfully,
montgomery Traction Co,
by f 3. Register,
Superintendent"
On motion of Alderman sullivan, the
Council received and filed the execu-
ives communication and the accom-
panying correspondence, after they had
been read.
Later in the session, Alderman Sui
Ivan offered a resolution directing the
Nayor to report to the Council why the
fender ordinance is not enforced. The
measure was adopted without debate.
The same alderman later introduced
An ordinance making IL unlawful for
any motorman or conductor to eat his
meal on a street car and fixing the
penaltv at a fine Of from 81 to 800
The ordinance went to the committee
on franchises and privileges