The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
THE STATE OF ALABAMA,
JEFFERSON COUNTY.

EAST Lake, a municipal corporation.
and The East Lake Land company, a
corporation, its successors ana asslBns'
THAT. WHEREAS, the East Lake
Land company is authorized under lts
street railroad in the streets OF the
town of East Lake with the consent OF
the municipal authorities thereof; and
WHEREAS, the East Lake Land COM
pany has secured from the said, the
town of East Lake, the franchise and
right to build, equip, and operate an
electric street railroad over and. along
said streets hereinafter named; ana
WHEREAS, in and by the said Ordl-
nance granting said franchise the may
or of the town of East Lake was author
lied and directed on behalf OF the town
of East Lake to enter into contract
with said East Lake Land company;
conveying to 1t the franchise IN sala
Ordinance g gslnted:
NOW. THEREFORE,. in consideration
of the premises and the further con-
ments on the part of the said East
Lake Land company hereinafter set
forth to be done and performed by said
cfates, successors and assigns the said,
the town of East Lake, does hereby
give. and grant to the said East Lake
end company the right, privilege and
franchise of its consent to the building.
maintaining and operating of an cleo
tric street railroad over and along the
following streets and avenues of the
town of East Lake, to-wit: Begin at
the intersection of the southern copor-
ate limits of the town of East Lake
with Rugby avenue near 9th street;
thence run in a westerly direction along
Rugby avenue to 9th street; thence
along 9th street In a northerly direc-
tion to Fourth avenue north, thence
along Fourth avenue in an easterly
direction TO the line of the eastern
Lake. together with the right, privi-
lege and franchise of erecting con-
structing and maintaining, subject to
the conditions hereina fter named, such
electric wires. posts. masts, supports,
brackets, guys, guards, appliances and
equipment along said streets and ave-
nues as may be necessary or desirable
for the equipment of said line as an
electric street railroad and to run,
operate and conduct cars and motors
said line and over and along said
streets and avenues, highways and
public places.
And the said town of East Lake does
hereby grant to the said East Lake
Land company, Its successors and as
signs, a franchise, right and privilege
the conditions hereinafter named such
poles, brackets, masts and wires
th1rough t,1ag the highways and public
places OF the town of East Lake that
may pc necessary or desirable for the
purpose or carrying and transmitting
edeetrieal e, cal power and electrical cur
rents Tor power, light and heat to be
motors upon the street railroad to be
ouiit upon the above described streets
And the said, the town of East Lake
goes 9. further give and grant to the said
priyileee ana lang "a company. the right,
sldetracks of not more than four hun
urea s iet Ieet In length at such places along
car barn a,T anu turn outs to and from its
car parns as may be necessary or de-
sirable and also to put In la switch t,.
tha shMite,hes ,i SO as to connect its line with
Ine line or the Birmingham Railvav
Light d Power comnanv ~ tts Wy,
section of 9th street and RouIevard
avenue. and to equip said sidetracks,
wires, poles and other necessary eo',in-
ment ana to operate its cars over fha
same s,rnn,das as part Of its line, except and
track placed on 9th street, but this ex
ception and provision shall not limit
the right or prevent the said East
switch or switches at the intersection
of 9th street and Boulevard avenue 10
connect Its line with the line of the
BIT Slpmingham IA aiailtway. Light q Power
IT is FURTHER AGREED AND
UNDERSTooD. that said East Lake
tanning and operating of said line shall
use the overhead trolley system with
side poles and that the poles shall be
And in consideration of the premises
the East Lake Land company does
hereby agree and undertake that dur
viii run cars along said line, begin
ming not later than o'clock a. m. and
continue the same throughout the day
at Intervals not exceeding 20 minutes
until o'clock D. M, and that when the
gross income from said car line shall
reach One Hundred Dollars per month
tional car, and that each car shall be
operated diligently, so as to make the
schedule as quickly as practicable, and
that after said car line shall have he
come self sustaining 1t shall begin
running not later than o'clock a. M,
and continue running until o'clock
p. m. and cars shall be run as aforesaid
unless prevented by inevitable or unfor-
seen or unavoidable accident, strikes
or other causes beyond its control: and
the said mayor and aldermen of the
town of East Lake shall have the
privilege of inspecting the books or
said company at all reasonable times
showing the income from said car line;
and the said East Lake Land company
shall make it's tracks conform 70 tne
grade established or to be established
by the town of East Lake dst,,ans SO tnar ee
NAV cross in safety and the streets
shall be left in good and passable con-
dition fa oov,
panv further undertakes and agrees In
consideration of said franchise to chert
9Th street from curp TO cpr9 5 wItn ara cner. ~
Underwood avenue and to ebert the
sidewalks along said 9Th street from
tb caset Three ee incnes thick and
to ebert the crossings of 9Th, l0tn, lltn
and eth streets with Fourth avenue ana
those of Walker and Berney avenues
And the said East Lake Land com
pany hereby undertakes and agrees TO
do All of said work including the build
ing of the line and the placing OF the
.poles for said line and the cherting OF
said streets, sidewalks and crossings
finder the supervision of the city
engineer of the town of East Lake ana
Of the street committee OF the poaro
Of mayor and aldermen of said town IN
connection with the engineer u '"e
And the East Lake Land company
further undertakes and agrees tnay
said street railroad shall be completed
and put In operation py tme ~ oid deS i,a a.
Lake Land company should abandon
said road or cease to operate the same,
If shall take up said tracks ana place
said streets in good and passable con-
And the East Lake Land company
hereby accepts the franchise granted
by the mayor and aldermen OF the
town of East Lake on the lth oag Ii
is set forth in this contract IN
lieu Of the franchise heretofore granted
to it, and hereby relinduishes all It's
rights and privileges. under saiu Ior- i.
the 25th day of October, 1904
This agreement is hereby executed
in duplicate, the East Lake Land COM
pany executing the same by It's presi-
authorized thereto, and the municipality
of the town Of East Lake executing
these presents by its mayor. y; J; Rop-
inson, who is duly authorized tnereto
aldermen which granted said franchise.
a Witness this the 17th day OF March,