The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
B. r., L. & p. Co. to Build
Extension to the North
Birmingham Line
CONSTRUCTION WILL
COST ABOUT S125,OOO
Note From President Ford Asks Fran
chise Right From the City Com
mission - Irondale Line Is
Nearing Completion

At cost of sl25OoO the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company will
North Birmingham car iine4to Lewisburg
The intention of the company to begin
work was indicated yesterday when A. H.
Ford. president OF the company. asked the
commissioners for a franchise right for
single or double track street railway
from the end of the North Birmingham
line over several blocks of the city streets
in that locality. Subsequently President
Ford announced that the line If built
would be three miles in extent and would
cost s125oo0. 1t is planned to traverse
Thirty-ffth street and Twenty-seventh
street from Thirty-ffth street to Twenty
fourth street. and thence along the
Huntsville road. To reach Lewisburg,
which is mining camp, the. line will fol-
low the county road after leaving the city
limits.
The request of President A. II. Ford
was received IN formal note from him
and will be officially presented to the COM
mission at the meeting this afternoon. II
is probable that it will be speedily grant
ed, as the franchise requested will not in
volve any other company. The commits
sioners have only authority in the line
over a few blocks of the city streets. as
the county road franchise must come
from the board of revenue. That has not
been acquired yet, according to Mr.. Ford.
This case is the first in the history Of
a. f,f. I
Power company that line has been con-
structed or seriously begun to a mining
camp alone. The line now being built 10
1rondale Is the nearest approach to such
a proposition. However, Mr.. Ford said
yesterday that the traffic officials Of the
company felt that the line would be pat
ronized sufficiently and would serve a
great number Of persons.
The terminal of the line is In thclIly
populated mining town. but except for
that the patronage would be inconsider-
able
President A. ii. Ford yesterday said, In
connection with the proposed line:
I'VE have applied to the commissioners
for a franchise in the city limits at North
Birmingham for the extension OF our line
to Lewisburg. The county road will be
followed to that point and the cost win be
about s125,00o. The street car line to be
operated to LewIsburg from the end of the
North Birmingham line. We have been
studying this extension some time. Our
traffic experts agree that 1t will be
patronized sufficiently to justify the con
struction and 1t will be built. The line
will serve a great many people and will
doubtless contribute TO that end Of the
city and county. This is the first time IN
the history of this company that can
recall where an extension has been al-
thorized to a mining camp. The line viii
be begun just as soon as the city and
county acts upon our request for the re-
quired right of way"
In addition to this work the line to Iron
dale of the Birmingham Railway Light
and Power company is nearing compile
ton, having been pushed forward as fast
as possible.
The cost of that line is about 10000
The birmingham Railway. Light and
Power company IL also extending the line
from Brighton To Woodward, In order tt
serve the employees of that company and
save them a tramp of one mile or more
The extension toward Huffman is yet un-
determined il Is said.