The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27
Ordinance No.

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An Ordinance Granting to the Birming-
ham Belt Railroad Company, Its Les
sees, Licensees, Successors and Assigns
and to the Illinois Central Railroad
Company. Its Lesees, Licensees, Sue
cessors and Assigns, Respectively. the
Right to Construct. Maintain, Operate
and Use Railroad Tracks In, Along and
Across Certain Public Highways, Streets
Avenues. Alleys and Public Grounds II
the City of Birmingham.
Be it ordained by the City of Birming-
ham:
Section /. The perpetual right is hereby
granted to the Birmingham Belt Railroad
a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the state Of
and having the power to con
struct, maintain, operate and use railroad
tracks in the city of Birmingham, Jeffer-
son county, Alabama, and unto Its lessees
licensees. successors and assigns, to con
struct, maintain. operate and use a rail
road track in, along and across all pub
lie highways, streets, avenues, alleys ant
public grounds in the city of Birmingham
upon the following described location
to-wit:
A railroad track to connect with the
present track of said railroad COM
pany in Tenth avenue, north, at or
near Twenty-eighth street; thence to
extend In a northwesterly direction
to point in Twenty seventh street,
between Tenth avenue, north and
Eleventh avenue, north, and thence
to extend in a northwesterly direc-
ton along side of. adjacent to and
on the easterly side OF the right of
way of the Southern Railway COM
pany to a point near Twenty-hrst
track or tracks and right of way of
the Southern Railway company, and
thence to a point of connection with
the present track of the Birming
ham Belt Railroad company at or
near Twenty-second avenue, north,
between Twenty-eighth street and the
right of way of the Southern Rail-
way company, a total distance of six
thousand, five hundred 6500 feet,
more or less; all situate within the
city of Birmingham.
Sec. @ The perpetual right is hereb,
granted to the Birmingham Belt Railroad
company, q corporation organized ans
existing under the laws OF the state o
Alabama, and having the power to con
struct, maintain. operate and use rail
road tracks in the city of Birmingham
Jefferson county, Alabama, and unto 1T
lessees. licensees. successors and assigns
to construct, maintain, operate and us'
a railroad track in, along and across al
public highways, streets. avenues, alleyi
and public grounds in the city of Biz
upon the following described
location, to-wit:
A railroad track which shall connect
with the railroad track described in
Section ! of this ordinance at point
at or near the intersection of Eleventh
avenue, north, and Twenty-seventh
street. and running thence in a south
easterly direction to a point of con-
nection with the main track of the
Southern Railway company, in or
near Twenty-seventh street, and be-
tween Tenth avenue, NORTH, and
Eleventh avenue, north, distance of
three hundred 5000 feet more or less;
all situate within the city of Birming-
ham.
Sec. g. The perpetual right is hereby
granted to the Birmingham Belt Railroad
company, a corporation organized and en-
listing under the laws of the state OF
Alabama, and having the power to con-
struct, maintain, operate and use railroad
tracks in the city of Birmingham, JEFF
ferson county, Alabama, and unto Its les
sees, licensees. successors and assigns, to
maintain operate and use a
track in, along and across all
public highways, streets, avenues, alleys
and public grounds in the city of Biz
mingham. upon the following described
location, to-wit:
A railroad track to connect with the
present track of the said railroad COM
pany in Twenty-third avenue, north,
between Twenty-seventh street and
Twenty eighth street, and thence to-
extend In an easterly direction along
Twenty-third avenue to the right OF
way of the Illinois Central Railroad
company; thence continuing in an east
erly direction across the track or
tracks and right of way of the Illinois
Central Railroad company. and across
the track or tracks and right of way
of the main line of the Southern Rail-
way company. and across village
creek. and across the track or tracks
and right of way of the Woodiawn
branch of the Southern Railway conf
pany, to point of connection with
the present track of the Birmingham
Belt Railroad company, a total dis
lance of three thousand five hundred
sixty (356W feet, more or less; all sit
uate within the city Of Birming-
ham.
Sec. A. The perpetual right IS hereby
to the Birmingham Belt Railroad
,ompany. a corporation organized and ex-
sting under the laws of the state of Ala
oama, and having the power to construct,
maintain. operate and use railroad tracks
n the city of birmingham, Jefferson coun-
y-Alabama. and unto its lessees, IL
,encees successors and assigns, to con-
struct, maintain, operate and use rail-
road track in, along and across all pub
lie highways, streets. avenues, alleys and
public grounds in the city OF Birming-
nam, upon the following described loca-
lion, to-wit:
A railroad track to connect with the
track of the Illinois Central Rail
road company at point In block
thirty 500, which point is east OF
Twenty eighth street. and north OF
Twenty-third avenue, north, and
thence to extend easterly TO a point
of connection with the proposed track
described in section of this ordi-
nance at a point west of the track
or tracks of the Southern Railway
company, a total DISTANCE of four hun
dred (4oC) feet. more or less: all
situate within the city of Birmingham.
Sec. S. The perpetual right is hereby
,ranted to the Birmingham Belt Railroad
ompany corporation organized and ex-
sting under the laws OF the state of Ala
anna, and having the power to construct.
operate and use railroad tracks
n the city of Birmingham, Jefferson
ounty, Alabama. and unto Its lessees,
licenses, successors and assigns, to con-
truct. maintain, operate and use rail-
Dad track in, along and across all pub
c highways. streets. avenues, alleys and