The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09


 CT as to what would happen if no relief was given, MT. Bradley said the property would return to the condition of 1918. Financial condi . tions were then gone into in detail He said that he would not wreck the property unless compelled 10.
 Aid Reorganization
 Mir Bradley declared his attituoc was one of trying to aid' in reorgan , ization to some extent, MT. eaiiilaru ], asked if new capital was not neeueo for this. Bradley replied Tn the a firmative. ,osiny gama :, said Mir, Bradley. The prop ertv has not the slightest prospect of earning fair return even VII inc increase in fares during tnie wear. The responsibility IS not tne citv.s hut that of the public service commission" .,osaa the hearing. MT. Patterson askeu enA' the information requested rom VII Ross and Mr. Pevear be Iurnisheu promptly. , .,a, .be transfer question be maoe the
 feet of a conference between A'oSS' Pevear and Johnston. .a that Commissioner SOOPN' there would De no delay in the fino, ing of the commission. It was saiu that the decision would propapiy oc known in the next thirty days
 Phvsical operation of street car lines has been facilitated by the put ting into effect of the new uthey ordinance, MT. Pevear declared on cross examination yesterday nho.hine' He said the measure was eViuen,ly not wholly in force now, but that ne would analyze it when 1t IS maoe CT" tirely effective. .L.d
 Commissioner Gailliard here asked that a budget of expenses ana resenue be prepared f6r the last SIX Hnoh'"' of the year. .,
 Question of Payroll.
 Mr Iohnston then raised the ques- tion of payroll reductions. lie saiu that inc statements filed exhlpfts showed a difference of only *z'uVN for the first five months Of thls year as compared with last year. "i'h fewer employees. Mir. Pevear stated that the property was in the best physical conoiIioh ." which he had ever seen.~lt. rie o clared that $450,000 year was se1 as the figure for replacement reserve when the receivership began.
 When Mir. Ross was placed on the stand. he testified that the city nau always been willing to go aneao w,sn the reorganization plan ana ne aiso 1 stated that wherever the iare nao | been raised above seven cents 'no trafGc had fallen off considerably He declared that at Tuscaloosa It was now planned to file a petition wist ] the public service commission Tor q reduction in rates so that people VIII ride on the cars.
 Saving Effective.
 1 Abandonment of the Tidewater ine | from the western side or the "" minal station east to Avenue anu l Forty second street was recommend l. I cd bvs MT. Ross in his direct testi- mony. He stated meteriai saving would be effected by bringing m ths cars of this line over the Avenue N line. He also suggested the separa i ton of the two ends of the me anu that the Ensley line make loop l through. the business district. He routing of other cars through the business district would make for pet Ger service. he said. He stated that if takes East Lake cars l2 to 2S min | utes to make the loop through the | business district.
 Express cars for the suburbs and locals for the intermediate territory l were also suggested by Mir. Ross. A study of the vehicular trafhic in thee business district is necessary he said Clashes between Forney Johnstoi | and Lee Bradley over evidence as to the city's attitude consumed much l time during the morning session ol the hearing. Mir Bradley cnarsee t,at tho city was using diiatory tac- tics and had not lived up to promises 4 Mr. Johnston declared that the tes:l- \ mony sought to be brought out was T not reyelent He was oyerrulod b, President Patterson