The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-17
WANT TO FORM
 A NEW CITY Capitol Heights Citizens
 File Petition. THEY WANT TO INCORPORATE They Have Compiled With the Pro- vision of the New Code and the Matter is Now Before the
 Probate Judge.
THEY WANT TO INCORPORATE

Because 1t Is growing and thriving because 1t needs attention to It's streets that 1t does not get--because there is no police protection. just now--because 1t has no school of its own-and be- cause it is getting big enough to walk alone, the citizens of Capitol Heights wish to incorporate the settlement as a municipality with a Mayor and Coun ell of it's own, and steps are being taken now to carry. the plan through.
 Under the new municipal code, 1t Is believed this can be done and for two or three days M. M. Tresslar, one of the "early settlers" has been carrying petition with him and showing it to his fellow-soon-to-be townsmen on the cars as they go and come from work in the morning and evening. The plan has taken well with the other residents of the pretty suburb and as soon as the petition Is shown, a new name is added to it.
 The new municipal code says that when twenty-five qualified electors, speaking for 0 population of not less than 100 residents of a given section, petition the Probate Judge of the coun- ty to allow them to form a municipal ity in new terrItory--that Is, a tract not hitherto Incorporated. the Judge must order an election. and if the people vote to have town of their own, they are to have 1t.
 Massey Wilson, c. W. Hopkins J. D. Rhodes and J. 5. Pinckard, the promot- CTS of the Capitol Heights settlement. are said by Mir. Tresslar to be in favor of the plan, and so far not a dissent ing voice has been heard. MT. Tress- lar Is enthusiastic about 1t, and is working for all he is worth to carry the plan through.
 We want, above all tn ings." he said yesterday, "a school house; that is the first item; and we want the streets kept clean of weeds and other dirt; we want a scavenger cart to attend to this work, and other matters, and--we are going to have 1t. The matter of our municipal politics is a side issue. Of course we will elect our best men, but what we are driving at is improve ments, and they are going to be made, and kept up. Another plan we have is to employ the Memphis Shade Tree Company, which Is to set out the trees on the property of the South Perry Street extension. to plant trees for us. too. and we have already made tenta- tive arrangements toward this end.
 When we get through with Capitol Heights, the place will be the prettiest In or about Montgomery. Of course. Lee Place will be taken into the cor porate limits, and M. B. Houghton of Morning View has said that the people of his community want to come into the new town.
 We will make Montgomery hustle to keep up with us before we are through. for Capitol Heights is going to be the garden spot of Montgomery County"
 Other residents of the section when Seen yesterday were as enthusiastic about it as Mr. Tresslar and already the petition has a goodly number of influential names on 1t.
 The petition is as follows the de- scription of the settlement being omitted:
 To Hon. John B. Gaston, Judge of
 Probate of Montgomery County:
 The undersigned respectfully show:
 1. That they constitute more than twenty-five qualified electors, and re- side within the limits of the territory herein defined, in Montgomery County, Ala.
 9. The territory described is an in- corporated community. which has a population of not less than 100.
 B. The inhabitants of said community desire to become organized as a muni- cfpal corporation, and to be known by the incorporate name of Capitol Heights, and hereby apply to youE honor for an order of incorporation.
 4. The boundaries of the proposed