The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-09
CITY ORDINANCES.
RESOLUTION.


men of Birmingham, That al election be
held by the qualified votes of Birming-
ham on Monday May 1897. for the
election of a Mayor am nine Aldermen
and four Police Commissioners, as pro-
vided by the city chalter and according
to the laws governing the election for
offices under the LAYS of this state
Be it further reolved that the follow
ing places be deignated as the voting
places and the following gentlemen be
and are hereby elected inspectors and
clerks for. the respective wards as indi
Gated below:
LIST Ward-Jidges, NJ. T. stratford, ]. A.
Clifford, s. }. Cherry Clerks, Lee BLY,
lngs. Mudd Martin. Getty HalD.
Ind Wad-Judges, B.. M. Brazeal, Abe
Shugarnln, f. II. Gafford. Clerks, w.
K. Terri, G. G. Nelson. (Bumstead-Nel-
son Caldy Co., 1712 4th avenue).
3rd Nard-Judges p. II. Moore, Geo.
Ryan William Byrd, Jr. Clerks, F. A.
Hewitt. Albert Stradford (Sanborn &
Co.. store).
4tg Ward-Judges, ]. E. Davis, w. B.
Athns, R. A. Porter. Clerks, A. Deitiein'
| Il B. Martin. (Samuels store).
9th Ward-Judges, Steve Virgins, Chas
Nhelan, Chas. Weaver. Clerks, r. E.
Middleton, j. T. Mulln. Court House,.
9Th Ward-Judges, Geo. c. Whatley,
Dan Donahue, w. l.. Klein. Clerks, s. t.
Jones, r. L. Boatrite. (Faulkner's store)
7th Ward-Judges, J. H. McCary, %. l.
Martin, Owen Gillespie. Clerks, Thos
i5owron, II. NJ Beck. (Tuck's store).
Sth Ward-Judges, S. f. Thompson, A.
| C. Bromberg, Jno. S. Leedy. Clerks, j. A.
Rountree, q. b. Forbes. (Southside Fire
Department..
9th Ward-Judges, T. II. Simms, J. ".
Allen. M, J. Clark Clerks, P. II. Harris,
Coffee jackson. tGunns store)
! Adopted April 8, 1907
GEO. B. WARD, Mayor.
Attest: ]. c. MURRAY, City Clerk.
Age-Herald, April 8, 1907.
| IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. $780,
New Series.)
To provide for paving and otherwise i'm
proving First avenue, from the east
curb line of Twelfth street to the east
| curb line of Fifteenth street.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of Birmingham, that the
| portion of First avenue lying between the
| curb lines from the east curb line of
| Twelfth street to the east curb line of
| Fifteenth street, including the intersec-
! lions of First avenue with Thirteenth,
| Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, shall
| be paved with bitumnous macadam:
Provided. however, mat the cutters for
| a width of two (2) feet along the same
| and the area bounded as follows: Begin
| ming at a point on the east curb line of
| Twelfth street "a feet north of the CEN
| ter line of First avenue; thence eastward
| and parallel with the center line of said
| First avenue to a point eighteen inches
| west of the west rail of the west track
| of the Birmingham Southern railroad;
| thence northward parallel with. and
| eighteen inches from said west rail to the
north line Of said First avenue at a
| point 800 feet west of Thirteenth street:
thence eastward along the north line Of
said First avenue 1876 feet to point
| eighteen inches east of the east rail OF
the railroad track; thence southwark
parallel with and eighteen inches from
said east rail to a point 9.4 feet north of
| the center line of First avenue; thence
eastward and parallel with the center line
of said First avenue to the east curb line
| of Fifteenth street; thence southwark
| along the curb line of Fifteenth street
| 1873 feet thence westward and parallel
with the center line of said First avenue
| to a point about 252 feet west of the west
| line of Thirteenth street and eighteen
| inches east of the east rail of the east
| railroad track of the Birmingham South
| ern railroad right OF way; thence south
| ward parallel with and eighteen inches
| east of said east rail to point on the
| south line of said First avenue. 244.2 feet
west of the west line of said Thirteenth
street; thence westward along the south
| line of said First avenue 1888 feet; thence
northward parallel with and eighteen
| inches from the said west rail of the said
west track of the Birmin CHAM Southern
| Railroad company to a point 9.4 feet
| south of the center line of First avenue
| thence westward and parallel with the
/ center line of said First avenue to the
| east curb line of Twelfth street; thence
| northward along the east curb line of
| said Twelfth street to the point of be-
| ginning shall not be paved with blum
inous macadam, but shall be paved with
| vitrfed brick on a concrete foundation,
said improvements to be constructed 50
| as to conform to the grades heretofore
| established.
Provided, however, that no paving of
any kind shall be laid under this ordi-
nance in the area extending from the
north line of First avenue southwark
1915 feet and lying between the east curb
| line of Fourteenth street and the east
| curb line of Fifteenth street.
| Sec. 2. BE 1t further ordained, that the
| cost of constructing the aforesaid I'm
| provements shall be assessed and levied
| upon and against the property abuttng
| on thep ortions of said streets and ave-
| nues improved to the extent OF the in
| creased value of such property b. reason
| of the special benefits derived from such
| improvements and not in excess of the
| total cost of such Improvements.
Provided, however, that the cost of all
| improvements upon street, avenue or al
| ley intersections shall be assessed against
the lots abutting on the streets, avenues
| or alleys so intersecting for one half
block in each direction.
| Provided, further, that no charge as
sessed upon and against any lot or par
cells of land shall be greater than the
| increased value of such property by rea-
son of the special benefits derived from
| the aforesaid 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
l. eighteen inches on each side of the
tracks, including switches and turnouts
shall not be assessed against the property
abutting on staid streets and avenues as
aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owner
of such railroad and shall be assessed
against and form a lien on said railroad
and the property connected Herewith.
Provided. however. that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to relieve
any street railroad of It's obligations in
| the matter Of street improvements
| Sec. g. Be 1t further ordained that the
estimated cost of said improvements Is
| S18,500 and that the Board of Mayor and
| Aldermen will meet on the 1st day of
| May, 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 i'm
| provement, and the manner of making
| the same or the character Of the material
| to be used.
Sec T. Be 1t further ordained that full