The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-14
Improvement Ordinance
NO, 474-"NEW SERIES"

NO. 4I4-"NEW SEhIES. To provide for paving and otherwise improving Twenty-nnth street from Highland avenue to Nazuma ave- nue; Niazuma avenue fro Twenty
 ninth street to Linden street; Lin den street from Nazuma avenue to
 Caldwell avenue; Mountain avenue
 from Twenty-eighth to Twenty-ninth
 street, and TWenty-eighth street
 from Highland avenue to Niazuma
 avenue.
 Section l. Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows:
 That the roadway between the gutters on Twenty ninth street from Highland avenue to Niazuma avenue; Niazuma avenue from Twenty ninth street to Lin den street; Linden street from Niazuma avenue to Caldwell avenue; Mountain avenue from Twenty-eighth to Twenty ninth streets; Twenty eighth street from Highland avenue to Niazuma avenue. and Pawnee avenue from Twenty-ninth street to a line fro mthe west line of lot 5. block S60, to the east line of lot 6, block S62. shall be paved with asphaltum road oil binder macadam.
 That said Improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions of the streets and avenues hereinbefore de-
 
 scribed.
 Sec. g. That the cost of constructing the aforesaid improvements shall be as- sessed and levie dupon and against the property abutting on the positions of said streets and avenues improved to the ex- tent of the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special benefits derived from such Improvements, and not in excess of the total cost of such im- provements.
 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 intersectlng for one-ht 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 benfts derived from such improve ments.
 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 and turnouts, shall not be as- sessed against the lots abutting on the streets and avenues. as aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owner of such railroad and shall be assessed against and form lien on said railroad and the property used in connection there with.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street rail- road of its obligations in the matter of street Improvements.
 Sec. 8. That the estimated cost of said improvements Is $7700, and that the City Council will meet on the 1st day of September, 1909, at the council chamber of the city hall of Birming- ham at o'clock D. m. to hear any ob- jections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the man ner of making the same or the char acter of material to be used. Sec 4. That full details, drawings, plans and specifications of said work and estimates prepared by the city en- gineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him on file nhis 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 improvements may see and examine the same. Sec 5. That this ordinance shall be published by the city clerk Tn tne newspaper published in the city or Birmingham. doing city printing, onco week for two consecutive weeks; the first publication to be not less tnan two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Council of Birming- ham will meet to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said Improvements, the manner of mak- ing the same or the character of ma terial to be used.
 Adopted August 4. 1909.
 H. B. SHROPSHIRE, JR.,
 City Clerk. Approved, August 5, 1909. FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor Age Herald. August TIA. 1909.