The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-20
Alderman Gray Introduces Res
OIutiOn to Require COnpa-
ny to Issue Them,
WARD WANTS TO ACT
ON TELEPHONE RATES
Alderman Ward Says His Committee
Is Seeking Information on the
Question and Is Not Yet
Ready to Report.

The transfer question Unexpectedly
came up at the meeting of the city coun-
ell last night, when a committee from the
Commercial club went before the board
and urged that the body take action to-
wards compelling the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company to grant
transfers on all of its lines. A resolution
was introduced to the effect that the coun-
ell require the company to live up to its
contract with the city. It was referred
to the judiciary committee, and will
doubtless be reported on at the next meet
ing.
Alderman H. B. Gray introduced the
resolution which is as follows:
ut is the sense of this board that the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company be required under it's contract,
to furnish transfers from any one line
to any other one line within the cent
limit. when asked for by any passenger.
and the mayor and city attorney be in
structed to enforce said contract" It
was referred to the judiciary committee.
The transfer came up before the council
when the members of a committee from
the Commercial club were granted the
privilege of the floor and the chairman,
G. H. Estes, addressed the body. The
committee was composed of G. H. Estes,
r. M. Jackson and ]. H. Johnson. Mr..
Estes spoke for ten minutes on the trans
fer question, urging the council to take
some action in reference to It, and to
make the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company live up to Its con-
tract with the city Mr.. Estes said in
part:
Mr.. Estes Talks.
eve are here from the Commercial
club to ask you to make the I'irming-
ham, Railway, Light and Power company
carry out its contract with the city in re-
ference to transfers. We do not oppose
corporations, and while we feel the neces-
sity for street cars, yet the city is as
necessary to street car companies as the
companies are to the city. Cities were
build before railroads were thought of;
street cars are luxury of the Twentieth
century
Some time ago the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company made
contract with the city, in which 1t
gers paying a cash fare of cents, in
the cents limit. A man living on the
loop line, for instance, wants to go to
Avondale. If he accidently gets on a
Twentieth street loop car he is refused
a transfer And so with many of the
lines in the city.
1.-THE company has a monopoly of street
car traffic, and have letter from the
president of the company in which he
practically admits that such is the case.
The president in a recent interview said
that the company was living up to It's
contract and giving transfers similar to
other cities. That has nothing to do with
the question. Nashville has company
which pays the city 26 per cent Of the
gross earnings, and in addition gave the
city a park valued at $125,O00.
''I. as chairman of the Commercial club
committee ask you that the car company
be required to live up to its contract"
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Estes re-
marks Alderman Gray presented the fore
going resolution.
May Increase Judges Salary.
The city council may increase the salary
of the Judge of the police court from $l25
to 5000 month. At the meeting of the
board last night a resolution to this
effect was introduced by Alderman Lin
nehan. and it was referred to the finance
committee.
There were present at the meeting AL
dermen Linnehan Ward, Kerr j. II. Cope
land, D. r. Copeland, Gum, Altman.
Graham, Heidi, Thach. Gray, Jones,
Stockmar and Harrington.
Mayor Drennen was in his office, but
did not feel strong enough to preside
over the meeting, and was not present at
the session.
Irpon motion of Alderman Gray Alder
man Altman was elected to preside, and
he took the chair.
Alderman Kerr of the finance commit
tee recommended the paymen, or a large
number of accounts, and they were or
dered paid.
Mule Is Shot.
A communication from the chief of
police was read, In which he stated that
he had received complaint from G. c.
Fleming that a mule owned by him had
been shot on Eighteenth street and First
avenue on the afternoon of the 18th,
when three policemen shot at a negro
who was trying to escape from the Of
ficers One of the bullets, II IS claimed,
hit the mule, and Mr.. Fleming asked to
be remembered. The consul passed
resolution to give Mr.. Fleming SIPS, the
city to take the wounded NIUE.
The assessments on the work of grad
ing macadamizing and curbing on
Twelfth avenue from Huntsville avenue