The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-02

fanKements for institutinB It's transfer
system on September 20 In accordance
with its contract with the board Of mayor
and aldermen made in 1900. The full de-
tails of the plans are given In bulletin
order just issued, which Is as follows
Commencing September 20. 1902. at 5 a.
m. free transfers will be Issued to pas
sensers from one line OF the Birmingham
Railway. Light and Power company to
another intersecting line of the company
under the following conditions
l. transfer will not be issued to
passenger except upon the payment by
him OF a cash fare of at least cents.
2 A transfer will not be issued to any
point in the city or suburbs or received
as fare on any Inns te a point beyond
the scent fare limit of September 90
1900. This limit extends as far East
Thomas on the Ensley line, Fairview on
the Bessemer line and Powderly on tho
Powderly route to Bessemer
Continuous Trip.
g. A transfer will not be issued to an
other line or received on that line except
Tor the continuation of a trip in the same
general direction or at right angles to
that direction. A transfer will not be is
sued or received which win allow pas
Benger to come back on another line TO
the same general locality from which he
started, thus giving him round-trip ride
for one fare.
4 A transfer will not be received except
A. the place indicated on the transfer
ticket
g. A transfer will not be received except
on the date and before the expiration Of
The time indicated on the transfer ticket
Changed Every Day.
1t will be noted from these tickets that
they are to be changed each day. Con-
duetors will return unused transfers upon
the completion of their runs at night, and
take out new supply each morning.
The color Of all tickets will also be
changed at intervals to be determined
upon by the company, but each line will
have different color from any other.
Each line Of the company is provided
with a sperate ticket, although the gen
eral form remains the. same for all lines.
The following information is given on
the ticket:
1. Date: The day of the week, month
and year are printed in large type which
can be seen at a glance.
2. Time: The time is indicated by the
punch mark In the white or black squares
on the bottom margin. If the mark is
in the white squares, 1t means a. M,
black squares D. m. For example: If
the white square were punched out at the
80 and at the right of the 30 1t would
mean that the transfer was good for a
fare If presented before $50 a. m.
8. Line, place and direction: On the
right hand margin will be noted four
columns under the heading Receivable
on" These are marked M" IS" "E,"
wv" indicating the four general direc-
tons in which the transfer is good. The
line on which the transfer is good is
written out in full, and also the place on
the line where the transfer is to be re-
ceived For example: If a North and
South Highlands line transfer were
punched in Column E and the square
marked - Gate City. Eighth avenue
and Nineteenth . it would mean that
the transfer was good on the Gate City
line going east, If presented to the con-
ductor at Eighth avenue and Nineteenth
street, on the date and at the time shown
as mentioned above.
Things on Tickets.
With the printing on the transfer and
two punch marks, the following things
are shown
l. Day of the week. month and year.
2. Hour and Is minutes. 80 minutes. As
minutes, after the hour.
8. The line and conductor from which
the transfer comes.
4. Tho line place. and direction in which
the transfer is receivable.
Emergency: The column marked
Emergency IS to be used in case of
blockade, when passengers are to be
transferred from one car TO another car
On the same lire.
The following is a complete statement
Of lines and intersecting points where
transfers are received and the direction
In which the transfer is coco:
Avondale-Fountain Heights.
Transfers will be given at the follow
ing points and in the directions ndicat-
ed:
Eighth avenue and Thirteenth street.
West, Ensley to Fast Thomas.
Eighth avenue ard Nineteenth street
East Gate City,
Second avenue and Twentieth street
West, Powderly.
First avenue and Twentieth street.
East. East Lake; East Twelfth avenue;
EAST, North Birmingham.
Avenue b and Twentieth street--West
loop.
Avenue F and Twentieth street-South.
South Highlands.
Avenue f and Twenty-third street.
South, Highland avenue.
First avenue and Twenty second street
East. North Birmingham.
Second avenue and Twenty-flrst street
NORTH, Twelfth avenue.
Bessemer.
Transfers will be given at the follow
ing points and in the direction indicated:
North, Ensley to East Thomas
First avenue and Nineteenth-East
Twelfth avenue and Powderly to Twelfth
avenue only; north, Gate City; east
Highland loop; east. North Birmingham:
east, East Lake. east. Highland avenue.
East Lake.
Transfers viii, be given at the follow
ing points and In the direction indicated:
Second avenue and Twenty third street
North North Birmingham.
Second avenue and Twenty-second
street-North Owenton.
Second avenue and Twenty-flrst street.
North and west. Twelfth avenue and
Powderly.
Second avenue and Twentieth street.
North and south, North and South High
lands; north and south, AvondaIe and
Fountain Heights.
Second avenue and Nineteenth street.
South, Highland loop; west Ensley to
East Thomas; west. Bessemer or South
Ensley to Fairview; west, Highland ave.
nue..
Ensley.
Transfers will be given at the follow
ing points and in the directions indicated.
Eighth avenue and Twentieth street
COTHRAN & co.