The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08
Attest
J. c. MURRAY. City Clerk. Age-Herald, July S-l5, 1907.
Improvement Ordinance No. 397.
 "NEM SERIES

NEW SERIES"
 To provide for paving Third avenue from the east curb line of Thirteenth street to the west line of Eighteenth street.
 Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, That the curb stone on both sides of Third ave nue. from Sixteenth street to Eighteenth street, be moved towards the center of said avenue three (3) feet, so as to mar row in the driveway to a uniform width of fifty (50) feet
 Be it further ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, That the portions of Third avenue lying between the curb lines from the east surb line of Thirteenth street to the west line of Eighteenth street, including the inter- section of Third avenue and Fourteenth street. Fifteenth street. Sixteenth street and Seventeenth street shall be paved with bitulithic.
 Provided. hiwever that the gutters for width of two @ feet along the same and the area bounded as follows shall not be paved with bitulithc, but shall be paved with vltrified brick on concrete foundation, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the east curb line of Thir- teenth street 9.4 feet north of the center line of Third avenue; thence eastward and parallel with the center line of said Third avenue to point 94 feet west of the center line of said Seventeenth street to the north line of said Third avenue; thence eastward along the north line of said Third avenue 1S.S feet1s thence southward and parallel with the center line of said Seventeenth street to point 9.4 feet north of the center line of sad Third avenue; thence eastward and par allel with the center line of said Third avenue to the west line of Eighteenth street: thence southward along the west line of said Eighteenth street 1S4 feet; thence westward and parallel with the center line of said Third avenue to a point near the east line of Seventeenth street, IS inches southeast of the south east ral of the southeast track of the turnout of the Birmingham Railwa Light and Power company; thence south westward and parallel with and IS inches from said southeast rail to the south line of said Third avenue: thence westward along the south line of said Third avenue to a point 9.4 feet west of the center line of Seventeenth street thence northwari and parallel with the center line of sad Seventeenth street to q point 9.4 feet south of the center line of said Third avenue; thence westward and parallel with the center line of said Third avenue to the east curb line of said Thirteenth street: thence northward along the east IuID line or Sdlu lIlTletDll street B.S feet to the point of beginning.
 Section 2. Be it further ordained that the cost of constructing the aforesaid improvements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of the aforesaid strets and avenues improved to the ex- tend of the increased value of such prop. erty by reason of the special benefits de- rived from such improvements and not In excess of the total cost of said i'm provements.
 Provided however, that the cost of all improvement upon street, avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed against the lots abutting on the streets, avenues, or alleys so ntersecting for one half block In each direction.
 Provided further, that no charge as- sessed upon and against any lot or par eel of land shall be greater than the in- creased value of such property by req son of the special benefits from such Improvements.
 Provided however. that the cost of pay ing between the rails of any street rail- road or any other railroad tracks and the space between the tracks and for eighteen inches on each side of the tracks. including switches and turnouts shall not be assessed against the prop erty abutting on the streets and ave nues 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 used in connec- ton 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. 3. Be it further ordained that the es timated cost of said improvements is