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

the conditions hereinafter named, such
electric wires. posts mastsi suPPofls;;
eaufpment along said streets and ave
nues as may be necessary or desirable
for the equipment of said line as an
eIeetric street railroad and to run.
operate and conduct s.and motors
by electric power along. over and upon
said line and over and along said
streets and avenues. highways and
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
| of erecting and maintaining, subject 10
| the conditions hereinafter named, such
poles brackets masts and wires
through the highways and public
places of the town of East Lake that
may be necessary or desirable for the
purpose of carrying and transmitting
electrical power and electrical cur
used IN the operation of cars and
motors upon the street railroad to be
built upon the above described streets
| And the said, the town of East Lake.
| does further give and grant to the said
East Lake Land company, the right
privilege and franchise to construct
sidetracks of not more than four hun
Idred feet in length at such places along
said line and turn outs to and from its
car barns as may be necessary or de-
sirabie and also to put In a switch or
switches SO as to connect its line with
the line OF the Birmingham Railway.
|
section of eth street and Boulevard
avenue, and to equip said sidetraeks
turnouts and connecting switches with
wires, poles and other necessary equip
ment and TO operate its cars over the
same as a part of its line. except and
provided that there shall be no side
track placed on 9th street. but this ex-
ception and provision shall not limit
the right or prevent the said East
Lake Land company from putting in
a switch or switches at the intersection
of 9th street and Boulevard avenue to
connect its line with the line of the
Birmingham Railway. Light & Power
IT IS FURTHER AGREED AND
UNDERSTOOD. that said East Lake
Land company In the building, main-
tanning and operating of said line shall
use the overhead trolley system with
side poles and that the poles shall be
placed Immediately inside the curb line.
And in consideration of the premises
the East Lake Land company does
hereby agree and undertake that dur
ing. the existence of this franchise, it
ming not later than o'clock a. IN. and
continue the same throughout the day
at intervals not exceeding 20 minutes
until o'clock y. 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 be-
come self sustaining 1t shall begin
running not later than o'clock a. m.
and continue running until o'clock
D. 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 Aara kHH
privilege of inspecting Iae 2rffs -
said company at all reasaAa 4ie fif.#5
showing the income from f7ir fIl is4#4
and the said East Lake Lam 4qupaas
shall make its tracks con taa
grade established or to be elittH H14
by the town of East Lake, So rat
hicles of any character and raaeetistas
may cross in safety ana -svts
shall be left in good and passable con
dition.
And the said East Lake Land COM
pany further undertakes and agrees IN
consideration of said franchise to ebert
9th street from curb to curb with ebert
four inches thick from 3rd avenue To
Underwood avenue and to ebert the
sidewalks along said 9Th, street from
nue. with ebert three inches thick and
to ebert the crossings of 9th, 10th, l1th
and 18th streets with Fourth avenue and
And the said East Lake Land COM
pany, hereby Tndsrtakes and AZ AGREES 70
ing of the line and the placing of the
poles for said line and the cherting of
sa id streets, sidewalks and crossings
under the supervision of the city
engineer of the town of East Lake and
of the street committee of the board
of mayor and aldermen of said town in
connection with the engineer of the
East Lake Land company.
And the East Lake Land company
further undertakes and agrees that
said street railroad shall be completed
and put in operation by the first day of
| March, 1906, and in the event said East
| Lake Land company should abandon
said road or cease to operate the same,
| 1t shall take up said tracks and place
said streets In good and passable con-
dition.
| And the East Lake Land company
thereby accepts the franchise granted
Thy the mayor and aldermen of the
| town of East Lake on the 18th day of
March, 1905. and the substance of which
lis set forth in this contract In
Ilieu Of the franchise heretofore granted
| TO it, aud hereby relinauishes all its
mer franchise granted to 1t on, to-Wit,
| the 25th day of october, 1904.
This agreement is hereby executed
! in duplicate, the East Lake Land COM
pany executing the same by Its presf-
| Ident w w. Crawford, who is duly
authorized thereto, and the municipality
of the town of East Lake executing
| inson, who is duly authorized thereto
| by the Ordinance of said mayor and
aldermen which granted said franchise.
| as witness, this, the 18th day of March.
| 1905
THE TOWN OF EAST LAKE.
BY r. J. Robinson tSigned)
Mayor.
EAST LAKE LAND COMPANY.
By w. w. Crawford.
President
Approved July is. 1913.
l. c. EXUM. President