The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-19
Action on Kelley Street Rail- way Company Petition
 Postponed
MIR. MILLER TALKS
 OF COMPANY'S PLANS
Exum States That Same Price as Tidewater Paid Should Be Given for Franchise, Which Would
 Total About $10,000

Formal application for a franchise for the Kelley Street Railway company, which proposes to operate within the city limits, was made yesterday morning be- fore the board of city commissioners, but after considerable discussion as to the price to be paid for the franchise, the matter was passed until the latter part of the month
 Nat L. Miller, attorney for the new street railway company. presented the re- quest to the board and explained the proposed route of the new company. He asked that the commissioners tentatively adopt the proposed route in order that the railroad company could properly ad- vertise the application for a franchise as required by law. MT. Miller also stated that the city engineer. Mir Kirkpatrick, had gone over the entire route and had indorsed it.
 MT. Exum raised the question as to the price to be paid for the franchise if granted, and stated that the Tidewater company had paid s1oO per block for its franchise and suggested that the same terms be required from the Kelley com pany. As the proposed route will cover about 100 blocks, it is probable that the new company will be required to deposit s100O0 with the city before the franchise will be considered. Mir. Miller and MT. Kelley spoke on this proposition and stat ed the new company would comply with whatever was decided but that as the code of the city of Birmingham required deposit of 5000 as an evidence of good faith, they contended that this sum was sufficient at this stage of the proceed ings. .s.isaas
 Route Indorsed
 No action was taken in the matter, how ever, except to consent to the publication of the proposed route as being acceptable to them at this time, and the matter was passed until the latter part of June.
 When asked as to the new car line, MT. Miller said he was busy preparing the proposed route for publication and that he was not prepared to make a statement other than that the new company was in earnest about the matter, and that they had covered in their proposed route many growing sections of the city that needed car service Mr. Miller has been em- ployed to attend to the legal end of tho application for the franchise and is at work preparing all the legal require nents
 George C. Kelley, the promoter of the new company, is a well known draughts- man of the city A number of years ago he opened up and developed East Bir- mingham, the first subdivision to the old city He built and controlled the East Birmingham and Gate City car line and for many years was president of that road before it's consolidation with the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany.
 Has Eastern Capital
 Mir Kelley states that he is supported by eastern capital and that the line would assuredly be built if the franchise was granted.
 Mir Kelley stated that the proposed route was but a nucleus to a street sys- tenn that would cover the entire district and that while the present lines would he practically confined to the city proper, they were along streets and avenues not covered by other lines and which would be direct lines to all the sections of the district.
 He stated the central point would be Twentieth street and Third avenue and that they proposed to build a viaduct over the railway tracks on Twenty third street to reach the Southside. The pro- posed lines will extend to the South High lands with terminus at Nazuma avenue and Linden street, and another branch will extend to the Phenix club, on Twen- tieth street On the Northside the lines will pass through Norwood and West Highlands.