The age-herald., 1902-02-21
Old company's Franchise.

l From Inelf present. udCk5 Oh l HNnly- fourth street along Twelfth avenue north, to the eastern limits of the city From Third avenue and Tenth street 1 along Third avenue to Seventeenth street to connect with their present tarck. From Third avenue along Eleventh street to 3 point near Fifth avenue. From Fourth avenue along Tenth street to a point near Fifth avenue. Along Fourth avenue to Ninth street, thence on Ninth street to track on Third avenue. On Avenue B be. tween Twentieth and Twenty-second streets, and to extend track two blocks on Joy street.
 The company Is to pay $1OO block to within six months and finished within one year. The franchise is to last thirty years.
 Alderman Linnehan moved that the franchise do not take effect until the company agree to put on five-cent fare to Ensley. This was tabled, as was aH amendment of Alderman Ward to strike out that portion of the ordinance granting the right to lay tracks on Avenue B.
 An ordinance was also reported author izing the Mayor to execute a franchise contract with J. R. Adams and associates to lay tracks on the following streets, on the same conditions as the ordinance granting the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company to lay tracks, but with the proviso that nothing In this or dinance should interfere with any right of the present company:
 New Company's Franchise.
 Commencing on Second avenue at Sew enth street thence along Second avenue to Eighteenth street, along Eighteenth street to First avenue and along First avenue to Seventeenth street and along Seventhteenth street to Second avenue, making loop.
 Also at First avenue and Eighteenth street Up First avenue to Twenty-third street, then down Twenty-third street to Second avenue and back to starting point
 Also from Second avenue and Ninth street to Fourth avenue.
 Judge A. c. Howze addressed the board on behalf of the new company. He thought they ought to be allowed to enter the city untrammeled and without leav- ing the matter to the Birmingham Rail- way Light and Power Company, as he contended 1t would do if the clause in re- gard to not interfering with any of their rights was left in the ordinance.
 Alderman Gray moved to amend the ordinance so as to follow the terms of the present contract between tine city and the present street railway company, by providing that the new company could only use three consecutive blocks of the present company's track.
 In a discussion which followed between Judge Howze and Alderman Kerr the latter expressed 1t as his opinion that the three block clause in the contract with the present company was worthless from legal standpoint
 Judge Howze finally stated that his company could not accept the ordinance as reported with this clause in 1t in re- ference to the rights of the present com pany, and that they would prefer to have franchise granted from Second avenue to Eighteenth street and making a loop
  teenth and Eighteenth streets and First and Second avenues.
 The question was discussed by Aldermen Moore, Ward and J. R. Copeland and At torney w. A. Walker and John W. | O'Neill Alderman Linnehan sought to l add his five cent fare to Ensley' proviso | but this was tabled and the ordinance suggested by Judge Howze as being ac- ceptble was passed with an amendment offered by Alderman Gray providing that the franchise would be void if the line was not built to Ensley within five years.
 To Occupy Streets.
 The street committee of the board re- ported favorably a petition of T. c. l Thomp pson & Bro. who have the contract l for building the new office structure of l the Title Guarantee and Trust Company for the right to use certain portions of | Third avenue and Twenty-first street while the work was going on. The peti- l ton was granted.
 | Various curbing and macademizing or 1 dinances were introduced and the matter of compelling the Southern Railway Com- l pany to erect a bridge at Twelfth ave nue and Twenty-seventh street was dis 1 cussed and left to the mayor. It was decided to postpone the election of a night warden until the next meet ing and the chief of poloce was instructed to enforce the agreements of the railroads to provide certain lights at crossings. About the only thing during the en- tire evening that caused the slightest ripple of laughter was a petition of Com pany K, to be allowed to run skating rink in the new city hall. The petition was disallowed
 | The light committee reported favorably | on placing lights at the following points
 Third avenue and Seventh street, north Nineth avenue and Thirteenth street south; Fourteenth avenue and Fifteenth street. south; Morris avenue and Twen ty-second street; Fifth avenue and Thir teenth street north.
 Alderman Moore reported that nine per sons on Twenty-first street owning prop erty on the court house block had re fused to sign the agreement to hav asphalt laid In place of vitrified brick.
 It was decided that if the Board oi | A@ A=M