The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
OF SOME B|G IMPROVEMENTS B. Ry [, 6 P. Co. to Build a
 Fine Viaduct TO DOUBLE TRACK LINES North Birmingham and Gate City Lines to Be Double Tracked-Anothsr
 Large Turbine Is
 Ordered.
Q DOUBLE TRACK LINES

Some of the details of the Birmingham viaduct which will span the railroad tracks on First avenue between Twenty seventh streeet and Thirtieth street were made public yesterday. At the same time details of other work to be done by the company during the ensuing year were announced.
 As yet the list of improvements Is far from complete and others are contemplat- ed which are not yet ripe enough for announcement. It is probable that the total appropriation for Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company inn provements this year will largely exceed the appropriation of last year.
 The viaduct across the railroad tracks on First Avenue will be about 4O0O feet long, beginning at Twenty-dfth street and ending at Thirty fourth street. It will cost in the neighborhood of $1O0,0Oo and will be completed within the next twelve months. It Is the sdesre of the com pany to commence the erection of the bridge as soon as the summer travel on the East Lake line is over, and about six months will be required in it's con- struction.
 The viaduct will be similar to the ele- vated railroad structures of all the large cities and will be built entirely of steel, The first plans of the company, which were drawn about two years ago, speci- fled that a part of the structure should be of wood, but the specifications Of the viaduet which will be built call for steel.
 The viaduct will have double track the entire distance, and when this IS completed there will be a double track from Birmingham to East Lake. At the highest place the tracks will be twenty five feet above the street level
 The street car company crosses eleven railroad tracks between Twenty-seVentn street and Thirtieth steet four or the Southern railway, three of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, one of the Bir- ,,ineham Belt railroad, one of the Gem tral of Georgia railway and two Of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company.
 Another Viaduct
 The company will soon commence work on a viaduct over the Louisville and Nashville tracks on Tenth avenue and Thirtv-sixth street, East Birmingham. One ar two accidents have occurred at this crossing and the street railway com pany thinks that a viaduct is neces- sary.
 This structure will be similar to the one on First avenue except that It VIII be built for a single track only. It Will be 1000 feet long and will begin between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets on Tenth avenue, and will end between Thir- ty-seventh and Thirty-eighth streets. It will cost about Sl50o0.
 Among it's other improvements the com pany will double track its line to North Birmingham, which means an expendi- ture of about $50000. The distance from the end of the present double track to the end of the line is about three miles. The present double track ends at Eighth avenue and Twenty-sixth street.
 The Gate City line from Eighth avenue and, Twenty sixth street to the place near Kingston station where the Boyles' extension will leave the main line. will also be double tracked. The distance is about two miles and the work will cost in the neighborhood of s9O000, and the Norwood line will be double tracked for four blocks from Eighth avenue to Twelfth avenue, giving the people of Nor wood a better service This improvement will cost in the nelghborhood of $S0oo.
 Another Turbine.
 Another turbine, the mate for the im- mense machine which is nearing comple- ton at the power house of the company, will be ordered and it, with its equip ment. will cost in the neighborhood of $1O0.000. This will increase the capacity of the power plant about Ss 1-S per cent.
 The switchboard at the power plant will be remodeled at a cost of about $3o.- coo which will also tend to increase the efficiency of the plant, Four rotary converters, which will cost S5O0oO, will be bought These machines convert an alternating current from the motors to the current necessary for operating street cars and for the three wire lighting cur rent