The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Improvement Ordinance
NO. 4s7-"NE WSERIEsu

NO. 497-"NE WSERIES.n To Provide for Paving and Otherwise Improving First Avenue from Twen- ..ty-sixth Street to Thirty-Second Street.
 Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows That a roadway seventy (70) feet wide on First avenue from Twenty-sixth street to Thirty street shall be paved with vitrfied brick on five (5) inch concrete foundation.
 That the sidewalk from the end of the present curb about one hundred Q00) feet west of Twenty-seventh street to Thir- ty-second street shall be curbed with 6'x20" granite curbing.
 That said Improvements shal be made in accordance with the grades and lines established for the portions of the streets and avenues hereinbefore described.
 Sec. q That the cost of constructing the aforesaid improvements shal be assessed and levied upon and against the prop erty abuttng on the portions of said l streets and avenues improved to the ex- 1 tent of the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special benefits derived from auch improvements and not in excess of the total cost of such Improvements.
 That the cost of all improvements upon i street, avenue or alley intersections shall
  i the property abutting on the streets, avenues or alleys so intersecting for one | half block in each direction. l That no charge assessed upon and ! against any lot or parcel of land shall l, be greater than the increased value % such property by reason of the speciu 1 benefits derived fro such Improvements ! That the cost of improving between the rails of any street railroad or any other railroad tracks, and the space be- tween the tracks and for eighteen inches on each side of the tracks, including switches and turnouts, shall not be as- sessed against the lots abutting on the streets and avenues as aforesaid, but | shall be paid by the owners of such rail- road and shall be assessed against and form a lien on said railroad and the property used in connection herewith. That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street railroad | of its obligations in the matter of street ! improvements,
 ! Sec. 3. That the estimated cost of said improvements Is $5O.0O0 and that the City Council will meet on the 9th day ot January, 1910, at the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham at 7:3O o'clock p. m to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements. the manner of mak- ing the same or the character o1 ma- terial to be used
 Sec. 4. That full details. drawings. plans and specifications of said work and esti- mates be prepared by the city engineer. 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 owners who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine tho same.
 Sec. S. That this ordinance shall be published by the city clerk in the news paper published In tho city of Birming- ham, doing city printing. once week for two consecutive weeks; the first pub iication to be not les stnnn two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Council of Birmingham will rn>et to hear any objections or remon- strances that may be made to said im- proyements, the maner of making the same or the character of material to Do used.
 Adopted December 15, 19co.
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk. Approved December 17. 1909
 FRANK P. OBRIEN, Mayor.
 Are-Hsrald, December 2o-N, 1909.
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