The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24
ORDINANCE No. 9s9.C

1 THE ELIMlNAI1OE. OE THE
 TWENTIETH STREET GRADE
 CROSSING.
 BE IT ORDAINED by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section 1. That the railroad compa- nies now having and using railroad tracks on Twentieth street in Birming- ham, Alabama, between line 126 feet south of and parallel with the south line of Morris Avenue, and a line 293 feet north of and parallel with the south line of Powell avenue, be and they are hereby required in the interest of the public safety, welfare and convenience, to construct and maintain at their own expense q bridge and its approaches on, along and over said Twentieth street suitable and sufficient to carry said railroad tracks and railroad traffic above the grade of and across said Twentieth street, and the vehicular, foot and street railway traffic on and along said Twentieth street and be- meath the superstructure of said bridge. Said bridge shall consist of steel or portland cement concrete, or com bination of same, and solid, non-leak- able floors shall be provided in the su- perstructure thereof. The north and south center line of said bridge (here- matter referred to as the center line of said bridge) shall be formed on and along and concentric with the center line of Twentieth street as now estab- lished. Three lines of columns or sup ports for said bridge will be permitted. The east face of the west line of col umns shall be placed at distance not exceeding thirty-five (35) feet and six I thA LVaA nf Twentieth street. If the center columns are used, the center line of the center columns shall be placed along the cen ter line of the bridge and the center line of Twentieth street. The west face of the east line of columns shall be placed at distance of not exceeding thirty five (35) feet and six (6D inches from the center of said bridge and Twentieth street. The east face of the west abut- ment shall be flush with the west prop erty line of Twentieth street, and the west face of the east abutment shall be flush with the east property line of Twentieth street. Said bridge shall pro- vide for roadway and the cuFbs there of between the faces of the east and west lines of columns of a minimum width of seventy-one (71) feet and no inches inclusive of the center line of columns or supports, and with a min imum head-room clearance of fourteen (14) feet, and for side walks spaces on each side of said roadway, each of which sidewalks spaces shall have a minimum head-room clearance of thirteen (13) feet and a minimum horizontal clearance of fifteen (15) feet including width of columns and curbs. The distance be- tween curbs shall be not less than sev- | antv (70l foat and nO inches
 Electric conduits or ducts shall be installed within the superstructure of said bridge with sufficient outlets to permit the installation of an adequate number of electric lights to be located along the under side of said super structure.
 Section 2. That tine said railroad companies shall be allowed in carrying on the construction ordered in Section 1 of this ordinance to lower the surface of Twentieth street, subject to the fol- lowing provisions and conditions:
 (a) That the depression of the street on a line parallel with and four hu-- dred and fifty (450) feet south of the south line of First avenue shall be at an elevation not lower than five hun dred and ninety-four feet and no inches | mark datum of the Engineering Depart ment of the City of Birmingham and the surface of said depressed street sha | rise northwardly and southwardly from said elevation at an upward grade of three tenths (0.30 per cent) per cent for a distance of ninety (90) feet, thence upward on n three (300 per cent) per cent grade to an intersec- ton with present street surface, pro- vided, however, that vertical curves fifty (5O) feet in length shall con meet said intersecting grades.
 (b) That said railroad companies shall construct suitable approaches to the depressed street under the railroad tracks and shall pave the street under the railroad tracks and the approaches thereto, and shall construct suitable side walks and curbs and provide for and construct suitable drainage in said street and replace any disturbed storm water or sanitary sewers.
 ! (c) That upon completion of said bridge the use of so much of the two railroad tracks which lie south of and nearest Morris avenue and across Twen- tieth street as lie between the east and west lines of Twentieth stlNet shall he discontinued and the rails of said tracks removed from said Twentieth street {: and upon complet!yn of said bridge the use of so much of the two railroad tracks located north of and nearest Powell avenue and across Twentieth street as lie between the east and west i lines of Twentieth street shall be dis continued and the rails. of said tracks removed from said Twentieth street (d) Thnt all of said work mentioned , in (a), (b), and (c) shall Oe done by | said railroad companies at their H.n t, a.nop1onna ,,,ifb