The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
RESOLUTION


GRANTING A REVoCABLE PERMIT
TO THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD COMPANY THE RIGHT To
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OP-
ERATE A SPUR, TRACK WITHIN
STREET AND WITHIN THE LIMITS
OF SIXTH. AVENUE.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Commits
sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol-
lows:-
Section 1. That upon the payment
of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, and
the additional sum of----Dollar
more to cover the cost of publishing
this Resolution, and upon the lapse of
80 days from the passage of this Reso-
luton, and upon completion of such
publication, permit, subject to the
hereinafter named conditions, be and
the same is hereby granted to the Illi-
nois Central Railroad Company, its
successors and assigns, to construct,
maintain, operate and use a spur track
upon the following described location
in the City of Birmingham, Alabama,
to-wit:-
Beginning at point on the present
location of the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company's track on Twelfth
Street, one hundred twenty-five (122)
feet north of the north line of Sixth
Avenue; thence in a southeasterly d.
rection along an eighteen (1S) degree
curve about two hundred two (202)
feet to intersect with the south line of
Sixth Avenue at a point about eight
(0.S) feet east of the east line Of
Twelfth Street. Said spur track to be
approximately two hundred two (202)
feet long and to serve the property of
the Dixie Brass & Foundry Company
located on Twelfth Street, between
Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
Section 2. The within permit is
granted upon the following conditions;
ta) That in case a sanitary sewer
or storm sewer is not constructed in
any portion of the aforesaid street or
alley to be occupied by the aforesaid
track prior to the construction of the
track, the said Illinois Central Rail
road Company will reimburse the City
for any extra cost incurred in the con-
struction of such sewer by reason of
the construction or operation of said
tracks.
OBJ That said spur track shall be
constructed and maintained in such
manner as to impede as little as pos
sibIe travel along and across the pub
lie highway, streets, alleys and public
grounds in and along which said spur
track shall be located, and in accord
ance with the grades now established
or hereinafter established by the City,
and said Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany, its successors and assigns shall
at all times keep the said spur tracks
and the portion of the highway lying
between lines drawn parallel to and
eighteen inches from the outside of
the rails of said tracks, in safe and
proper condition.
(c) That the said Illinois Central
Railroad Company, prior to the COM
mencement of work hereinbefore per-
mitted, is to obtain the written con-
sent of the owners of Lots IA and Is,
Block 256, Elyton Land COmpany's
Survey.
(d) That the permit herein grant
ed may be cancelled and annulled upon
six months written notice from the
City of Birmingham to said Illinois
Central Railroad Company, its success
sors or assigns.
(e) That in case the permit herein
granted shall hereafter be cancelled
and annulled as herein provided, the
said Illinois Central Railroad Company
shall forwith remove said spur track
and place the street, alleys or alley
along which same is situated, in a
proper and safe condition for travel,
in such manner as the City Engineer
of Birmingham may direct.
Approved May 10, 1924.
D. E. McLENDON,
President of the Commission.
A true copy.
L. E. GRAY,
City Clerk.
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