The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
CITY ORDINANCES.

IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE No. 115.
To Provide for Street Grading Maeadam-
izing, curbing and Sidewalk and Gut
ter Paving on Twenty-second Street,
from Avenue II to Magnolia Avenue;
Sycamore Street, from Magnolia Ave
nue. to Highland Avenue and Pal
metto Avenue, from Twenty-f1rst
Street to Twenty-second Sire It
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of Birmingham. that Twen-
ty-second street, from Avenue H to Mag
nolia avenue; Sycamore street, from Mag
nolia avenue to Highland avenue, and
Palmetto avenue from Twenty-flrst
street to Twenty-second street, be graded.
Be it further ordained, that a driveway
thirty-six (36) feet wide along the center
of said portions of Twenty-second street
and thirty 800 feet wide along the center
of said portions of Sycamore street ana
Palmetto avenue be macadamized.
= Provided, however that a gutter three
90 feet wide on each side of said drive
Ways next to the curb shall not be
macadamized but shall be paved with
concrete.
p Be 1t further ordained that a six (6)
inch granite curb stone shall be set along
f. each edge OF the said driveways and re-
turns put in all street and avenue inter-
sections
Be it further ordained that the side
walks on each side of said streets and
avenues shall be paved with artificial
stone for width of six Co feet, except at
entrances to lots, where the paving shah
extend from property line to curb
Be it further ordained, that the alley
crossings and driveways shall be paved
with Vitrifled brick from the property line
to the curb line.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained, that
such improvements shall be made in ac-
cordance with the grade and lines hereto
fore adopted by ordinance Tor the portions
of the aforesaid streets and avenues
hereinafter described.
Section 3. Be 1t further ordained, that
the cost of said improvements authorized
by this ordinance shall be assessed and
levied against the property abutting on
the portions of the aforesaid streets and
avenues improved and benefited thereby
Provided, however, that the cost of all
street improvements on street, avenue or
alley intersections shall be assessed and
levied against the property abutting on
the streets, avenues or alleys so inter-
sectng for one-half block in each direc-
ton.
Provided further, that the cost of grad
ing and matchmaking of any street rail-
road or any other railroad tracks and the
space between such tracks, and for
eighteen inches on each side of the
tracks, including switches and turnouts
shall not be assessed against the prop
erty abutting on said streets and avenues
aforesaid, but shall be assessed against
and collected from the owner of such
railroad, and shall be a lien upon the
railroad and the property used in con-
nection Herewith.
Provided, however, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to relieve
any street railroad from it's obligations
s In the matter of street improvements.
Z Section 4. BE 1t further ordained, that
the estimated cost of the Improvement is
SIS, 600, and that the board of mayor ana
aldermen will meet on the 18th day of
April. 1903, at the council chamber, at
eight clock p. M, to hear any remon-
strances and protests against the con-
struction of said improvements.
Adopted March 49, 1903.
w NJ. DRENNEN, Mayor.
Attest: J. c. MURRAY. City Clerk.