The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-24


OF the city of Birmingham, Is Interested
In the same in any manner described III
said section one of this ordnance OF any
person who shall in any other manner
violate any provision or provisions OF OF
contained in any section oil TINS VI III
nance, shall be punished for each olleilse
by a fine of not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars, and be I'M
prisoned at hard labor for city not eX-
ceeding six months, one or both.
Adopted June 81 1905.
GEORGE b. WARD, Mayor.
Attest;
]. G. MURRAY City Clerk.
Age-Herald June 24-27-lsO5.
Ordinance No. :.
AN ORDINANCE
Section l. Be IL ordained that 1t shall
be the duty of each and every person
inspecting any meter or meters Tor any
person, firm or corporations selling gas
electricity or water by meter measure
nent 10 leave a written notice with the
consumer of such gas. electricity or wa
Ter Mt the residence or place of business
of such consumer, at the time the meter
of such consumer is inspected, such state
ment showing the reading Of SAID meter
for the previous month the present
reading the fun surname OF the person
making the reading, with his or her
Christian name or names, or initial or
initials, and the date of the making OF
such reading.
Sec . BE it Further Ordained. that it
shall be unlowful for any person, hrm
or corporation to charge, demand or
collect for the consumption of any gas,
electricity or water, when Section one
of this Ordinance has not been complied
with.
Sec. 3. BE 1t Further Ordained that any
person violating any portion Of or con-
tanned In any section of this ordinance,
shall be fined not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars, and imprisoned
OF hard labor for the city not exceeding
six months. one or both.
Adopted June q. 1908.
GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor.
Attest
]. c. MURRAY. City Clerk.
Age-Herald. June 24-27-19o5.
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 277
To provide for paving and curbing the
sidewalk on the west side of Eighteenth
street from Ninth avenue TO Tenth ave-
nue..
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of Birmingham, That the
sidewalk on the west side of Eighteenth
street from Ninth avenue to Eevenlh
avenue shall be paved with artificial
stone and curbed with six inch granite
curbstone and the alley crossings and
driveways paved with vtrifed brick.
Be it further ordained that the side
walk paving shall be constructed six
feet wide except OF the alley crossings
and driveways where it shall be con-
structed the full width of the sidewalk
Sec. 3. Be il further ordained that the
cost of the Improvement authorized ~
this ordinance shall be assessed and lev
led against the property abutting on the
portions of the aforesaid streets and
avenue improved and benefited thereby
in proportion to the benefits accrung to
each not in excess of the increased value
of such property by reason of the special
benefits derived from such improvements
Sec a. Be IL further ordained that the
estimated cost of said improvements is
S3700 and that the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen will meet on the 10Th day of
July, 1906, at the council chamber at s
o'clock p. m, to hear remonstrances and
protests against the construction of said
improvements
Adopted June 81, 1905.
GEORGE b. WARD, Mayor.
Attest:
j. C. MURRAY, City Clerk
Age-Herald. June a. 1905.
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 276.
TO provide for grading Virginia avenue
from Eleventh avenue, south, to Twelfth
avenue south. Also to provide for the
macadamzng of the driveway, paving
the cutters and curbing and paving the
sidewalks along the same.
Section ]. BE it ordained by the May
or and Aldermen of Birmingham,
That Virginia avenue from Eleventh ave-
nue., south, TO Twelfth avenue SOUTH be
graded.
Be it further ordained, That a drive
way forty feet wide along the center of
the same be macadamized and the gut
tiers along the same paved for a width of
three feet with Portland cement con-
crete.
BE it further ordained, That the side
walks along the same shall be curbed
with six-inch granite curbstone and
paved with artificial stone for a width
of six feet.
Be it further ordained, That the alley
crossings and driveways shall be paved
with vitrihed brick for the full width of
the sidewalk.
Sec . Be it further ordained. That
the said improvements shall be made in
accordance with the grades and lines
heretofore adopted by ordinance for the
portions of the aforesaid streets and ave-
nues herenbefore described.
Sec 3. BE it further ordained, That
the cost of said Improvements authorized
by this ordinance shall be assessed and
levied against the property abutting on
avenues improved and benefited thereby
in proportion to the benefits accruing to
each, not in excess of the increased value
of such property by reason of the special
benefits derived from such improvements
Provided however. that the cost of all
street improvements on streets. avenue
or alley intersections shall be assessed
and levied aga INST the property abutting
on the streets, avenues or alleys SO in
tersecting for one-half block In easN di-
rection.
Providing further, that the cost of
grading or matchmaking of any street
railroad or 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 the said streets and ave-
nues as aforesaid. but shall be assessed
against and collected from the owner OF
such railroad, and shall be lien upon
the railroad and the property used in
correction Herewith.
Provided however. that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to relieve
any street railroad of Its obligations in
the matter of street improvements
Sec 4. Be it further ordained, That
the estimated cost of said improvements
IL $500, ana that the Board lof Mayor
and Aldermen wiz meet on the, 18th day