The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11

Yesterday a conference was held be- tween the several members of the city commissioners and the representatives Of the various railroads entering Bir- mingham upon the question of the elim- ination of the various city grade cross ings. After much discussion it was de- cided to select a committee of engineers representative of all the railroads en- tering Birmingham, which body will meet at the office of the city engineer on Aprl 23, when a sub- committee of expert engineers will be selected to in- vestigate conditions and to devise q general plan looking to the elimination of the railroad grade crossings in the city.
 Those Attending
 At the. conference were President Exum, Commissioners Weatherly and Lane. City Engineer Walter Kirk patrick. Assistant City Engineer Maurs. Nicholson, representing the city. Those representing the railroads were: Louis vile and Nashville, M. l.. Mapother, vice president B. M Starks, superintendent Alabama Great Southern and Southern, L. Sevier, Allen Durham. engineer Ill,- nois Central, F. L. Thompson; Birming ham Southern, J. B. Mcintyre; Seaboard Air Line, John P. Tillman; Frisco and Birmingham Belt, J. H. Doughtie; Cen tral of Georgia, J. R. Ramsay; Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany, George H. Harris; Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer railroad, J. M. Dewberry.
 There was much discussion amongst the members of the conference and vari- GUS suggestions were made, but it was not expected that anything would be agreed upon at the meeting yesterday, so far as the adoption of a definite sys- tenn was concerned. At the suggestion of the commission, representatives of the railroads wenttinto executive session to consider plans outlined by Chairman Weatherly, and after an hours deliber- alton reported the names of the follow ing engineers to act as a general com mittee of engineers Of the various rail roads for the grade crossing matter.
 General Committee
 Alabama Great Southern, Curtis Dough- erty, chief engineer; Southern, E. M. Dur ham, Jr., assistant engineer; Frisco and the Birmingham Belt, J. N. Sills, chief engineer; Central of Georgia, c. H. Law renee. chief engineer; A B. X A., Alex Bonnyman, chief engineer; Louisville and Nashville, J. B. Mcintyre, chief engineer; Illinois Central, A. s. Baldwin, chief engi- neer; Seaboard Air Line w. l.. Seddon, chief engineer; Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, T. R. IL. Daniels.
 This report was made by MT. Mapother, who'stated in his report that it had been agreed subject to the approval of the commission, that these engineers should meet with the engineers of the city, Mir. Kirkpatrick and MT. Nicholson in the of flee of the city engineer, at 10 o'clock a. m, April B, and that this general commit tee of engineers should thereupon pro- ceed to select a subcommittee consisting of a much smaller number of engineers (said subcommittee to be selected from the body of the general committed who should go to work and devise some gen. eral plan for the abolition of grade cross- ings. Said subcommittee to report their finding or conclusion in the matter to the railroads and to the city.
 Report Accepted
 This report was accepted by the city commission. It is generally agreed that the subcommittee of engineers should be small enough to secure promptness and f.1a kafea a1aI ion