The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
GRAVEL COMP ANY
 WINS RATE CASE
Petition For Chattahoo. chee Dain Project Set
 For Hearing
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MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 26.-- The Alabama Public Service commis- sion in an order issued Wednesday, held iustifiable the complaint of the Good Roads Gravel, Company against the Western of Alabama and Louis vile and Nashville railroads on gravel rates in carloads from Cantelou's spur to Evergreen, Ala. Claim for repara- tions, however, was denied without prejudice.
 The commission in its order directs the railroads to- put into effect with in 30 days a rate of $1.06 per ton of 2,0O0, subject to minimum carload weight, equal to- marked capacity of cars used for transportation on clay gravel from Cantelou's spur to Ever green. T
 Another order issued Wednesday by the commission named Monday, April ', as date for hearing the petition of the Columbus Electric and Power com pany for certificate of convenience and necessity for the construction and in- stallati0n of electric generating facili- ties on the Chattahoochee river. at BartIett's Ferry, Ala. Date originally set, was April 8. The hearing will be held at the office of the public serv- ice commission at the capitol. =
 Railroad to Bare Plan Chief Engi- neer Lawrence of the Central of Geor. gia will be in Montgomery for the pur- pose of making known to the Alabama Public Service Commission detailed plans. for the reconstruetion of tracks between Opelika and Secrets, Ala. This will be done in response to request by the commission that such plans be made public as numerous inquiries from people 1in the territory affected have been received by the commission. Alteration Of trackage between Opelika and Sterretts is part of the program contemplated by the Central of Geor. gia for improvement of it's roadway between Opelika and Birmingham.
 Highway Staff Changes-Promotion of l.. c. Smith, bridge engineer of the state highway department, to the po- .sition of location engineer has been announced. In this position he will have charge of all road survey parties in the state and the direction of their work.
 H. P. Houk, now with the United States bureau of roads, will succeed Mir. Smith as state bridge engineer, resigning his federal position in order to accept the Alabama appointment,
 Announcement has also been made of the resignation of R. B. Janney, superintendent of motor equipment for the state highway department. This resignation becomes effective April 1, when MT. Janney will be succeeded by F. J. Brady, now part of the fed eral road forces in Iowa.
 Decision has been reached by the state highway commission to double the drafting forces and surveying par ties of the state highway department to take care of the 1924-25 construc- tion program, so that every effort will be ready for advertisement by middle of December of the present year.
 Certificates Made---Certificate au. th0rizing them to practice law in the courts of Alabama have been forwarded to- the "A applicants who successfully passed the bar examinations of Febru. tSryslast 1t vas .alanounceds Wednesday by General Robert F. Ligon. clerk oi | the supfemN kaurt, These certificates should rekeh stheir destinations before the end of the week. Cenfcrs With Julian-E. E. Gould manager, of the Southeastern Compen, sation bureau-0f Birmingham, was a business visitor in Montgomery Tues. day and conferred with Frank N Julian, state insurance commissioner Mir. Julian will leave Thursday for Birmingham on business connected with his department. '
 Commissions Issued d-The following commissions were issued by Secretary of State s. Fl. Elan, Wednesday '. March %: T. H. Faulk, notary public Samson Geneva county; Miss Rosa Baker notary public, Birmingham, Jefferson county ]. A1iss Iois McLau. Eine, notary pubic, Birmingham, Jef. ferson county; Edgar D. Finch, notary public, Birmingham. Jefferson county