The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-09

Sdlu improvements.
 Adopted September 6, 1905.
 GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor. Attest:
 J. c. MURRAY, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, September 9, 1sQ5 IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 292.
 To provide for paving and otherwise i'm.
 proving Avenue A from the east curb line of Sixteenth street to the west line of Twentieth street
 Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
 and Aldermen of Birmingham, That six
 Inch granite curbstone shall be set along
 both sides of Avenue A from the east
 curb line of Sixteenth street to Eigh-
 teenth street and along the south side of Avenue A from Eighteenth street to Ninteenth street.
 Sec. ?. Bt 1t further ordained, That the
 portion of Avenue A lying between the curb lines from the east curb line of Sixteenth street to the west curb line of Eighteenth street and the portion of
 Avenue A lying between the south curb
 line of Avenue A and the north line of Avenue from Eighteenth to Nineteenth l street and the portion of Avenue lying between the south curb line of Avenue | and the south track of the Birmingham
 and Atlanta Air Line railroad between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets and the intersections of Avenue A and Seven
 teenth, Eighteen and Nineteenth streets shall be paved with vitrfed brick on | fve-inch concrete foundation.
 Sec. 8. Be it further ordained that the
 cost of the aforesaid Improvements shall
 be assessed and levied against the prop
 erty abutting on the portions of the said streets and avenues improved and bene-
 fted thereby In proportion to the bene-
 fits accruing to each not in excess of the l increased value of such property by req
 son of the special benefits derived from l such improvements.
 Provided however. that the cost of all ! Improvements upon streets, avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed
 against the lots abutting on the streets,
 avenues or alleys so intersecting for one
 half block in each direction.
 Provided, however, that the cost of paw l ing between the rails of any street rail-
 road or any other railroad tracks and i the space between said tracks and for eighteen inches on each side of the tracks, 1 including switches and turnouts, shall not 1 be assessed against the property abutting i On said streets and avenues as aforesaid l but shall be assessed against and col l 1ected fro mthe owner of such railroad
 and shall be lien upon the railroad and
 the property used in connection there
 with
 Provided. however that nothing here
 in contained shall be construed to re-
 lleve any street railroad of It's obliga- l tions in the matter of street improve
 ment.
 Sec. 1. Be it further ordained, That the l estimated cost of said Improvements Is
 S22,50O and that the Board of Mayor and l Aldermen will meet on the 4th day Of | October. 1905 at the council chamber at &
 o'clock D. m. to hear remonstrances and 1 protests against the construction of said | Improvements.
 1 Adopted September G. 1905
 l GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor. J. c. MURRAY. City Clerk
 Age-Herald September Q, 1905. | IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 200. To provide for paving and otherwise lm- | proving Eighteenth street from the
 south curb line of Fourth avenue to the
 south curb line of Eighth avenue.
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
 and Aldermen of Birmingham, That the l portion of Eighteenth street lying be- | tween the curb lines from the south curb | line of Fourth avenue to the south curb | line of Eighth avenue and the intersec- | tions at Eighteenth street and Fourth, | Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues shall | Provided, however, that the area bounded as follows. beginning at a point | on the east line of Eighteenth street 9.4 l feet north of the center line of Fourth | avenue thence westward and parallel | with the center line of said Fourth ave-
 nue 100 feet to the west line of Eighteenth street. thence southward along the west | line of Eighteenth street to a point IS | inches south of the south rail of the | tracks of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company; thence southeast ward and parallel with and IS inches 1 from the southwest rail of the Birming- | ham Railway, Light and Power Com | pany's tracks to the south curb line of | Fourth avenue; thence eastward along
 the south curb line of Fourth avenue to | point IS inches east of the east rail of | said tracks; thence northwestward and parallel with and IS inches from said east | rail to a point 9.4 feet south of the cen- | ter line of Fourth avenue; thence east ward and parallel with the center line of said Fourth avenue to the east line of ! Eighteenth street; thence northward along the east line of Eighteenth street | 1SS feet to the point of beginning shall not be paved with bituminous macadam, l but shall be paved with vitrIfied brick on a concrete foundation
 Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained That l the cost of aforesaid Improvements shall | be assessed and levied against the prop erty abuttlng on the portions of the said streets and avenues improved and bene- | hted thereby In proportion to the bene- | fits accruing to each not In excess of the | increased value of such property by reas- | on of the special benefits derived from | such improvements.
 | Provided, however, thai the cost of all | improvements upon streets avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed | against the lots abutting on the streets avenues or alleys so intersectng for one | half block in each direction
 | Provided, however, that the cost of paving between the rails of any street railroad or any other railroad tracks and | tho space between said tracks and for | IS inches on each side of the tracks in- | cluding switches and turnouts, shall not | be assessed against the property abutting | on said streets and avenues as aforesaid | but shall be assessed against and col- | lected from the owner of such railroad and shall be lien upon the railroad and