The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
BIRMINGHAM LIGHTS. ID BE CHEAPER NOW. FOLLOWING ORDER.
Public Service Board Ap- proves New Schedule Sub mitted by the Alabama
 Power Co. on Rates

Montgomery. March 5 (special) Through the action of the Alabama pub he service commission Monday in ap- proving tariffs submitted by the Alabama Tower company and Birmingham Rail- way Light and Power company. pur- chaseis of electricity from the Alabama Power company for lighting purposes will receive d 70 per cent reduction and pur- chasers of electricity from the Birming- ham Railway. Light and Power company for power will receive a reduction of approximately 20 per cent The new rate, will be effective at once
 T. w. Nicol, consulting engineer Of the commission, reported that the reduction pany was not permitted to make tie was 20 per cent and the commission promptly approved the tariffs No person opposed the reduction of power rates in Birmingham.
 Plans offered by the Western and Chattahoochee Valley railroad for a new station at Lanette were not approved by the commission, it holding them to be inadequate, and the engineer was instruct ed to prepare plans for submission to the commission. When the plans are com pleted tse railroads Will be permitted to show why they should rot be usei
 The ped jon of the Tennessee River Navigation company for permission to make certain raises on cotton Seed and corn in ofoer that the rates mignt com pare With Chattanooga rates was ap- proved by the comm nIss4on, but the com per mile NUo person entered an objec- rates proposed. lnseead, it's rate on corn can be increased only f ofn cen.s to 5 cents Der pounus, Mniie l,s rate on cotton seed can De increased unIy rom $l.o0 to sls0 a ton.
 The AlapaIna Great Southern anu oth- CT railroads operating the state were given permlsslon t0 ncl case the late 1ur party ticke.s from cents u "A cents bama railway, petition for reasonable tion.
 Application for rehearing flied by the Mobile ana Ono railroad in it's peLtion for an increase in rates on oz nonpercent- age commoultles was denied. Ine com nlssion renuereu it's oecislon last Iall and reacned the sconclusion NIunuay t.at the railroads reasons TOT a further nrarlns we're not Sulrlctent.
 The petiuCn of the Dallas Lumber and
 
 ment of the freight rates on lumper to and from Selma was uenlsd.
 Postponements were ordered in the fol- lowing cases: Citizens of West End vs Alabama Great southern railway, peti- tion for station and agent at West End; Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Busi- ness league vs Gull, t'lori>ia and Ala the secretary of state Monday. It was freight rates, and i1nsley southern raI- way, petition for permission to discontinue the use of a portion of its line which extends to Maxine
 CLEANUP WEEK
 In a proclamation issued 4honday after noon Governor Henderson set apart the week beginning April as clean-up week in Alabama, and urged all organizations, political, public. civic and private, to join together in general campaign for the cleaning up of trash and debris which has accumulated during the winter months. The precama tion resulted from the ac,ivi- ties of the women's clubs of Alabama and from results which have been shown in the last.
 Governor Henderson urged ''all muni- cipalties to cooperate by inaugurating system that will guarantee a thorough cleaning of all premises In their respective municipalities and I request the enls- ment and cooperation of all health au- thorities throughout the state in the work of destroying filth and germ breeders wherever located. l ask that the teachers of the schools of the state set aside a period during each day of the week in which the pupils shall be instructed in hygienic subjects and the importance of preserving conditions which may tend to lessen waste and loss by fire. 1 call upon the people of the state to unite with their efforts in having a thorough cleaning of every nook and corner within the state"
 With the intention of organizing com pany for the construction and operation of an electric line connecting Florence, Lauderdale county, and Huntsville, Madi- son county, the North Alabama Traction company filed notice of incorporation with the secretary of state oMnday. It was organized In Lauderdale county with an authorized capital of $2000, and paid-n capital of $500 The capital stock indi- cates that the present company intends only to organize the company which will construct and operate the line.
 officers of the company, who are stock holders follow Solon l.. Whitten of Chl- cago. president; Tracy W. Pratt of Hunts vile, vice president and treasurer and Thurston H. Allen of Florence. secretary and general manager.
 ~~~~~~-~~~~--~~~~~- ~~~----~-~-----~-~~~-~-o-~- tributable to a decrease in the num- Der of days which prisoners spent in jail. The decrease in prisoners is at tributed to three causes: prohibition. activity and promptness of courts dur ing the year and failure of the state to pay the feed bills promptly.
 Mobile county has more prisoners serving sentences in the county jail than all other counties combined. It has long been the practice in Mobile