The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-23

NO. 2O4-C. AN ORDINANCE TO PRO-
VIDE FOR THE CoNsTnUCriONo OF
AVENUE BETWEEN 10Th AND BOTH
STREETS, AND THE DEPRESSION
or THE PLANE OF THE TRACKS
COMPANY, THE SOUTH AND NORTH
ALABAMA RAILROAD COMPANY,
STEEL nlb = rno Ssos coMrANT. SO
AS TO CONFORM TO THE PLAN OF
SAID yIADUCT.
WHEREAS, the grade railroad cross
ings of the Southern Railway Company.
The South and North Alabama Railroad
Company and the Sloss, Sheffield Steel
and Iron Company, on First Avenue, be-
tween 26th and 30th SITS, are inconven-
lent, unsafe and dangerous, and men
ace to the lives limbs and property of
persons crossings said crossings, on
foot, in vehicles and In street cars, and.
WHEREAS by. reason of the rapid
PctS Of the
number of engines and trains being OPP
Grated across said crossings, said incon-
venient, unsafe and dangerous condi-
lions are steadily growing worse, and.
improvements herein ordered and re-
Now Therefore,
Be It ORDAINED by the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Birming-
Section l. The said Southern Rail
MAYA c2RmIR1anyd South and North Ala
Sheffield Steel and Iron Company are
hereby ordered and required to build,
construct and erect, at their own ex-
north. lying thirty-one feet and four
inches on each side of the center lines
OF SAID First Avenue between the east
property line of 26th Street and a point
fifty-fiye feet east of the east property
line Of goth Street; a reinforced CON
sary approaches thereto, according to
the plans and specifications for said via
Duct and for, the depression of the plane
n boz H.. Il L
prepared by the city Engineer. which
said plans and specifications have been
submitted to and examined and APP
In the office of the City Engineer. me
Sec. z. Said Southern Railway Com
rPoad ou5n ana ana NSrth Alabsma Bail
and iron Company are hereby ordered
and REQUIRED, at their own expense. 90
cordance with said plans and specifica-
tons ON First avenue, between Twenty
Twentieth ninth street, between First
and Second avenues. and at such other
points. including Twenty eighth street,
as may be necessary, to conform to the
plane of depression herein ordered and
required on said portion of First ave-
nue..
Sec 3. The actual work of construc-
ton of said viaduct shall begin within
four months from the approval of this
herein provided for shall be completed
on or before the LIST day of May, 1915.
sec. q Inc estimated cost or said
bridge or viaduct exclusive of an esti-
mated cost of s750o.OQ for the, paving to
be provided by the Birmingham Rail-
matter set out. is one hundred and sew
enty thousand dollars Slf9, ooo), and
toned between said companies as fol-
lows:
The Southern Railway Company shall
pay forty; one per cent thereof, the
South and North Alabama Railroad
Company shall pay fifty-three per cent
there of, and the Sloss- Sheffield Steel
and Iron Company shall pay six per
cent thereof.
Sec. 5. The Birmingham Railway
Light and Power Company shall pave
with the same material and according
to same plans and specifications, the
central nineteen (19) feet of the road
way of said viaduct and approaches, that
is to say, between its tracks and the
rails of its tracks, and for eighteen
inches. on the outer side of the outer
rail of each track.
Sec. 6. Upon the completion of said
viaduct. in accordance with said plans
and specifications, the portions of said