The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-04
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ter active in the work of enlargink s4ie limits of Montgomery. We find him at the capitol urging the members of the Legislature to pass the bill provid- ing for Greater Montgomery. The limits were extended. and who Is here, and who in the City of Montgomery will say that was a mistake7 and that is part of Mir. Gunter's record. (Ap- plausel. And gentlemen. when the City of Montgomery extended. Its limits. and brought in its new territory, where many of you reside. what did 1t find? school house at West End. dis- grace of the community; a mere cot tage in South Montgomery. and the same at Highland Park. serving as mains in this territory. no sanitary sewers; the streets were in a most wretched condition. without lights, and without bridges. 1t was the duty of Montgomery to relieve this condition. You cannot accomplish anything with out spending money. and what was the policy of Mir. Gunter? Why. gentle men of the Jury-why. gentlemen of this meeting. Uaughter)-- We'll, you are jury. you are to pass upon the merits in a fair and judicial way of the two candidates running for Mayor What was the policy of Mir. Gunter? Was that policy to permit the little house at West End or that house In Highland Park or the inadequate little cottage in South Montgomery to con tinue as school house for the children of these respective districts? Was that policy to withhold from these people lights. city water. sanitary sewers. and fire stations? Mir. Gunter rose to the task that was before him and before the people of Montgomery He was the first man to speak for the beautiful school house that we now have at West End, and the fine school structures at Highland Park and in South Montgom- cry. Would not that alone be suf- ficient to command MT. Gunter to you for Mayor. the Mayor of the Greater City, the growing and developing city? Mir. Gunter did not stop there: he favored the extension of the water mains into the new territory Some urged that thjs would cost too much money. but he maintained that the outlay>of money would In the end be wise economy, Mr Gunter was large ly instrumental in accomplishing this work. and is there a single citizen in this entire city who now condemns this act2 He then insisted that those people should have sanitary sewers. that, they had as much right to have their health protected as those of us who live in~the down town district (Applause). And is there man here. or any man in the whole city, who can say that policy was wrong? Not con tent with this, Mir. Gunter said that the streets in that part of the city ought to be improved. and that other streets ought to be opened and strengthened. When I was a member of the Council, remember well that Mr. Gunter was very anxious to have another street besides Bell Street opened up so as to give West End two avenues to approach the city instead of one. Do the people wish to say that the servant who has served them. who has been faithful and loyal to their interests should be condemned? If they wish to express an entire lack of appreciation for all this, let them go to the ballot box and vote for Mir. Cutters opponent
 And now. gentlemen. those are some of the things Mir. Gunter stood for in the Council. Those are some of the things thet the minutes. of the City Council will disclose. and whAn they disclose them, they erect to Mir. Gun ter a monument that can never be torn down. (Applause.) Gentlemen, think 1t was not q mistake or a bad invest ment for the city to do it's share In developing the suburbs. l think the city of Montgomery made no mistake when it built the school houses at West End. Highland Park and South Montgomery: that 1t made no mistake when 1t extended it's water system to those places: that it made no mistake in installing sanitary sewers or open ing new streets, and building culverts over ditches in the new territory; that 1t made no mistake in taking Genetta Ditch out of South Court Street; that it made no mistake in erecting fire sta- tions at Highland Park, West End and North MontEomery.
 Mir. Gunter Is the man above all oth- CTS who live in the city of Montgom- cry who is responsible for these things.