The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-09
Sanitary Sewers
Improvement Ordinance No. 485.
"NEW SERIES"
To proHida for the ronc rtictiOn of 20

To provide for the construction OF GER
tain sanitary sewers.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Birmingham, follows: That
sanitary sewers be constructed as follows:
Beginning at the end of the sanitary
sewer in Fifteenth alley near Sixteenth
avenue south; thence south along Fiji
teenth alley to Sixteenth avenue, south !;
thence east along Sixteenth avenue, south,
10 point 40 feet west of Sixteenth
street.
Beginning at the end of the sanitary
sewer in Fourteenth alley near Sixteenth
avenue, south; thence southerly along
Fourteenth alley to Sixteenth avenue,
south; thence easterly along Sixteenth
avenue, south to a point 40 feet west of
Fifteenth alley, south.
Beginning at the manhole on the san
itary sewer in Fourteenth street and Fif-
teenth alley, south; thence south along
Fourteenth street to Sixteenth avenue,
I south; thence easterly along Sixteenth
avenue south, to a point 40 feet west
of Fourteenth alley.
Section 2. That said sewers shall be
constructed with all proper and neces-
sary manholes and connections. and in
accordance with the details, drawings
plans and specifications and estimates
now on file in the office of the City En-
gineer of the city of Birmingham, where
property owners who may be affected by
said improvements may see and exam
inc the same to which reference is here
by made and which are hereby adopted
Said sewers are to be constructed of
brick masonry, terra Gotta pipe and metal
as shown or described in said details
drawings, plans and specifications
Sec. 3. That said sewers are con-
structed for the purpose of draining the
territory of bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the east
line of Fourteenth street and the south
line of section l. township IS, south
range 3, west; thence east along said
south section line to point where the
west line of Sixteenth street. if extended
would intersect it; thence northerly along
the west line of said Sixteenth street,
if extended, to the south lipe of Sixteenth
avenue, south; thence westerly along the
south line of Sixteenth avenue south, 10
Fourteenth street; thence southerly along
Fourteenth street to the point of begin
ming.
Sec. 4. That the cost of constructing
the sewers authorized by this ordinance
shall be assessed and levied upon and
against all the lots or parcels of land
lying within the district drained by said
sewers to the extent of the increased
value of such property by reason of the
special benefits derived from such i'm
provements and not in excess of the total
cost of such improvements.
Provided, however, that no charge as
sessed upon and against any lot or par
eel of land, or any of them, shall be
greater than the increased value of such
property by reason of the special benefits
derived from such improvements.
Sec g. That this ordinance shall be
published by the City Clerk in the news
paper published in the city of Birming-
ham doing city printing, once a week
for two consecutive weeks; the first pub
LEGATION to be not less than two weeks
prior to the date set herein at which
the City Council of Birmingham will NEE
to hear objections or remonstrances thai
may be made to said improvements, tn,
manner of making the same or the char
acter of material to be usest.
Sec. 9. That the estimated cost of sait