The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27

southward along the west curb line of Iwenty-sixth street to a point eighteen | inches south of the south rail of the
 south track of the Birmingham Railway, l Light and Power company; thence south
 eastward and parallel with and eighteen
 inches from said south rail to a point l 94 feet west of the center line of Twenty l sixth street; thence southward and paral- 1 Tel with the center line of Twenty-sixth l street to a point near the north line of l Fourth avenue eighteen inches west of 1 the west rail of the west track of the 1 Birmingham Railway Light and Power l company; thence southwestwafd and par
 allel with and eighteen inches from said
 west rail to the west Curb line of Twenty sixth street; thence southwe I'd along the
 said west curb line to a point eghiteen i inches south of the south rail of the south track of the Birmingham Railway, ] Light and Power company in Fourth ave
 nue; thence eastwerd and parallel with and eighteen inches from said south
 rail tc a point 9.4 feet west of the center line of Twenty-sixth street; thence
 southward and parallel with the center line of Twenty-sixth street to a point
 near the north line of Third avenue, eighteen inches west of the west rail of the west track of the Birmingham Railway, Light md Power company; l thence southwestward and parallel with | ana elEntGen lnc1eS rom said THll 10 the west curb line of Twenty sixth street;
 thence southward along the west curb liae of Twentysixth street to a point eighteen i inches south of the south rail of the
 south track of the Birmingham Railway, 1 Light and Power company; thence north
 eastward parallel with and eighteen inches from said south rail to a point 9.4 feet west of the center line of said Twen- l ty-sixtt street thence southward mad le1 xsrith line nf said Twenty sixth street to the south line of Second avenue; thence eastward along the south line of Second avenue to point IA feet east of the center line of Twenty-sixth street; thence southward
 and parallel with the center line of Twen ty-sixth street to a point near the north line of First avenue, eighteen inches west or the west rail of the west track
 of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company; thence southwestward
 and parallel with said west rail to the
 west curb line of Twenty-sixth street; thence southward along the west curb
 line of Twenty-sixth street to the point
 of beginning shall not be paved with bi- tulithic, but shall be paved with yitrifie1
 brick on a concrete foundation.
 Sec. 8 Be it further ordained that the cost of constructing the aforesaid i'm prOvements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of the aforesaid streets
 and avenues improved, to the extent f the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such Improvements and not in ex-
 cess of the total cost of such improve
 ments.
 Provided, however that the cost of all improvements upon street, avenue or all
 ley intersections shall be assessed against
 the lots abutting on the streets, avenus or alleys so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 PrPovided. further, that no charge as-
 sessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the in- creased value of such property by req son of the special benefits derived from such In provements.
 Provided, however that the cost of paving between the rails of any street rallroa6 or any other railroad tracks and the space between the tracks and for eignteen inches on each side of the tracks, including switches and turnouts, shall
 not bt assessed against the property abutting on the streets and avenues as aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owner
 ol sucf railroad and shall be assessed agalnst and form a lien on said railroad 1 and the property used in connection herewith.
 Provided however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any st eet railroad of its obligations in
 the matter of street improvements Sec. A. Be 1t further ordained that he estimated cost of said improvements is S2y,b0O. and that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet on the Fist day
 O. August, 1907,' at the council chamber
 of the city hall of Birmingham, at 8
 o'clock, D. m., to hear any obpcctions
 or rerlonstrances that may be made to
 said Improvements, the manner of mak- ing the same or the character of ma terial to be used.
 Sec 5. Be it further ordained. that full details, drawings, plans and specified
 tions of said work and estimates be prepared by the city engineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him on
 Tn his office in the city hall of Blr- mnghf m, not later than two weekes prior
 to the date named in Section of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the same
 Sec |. Be 1t further ordained, that the ordinance shall be published by the city clerk in the newspaper published in the city or Birmingham. doing city print ing, 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 Aldermen of Birmingham will meet to hear objections or remonstrances that may b" made to said improvements, the
 manner of making the same or the char aeter O. the material to be used.
 Adopted July r, 1907
 GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor.
 Attest: J. c. MURRAY. City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, July 2O-27 1907.