The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-10
BESSEMER STREETS
TO Be IMPROVED
The Question is Being Widely
Discussed ~
SURVEYORS IN THE FIELD
5essemer Now Believes She viii Be
On Trunk Line Connecting With
the Acknowledgement and
GensraI News.

pie of Bessemer are talking a great deal
at present about the proposed extensive
street improvements. As is to be expected
there is considerable opposition TO the
plan. but the more public spirited of the
citizens realize that the movement Is
necessary to the progress of the city and
it is believed that ordinances will be
passed before very long to this end. The
council desires to issue bonds, payable in
twenty years. with small yearly pre-
MUM to the property owners and as most
of the large owners of real estate are in
favor of paved streets. it will doubtless
carry.
In this connection it is interesting to
observe the evidences of business pros
perity in the city number of stores
are being improved and remodelled and
new establishments are being opened up.
Several of the steel bridges, which were
contracted for by the county Board of
Revenue early last year have been COM
pleted, among them being the one at Pow
Derby which was finished some time ago.
The Brighton bridge over Valley creek
was opened for traffic today. This bridge
fills a long felt need by opening up
new section between Brighton and Lips
comb. The road leading from 1t inter
sects the Fifth avenue macadamized road
at Jamestown, about two miles from
Bessemer. and near the site to which the
Lipscomb people have petitoned the Biz
mingham Railway. Light and Power COM
pany to remove the Brighton station. The
county is now engaged in improving 1t,
and when the depressions have been filed
in and the grading completed, 1t will be
one of the prettiest stretches of highway
in this locality.
Confers With Alderman o'Gara.
c. A. Ewing of the Birmingham Rail-
way. Light and Power company was in
town. today, and while here he had a
conference with Alderman O'Gara AL
though nothing definite was given out, it
is believed that the company is content
plating further improvements at this
end of the line
New Telephone Line Proposed.
A meeting of the new telephone COM
pany, to be known as the Oak Grove and
Johns Telephone company, was held at
North Johns, and plans perfected for
connecting Sumpter and Adger A propo-
sition to connect with the Peoples Home
| Telephone company at Bessemer was ac-
cepted. The citizens of the western part
of the county are greatly Interested in
the new line, which will cover that sec
ton and put them in. closer touch with
the world.
May Yet Be on Trunk Line.
1t is a notabilty that Bessemer will
be on a trunk line to the Seaboard yet.
The corps of engineers of the Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad were at work in
and around the city yesterday, and a
preliminary line was run through the
southern and western part of the town.
The new line will probably pass through
the gaps to the east of Bessemer and
will be not only a direct line from the
east but will open up new and r1ch
section of the Coosa belt.
1t is thought that the new road may tap
the Frisco here and use the tracks of
that line via Ensley to Birmingham. This
would give the Frisco connection with
the Atlantic Seaboard. This route would
touch the rich mineral section and pass
through the manufacturing centre be7
tween Birmingham and Bessemer
Should these plans materialize the road
will be of great benefit to the city, as
well as the counties of jefferson. Shelby.
Talladega. Clay and Randolph, which 1t
will traverse between this point and
Georgia.
The Courts.
The docket of the chancery court for to-
morrow is as follows;
Annie St Clair VS.. William st. Clair;
t. B. Hents VS.. Wallace Wall; E. NJ.
George VS.. L. j. Mothershed.
A number of small cases came up and
We're disposed of in the city court today.
The following cases have been acted
upon in the circuit court by Judge A. II.
Aston:
Southern Construction company US.
Charles Wheelock ct al, dismissed for
want of prosecution.
Marion Taylor ct al. as O'Hear Bros.
dismissed by plaintiff.
Straus Gurst company vs. O'Hear Bros,
dismissed by plaintiff.
Four Oaks Distilling company vs..Ralph
Caravella. judgment for s24l.33
Four Oaks Distiling company VS.. T.
Prtchett. Judgment for $500.
Louis Whaley VS.. A. c. Jackson judg-
ment for Sill.
Notes and Personals.
The feminine part of the town is much
interested In new venture of some of
the most prominent Of the Bessemer
1al oil