The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-04

gard to trouble with meters during Mr.
Miners statements.
Some Uncertainties.
John w. Tomlinson. attorney for the
Board of Trade, called attention to some
uncertainties in the proposed new con-
tract. He said that in one place the re-
port said, referring to private dwellings:
"A1l in excess of these quantities are to
be charged for according to said sched-
ule," and in another place, just before
said schedule is set out, the report says:
For all purposes other than for private
residences the charges shall be by meter
measurement according to the following
tariff of rates" Then the schedule is set
out. In the latter quotations private
dwellings are excepted from the schedule
Mr.. Tomlinson said: THE report is I'M
certain In another particular regarding
meter rent, In one place it saying Meters
for this purpose are to be put in and
maintained by the water company with
out cost to the consumer. 1t is to be no.
ticed that nothing is said about not
charging rent. Under this provision the
meters could be put In and maintained
without cost to the consumer, yet the
consumer is charged meter rent under
any provision in the present contract,
which says: The company shall have
right to charge for meter rental, and
then sets out what rental charges can be
made"
The rates refer to pipes above certain
size.
Several of the members present spoke
on city ownership, among them being
w. B. Dickerson, ]. NJ. Dewberry and
President Collins. They hold that this is
the only solution of the question which
will give the people justice.
Street Car Tickets.
]. H. McCary, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed at the last meeting to
call on Robert Jemison, president of the
Birmingham Railway. Light and Power
company and request him to resume the
sale of 81 books, reported that Mr.. Jemi-
son received the committee courteously
and explained that 1t would be impossible
for the company to give both transfers
and tickets. Mr.. Dewberry stated that
in his opinion the company would much
prefer to give tickets, as this caused
many people to ride, and that officers of
the company had stated to him that
many tickets never came back, being
lost or destroyed. He said this greatly
increased the proceeds of the company,
as he believed that the amount received
from the people who would ride IL there
were tickets was larger than the loss of
= 70, ha nv Gnf
by selling tickets. He further said that
he believed it would be profitable for the
company to again commence Issuing
these tickets, and that they would ulti-
mately do so.
License Schedule.
Mr.. Cooper, of the Cooper Furniture
company made a motion that a commit
tee of seven be appointed to look into
the license schedule for next year and
see II more reasonable rates could not be
made for the merchants, and the bur-
den of the taxes be laid on the large
corporations which have received so
much from the city for nothing. 1t was
stated that the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company did not pay
taxes in proportion to the investment.
and that considering that 1t was given
it's franchises free. they should pay the
city something back in the shape OF
taxes. The motion was carried and Pres
ident Collins appointed Mr. Cooper, E.
Lesser. j. H. McCary. John w. ONeil,
C. Blach, ]. M. Dewberry and Oliver
Chalifoux on the committee, Mr.. Dew
berry being the chairman.