The age-herald., 1902-02-07
THE NEW STREET CAR LINE.
An interesting. Letter Concerning
 Street Franchises.

To the Citizens of Birmingham:
 In behalf of myself and associates, the undersigned begs to call your attention to our application for certain franchises and rights of way in the City of Bir- mingham. A certified check, as per the requirements of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, will be deposited with the Mayor as evidence of good faith on our part. This check thus deposited will be forfeited provided myself and associates fail to carry out in good faith all that may be required of us by the city.
 It will be the purpose of our com pany to build and operate first class lines with first class, modern ana up- to-date equipment and cars, running cars with such schedules and in such numbers as will give the travelling public hrst class service. We will, owing to the con necting lines from Blossburg, Brook side. Adamsville and intermediate mining towns, be able to bring new business to the city. in addition to that furnished bv our lines to Pratt City, Ensley, Wy lam. Woodward, Brighton and Bessemer. If will not be our purpose to make war on any other car companies, but to try and serve the public in the most accept able manner and at the lowest possible rates
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company is also applying Tor cer- tain franchises on 3rd avenue and 9th ana 10th streets, which. if granted to them, will practically operate as a shut-out or our system or of any other new ana m dependent roads. Under the contract which the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company has with the city the use of their tracks by other com nanies is restricted to three blocks This company already has 1st, End, 4th 9th, mart of 7th and Sth avenues; 17th, 18th. 18th, 2Oth, Fist, parts of 22nd. 23rd and or 24th streets Your attention is earnestly called to the fact that if 3rd avenue is now suffered to pass under the control and operation of the Birmingham Rail- way Light and Power Company It Will be practically impossible for any other comparative line to be built into Birming- ham.
 It is the purpose of our application to bring our system of roads from Ensley and Pratt City along 3rd avenue from the western part of the city to 2lst street. from there turn south on the present tracks of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power Company to End avenue; ;thence on End avenue to 2Oth street; thence on 20th street north to 3rd avenue, turning to the left and west or 3rd avenue thus making loop. The sys- tenn of roads on 22nd street will come down 22nd street from 11th avenue to 3Td avenue and turn west on 3rd avenue, passing the courthouse, down to Fist street. connecting with the present tracks of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company, and will make the same loop, turning east from goth street into 3rd avenue and requesting in front of the courthouse.
 You are earnestly asked to consider whether or not you think it advisable to have independent and well handled competitive systems of roads in Bir mingham. If you do. we beg that you will speak-and speak promptly-to the Al dermen of your ward and ask them to disallow the application of the Birming- ham Railway. Light and Power Com pany, which will come up for final ac- tion toright at a special called meeting. If you favor competition, please let us ask that you will plainly and promptly speak out and make your wishes known.
 Very respectfully,
 "'s J. R. ADAMS.