The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
Improvement Ordinance No. 4o3.
 (New Series.)

(New Seres)
 To provide for paving and curbing cer- tain sidewalks and gutters
 section l. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham that the sidewalks on both sides of Florida street from Bellevue avenue to Florida avenue except the sidewalk on the south side of said Florida street from Bellevue avenue east 1417 feet and the sidewalk on the east side of Central avenue from Florida street south 259 feet and the sidewalk on the east side of Central avenue from point 153 feet south of Alabama street to Georgia street (Avenue KO and the sidewalk on the west side of Central ave- nue from Alabama street to Georgia street (Avenue F) and the sidewalks on both sides of Alabama street from Belle vue avenue to Florida avenue, except the sidwalk on the south side of said Ala bama street from Bellevue avenue to Bellevue alley, except on both sides of said Alabama street from Central avenue to Central alley and the sidewalk on the south side of Kearney street from Eighth street to Montgomery avenue and the sidewalk on the south side of Sylvan ave- nue from Florida avenue to Twelfth street shall be paved wit hartiicial stone and the alley crossings and driveways paved with vitrified brick.
 Be it further ordained that the sidewalk on the south side of Sylvan avenue from Florida avenue to Twelfth street shall be curbed with 6-inch granite curbstone and the sidewalks on both sides of Central avenue shall be curbed with combined ar tfcial stone curb and gutter the gutter paving to be three feet in width.
 Be 1t further ordained that the side walk paving shall be constructed four feet wide except at the entrances to lots and at driUaxp1vc a1lav CrOgefnpq xyhera 1t shall be constructed the full width of the sidewalk Provided however, that the sidewalk paving on Sylvan avenue shall be six feet wide.
 Sec. 9 Be 1t further ordained that the cost of constructing the aforesaid lm- provements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of said streets and avenues improved to the extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derivd from such improve ments, and not in excess of the total cost of such Improvements.
 Provided however, that no charge as- sessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the increa sed value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from the afore- said Improvements.
 Sec. g. Be it further ordained that the estimated cost of said improvements Is s23O0, and that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet on the 21st day of August, 1907. at the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham. at o'clock D. m., to hear any objections or remon- strances that may be made to said im- provements. the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Sec. 1. Be 1t further ordsined that full details, awings, plans land specified tons of said work and estimates be pre- pared by the city engineer as early as practicable and placed by him on file In his ouice in the city hall of Birmingham not later thantw O weeks prior to the date named in Section 8 of this ordinance, where property-owners who may be af- fected by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec D. Be 1t further ordained that the ordinance shall be published by the city clery 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 prior to the date set herein. at which the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham will meet to hear objec- lions or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner of mak- ing the same or the character of material to be used
 Adopted July 1T. 1907
 GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor.
 Attest: ]. c. MURRAY, City Clerk.