The Alabama Power company at
the Birmingham hearing had its own
petition withdrawn, and the commis
sion then heard the petition of the
peoples Hydroelectrlo Power, com
pany. It developed that this compa
ny wished to obtain what amounted
to a temporary certificate, of con
venience and necessity for the pro
posed development, to be graded
without presenting -thl complete
map. plans and cost estimates re
quired In "such cases, and which
would serve as an establishment of
priority right In the development. It
was stated that after the company
had obtained the necessary prelim
inary permit form the federal power
commission, and made the surveys
and plains. It would again appear be
fore the Alabama commission to ask
that the certificate of convenience
and necessity be made permanent.
Some doubt existed as %o the power
of the commission under the statute
to grant the temporary certificate
of convenience and necessity sought,
and the petitioner asked permission
to file a brief In lta attempt to es
tablish a priority right. This was
granted, the People^ Hydroelectric
Power company, being given until
February 16 to file Its brief, while
the Alabama Power company was
given to February 25 to file reply,
the Alabama Power company con
tinuing to oppose granting the cer
tificate of convenience and necessity
to the other company, although Its
own petition for such certificate had
been withdrawn. •
The Alabama publlo service com
mlsion Saturday approved an agree
ment reached by Informal conference
which greatly reduces the freight
rates on .knitting factory products
from Scottsboro to all Alabama des
tinations. The riew schedule of rates
approved by the commission places
Scottsboro on the same basis with
Huntsville and Chattanooga in the
matter of rates on knitting factory
products.
