The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-05
MORE STREET CAR
FRANCHISES WANTED
New Company Asks for Right to Build an
Electric Birmingham Railway&
Electric Company Want Extensions

The surprise of last nights council meet
ing was the introduction of a petition signed
by Messrs. A. o. Lane, Ross c. Smith, r..
C. Redus, George S. O'Bear, Jr., and B. NJ.
Allen asking for franchises FOR a new cleo
trio street railway system.
The first intimation of the existence of
a movement for the construction mainte-
nance and operation of new rival street
railway system came when a petition and
an ordinance for same Were read.
The petition asks for franchises through
out the principal business and residence dis
tricts of the city. The petitioners propose
to construct, maintain and operate a first
class modern and thoroughly up-to-date
street railway system.
The petition is as follows:
TIC the Honorable Board of Mayor and AL
dermen of Birmingham:
Your petitioners, A. o. Lane, Ross c.
Smith, r. c. Redus, George 8. O'Bear, Jr.,
and b. NJ. Allen, respectfully petition your
honorable body to grant them and their
assigns the privilege and franchise for the
building, equipment and operation of an
electric street railway over, upon and along
the following streets and avenues of the
city of Birmingham, Ala, to-wit:
Beginning at point on Twenty-frst
street, opposite First alley, thence out
"Shly 81 SlleeI over anu along the
bridge in a southern direction to Avenue
III, thence easterly on Avenue Fl to TWEEN
ty-second street, thence southerly on Twen-
ty-second street to Sycamore street, thence
in southeasterly direction on Sycamore
street to Maiden Lane, thence southerly
on Maiden Lane to Mulberry street, some
times called Arlington avenue, thence along
Maiden Lane to city limits. Also from the
center of Twenty-irst street and First av-
enue in an easterly direction along First
avenue to Twenty second street, thence in
a northerly direction along Twenty-second
street to Fourth avenue, thence westerly
on Fourth avenue to Eighteenth street,
thence northerly on Eighteenth street to
Sixth avenue, thence westerly along Sixth
avenue to Sixteenth street, thence north
erly along Sixteenth street to Ware street,
thence eastery along Ware street to Allen
street, thence northerly on Allen street to
Fourteenth avenue, thence easteriy on
Fourteenth avenue to the intersection of
Fourteenth avenue with Bellville and Hen
ry streets, thence easterly along what
would be Fourteenth avenue If extended to
its intersection with Huntsville avenue,
thence in a southerly direction on Hunts
vile avenue to Twentieth street, thence
souther1y on Twentieth street to Eleventh
avenue, thence easterly on Eleventh av-
enue to Twenty-irst street, thence south
erly along Twenty-first street TO Seventh
avenue, thence easterly on Seventh avenue
to TweDty-Second street, thence southerly
on Twenty-second street to Fourth avenue.
Also beginning at Twenty-first street and
Avenue Fl, thence west over Avenue III to
Seventeenth street, thence southerly on
Seventeenth street to Thirteenth avenue,
thence easterly on Thirteenth avenue to
Nineteenth street, thence in a southerly d.
rection on Nineteenth street to Fifteenth
avenue, thence easterly on Fifteenth ave-
nue. to city limits.
Your petitioners respectfully ask your
honorable body to grant them six months
within which to begin work on said car line
and six months from such beginning to
complete one-half of said car lines, have in
operation thereon frst-class system of
electric railway. and six months from such
completion to finish and put in operation
the whole system.
1t is the purpose OF your petitioners to
construct said lines in frst-class
manner, both to ma terial and workman
ship and to equip the same with the most
approved cars used, and to give the city
of Birmingham thorough system of pas
senger Transportation over and along the
streets and avenues hereinbefore named,
and to charge for such transportation not
exceeding cents trip continuous travel.
Little of the plans and intentions of this
new scheme is known and no one could
be found last night who would give out
anything for publication.
An ordinance petition was introduced ask
ing that the Birmingham Railway and
Electric company be allowed to make GER
tain extensions. as follows:
From Eighth avenue and Thirteenth
street westerly to the city limits, and from
Fourth avenue to Third avenue Seven
teenth street with the right TO connect
there with its present line. and along Third
avenue to Twenty-6rst street, there to con-
meet with any of Its lines.
An ordinance for the Green and Owens
line was also introduced and was, together
with the Birmingham Railway and Elec-
trio and the new system ordinance, referred
to the judiciary committee, with instruc-
tons to report on same at the next regular
meeting.