The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-16

eAil IdllFodu right OF way thence SOUTH
ward parallel with and eighteen inches
ea1t of said east rail to a point on the
south line of said First avenue, PAP feet
west of the west line of said Thirteenth
street; thence westward along the south
Line OF said First avenue 1883 feet; thence
northward parallel with and eighteen
inches from the said west rail of the said
west track of the Birmingham Southern
Railroad company to point "a 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 she east curb line of
said Twelfth street to the point of be-
ginning, shall not be paved with bitum-
inoul macadam, but shall be paved with
vitrified brick on a concrete foundation,
said improvements to be constructed SO
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
40.6 feet and lying between the east curb
line of Fourteenth street and the east
curb line of Fifteenth street
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained. that the
cost of constructing the aforesaid i'm
provements shall be assessed and levied
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
nlleNc inf hat
bio * in each direction.
Provided, further, that no charge as
sessed upon and against any lot or par
GELS of land shall be greater than the
II -reased 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
eighteen inches on each side of the
tracks. including switches and turnouts,
shall not be assessed against the property
abuttins on staid streets and avenues as
aforesaid. but shall be paid by the owner
OF such railroad and shall be assessed
against and form lien on SAL 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. 3. Be 1t further ordained that the
estimated cost of said improvements is
$1S500 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 s O'Clock n.
m. to hear any objections or remon-
strances that may be made to said i'm
provement, and the manner of making
tla nj the character oF ba ofaY ioI
to )e used.
Sec. T. Be 1t further ordained that full
details. drawings plans and specifica-
tons of said work and estimates be pre-
pared by the city engineer as early as
practicable and placed by him on file In
hi office in the City Hall of Birmingham.
not later than two weeks prior to the
date named in section of this ordinance.
Where property owners who may be af-
fected by said improvements may see and
examine the same.
Sec. 3. Be it 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 than
two weeks prior to the date set herein.
at which the Board of Mayor and Alder
men Of Birmingham will meet to hear OBJ
made to said improvement. the manner
of making the same or the character of
the material to be used.
Adopted April ;. 1907.
GEO. B. WARD. Mayor.
Attest: j. G. MURRAY. City Clerk.
Age-Herald, April g. IL, 1907. -.
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO ssz
New Series)
tn rroyidc sor naNfnp and ntbaru,isa -,
proving Third avenue from the east line
of Twenty second street to the west
curb line of Twenty-sixth street
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of birmingham that the
eurbstone along both sides of Third ave-
nuo from Twenty-second street to Twen-
ty-fourth street shall be reset so as to
narrow the driveway to. width of fifty
600 feet along the center line of said av-
enue.
Be 1t further ordained that the curb
in6 In its new position shall be properly
connected with the curbing at the inter-
secting streets by circular and straight
eurbing.
Be it further ordained, that the drive
way from curb lire to curb line along
the center line of Third avenue from the
east line of Twenty second street to the
west curb line of Twenty-sixth street
streets at all intersecting streets between
Twentyseeond street and Twenty-sixth
street lying between the aforesaid drive
way and the north and south property
lines of said avenue and between the
curb lines of the intersecting streets,
shall be paved with btuminous macadam.
Provided. however that the area bound
ed as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point
on the east line of Twenty-second street
9.4 feet north of tn center line of Third
avenue; thence eastward and parallel
witt the center line of said Third avenue
to |. point opposite the beginning OF the
turnout of the north track of the Blr-
minsham Railway Light and Power COM
pan.', near the west line of Twenty-thrd
street; thence northeastward and par
allel with aud eighteen inches from the
north rail of said turnout to the north
line of Third avenue. thence eastward
along the north line of Third avenue to
a point 9.4 feet east of the center line of
Twenty-thlrd street, thence southwark
ami parallel with 'e center line of said
Twenty-thi.d stree to q point "a feet
n-rth OF the center line of said Third ay-
enLe; thence east ward and parallel with
the center line of said Third avenue to
a Joint near the west line of Twenty.
sixth street eighteen inches north of the
north rail of the north turnout of the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company's track; thence northeastward
parallel with and eighteen inches from
said north rail to the west curb line of
wenty-sixth street; thence southwark
street to a point eighteen inches south CT
the south rail of the south track of the
Birmingham Railway. Light and Power
company: thence southwesteWard and