The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-07
Can Use Part of Second Az
enue Subject to Con-
ditions
Mr.. HARAHAN SAYS He
Is VERY WELL PLEASED
The Railroad Shall Pay $1,000 Into the
Treasury for Every Block of
Streets Which Is
Used.

At a joint meeting of the judiciary and
railroad committees of the City Council
held yesterday at the city hall the petition
of the Illinois Central railroad for certain
traekage rights franchises was amended
and unanimously granted.
The petition originally presented to The
City Council asked for trackage rights
along Second avenue west from near
Twelfth street to the city limits. This
part of the petition was objected to so
strongly by the citizens and taxpayers of
that section of the city, that Attorney
Frank S. White, representing the ILL
nois Central railroad, withdrew that
clause. large number of citizens were
present at the meeting to protest against
the closing of Second avenue.
The following resolution offered by Al
derman Moore and second by Alderman
Parker, was unanimously adopted:
Resolutions Adopted.
Be 1t Resolved by this committee, That
the petition of the Alabama Western
Railroad company be granted, with this
exception.
All rights prayed for on Second avenue
from Seventh street to an intersection of
curve crossing Second avenue into proper
~ now owned by the railroad company
at point about 200 feet west of Thir-
tenth street as shown by blue print map
submitted to this committee and except
the right 10 lay tracks along alley from
Sixteenth to Eighteenth streets, upon the
following conditions:
!. Payment of $1,000 per block or any
part thereof into the city treasury.
2. Ordinance defining rights to be drawn
by the Mayor, city engineer and city at
torney and presented to the hoard to
be adopted by them.
B. 1t being understood that not more
than two tracks be granted in Second
avenue and Twelfth street
4. With the understanding as a part of
the franchise agreement, that said railroad
company will not at any time have cars
stand or remain on any part OF their
Second avenue tracks and that they will
maintain at all times a competent lagman
or fiagmen or gates to flag all trains from
the point where said railroad touches Sec
ond avenue to the point where said rail-
road leaves Second avenue.
The Illinois Central railroad, which will
be known In Birmingham as the Alabama
Western railroad will be allowed the
following trackage. according to the ac-
ton taken by the committee: Entering
the city on the tracks of the Frisco sys-
tenn on Ninth avenue to Twelfth street,
south on Twelfth street to the railroad
right of way. A curve track a few feet
north of Second avenue running In a
southeasterly direction to Second avenue
and about 156 feet on Second avenue into
the property of the company. thence TO
Sixteenth street, Is also included in the
petition.
1t was state that large freight house
would be erected on the property which
lies between First and Second avenues
between Twelfth and Sixteenth streets
A petition signed by property owners
along Second avenue was submitted by
Attorney John Tomllnson protesting
against the granting of the Second ave-
nue. privileges to the railroad company,
At the conclusion of the meeting Fourth
Vice President Harahan of the Illinois
Central Railroad company made a short
address In which he thanked the COM
mittee for its action.
Mr.. Harahan Talks.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Harahan said:
Il consider everything satisfactorily
settled and am well pleased with the re-
suit of the meeting. | was not aware
of the conditions existing when we asked
for the Second avenue privileges, but as
soon as the conditions were shown to me
from the city's point of view | was only
too glad to sustain the objections of the
Mayor and the citizens of Birmingham
"As soon as the ordinance is passed by
the City Council we will go right to
work. | am of the opinion that the work
will be completed inside of a year. To
get into Birmingham will cost us in the
neighborhood of IS 100000, of which ST.
100000 will be spent right here in the
city"
Mayor Ward stated that he was well
pleased at the happy solution of the Illi-
nois Central franchise matter.
The Mayor. city engineer and city at
torney were appointed a committee TO
draft the proper ordinance and present
il at tile meeting of the city Council
which will be held in the city hall to-
night. The ordinance will then be re-
ferred to the judiciary committee and
will be reported to the council in two
weeks for passage.