The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-26
JUDGE VIM. M. WALKER
Who yesterday petitioned the city
commission to grant him a street rail-
way franchise for Avenue Il line.

| CoiiHilSSiOH 10 grant HIN street rail-
way franchise for Avenue II line.
special meeting at o'clock this aft,
ernoon to consider franchise for a rail-
way out Avenue F, stated he preferred
not to be quoted when asked whether
or not Judge Walkers petition was merely
a step in the proposition he has under
way. Judge Walker was asked the same
! question and he smiled and gave the same
! answer.
Believed to Be Acting With JemisOn
| There is practically no doubt however,
but what Judge Walker and Mr.. Jemson
are acting in conjunction.
There is also practically no doubt but
what an agreement or an understanding
has been reached with the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company and
that that company will build the line il
the franchise is granted.
The petition asks for a franchise for
| a route from Twentieth street and Ave-
nue. + west to the Montevallo road and
north on the Montevallo road to Elm
wood cemetery. the line to be joined with
| the present tracks on South Twentieth
street
This route was one of the main lines
of the proposed Kelley street railway,
| the franchise of which was forfeited
| few days ago, after a life of several
months The Kelley associates now have
| a second petition filed with the city com.
| mission asking for another franchise.
| When the Kelley franchise was in the
| process of granting Mr.. Jemison and Mr..
| Walker and others opposed the Kelley
| franchise and made emphatic protests
| against it at several meetings of the city
commission. AT that time they stated
| that IL the commissioners would abandon
the Kelley petition for franchise that
they had an agreement by which the
| Birmingham Railway Light and Power
company would build the Avenue F line.
Did Not Mention B. R., L. & p. Co.
| Mr.. Jemison in his speech before the
| commission Friday asking that a special
| day be set to hear his petition for al
| franchise to build street railway on
| Avenue Il, did not mention the Birming-
| ham Railway, Light and Power company,
| but he did state that the matter had
been approached in this way as it was
not known whether or not the parties
who had agreed to build the Avenue f
| line when the matter was up before would
| still hold to that proposition" AS it was
the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow
! er company before, there seems no doubt
but what it is the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company this time.
| The commissioners stated yesterday
evening that they could say nothing about
| the situation now as they knew nothing
about it. When asked to whether or
not any franchise that was granted to
| Mr.. Walker would be along the same
| lines as the Kelley franchise was, Mr..
Weatherly stated he could not tell. but
| that it was probable that as only. the
Avenue F line was under consideration
| that different conditions would have to
| to-wt:
| Mr.. Jemison will appear before the COM
| mission with his proposition at o'clock
| this afternoon.
Some interesting events are expected
| i'm city hall circles in the way of street
car franchises within the next few days.
Judge Walkers petition is as follows:
Judge Walkers Petition
| 1.-The State of Alabama, Jefferson County
"To the Honorable Board of Commits
soners of the City of Birmingham:
1.-THE undersigned, William M. Walker
| your petitioner, respectfully states that
| he is over the age of 21 years ana
resident of the said city.
| ''Your petitioner respectfully petitions
your honorable body to grant to him, or
| to his successors or assigns the right
| privilege and FRANCHISE or constructing,
maintaining and operating for a period
of 30 years from the grant of such fran
chise or privilege, an electric passenger
| street railroad over and along the fol-
lowing streets and avenues of said city,
| to wit:
! from the intersection of Twentieth
| street and Avenue F, in said city. along
said Avenue f, in a western direction to
| it's intersection with what is known as
the MonteyallO road. then along said
Montevallo road, in a northernly direc-
tion to the main entrance to Elmwood
cemetery. together with the right to con-
meet said street railroad track with the
street railroad tracks now laid along
said Twentieth street.
AS an evidence of your petitioner s
good faith in making this application. he
y herewith deposits with the city clerk of
said city certified check for the sum