The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
COUNCIL ACTS ON CAR LINES
 -s--- Extension of Lawrence Street Granted. ALDERMEN GRANT REQUESTS Relay Tracks on 5. Lawrence from Jeff Davis to Finley.
 - And Thencs on Finley to g. Court AIons which to City Limits-Tax commissioner Jeb Is
 Created.
ALDERMEN GRANT REQUESTS

Every request made by the Street Car Company for the contemplated change in their tracks was granted oy the City Council at the specially calied meeting Thursday night.
 Tn tha absence of President of the Council 5unter, Alderman Ruth pre- sided, but he had not been informed what the Council was called together for, so after rapping the meeting 70, order, he asked that one of the gen tiemen present enlighten him on the purpose of the meeting.
 Search me" answered pae', Aloerlnan :. seidel; T have just arrived in town.
 The chair turned to Alderman Lowe: DO you know the purpose of the meet ing?' L sNo, sir; I'm an Episcopalian."
 Alderman Saul came to tho rescue of the distressing situation. Its about street cars l think-ain't it, Jones?'
 Aldermen Jones nodded.
 Alderman Moritz gamely filled the breech: T understand the meeting was called for the purpose of considering a franchise to permit the Montgomery Traction Company to extend it's prop erty through certain streets and also to change tracks from one street to another.
 Alderman Jones offered an ordinance tofbe read before the Council dealing with the matter. At It's conclusion, the clerk startedsto read an ordinance that had been previously passed, which the paper first read was a substitute for. Alderman Saul objected, saying that the reading of the substitute was all that was necessary.
 After an elegant legal preamble, the lsubstitute ordinance gets down to busi- ness and says:
 Ordinanee Substituted.
 Section i. Be it enacted by the City Council of Montgomery as follows: That the Montgomery Traction Com pany be, and is hereby directed to re- move it's tracks on East Jeff Dsxis Avenue, from Lawrence Street to Perry, and on Perry from East Jeff Davis Avenue to Fielder Street and relay the same on South Lawrence, Street from East Jef1 Davis Avenue to Finley Ave- nue, thence on Finley Avenue west to South Court Street, and thence south. along South Court Street to the city limits.
 ''Sec. 2 Be Nit further ordiined that the passage of this ordinance amend ing the ordinance of Feb. 8, 1908, Is In consideration of the agreement on the part of the said Montgomery Trac- tion Company to contribute as a part of the purchase price of the property needed for the extension of Finley Avenue from Perry to Court Street, the sum of s1.000. And the city agrees on it's part that when a deed to the property has been executed and doliv- cred to 1t conveying a right-of-way for said Finley Avenue between Perry and Court Streets it will, on It's part. and as a part of the consideration thereof, properly grade said Finley Avenue without cost to the abutting property owners, and deposit excess. earth therefrom on the lots just south of said Finley Avenue, and also agrees to remove the houses on said right -of- way to the adjoining property of Mrs. Clisby, and in the event the cost of removing said houses exceeds s25, the Montgomery Traction Company to pay excess and the City Council of Mont Eonnery agrees that the city will not within i've years. pave or curb the street or sidewalks at the expense of the Rbutting property owners on the said Finley Avenue between Perry and Court Streets without the consent of the abutting property owners.
 "Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that 7 this ordinance shall not go into effect unless accepted in writing by the said Montgomery Traction Company within the next five days after its approval. :"
 Alderman Saul moved to hear that ordinance only at the meeting and the report of the Committee on Fran chises and Privileges, which committee has reported favorably with the Street Committee on the cutting of a right of-way through the Clisby property fifty feet wide for the street cars
 Alderman Jones moved the adoption of the substitute ordinance for the original and was seconded by Alderman Saul.
 Alderman Thompson. catching the eye of the chairman, said that since the Councilmen had not received twenty four hours notice for the meeting, anything done would be illegal.
 "The call was issued by .the police late Wednesday night" he said, "and the special meeting convened at 7:30 o'clock Thursday night"
 Alderman Moritz said the council