The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-24
CITY ORDINANCES.

No. 17I-C. An Ordinance training fhe
Hirminghnm Railway, Light Il Power
Co. An Extension of Its East LIKE
Line and COnsenting to the transfer
TO 1t of the Rugby Line, Under Ger
tain Terms aud Conditions.
WHEREAS, the East Lake Land com :
pany heretofore constructed ana mas
since maintained and operated a line
OF street railroad. known as the kuSpy
line beginning at the intersection OF
Caldwell avenue with S3rd street, ana
running thence southeastwardly along
S3rd street to and along Rugby avenue
to the southern corporate limits OF the
former town of East Lake, being at the
intersection of Rugby avenue and ana MOI, MOI,
known as 9Th street,, thence In a
westerly direction along Rugby ave
nue. to nth street, dormerly known as
(formerly known as 9th street,, In a
northly direction to 5th avenue.
north formery known bspce as a,ang fan axe1 ssb
avenue, north, formerly known as
4th avenue, north) in an easterly direc-
ton to the corporate limits of
seth street, formerly known as 18th
street,.
AND. WHEREAS the East Lake
said line which extends from the inter-
section of Caldwell avenue with S3rd
street southwestwardiy along ssEe
the southern corporate limits OF the
said former town of East Lake. prior
to the incorporation OF u the sttd teFritory ,9rs
within the limits of any municipality,
and has since maintained and operated
the same, having the right so to do
AND. WHEREAS. the remainder of
said line was constructed and has since
certain franchise granted to the East
Lake Land company by the town of
East Lake on or about the 7th day of
is hereto attached and made a part
AND. WHEREAS, since the construc-
known as the Rugby line, the town of
East Lake has been merged in the City
of Birmingham, and the whole of the
territory traversed by said line of said
street railroad is now within the cor
porate limits Of the City of Birming
ham:
Land company desires to transfer its
right and franchise to maintain and
operate said line Of street railroad to
Power company. and also to convey to
the said BirminghaN Railway. Light e
Power company allNthe tracks. wires
by the East Lake Land company to the
exercise of its right and franchise to
maintain and operate the line of street
Hallway, Light i& Power COMPANY % al is
willing to accept the transfer and CON
veyance aforesaid:
Railway, Light & Power company fur
ther desires. In the event it acquires the
line or street railroad aforesaid, togeth-
er with the right to maintain and operate
the same, TO construct. maintain and
operate line of street railroad as an
extension Of said Rugby line, from a
competition with the present track Of
said Rugby line at the intersection of
Caldwell avenue with 83rd straet
northwestwardly along S3rd street 20
and connecting with the present track
OF the Birmingham Railway. Light q
Power company on 83rd street 1said
last mentioned track being a part of
the East Lake line of the Birmingham
hailWay, Light Power company, and
line OF street railroad. as an exten-
sion OF the East Lake Hne of the Bir-
mingham Railway, Light <. Power
company, from Connection with its
present track at the intersection Of
Eiirst Ei avenue ana s3rd street. along
First avenue to the eastern corporate
limits of the City Of Birmingham.
NOW. THEREFORE, In considera-