The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23
Birmingham Railway Light and Power Co. is Seeking Fran
 chiseS in Many Streets
GOOD FACILITIES FOR
 PASSENGER STATION
New Line for South Highlands, One for Avondale and Network of Tracks Around the New
 Union Station.

The BlTnlDSndll 1dllNd9s GlbAAl anu Power company will build several miles of new street car lines within the city limits during the next twelve months. The work will commence on these lines shortly after the city grants the fran chises, a petition for which was pre- sented to the Mayor and Aldermen last Wednesday night.
 The proposed ordinance was referred to the proper committees and will probably be disposed of at the next meeting of the council.
 Among the other lines to be built win be those around the union passenger sta- ton. The company will lay tracks to the station from all directions so that peo- pie from any part of the city may reach the station readily.
 These various tracks projected are not only to open new avenues of travel, but they will tie several of the old lines to- gether in the neghborhood of the sta- ton. When these lines are completed the people of Birmingham will probably have better street car accommodation to and from the station than any other southern city, and there will be few cities in the country with better facilities.
 On Avenue c.
 The company is also seeking a fran chise to build tracks out Avenue to the city limits. This Is a new line to Avondale, which will be about five min utes shorter than the present line out Avenue F. The company is seeking sim liar franchises in Avondale to connect with this new line to be built. J. A Emery, general manager, yesterday 4t, 1apDap6 new line necessary on account of the increased business between Birmingham and Avondale.
 This line will be about two miles long and will cost in the neighborhood or $5O,OOO It will be possible to run cars on schedule to and from Ayondalegin tweaty minutes. The present schedule time Is twenty-five minutes.
 South Highlands.
 The South Highlands is to have an- other car line It will be built to open some extensive property belonging to Mai Frank Y. Anderson, Saffold Smith and w. H. Jones in the neighbornood or Fifteenth avenue, west of Fifteenth street.
 This line will cost in the neighborhood of S40000 It Is run on Eighteenth street from Avenue B to Avenue II; on Avenue H from Eighteenth street to Fifteenth street; on Fifteenth street from Avenue H to Fifteenth avenue; on Fifteenth avenue west to the alley running north and south through blocks 30 and 3l In Phelan's addition to Birmingham, thence southwest through the diagonal alley run ming through blocks 20 and SO in said addition, to the city limits.
 Some tracks are also to be laid on Ave nue B from Twenty-seeond to Twenty third streets and on Twenty-third street from Avenue B to Avenue F. These tracks are laid to relieve the congestion in that section where the Birmingham Belt tracks and the tracks of the street railway company have such large busi- ness.
 At New Passenger Station.
 The tracks around the new passenger station include one which will be built on Fifth avenue from Twenty-thrd street to Thirty-second street, which marks the city limits. This track will run under the passenger station through the subway It will afford accommodation to the people living between the Gate City line and the East Lake line in the eastern part of the city and just beyond the city limits. By this line the people in that section can reach the station conveniently and also have excellent facilities for reaching the business portion of the city.
 The other lines to be built for the ac- commodation of the travel to and from the passenger station are as follows:
 On Twenty-sixth street, north, from First avenue to Seventh avenue; on Sec ond avenue. north. from Twenty-fourth street to Twenty-sixth street; on Third avenue, north from Twenty-third street to Twenty-sixth street; on Fourth ave- nue, north from Twenty-second street to Twenty-sixth street, on Sixth avenue, north from Twenty-fourth street to Twenty sixth street; on Twenty-hfth street, north, from Fourth avenue to Fifth avenue; on Twelfth street, north, from Third avenue to Fourth avenue.
 The rights granted in the ordinance sought will be subject to the terms and conditions of the contract now existing between the Board of Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 The ordinance also provides that work on the construction of the street car lines on these streets and avenues shall commence within six months after the granting of the franchises, and that the work shall be completed within two years and that a regular schedule shall be operated on said lines.