The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
|PONERCOMPANY
CASE is ARGUED
Decision To Be Given BY
Judge Soon AS
Possible
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+ MONTGOMERY, Alass May Oar
gnments on the petition of the Lincoln
Mills and Huntsville Manufacturing as
ISOLATION for a writ Of mandamus re.
qufring the public service commission
to render decision on the Alabama
Power company's request for permits
sion to construct q transmission line
from Hobgood, to Decatur were com.
pleted before Judge Walter B. Jones
in circuit. court Monday afternoon. The
final arguments were made on an
amended answer submitted BY the com
mission through Hugh White, special
assistant attorney general.
Judge Jones indicated that a decision
will be rendered on the petition as soon
as a thorough inquiry can be made by
him. This case will receive precedence
over others pending IN circuit court.
The Alabama Power company contends
that it cannot supply power needed by
the Lincoln Mills and other industries
in the Tennessee valley, until it has
constructed the line. The public serv-
ice commission argued before Judge
Jones that it should be given time in
which to consider the petition in all its
phases.
Pittman Boosted-The Lions club
of Birmingham is out to secure for
w. J.Pittman of Birmingham the office
Of district governor of the Lions dis
trict comprising the state of Alabams.
The Lions district convention will be
held here the latter part of this month
and communication has been received
by the local club from the Birmingham
Lions asking support for Mr.. 'Pittman
as district governor.
Stock Transferred-The Alabama
public service commission today granted
the petition allowing transfer of the
capital stock of the Fort Payne Water
company from w. B. Davis and Son,
Inc, of Chattanooga to A. A. Miller Of
Fort Payne.
The commission began hearing on the
petition of the Florence Chamber of
Commerce for establishment of rates
satisfactory to it on asphaltic lime rock
from Margerum to all points in the
state. Hearing of this case is expected
to be concluded tomorrow. G. w. Ash
craft of Lauderdale county, r.. III,
Jones, secretary of the Florence Cham
Der of Commerce, and j. r. Meeks, man.
ager of the transportation division of
the Chamber of Commerce, appeared In
the case.
Gets Report OF ShoOting--A 15-year-
old boy was slightly wounded when
state and federal officers raided still
some 80 miles from Mobile, according
to report received today by Walter
K. McAdory, chief of the state law en-
forcenent- department. Details, as to
Just how the shooting occurred had not
been received by Mr.. McAdory and it
was not known which of the officers
fired the shot. The officers in the
party were Robbins, Graves, Hutchin-
son. and Calhoun. NJ 81
Don't Represent LlOyd-State Super
intendent of Insurance Frank N. Julian
received communication today from
Lloyds of London disavowing conuec-
ton with an insurance man, or men.
known vari0usly as w. f. Robinson.
I. A. Graham and Thomas Norton. It
is claimed that this party has sold live
stock INSURANCE claiming to represent
Lloyds of London when he had no con-
nectfon with them.
Road Contract Let-Bids were opene,l
ct the state highway department TODAY
for Abs milessef road in Tallaponka
county, between Jackson's Gap sand
Alexander City: Stanley and Singer
were low bidders, their bid being S1I9 !
6O4.36. Award of the contract Is eT.
pected at the next meeting of the COM
mission.