The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-18
THE PASSING THRonc
CycIosetcrs Needed.

Cyclometeru Needed.
 "Whizzzi-f-i-tTs
 The usually calm and serene citizen ear racing down hill just grazed him as 1t skidded around the corner. The usu- ally calm and serene citizen stepped up on the sidewalk. mopped his fore. rubbed the end of a cigar against the telegraph pole. flushed and swapped the position of the cigar and match, lighted the, tobacco. took another deep breath, and using the cigar like a baton, spoke:
 Domethtng should be son about It, be said. flushed vividly and changed his utterance to. Something should be done
 These motorists are as much nuis- ance here as anywhere else. l don't see why they are not arrested and punished for exceeding the speed limit, as they Council furSish % ths SGss bieycle h0t policemen en with cyciometers7 The policemen can do nothing unless they have the eyi- dence of the speed measurer. don't be- lieve the bicycle men of the police de- on their machines. and the bicycle cops of the metropolitan police forces were created as result of the advent of the motor car. What's the use of our hav- mental reason for their department of the city police work is neglected by the Police Board and the City Council? The of the automobiles, and if they make an arrest under such circumstances the word of the driver of the car is as good as theirs in the. eyes of the law. Well guess things will run on this way until from the utter disregard of the speed regulations some one gets killed or seriously injured and then the authorities will order the cyclometers
 When they do, 1t will be a good source of revenue for the city. several well placed and sizable fines would help the city coffers and the fine from one men with cyclometers all around. Strikes me 1t would be a good invest
 Then the calm citizen. back in his normal state, walked away. but when he reached crossings he would look carefully up and down the streets be- fore venturing across
 Store Left Open.
 "Carefulness and thoroughness are virtues that when found in clerk are incalculable," said a policeman with a night beat Sunday morning during expect them to be so when their em. ployers arc not at all watehful of what is going On about them.
 "I have reference to the fact that certain retail store on Dexter Avenue was left open on Saturday night by the proprietor of the establishment. and had 1t not been for the discovery by have remained open all the rest of the night at the mercy of providers.
 The officer who discovered that the establishment was open endeavored to reach tho proprietor over the phone. but discovered much to his amazement that the owner had no telephone. There was nothing to do but station an off, cer in froat of the place all night, or send a man out for the proprietor at g o'clock in the morning, roust him ont of bed on a cold night, and get him to come down town and lock up.
 "The stationing of the man in front of the store was out of the question. and the proprietor had to come down town at the summons of the officer sent
 His Is not the. only case but it is the first case in several months" said the officer.
 Local Menagerie.
 "Yes." said the man who is fond Of animals yesterday, it Is true that Montgomery has no geological garden, nor Is there any little menagerie, ana into winter quarters here for a long time. In spite of the available build ings at the fair grounds and the won derful climate, but for all that the citizens are interested in rare animals |
 GO down Dexter avenue and when Court Square is reached turn to the right and look up. There against the blue vault of Heaven, siihonetteo heads of great ferocious lions. they are too far up on the First National Bank building to be able to hurt any one, but they are there. march back as far us Lawrence street. Turn again to the right and LOOK up. | There, as the poet said, He chaps me crag with hooked hands, close to the l- with azure world he stands An eagle, no. two of them. Uncle Sans birds, life sized and ominous.
 Now the menagerie is almost com pIete. Turn around again. walk back down Dexter avenue to Perry street down Perry to Monroe and look up. Here we have more homely beasts. but far more useful The sacred OK Is en- | shrined fornist the city han. beside him the heads of two rams glare bale fully at the street, and to show that there is also game meat to be had be- meath the city hall as well as the nut ton of the Egyptians and the roast beef of old England; proud antlered, the heads of two bucks are held daintily aloof from the other 'critter beasts that really when one comes to think of it a menagerie is unnecessary"
 Hard Fight
 Very much pleased with their Vic- | tory over the Bessemer boys. the bas- ket ball team of Auburn College pass ed through Montgomery Sunday after noon on their way home. They say the game with Bessemer was one of the fastest they have played this sea son and although they won, they had to fight hard to do it.
 Alderman Ira H. Virgin is away from the city on e business trip and | will probably be gone ten days.
 
 Alderman Charles F. Moritz, who | has been visiting cities of the North | for the past three weeks. is expected | home this week.
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