The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-02
Traction Company De- layed Moving Them. MAYORS ACTION ENDS
 A LONG CONTROVERSY Company Had Been Ordered to
 Lawrence Street. Mayor said Paving Contract Had Been Let and the Car Tracks Were Delaying the worh--Gen-
 eraI Manager Rasiand
 Makes Statement. sss

With Mayor W. M. Teague person ally superintending the job force of hands working for the city of Mont gomery ripped up the street car tracks of the Montgomery Traction Company on South Perry Street yesterday. The action of the city was a culmination of the trouble and controversy between the city and the Traction Company over these tracks, a controversy which has continued for more than two years.
 The Traction Company was directed by an ordinance of the city to move its tracks from South Perry Street to Lawrence Street. When the tracks were originally laid Lawrence Street was not opened from Winnie Street to Fielder Street. Lawrence Street was opened last winter. the work having taken nearly year.
 Since the tracks of the South Perry Street line were laid they have run along Lawrence Street until they reach ed Winnie, when they curved up Win nie to South Perry. They ran along South Perry to Fielder, distance of about five city blocks. The City Coun- oil passed an ordinance directing the car company to tear up it's Perry Street tracks and lay them on South Law renee Street, which is block to the east.
 This was done in accordance with the wislEesE of a number of the resi-. dents of that first class residential dis trict. of the city in South Montsom- cry. South Perry: Street is recognized as the first residence street of the city. Property owners and citizens in that portion of Montgomery have been anx- ious to make the street a boulevard and a driveway unaffected by car tracks. This was the prime reason for the removal of the tracks. a
 1A Aaww about removing the tracks, That can not be denied. In. the meantime the citizens of South .Montgomery and of Perry Street have now and then taken a leeislRtive shot at. the company through the Council It has been fruitful subject for discussion in the Council. A debate could be sprung on the removal of the Ferry Street car tracks when everything else failed.
 But the quick action. of the. Mayor yesterday was entirely unexpected. When the South Montgomery citizen went over to catch a Perry Street car he found a force of hands industri- ously at. work ripping up. the tracks. If he was there at the proper time he saw Mayor W. M. Teague and City Engineer A. R. Gilchrist directing the work. Ina cara srau aS sfar is Finley Avenue, but no farther. General Man ager W. H. Raglahd: was naturally surprised. In esstatement he gave out in reference the matter he said that he understood that the company had been given some time of grace to move the tracks In fact he said he under stood that the Council would again take up the matter at their last meet ing. It is suspected that the action of the Mayor was hurried by the belief of the South Montgomery citizens that the Council might decide to give the com paYy further time about the tracks. z
 ,But~wiaen the Council met last night the car tracks had been torn up on Perry Street between Finley Avenue and Fielder Street. 3
 And, the Court Street and Cloverdaie lines did "a rushing business in the sup.g