The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

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 most exclusively upon the street rail
 way for transportation. The compar- atively slight growth in the street
 car traffic is due to the great in crease in the number of automobiles private and public. The inroads ot the public automobile have been se- rious. but the inroads of the private ] automobile have been even more se- rious. But the street car, notwith- standing the growth in the number and use of the automobiles, contin- ues to be the main artery of com
 munity life-the only dependable and efficient means of public transporta tion, and especially so in districts as widely scattered as the Birming ham district.
 We are impressed with the sug l gestion of a comprehensive traffic l survey. MT. Ross analysis of the | Tidewater seems especially meri- | torious. We trust that there may be such cooperation between the city and the utilities as will make avail able any, economies consistent with l the continuance of good service, which such survey may demon i strate.
 l Order Is Emergency One I This is an emergency order, made necessary by the financial condition of the petitioners. There has been no formal valuation of the properties involved. We have been reluctant to order a valuation on account of the negotiations between the city of Bir- mingham and the utilities. We are hopeful that these negotiations may continue and be successful The early reorganization of these proper 1 ties and the release of the receiver 1 ship is desirable from every stand point. If the properties are to per- form the indispensable services for | which they are chartered, enfran- chised and constructed, they must have the co operative support of the public they serve, and they must have an assured earning power suf- fcient to enable them not only to serve but to expand their services. On the other hand, their affairs must be closely scrutinized and firmly and fairly regulated.
 In conformity with the foregoing 1 opinion, it is hereby ordered; Formal Order 1. That on the street railway lines | of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, and of the Bir- | mingham-T Underwater Railway com pany, cash fare of cents per pas senger is hereby authorized to be charged Gin lieu of ' cents per pas senger) for the carriage of passen- gers. The fare mentioned shall be applicable to each of the fare zones heretofore established and on file with the Alabama public service conn mission.
 2. That the receiver for the Bir' mingham Railway, Light and Power company shall for himself and al agent of the receiver for the Bir- min gham Underwater Railway com pany issue and sell for one dollar. fii. teen (15) tickets, each of which shall be accepted as the equivalent of cash fare of eight (S) cents Such tickets shall not be transferable, ex- cept that they may be used by the members of the immediate family Of the purchaser.
 Said books shall be sold at places convenient to the public concerned under and subject to the direction and approval of the Alabama public service commission.
 Edgewood Fare s Cents 8. The fare between any two points on the line of the Birmingham and Edgewood Electric Railway company snail De i've toJ cents IHC odic VI tickets for this fare heretofore au- thorized shall be discontinued.
 4. That school tickets shall con- tinue to be sold under the terms. conditions. rules and regulations now prevailing.
 5. Books of family tickets without transfer privileges and good between Birmingham and Bessemer shall be sold under the same terms and con ditions as at present at $6.l0 per book of thirty (30) tickets. The tick cts provided for in Section shall be. usable on the Bessemer lines, makin g the through fare 20 cents by the use of such tickets.
 6. No transfers shall be issued be- tween lines operated by the receiver for the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company and the line of the Birmingham and Edgewood Elec- trio Railway company.
 Free Transfer Lines
 2. Transfers shall be issued be- tween the respective lines of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company and between the lines of said company and the lines of the Birming gham- -Tidewater Railway com pany pursuant to the rules and regu- altions governing the issuance of transfers approved by the commission oA June 8, 1921, and a charge of cents is hereby authorized to be made for each transfer 50 issued, ex- cept that no charge shall be made Tor transfers issued between the follow ing lines:
 (a) Roebuck Springs and East Lake. (b) Roebuck Springs and Birming- ham -Tidewa ater.
 (c) Roebuck Springs ana Husoy Highlands.
 td) Rugby Highlands and East Lake.
 (e) Rugby Highlands and Birmins. ham-TideWater.
 (f) Lake Highlands and East Lake
 ~, Irondale and Gate City.
 (h) Woodward and North Bessemer.
 G) Tarrant City and Boyles.
 (i) Fairfield extension and bir' min neham-T Tidewater main line
 (k) Pratt City extension and Bir' min -Tidewater main line. C) Mountain Terrace and Highland avenue. view.
 8. Transfer privileges are exteno- ed as follows:
 fs, Passenrers on westbound Gate citv cars paying fare with Irondale transfers arc entitled to the same transfer privileges as though sash fare had been paid.
 Passengers on eastbound Gate City cars paving fare with transfers are entitled to . transfer to the Iron dale line.
 (b, Passengers on southbodnd Boyles cars paying fare with trans fer from Tarrant City line are enti- tied to the same privileges as tncusn . cash fare had been paid.
 Passenger on ncrthbound Boyies cars nayinx fare with transfers are ,+4t1ad to transfer to Tarrant ~ity