The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-07
curb and gutter and paving the side
walks aIonu the same.

walks along the same.
Section /. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Birmingham as follows:
That Portland street from Summit
avenue to C1airmont avenue; Summit
avenue from Portland street to Baldwin
street, and Baldwin street from Glen
wood alley to Lakeview avenue be
graded.
That a driveway thirty 500 feet
along the center lines of said
and avenues between the aforesaid
points be curbed with artificial stone COM
bned curb and gutter, except along the
south side of Summit avenue from Bald
win street to Portland street and the east
side of Baldwin street from Summit ave-
nue. to Lakevew avenue and the west
side of Baldwin street from Summit al
ley to a point opposite the south line of
Glenwood alley.
That the sidewalks along both sides of
| Portland street from Ciairmont avenue to
f, Summit avenue, and on the north side of
/ Summit avenue from Portland street to
Baldwin street and on the west side Of
Baldwin street from L.akeview avenue to
the north line of Summit alley, and on the
east side of Baldwin street from Summit
| avenue to Glenwood alley be paved with
| artificial stone.
| that the sidewalk paving shall be con-
| structed six (6) feet wide, except at the
+; entrances to lots and at drive avs ;
alley crossings, where 1t shall be paved
the full width of the sidewalk.
!, That the driveways ana alley cross
inss shall be paved with vitrihed brick
for the full width Of the sidewalks and
| cutters.
| Sec 2. That said Improvements shall
| be made In accordance with the grades
! and lines heretofore established for the
portions of the streets and avenues here
| tnbefore described.
| Sec. g. That the cost of construct
! ing 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 ex-
tent of the increased value of such prop
/ erty by reason of the special benefits de-
| rived from such improvements and not IN
| excess Of the total cost of such improve
ments.
That the cost Of all improvements upon
street, avenue or alley intersections shall
be assessed and levied upon and against
the property abutting on the streets, ave-
| nues 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 specia!
benefits derived from such improvements.
the rails of any street railroad or any
other railroad tracks and the space be-
tween the tracks and for Is inches on
both sides of the tracks including switches
and turnouts shall not be 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 Ill
connection Herewith.
That nothing herein contained shall be
construde to relieve any street railroad
of it's obligations in the matter of street
| improvements
| Sec A. That the estimated cost of said
| improvements Is 5000 and that the City
+, Council will meet on the LIST day of Sep
tember 1909 at the Council Chamber Of
! the city hall of Birmingham, at o'clock
! D. M, to hear any objections or remon-
! strances that may be made to said i'm
, provements, the manner of making the
| same or the character of material to be
| used.
| Sec. s. 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 the date
| named in section of this ordinance,
| where property owners who may be af-
fected by said improvements may see
| and examine the same.
| Sec. g. That the ordinance shall be pub
lished by the City Clerk in the news
! paper published in the city of Birming-
| ham doing city printing, once week for
| two consecutive weeks, the first publica-
| ton to be not less than two weeks prior
to the date set herein at which the City
| Council of Birmingham will meet to hear
objections or remonstrances that may be
| made to said improvements, the manner
| of making the same or the character OF
| material to be used.
| Adopted August 4. 1909.
H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk.
| Approved August 8, 1909.
FRANK P. OBRIEN, Mayor.
Age-Herald, August ia 1909.