The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09

Gutter ana SideWdIK FaVIn9 on Mon-
 roe Avenue from Highland Avenue
 to Highland Avenue, and For Grad
 ing Twenty-elghth Street from lief
 ferson Avenue to Monroe Avenue.
 Section l. Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows:
 That Monroe avenue from Highland avenue to Highland avenue and Twenty eighth street from Monroe avenue to Jeff ferson avenue be graded.
 That a driveway thirty (30 feet wide along the center line of Monroe avenue be curbed with artificial stone combined curb and gutter, an dthe sidewalks paved iwth artificial stone.
 That the sidewalk paving shall be con- structed six (6) feet wide, except at the entrance to lots where 1t shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk.
 That the wriveways and alley crossings shall be paved with vitrified brick for the full width of the sidewalk and gut ters.
 Sec. 2. That said improvements shall be made in accordince with the grades and lines heretofore established for the por- tions of the streets and avenues herein before described.
 Sec. 8. That the cost of constructing the aforesaid improvements shall be as- sessed 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 property by reason of the special bene- fits derived from such Improvements and not in excess of the total cost of such improvements.
 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 bene- fits derived from such Improvements.
 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 assessed against avenues as aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owners of such railroad and shall be assessed against and form Hen on said railroad and the property used in connection herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve an ystreet railroad of It's obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is s4920, and that the City Council will meet on the 7th day of July 1909 at the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham. at 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 and specifications of said work and estimates be prepared by the city en- gineer, as early as practicable and placed by him on file in his office in the city hall of Birmingham, not later than two tion of this ordinance. where property owners who may be affected by said inn provements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. G. That the ordinance shall he pvh lished by the city clerk in the newspaper published in the city of Birmingham. doing city printing, once a week for two