The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
CITY ORDINANCES


 Telegraph company shall dismantie the
 existing pole line and wires on First ave-
 nue from Eighteenth street to Thirteenth
 street, south on Thirteenth street to the
 railroad, and to remove the said poles
 and wires and replace the paving in safe
 condition, subject to the approval of the
 city engineer
 Sec f. Be 1t further ordained, that the
 Western Union Telegraph company Is
 hereby granted a permit to lay two creo-
 soted wood ducts commencing at the pres
 ent manhole located on First avenue be-
 tween Twenty-second and Twenty-third
 streets and extending out First avenue
 to point alongside First avenue via
 duct nearest Twenty seventh street. also
 commencing at the manhole on the corner
 Of First avenue and Twenty-fourth street
 and lay one creosoted wood duct 50 feet
 south on Twenty-fourth street to a ter
 minal pole, and lay one creosoted wood
 duct 1l0 feet north on Twenty-fourth
 street to a terminal pole; also commence
 ing at manhole on the corner of First avenue and Twenty third street and lay one creosoted wood duct A feet south on 1Wenty-third street to terminal pole.
 Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that the Western Union Telegraph company is
 hereby granted a permit to lay one creo- soted wood duct commencing at the inter-
 section of alley on Twenty-first street be-
 tween First and Second avenues and run
 so feet west to terminal on building wall in the alley, and lay one creosoted wood
 duct 70 feet east to terminal on the
 building wall in the alley. Also com mencing at the intersection of alley and IWenty-first street between Second and Third avenues and lay one creosoted wood duct 10 feet west to building in the al- ley. Also commencing a this same point and lay two creosoted wood ducts north on TWenty-first street to intersection of alley and Twenty-first street between
 Fourth and Fifth avenues, and thence east through this alley to the east side or Twenty-second street and from this point lay one creosoted wood duct 65 feet east to terminal pole in the alley and lay one creosoted wood duct 80 feet south to the proposed Birmingham News office
 From the manhole in the alley midway
 between Twenty-frst and Twenty-second streets lay one creosoted wood duct 76 feet north to The Age-Herald office. From the intersection of this alley and Twenty-first street lay one creosoted wood duct n3 feet west to terminal on
 building wall in the alley. From the in- tersection of the alley between Third and Fourth avenues and Twenty-frst street lay one creosoted wood duet 1l2 feet west to terminal on building wall in the alley. The permit hereby granted is upon con- dition that when the above mentioned work is completed the Western Union Telegraph company will dismantle and remove it's pole lines and open wires along First avenue from Twenty-second street to Twenty y-seventh street, and from
 First avenued down Twenty-1fth street to the Seaboard railroad, and along the Seaboard Air Line railroad back to Twenty-frst street and along the Sea-
 board Air Line to Thirty-second street
 Sec 6. Be 1t further ordained. that in
 the conduit system hereinabove described the Western Union Telegraph company shall pull in lead covered paper insulated cables of sizes appropriate to their needs.
 Sec '. Be 1t further ordained, that the permits hereby granted are upon the con- dition that the Western Union Telegraph company shall take out the necessary and usual permits from the excavation department to excavate in the public highways for the purpose of laying said conduits, and shall make the necessary deposits with the comptroller to cover the estimated cost of replacing the pave 1 ments. and shall indemnify and hold harmless the city of Birmingham and all
 other persons from any damage, loss or liability. including costs, attorneys' fees, which the city of Birmingham or any other person may suffer on account Of any such excavation being left open or unguarded or improperly barricaded, or in an unsafe, defective or dangerous condition, whether in day time or in night
 time. and the said Western Union Tee- graph company shall at it's own expense
 at all times properly guard, light and barricade said excavations so as to rem der the same safe to pedestrians and per sons using the highway in vehicles or in 8 lawful manner.
 Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained, that permit Is hereby granted upon the further condition that the Western Union | Telegraph company at the time of con- | structing conduits for it's own uses will also provide the necessary material,
 ducts. labor. etc., and construct and in-
 stall for the use of the city on the same location alongside of the conduits and
 ducts constructed for its own use, one creosoted wood duct of like kind and character as hereinabove to be used by the city for police patrol, fire alarm, tel ephone and similar wires which the city
 now has or may hereafter install, all without expense to the city, and the Western Union Telegraph company shall l from time to time, as occasion may de-
 mand and whenever necessary and as often as necessary. reconstruct and re- pair the said ducts so installed for the
 use and benefit of the city of Birming- ham without expense to the city
 I Sec g. Be 1t further ordained, that the Western Union Telegraph company Is