The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31


 period of five years on basis of 5 per
 cent interest on the amount advanced,
 the citys proportion to be paid in five
 annual payments.
 '6. The corporation parties to this prop
 osition agree to hereby waive any and
 all claims for damages to their property
 by reason of the construction of the via
 duct.
 ''7. The corporations to form an organi-
 zation to construct the viaduct for ac-
 count of the city and advance all neces-
 sary funds. All contracts for construc-
 tion to be approved by the city.
 ''s. The corporations to form an organi-
 zation immediately upon the acceptance of
 this proposition, the work to be prose-
 cuted as diligently possible .sIt will be our purpose to arrange for a conference of the engineers represent ing the various corporations early next
 week for the purpose of perfecting the organization for the construction of the viaduct, whereupon the work of prepar- ing plans in detail will be immediately entered upon and the contract will be awarded and the work prosecuted as dili- gently as possible. It is our belief that the contract can be awarded and the work well under way by June next Tt is proper to explain that the Bir- mngham Railway. Light and Power company was not represented at the con ference that resulted fin the agreement as to the foregoing proposition, but we are of the opinion that that company
 will subscribe to the terms of the same.
 LOSS-SHEFFIELD STEEL AND IRON COMPANY.
 By J. C. MABEN, President. | LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY. By W. l.. MAPOTHER. First Vice President.
 1 SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, By l.. SEWER, General Agent | The letter of acceptance from the com missioners is as follows: March %, 1914. l "Mr l.. Sevier, Southern Railway Com | pany, Birmingham, Ala: Dear Sir: As per your verbal request,
 we are notifying you of the result of our conference today on your viaduct propo- | sition. handed us by Mir Miller yesterday. | "As outlined, the proposition is accep- l table. with the understanding, of course, that the Birmingham Railway. Light and | Power company is to cooperate and | that the reconstruction of its roadway on | the viaduct is to be done under the su- pervision and approval of the city. We have Mir. Millers assurances that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power l company will become party to thc agreement.
 "It is understood that the word dam ages in the proposition refers to "abut- | ting damages" only.
 "Of course, it is understood that the at l torneys of the respective parties are to make formal draft of the agreement to be adopted by ordinance. Yours very truly.
 | "A. O. LANE, JAMES WEATHERLY, GEO. B. WARD, l Commissioners" l The viaduct controversy has been under way in Birmingham for many years. in
 old aldermanic times it used, to be fa- vorite subject to start debate on when l other material ran short. Finally on agreement was reached which was later l repealed by the city commission when | the new form of government came in, l Commissioner Lane's vote deciding the l issue, as MT. Weatherly declined to vote | on the grounds that he had been attorney | for the Southern. Judge Lane opposed the agreement then on account of it's call l ing for vacation by the city of some ? l acres of ground.
 | Mir Weatherly then took the lead in representing the city and since that time has brought about various conferences until the last one has been successful