The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
ter and Sidewalk Paving on Fiji teenth Street From Twelfth Avenu +a Thtrfeenfh Aventle


 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Cit4z Council of Birmingham as follows:
 That Fifteenth street from Twelfth ave- nue to Thirteenth avenue be graded ana
 a driveway thlrty-six C36) feet wide alon
 the center line of the same be curbe
 with artificial stone combined curb ana gutter.
 That the sidewalks along the same shall be paved with artificial stone for a widthz of four (D feet. except at the entrancesz to lots and at alley crossings, where thew
 shall be paved the full width of the side
 walk. That the driveways and alley crossings shall be paved with vitrified brick for the
 full width of the sidewalks and gutters
 Sec. g. That said improvements shall be
 made in accordance with the grades and , lines heretofore established for the DOT tions of the streets and avenues herein
 before described
 Sec 8. That the cost of constructing the
 aforesaid Improvements shall be assessed
 and levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of said streets ! and avenues improved to the extent of 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.
 That the cost of all improvements upon street avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed upon and against the prop erty abutting on the streets, avenues or
 alleys so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 That no charge assessed 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 improvep- ents.
 That the cost of improving between the rails of any street railroad or any other railroad tracks, and the space between the tracks and for IS inches on each side , of the tracks, including switches ard turnouts, shall be not assessed against
 the property abutting on the streets and avenues as aforesaid. but shall be paid by the owners of such railroad and shall be assessed against and form lien on
 said railroad and the property used in
 connection herewith
 That nothing herein contained shall be i construed to relieve any street railroad of i it's obligations in the matter of street i'm l provements.
 1 Sec. 1. That the estimated cost of said !; improvements Is 315sO, and the City Coun- {, cil will meet on the 9th day of January, 1910. at the council channber of the city
 hall of Birmingham at 7:30 o'clock D. m | to hear any objections or remonstrances : that may be made to said Improvements, | the manner of making the same or the . character of material to be used. | Sec. 5. That full details. drawings. plans 1 and specifications of said work and esti- ; mates be prepared by the city engineer l as early as practicable and placed by him
 on file In his office in the city hall of ! Birmingham, not later than two weeks
 prior to the date named in section of
 this ordinance, where property owrers 1 who may be affected by said improve
 ments may see and examine the same i Sec. 6. That th's ordinance shall be nub- | lished by the city clerk in the newspa per
 published in the city of Birmingham do- i ing 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 City Council I of Birmingham will meet to hear any ob- 1 jectfons or remonstrances that may be l made to said improvements. the manner : of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Adopted December 15, 1909
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE JR.. City Clerk
 Approved December IT, 19o9 FRANK P. OBRIEN, Mayor. | Age-Herald, December 20-27, 1909.