The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
LEGAL NOTICES

Legal Notice tG
 Notice is hereby given that at a meet ing of the election commission of the city of Birmingham, held the 2Vtn day of June, 1918, a resolution was adopted as follows, to-wit:
 RESOLUTION.
 Be it Resolved by the election com mission of the city of Birmingham, That an election be and the same IS hereby called to be held in the city of Birmingham on the 22d day of July. 1918.
 Be it further resolved by the election commission of the city of Birmingham, That at said election so held in sad ' city on said date, the following orai-fs nance shall be submitted without alter ation to a vote of the electors of said city, to-wit
 Whereas, The Amalgamater associa- ton of Street and Electric Railway Employees, comprising the trainmen.-1 shopmen and other miscellaneous ern ployes of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company and the Bir- mingham Tidewater Railway company is under contract with said companies, entered into prior to the declaration of war by the United States, fixing certain scale of wages for such en- ployes to remain in effect until Sep tember ], 1919; and
 s.Whereas, The Birmingham Railwayall | ningnam Tidewater Railway company. under existing franchises, ordinances and contracts, are charging cash fare of five cents 6 cents) per trip per pas senger for transporting a passenger from any one point within certain limits to < any other point within certain limits in the city of Birmingham; and,
 ssWhereas The cost of all items enter ing into the maintenance and operation of the companies lines has increased as result of existing war conditions to such an extent that the said cont panies are unable, with their present revenues, tc so increase the wage scale over and above the scale prescribed inS said contract as to provide their emo ployes with living wage, according to- American standards of living, and att the same time secure a sufficient nun her of new employees to furnish adequatea' service to the people of Birmingham;
 "Therefore. Be it ordained by the1' commission of thee ity of Birmingham. that. from and after the adoption of E this ordinance and during the period of the existing war between the United { States of America and certain foreign countries, and for period of SIX months next following the date of the exclamation by the President or the United States of America Of the eN- change of notifications of the treaty of peace. the Birmingham Railway. Light and Tower company and the BIr- mingham Underwater Hallway company are hereby authorized and empowered z to charge and collect cash rare or ' six cents t6c) per trip per passenger for the transportation of passengers Tn the city of Birmingham, whenever ana wherever in said city of Birmingham said companies or either of them. are nov authorized or empowered by law. ordinance or contract. to charge ana < collect a cash fare of five cents 3c) ner trip her passenger for the transpor- tation of passengers in the city ol LIT mingham.
 f6cl fares passengers shall be entitled I to the same transfer privileges as have < been heretofore secured to them ty law. ordinance or contract upon live cent 5c) fares.
 "Provided further, That the com pany or companies so charging and collecting such six cent (6c) fare shall x forthwith upon the adoption of tnls s' ordinance apply any and all increased A revenue resulting from such increasels z fares exclusively to the increase or the9 wage scale fixed by said contract wlth 9 it's said employees. and to the increase of wages of other employees Of the rail- x way department of said company or companies engaged in work of malnte-, tnance and operation of equipment and l lines.
 provided. further, That at the end l of the period during which this ordi- nance is effective. the cash fare iors transportation of passengers of flvc 1 cents (5c) per trip per passenger, as | authorized under existing franches, or dinanoes and contracts. shall forthwith l be resumed
 l Witness our hands and seals thls the goth day of June. 1918. VIM J. WALDROP, | J. P. STILES, I T. J. BATSON,
 Election Commission of the l Birmingham.
 | Attest:
 IT. S. RYALL., 4 Secretary. Age Herald, June T, 1918.