The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27
Improvement Ordinance No. l0G
 (NEW- SERIES


 To provide for grading Twenty-sixt h street from Ninth avenue to the north line of Fifteenth avenue and for curbing and paving the sidewalks along the same.
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham that Twen- ty-sixth street from Ninth avenue to the north line of Fifteenth avenue shall be graded.
 Be it further ordained that the side walks along the same shall be curbed with six (0 inch granite curbstone so as to form q driveway five feet wide along the 'center of said Twenty-siXth street and paved with artificial stone.
 Be it further ordained. that the sidewalk paving shall be constructed six (6) feet wide, except at the entrance to lots, where 1t shall be constructed the full width of the sidewalk.
 Be It further ordained that the alley crossings and driveways shall be paved with vtrifled brick for the full width Of the sidewalk.
 Sec. 3 Be it further ordained that the cost of constructing the aforesaid im- provements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of the aforesaid streets and avenues improved, to the increased value of such property by reason of the spacial benefits derived from such i'm provements and not in excess of the total cost of such improvements
 Provided, however, that the cost of all Improvements upon street, avenue or alley 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 such inn provements
 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, includ- ing switches and turnouts, shall not be assessed against the property abuttinS on the streets and avenues as aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owner of such rail road, and shall be assessed against and form lien on said railroad and the property used in connection 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 B. Be 1t further ordained, that the estimated cost of said Improvements IS SIP O00 and that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet on the 2lst day or August, 1907, at the council cnamDer ol the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock D. m.. to hear any objections or remon- strances that may be made to said im- provement, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that full details, dra wings, plans and supecifica- tions 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 ,,o. rasor than two weeks prior to the date named in Section of this ordinance,
 ,, opertv-owners who may be ef- fected by said Improvements may see ana examine the same.
 Sec. G. 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 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 objec- tions or remonstrances that may be made to said improvement the manner Of max ing the sac or the character Of materlei to be used
 Adopted July 1T, 1907.
 GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor. Attest. l. C. MURRAY. City Clerk.
 Aga-ueraId. July 20 27, 1907