The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-29
Ordinance No. 774-C

An Ordinance granting to the Nor
 wood Street Railway Company, a
 corporation, a franchise to con-
 struct, maintain and operate a
 single track electric street rail-
 way connecting with the present
 Norwood line of the Birmingham
 Railway, Light and Power Com-
 pany near the intersection of 18th
 Avenue and Vanderbilt Road,
 along Vanderbilt Road and Nor
 wood Boulevard to a point at or
 near the intersection of 32nd
 Street and 18th Avenue.
 Be It Ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That there is hereby granted unto the Norwood Street Railway Company, It's successors and assigns, subject to and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, the right to construct maintain and op- crate for period of thirty (30) years single track line of electric street railway, together with all nee essary switches, curves, turnouts, trolley poles, wires and supports from and with the necessary connection with the track of the Norwood line of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company at or near the intersection of Vanderbilt Road and Twelfth avenue, northwardly along Vanderbilt Road to a location near the intersection of Vanderbilt Road and the Norwood Boulevard, at which point said line will leave Vanderbilt Road by suitable curve to the left and enter upon and run along and over strip of land twenty t26) feet wide. the southerly line of said twenty-six (26) foot strip of land be- ing 35- feet north of and parallel and concentric with the southerly line of Norwood Boulevard; the car limo to run thence westwardly along and over said strip of land and across all intervening and intersecting drive ways or walkways which are now To- cated or may hereafter be located across said strip of land, to a point one hundred G00) feet east of Thtr- ty-second street, provided. however, that no switch or turnout nor more than one track shall be maintained in Vanderbilt Road between the south line of Twelfth avenue and the South line of Norwood Boulevard.
 Sec. 2. That the said Norwood Street Railway Company shall. within four months from the passage of this or dinance, submit the plans and speci- fications for the construction of said electric street railway to the City Engineer of the City of Birmingham for his approval, alteration or amend ment, which plans and specifications shall accord with approved methods of construction of such lines under like conditions. Said street railway shall be completed and in operation within one year after the approval O. said plans and specifications by said City Engineer.
 Sec. 8. Gal The said street rail way or railways herein authorized shall be constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with this ordinance, and with the general laws and ordinances now in force. or any lawful or valid laws or ordinances which may be hereafter enacted to regulate the construction. mainte- nance and operation of street rail- ways in said city. The work of con- struction herein authorized shall be subject to the supervision and in- spection of the City Engineer. whose duty it shall be to see that said work is done strictly in accordance with the terms hereof. That the con- struction on Vanderbilt Road shali be carried on as expeditiously and with as little inconvenience to traf- fic as possible; that immediately aft CT the track is constructed on Van derbilt Road. the pavement removed and such additional pavement as ,n the opinion of the City Engineer 1t is necessary to reconstruct by reason of the construction of said track shall be reconstructed of such materials and according to such specifications as the City Engineer may prescribe
 (b) At all street, avenue. alley or other highway or public way in- Sersections the said grantees, their successors and assigns. shall lay the tracks of said line upon grade. and ballast and surface them with such material and in a manner satisfactory to the City of Birmingham: and shall maintain the ballasting and surface between each of said tracks and be- tween the rails of said tracks, For eighteen (18) inches on each side hereof. and for half the space be- tween said tracks and any other tracks authorized to be constructed on the-same highway. so that persons and vehicles can have free and un- obstructed passage along and across said tracks And the said grantees, their successors and assigns, shall make the said portions of said high ways conform to any change of grade