The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08
Attest: J. c. MURRAY. City Clerk Age-Herald, July 8, 15, 1907.
Improvement Ordinance No. 399.
 "NEW SERIES"

l Improvement Orulnance NO. 3J9 NEW SERIES" 1 To provide for grading and macadmiz-
 ing Seventeenth stret from the south
 line of Ninth avenue to Eleventh ave- | nue, and for paving the gutters and curb- 1 ing and paving the sidewalks along the i same.
 1 Section l. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, that Sev-
 enteenth street from the south line or i Ninth avenue to Eleventh avenue shall 1 he graded and driveway thrty-four 1 (9D feet wide along the center line of 1 the same be macadamzed
 ] Be it further ordained that the gut I ters along the same shall be paved for a 1 width of three (O feet with. concrete, and 1 that the sidewalks along the same shall l be curbed with six 60 inch granite curb
 stone and paved with artificial stone.
 Be it further ordained that tke side
 walk paving shall be constructed six (6)
 feet wide. except at the entrance to lots
 wher it shall be constructed the full widt.
 of the sidewalk.
 Be 1t further ordained that the alley ] crossings and driveways shall be paved
 with vitrified brick for the full width of | the sidewalk.
 i Sec 2. Be 1t further ordained that the
 cost of constructing the aforesaid Im- i provements shall be assessed and levied l upon and against the property abutting ] on the portions of the aforesaid atreets
 and avenues improved, to the increased
 value of such property by reason of the l special benefit derived from such i'm i proyements and not in excess of the to- 1 tai cost of such Improvements Provided however. that the cost of all ] improvements upon strct. avenue or alley l intersections shall be assessed against l the lots abutting on the streets, avenues or alleys or intersecting for one-half , block in each direction.
 l Provided further that no charge as-
 sessed upon and against any lot or parcel ! of land shall be greater tuan the in-
 creased value of such property by req
 son of the special benefits derived from
 such Improvements.
 Provided, however, that the cost of l paving between the rails of any street
 railroad or any other railroad tracks and 1 the space between the tracks and for elgh- 1 teen Inches on each side of the tracks,
 including switches and turnouts, shall l not De assessed against the property ! abuttin6 on the streets and avenues as
 aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owner /, of such railroad, and shall be assessed 1 agains. and form d lien on said rail
 road and the property used In connection 1 herewith.
 | Provided, however, that notblng herein 1 contained shall be construed to relieve l any street railroad of It's obligations n | the matter of street Improvements. | Sec. Be 1t further ordained that the
 estimated cost of said Improvements Is l S6O0O.09 and that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet on the 7th day of l August. 1907 at the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock, | D. m., to hear any objections or remon- l strances that may be made to said ir- proyement, the manner of making the l same or the character of material to | be used
 l Sec. Be it further ordained that full | details, drawings, plans and specifica- | tions of said work and estimates be l prepared by the city engineer, as early 1 as practicable and placed by him on | file in his office in the city hall of Bir- | mingham, not later than two weeks prior l to the dte named in section 3 of this ordinance, where property owners who
 may be effected by said Improvements
 may see and examine the same. ! Sec. 6. Be it further ordained that the | ordinance shall be published by the city | clern IT, the newspaper published in the | city of Birmingham, doing city printing. once q week for two consecutive weeks 1 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 1 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 g. 1907.
 | Age-Herald July S-15, 1907. | Attest: J. c. MURRAY. City Clerk. GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor. l Improvement Ordinance No. 400. NEW SERIEs."