The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
AN EXTENSION OF
. FIFTEEN DAYS IS
GRANTED KELLEYS
90 I'd
Given Until Nov. Is to Be-
gin Work on Street
Railway
MANY CHANGES TO BE
MADE IN FRANCHISE
City Accepts All Proposed Changes
Except Using Bridge at Twenty
s First Street--K elleys Expect
R No More Trouble

The time for the expiration of the KEEL
ley street railway franchise unless work
Is begun was extended is days by a two
to one vote of the city commission about
$50 o'clock yesterday evening. AS to ex-
actly what else happened to the Kelley
franchise little is known definitely.
1t is stated, however. that all the
changes asked for by the Kelley people
as stated in yesterday mornings Age
Herald, were granted except the one in
reference to the use of the Twenty-first
street bridge instead of the proposed VIA
duct across the railroad tracks at Twen-
ty-third street. The members of the COM
mission unanimously refused to even con-
slider this request, 1t is stated, but the
use of the present Twenty-second street
bridge has been decided upon as a COM
promise.
While the matter is apparently far
from being settled, George c. Kelley,
mead of the Kelley interests, stated last
night that everything was practically over
except the snoutins," ana that the con-
tract with the II. p. Taylor Banking
company would probably be signed up
within the next few days.
George T. Laid, SPECIAL engineering
rep esentative, and Manager Henri c.
Moiand of the III. p. Taylor company
of New York, the company which is
figuring on financing the railway left
last night for New York to place the
matter before their board of directors.
1t is stated that Mr.. Ladd and Mr..
Moiand will recommend that the present
condition of affairs be accepted and the
contIac maze to finance the road.
1t IS expected Mr.. Laid will be back
in Birmingham within q few days ready
to sign up q contract with the Kelleys
and that the work on the line will then
proceed.
MIR. Laid, Mr.. Morand, George p. KEEL
ley, Attorney Ed Smith for the Kelleys,
the commissioners, City Attorney Boyd
and representatives of the city engineer
ing department held repeated conferences
all day yesterday. At O'Clock wnen
it was time for the meeting, they still
were not ready and another recess was
taken until O'Clock.
1t is stated that the Kelley franchise
win now be practically rewritten. The
changes accepted by the commission are
the abandonment of the Twenty-third
street viaduct and the use OF the Twen-
ty-second street bridge, now used by the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. This bridge WIS constructed,
II is said, by the Elyton Land company,
and dedicated to the city for the use of
any railway that wished to use 1t pro-
viding a fair compensation was made.
This compensation, it - said, will prob
ably be arbitrated by the city commis-
SION
Another change is the reduction In the
per cent of gross receipts to be paid the
city from 3, and per cent to 2. 21z and
per cent. 1t is stated that data was
compiled from many other cities and it
vas shown that this reduction was only
in line with franchises in force else
where.
Another change is the grade crossing
at Avenue f and Seventh street, where
1t vas originally provided a subway should
be built.
The $4,000 to be paid the city besides
the $4,000 already paid for the franchise
is to be paid in $4,000 installments. The
first will be due November 10, the second
and third and fourth in six. IL and IL
months thereafter.
A letter is to be written to the H. P.