The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-09
AGREEMENT FRAMED
ABOUT CROSSING
Conference Held Yesterday
Morning at City Hall
THE SUBCOMMITTEE ACTS
Concerns Crossing of the Terminal
Company Tracks and Southern
Railway Tracks Over
Frisco Tracks.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE ACTS

A plan has been suggested and will
probably be adopted to arrange for the
crossings at Twenty-seventh street and
Ninth avenue, where the tracks of the
Birmingham Terminal company and those
of the Southern railway cross those of
the Frisco.
The plan also applies to the Southern
railways tracks and the Terminal COM
panys tracks across Eighth avenue at the
point where the Gate City line goes under
the avenue at Twenty-seventh street.
A conference was held yesterday be-
tween the representatives of the railroads
interested the Terminal company and the
street committee of the Mayor and Alder
men. The conference appointed sub
committee with instructions TO arrange
solution of the problem, and the sub
committee had a meeting and decided on
plan to recommend to the conference.
The plan is for the Frisco to sink its
tracks under those OF the Southern rail-
way and the Terminal company at Ninth
avenue and Twenty-seventh street. This
will necessitate the Frisco dropping Its
tracks thirteen feet from the present
grade level The Southern and the Ter
mnial company will raise their tracks
six feet, giving a nneteen-foot Roadway
In the subway.
The Frisco will have to build sub
way commencing on Ninth avenue be-
tween Twenty-ffth and Twenty-sixth
streets and running to Twenty eighth
street II will be similar to the one built
by the Seaboard in entering the city and
ending at Twentieth street. II Is estimated
that Il will cost about $4,000. possibly
more.
The improvements would mean an ex-
penditure of more than that by the South
ern railway and the Terminal company,
probably amounting 10 s50,000
The other portion Of the plan calls for
widening the bridge over the street rail-
way tracks at Eighth street and Twenty
seventh street to forty feet, with twelve
feet sidewalks on either side, making
total of fifty-two feet wide. This would go
under the tracks of the Southern and the
Terminal company. and would probably
mean that the street railway tracks would
have to be lowered several feet.
city Attorney Smith and attorneys for
agreement. which will be submitted to the
representatives of the Terminal company.
the railroads and the Mayor and Alder
men 1t Is probable that the agreement
will be ratified.
w. A. Garrett. general manager of the
Queen and Crescent route, spent several
hours in Birmingham yesterday He ar
ri. ed at 1225 o'clock from Meridian on
train No. and left last night at $40
o'clock on train No. 4 for Chattanooga
and Cincinnati.
This was the first trip OF Mr.. Garrett
since he returned from his vacation ana
he expressed himself as pleased with con-
ditions on the Alabama Great Southern.
He said that he was feeling In excellent
health after his trip.
Queen and Crescent train No. 4. which
left Birmingham at 645 Tuesday evening,
was wrecked about midnight about rs
or 80 miles north Of Chattanooga on the
Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pa
cihc The reports received here Indicate
that one man was killed but that an en-
CINE and express car went down an en-
Dankment.
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fore and the audience was not large
as 1t might have bene had the people gen
orally over the county been informed.
Mr.. O'Neal discussed several pertinent
issues of the campaign and received
cordial hearing from his audience. He
left yesterday afternoon for Madison
county. where he will speak today.
Senator Pettus In Town.
Senator Il. w. Pettus was In the city
for short while yesterday on his way
to Blount Springs. where he will spend
about a week. He seemed to he In fine
health and good spirits. After week at
Biount Springs Senator Pettus will go to
Butler Springs for while.
While in the city Senator Pettus called
on his daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Roberts,
at No. 23f5 Eleventh avenue. north.
Mr.. Crooks Candidacy.
Mr.. James Crook of Jacksonville. Cal
houn county. candidate for the nomina-
tion for commissioner OF agriculture
writes as follows: