The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
FRANCHISE SOUGHT FOR ELECTRIC LINE ID CHATTANOOGA Petitions Formally Filed With Authorities By MT. Shortridge Yesterday PROJECT ALREADY
 IS WELL ADVANCED Line Will Run Through Sand Noun tain Country and Will Make an
 Excellent Feeder for
 Birmingham

W. w. Shortridge vice president and secretary of the Birmingham and Chat tanooga Railroad company, yesterday for mally filed petitions for franchises in Bir- mingham and Jefferson county with the city compnission and he board of reVe7 nHe.
 The electric line which this company proposes to build will run from Blr- mlneham to Chattanooga and will pass near Pinson, Onetonta, Sneads, Boaz ana Sylvania as well as through Dade county, Georgia and Hamilton county, Tennessee,
 I've have already secured our fran chises and terminal rights in Ghatta- nooga," said Vice President shertrdge yesterday. "'The survey of the entire line nas been made and we have already SC cured deeds to more than half the right ot way. our engineers are now making the estimates on the cost of building the line which will be ready In from four to six weeks
 We have the assurance ot our brokers that there wRl be no trouble il financing the project but of course our estimates and franchises must be put intr tangible HndDt llISl, we llnti i's al itfNhNf7ef' friendly to us because our line vii be a fine feeder to Birmingham. Our freight connections will probably be wita l1e Belt line and our franchise asks that only our passenger cars be allowed To enter tAe city. Even these will not enter the con gested part of Birmingham, but our llne will be convenient because il will touch both the Tidewater and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company
 Petition to City
 The formal petition presented to the commission yesterday reads as follows: "To the Honorable Commissioners of the
 City of Birmingham
 Your petitioner, the Birmingham and Chattanooga Railroad company. respect fully shows that it is duly incorporated under the laws of Alabama for the pur- pose of constructing a railroad between Birmingham, Ala, and Chattanooga, Tenn, and whose cars are to be pro- pelled by electricity. That the survey of said railroad from Birmingham to Chat tanooga has been completed and located, and it has secured deeds to more than
  now securing remainder
 That said railroad survey passes near Pinson, Oneonta, Sneads, Boaz and Syl- vania and through the northwest portion of Dade county, Georgia, and Hamilton county, Tennessee. The territory tra- versed on Sand Mountain Is a splendid agricultural and timber country, and will be a desirable feeder for the city of Bir- mingham. and 1t will be greatly to the interest of said city and its inhabitants to encourage the building and operation of said railroad. The petitioner has se- cured rights of way and terminal facil- ties Into the city of Chattanooga, and met with the most friendly help and CO., operation from the business men and of ficials of said city.
 arhe premises considered your petition CT respectfully asks your honorable body to grant the rights of way and fran chlse to petitioner for the operation of passenger cars to and over the following named streets, to-wt: