The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

Points which the city commission
had thought settled were revealed
yesterday, according to Commission
err Harrison. to be still undecided
and not agreed to by the Birming
ham aRilway, Light and Power
company. Proposals submitted to
the city by the Real Estate Board, in
termediaries, last week were thought
to have been agreed to by the utili-
ties company, Harrison said.
THE Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company has agreed to
nothing" said Lee c. Bradley. re-
ceiver. Real estate men going from
one party to the other mistook "sug-
gestioEs for basis of agreement" for
an agreement. he said.
Proposals Submitted
Members OF the Real Estate Board
who have been conducting the nego-
tiations between the city and the
utilities company expressed regret
regarding the outcome of the con-
ference, but were non-commital
otherwise. The conference was at
tended by all the city commission
ers, Lee c. Bradley, receiver for the
Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company; J. S. Pevear, general
manager, Birmingham RAILWAY
Beatty. ]. K. Brockman, and o. II
Horton, representing the Real Estate
Board; w. J. Wynn, city attorney: A
]. Hawkins. city engineer; and Vic
tor Hanson. 1t was held In the Of
flee of d. E. McLendon. president OF
the city commission.
The following proposals were sub
mitted to the city commission by the
real estate committee last week as
being terms that the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company
would accept, according to Commits
sioner Harrison: Six and one-fourtf
cent book fare; 7-cent cash fare; re
tention of 2-cent transfer charge
sale of book tickets on cars; as de-
manded by the city, instead of at
drug stores; city regulation of COM
panys service; and granting OF
rights-o for paving by the city
and county. Acceptance OF these
terms was conditioned on the city:
instituting drastic regulations re-
garding jitneys, amounting to theii
elimination. and the dropping of GER
tain litigation proceedings. Commits
sioner Harrison said.
Agreement Denied
In counter-proposai the city
agreed to all of the terms presented
by the Real Estate Board except
those relating TO book fare and
transfer charges. The city demand
ed 6-cent book fare, and the elm
ination of the 2-cent transfer
charge.
Yesterdays conference revealed
that there was no indication of the
companys accepting even Ga :
cent book fare or "a 7-cent
cash fare, and that two i'm
portant points to which both the
city and the company were supposed
to have agreed, according to Commits.
sioner Harrison, were denied by the
traction officials. These point.
were the ones involving the sale o.
tickets on street cars and city regu-
lation of the company's service.
Sale of tickets on cars was re-
garded by Commissioner Harrison al
a consideration of first importance
He pointed out that with the tickets
being sold as at present in drug
stores and other places, it is incon
venient for the public. Figures sub
mitted by him showed that only
80 per cent of persons riding stree
cars purchase the reduced rate tick
cts. This is due to the fact, he
claimed, that the tickets are inacces,
sible and that few people actually
know where they can be obtained
The aim of reduced rates is de.
feated, he claimed. by the books MOI
being sold on cars.
Supervision Demanded
Objection of the traction officials
Confined on Page Two.)