Tennessee § 7-32-113 - Ascertainment of railway's intent.

§ 7-32-113. Ascertainment of railway's intent.

When any street, highway, avenue, or alley to be improved has located in the street, highway, avenue, or alley the track or tracks of any street railway, interurban railway, or commercial railway company that has agreed to pave any portion of the street, highway, avenue, or alley, and by the terms of its agreement has the option of either doing the work of paving in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by such city, or of permitting the city or town to do the work at a price to be paid to the city or town by the company, it is the duty of the legislative body, before enacting the ordinance or ordinances providing for the improvement, to ascertain whether the company desires to do its portion of the paving itself or that the same be done by the municipality. Acts 1913 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 18, § 5; Shan., § 1991a17; mod. Code 1932, § 3424; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1113.