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

the north line of Fourth avenue 1sS feet
thence southwark and parallel with the
center line of Twenty-third street to a
point "a feet north of the center line of
Fourth avenue; thence eastward and par
allel with the center line of Fourth ave-
nue. to a point opposite the beginning of
the curve in the north rail of the track
of the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company, near the west line of
Twenty-sixth street; thence northeast
ward and parallel with and eighteen
inches from said north rail to the west
curb line of Twenty-sixth street; thence
southwark along the west curb of Twen-
ty-sixth street about twenty t20 feet
to point eighteen inches south of
the south rail of the south track
of the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company; thence southwest
ward and parallel with and eighteen
inches from said south rail to point "a
feet south of the center line of said
Fourth avenue: thence westward and
parallel with the center line of said
Fourth avenue to a point eighteen inches
east of the east rail of the Twenty-sec-
ond street turnout of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company;
thence southeastward and parallel with
and eighteen inches from said east rail
of said Twenty-second street turnout to
the south 1i1le VI tOul III dNtthEs tlSliNs
westward along the south line of said
Fourth avenue to point eighteen
inches west of the west rail OF said
Twenty-second street turnout; thence
northwestward eighteen inches from and
parallel with said west rail to a point "a
feet south of the center line of said
Fourth avenue; thence westward and
parallel with the cehter line of said
Fourth avenue to the east line of Twenty
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east line of Twenty-1rst street to the
point of beginning, shall not be paved
with bituminous macadam, but shall be
paved with vitrified brick on a concrete
| foundation. said improvements to be con-
structed 500 as to conform to the grades
heretofore established.
| Sec. g. Be 1t further ordained that the
cost of constructing the aforesaid inn
provements shall be assessed and levied
upon and against the property AUDITING
| on the portions of the said streets and
| avenues improved to the extent of the
! increased value of such property by rea-
| son 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 parcel
| of land shall be greater than the increased
value of such property by reason of the
| special benefits derived from the afore-
said 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
eie hteen inches on each side of the tracks.
| including switches and turnouts. shall
not be assessed against the property
| abutting on said streets and avenues as
aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owner
of such railroad and shall be assessed
against and form lien on said railroad
/ and the property connected 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. g. Be 1t further ordained that the
estimated cost of said improvements Is
$4,000, and that the Board of Mayor and
| Aldermen will meet on the LIST day of
May, 1907, at the Council Chamber of the
| City Hall of Birmingham at 8 o'clock p.
| m to hear any objections or remon-
| strances that may be made to said i'm
provements, the manner of making the
| same or the character of material to be
| used.
Sec. H. Be it further ordained that full
| details, drawings, plans and speclfica-
| 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 office in the City Hall of Birmingham
| not later than two weeks prior to the
date named In section or this ordinance
where property owners who may be at.
fected by said improvements may see and
examine the same
sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained that the
ordinance shall be published by the City
Clerk 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 thar
two weeks prior to the date set herein al
| which the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
of Birmingham will meet to hear obiec.
tons or remonstrances that may be made
to said improvements the manner OF
making the same or the character of ma
| terial to be used.
Adopted April 8, 1907.
GEO. B. WARD, Mayor
Attest: J. c. MURRAY, City Clerk.
Age-Herald, April 9, 16, 1907.