The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15
Improvement Ordinance No. 399
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 To provide for grading and macadn,z- ing Seventeenth stret from the south line of Ninth avenue to Eleventh ave- nue, and for paving the gutters and curb. ing and paving the sidewalks along the same.
 Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, that Sev- enteenth street from the south line of Ninth avenue to Eleventh avenue shall be graded and a driveway thirty.four t3D feet wide along the center line of the same be macadamized.
 Be it further ordained that the gut ters along the same shall be paved for a width of three (3) feet with concrete, and that the sidewalks along the same shall be curbed with six GO inch granite curb stone and paved with artificial stone.
 Be it further ordained that the side walk paving shall be constructed six (6) feet wide, except at the entrance to lots wher 1t shall be constructed the full width of the sidewalk.
 Be 1t further ordained that the alley crossings and driveways shall be paved with vitrfied brick for the full width of the sidewalk
 Sec. ?. Be 1t further ordained that the cost of constructing the aforesaid im- provements shall be assessed and ,levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of the aforesaid streets and avenues improved. to the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefit derived from such i'm provements and not in excess of the to- tai cost of such improvements.
 Provided however, that the cost of all improvements upon stret avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed against the lots abutting on the streets, avenues or alleys or intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 hot Col. sessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the in- creased value of such property by req son of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Provided, however, that the cost of paving between the rails of any street railroad or any other railroad tracks and the space between the tracks and for egh- teen inches on each side of the tracks including switches and turnouts, shall not be assessed against the property abuttinE on the streets and avenues as aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owner of such railroad, and shall be assessed agains. and form a lien on said rail- road and the property used in connection herewith.
 Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street railroad of it's obligations ,n the matter of street Improvements
 Sec. 3 Be IL further ordained that the estimated cost of said improvements is $6O00 % and that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet on the 7th day of August, 1907 at the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock D. n., to hear any objections or remon- strances that may be made to said i'm proyement, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used
 Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained that full details, drawings, plans and specified tions of said work and estimates be prepared by the city engineer. as early as practicable and placed by him on file in his office in the city hall of Bir- mingham, not later than two weeks prior to the dte named in section of this ordinance, where property owners who may be effected by said Improvements may see and examine the same Sec. 6. Be 1t further ordained that the ordinance shall be published by the city cler.. in the newspaper published In the city of Birmingham, doing city printing once a week for two consecutive weeks The first publication to be not less than two weeks pror to the date set herein at which the Board of Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham will meet to hear objections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvement, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved July B. 1907.
 Attest: J. c. MURRAY, City Clerk
 GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor.
 Age-Herald July 8-15, 1907.