The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
PERMIT GRANTED.
TO BUILD COOSA
RIVER POWER dam.
Peoples Hydroelectric
Concern Wins Over Ala
bana Power Company
WORK MUST BEGIN
WITHIN ONE YEAR
Mobile Street Railway
Authorized To Rear
range Its Tracks
Estate Capital Bureau u

4 MONTGOMERY, Ala, April ID
: The Alabama public service commits
sion today granted, upon certain con-
ditions, the petition of the Peoples
Hydroelectric Power company for
certificate of convenience and necessity
for dam and other facilities on the
Coosa river at lock 2, in Calhoun and
st. Clair counties.
The granting of this certificate was
( contested by the Alabama Power COM
many, which. while the case was pend
ing, filed petition for a certificate OF
convenience and necessity for a water
mower development near the same site
as that sought by the Peoples Hydro
electric. Power company. Later, the
petition Of the Alabama Power com
pany was withdrawn, but the company
interviewed in the case of the petition
Of the Peoples Hydroelectric Power
. company and objected to the granting
of the petition.
Conditions Imposed
The petition of the Peoples Hydro
electric Power company was granted on
condition that the company proceed
with reasonable diligence to secure
I from the United States government the
authority to use the government prop
erty as the abutment site for the pro-
posed dam, together with authority to
construct the dam and power plant.
Other conditions prescribed in the
order were that the company must
submit to the commission satisfactory
evidence that the project is economically
sound and feasible; that petitioner is
able financially and otherwise to carry
out the project; that its plans provide
for the full economic development OF
the head and power obtainable at the
location; and that unless exercised
within one year, authority granted by
the certificate shall be void. The COM
mission also reserved the right to in
clude additional conditions in the final
certificate Of convenience and necessity.
Mobile Petition Granted
i The Alabama public service COM
mission today granted the petition OF
the Mobile Light and Railroad COM
many for permission to take up its
tracks on certain streets In Mobile and
abandon service thereon, TO lay tracks
and furnish service onE other streets,
and to rearrange and consolidate its
street car service. The lines effected
by these changes are Michigan ave-
nue.. Charleston Beauregard, and the
Wilkinson street car line.
Students visit Capitol .
The capitol was visited Saturday by
16 members Of the senior class OF the
Pike County High school, who are
Rfudying social problems under the d.
raction Of their teacher, Miss Alma
McGaugh. In addition to the capitol
they intended to visit Camp Kilby and
other points Of interest around Mont
Stills Smashed
Captures of "a stills in nine different
counties Of Alabama were reported Sat
urday to state law enforcement head
Named NSal Clerk
w. w. Brooks Of Maplesville has
been appointed by George w. Ellis,
state treasurer, to the position of bond
clerk in the treasurer's office, succeed
ing p. #. Miles, resigned. Mr.. Miles
was forced to resign on account Of i'll
health and is now at his home in Union
Springs recuperating.
Childersburg Case Up
Hearing will be held Thursday next
nv the Alabama public service commits
sion. acting on behalf Of the interstate
commerce commission, of testimony re-
lating to the proposed fill at Childers-
burg and other matters involved in the
plans of the Central of Georgia rail-
way of relocating its right-of-way be-
tween Opelika and Birmingham. This
is done in compliance with a request
made of the state utilities body by r..
n. Meyer, member of the interstate
commerce commission. *
Dogs Head Positive
A dogs head sent in by 3. S. Nor
gan of I4inwood was found positive
after examination Saturday at the
state Pasteur laboratory.
Guards to Get Checks
The adjutant generals office re-
ceiyed Saturday federal pay checks for
distribution to the following national
guard units in Alabama: Troop b, 55th
machine gun squad cavalry, Andalusia,
IL checks, S692O0; Troop G, 1O9th
n cavalry. Hartselle, SO checks, 81 ,223.94 !;
Company #, 18TH infantry, Gadsden,
3 "a checks, $S09.4S; Headquarters COM
nany. End battalion, 167th infantry,
Oxford. 10 checks, $242.70; Company
ID. 10th infantry, Opelika, 90 checks,
5000 .26; Howitzer company, 18th in
fantry, TalIadega, 81 checks, $1,110.1S.
Brandon at Home
Il Gov. w. w. Brandon was in Tusca-
soosa Saturday and will spend Easter
sunday at his ''old home town." He
WAS expected back in his office here
MONDAY morning. t
Goes to Alexandra
DIR. J. w. Abercrombe, state superin-
tendent of education, left Friday night
Tor Alexandria in Calhoun county to
ieIiver an address Saturday at an edu-
cational rally at the consolidated school
there.