The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-07
CITY ORDINANCES.
Improvement Ordinance
To provide for the construction of GER
tain sanitary sewers.
NO. 47o-"NEW SERIES


To provide for the construction of GER
tain sanitary sewers.
Section /. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Birmingham as follows:
That sanitary sewers be constructed as
follows: Beginning at a point on the
sewer in Thirty-eighth street and Summit
avenue; thence southwark along Lake
view or Thirty-eighth street to Avon
dale avenue or Lakeview avenue in tho
Forrest Park survey; thence eastward
along Avondale or Lakeview avenue to
point 40 feet west of Baldwin street.
Beginning at the end of the sewer in
Summit avenue and Baldwin street;
thence southwark along Baldwin street
to Summit avenue; thence east along
Summit avenue to point Ito feet east of
Baldwin street.
Beginning at the end of the sewer in
Summit avenue near Portland street;
thence west along Summit avenue to a
point $50 feet west of Portland street.
Sec. q That the said sewers shall be
constructed with all proper and necessary
manholes and connections, and in accord
ance with the details, drawings, plans and
specifications and estimates now on file
in the office of the city engineer of the
city of Birmingham, wnere property
owners who may be affected by
in I rovements may see and examine the
same, to which reference is hereby made
and which are hereby adopted.
SAID sewers and appurtenances are to
be constructed of brick masonry terra
Gotta pipe and metal as shown or de-
scribed in said details, drawings, plans
and specifications.
Sec. g. That said sewers are constructed
for the purpose of draining the territory
Of bounded follows.
Beginning at a point on the west line
Of Thirty-eighth street and the south line
of Summit avenue in the Forrest Park
survey; thence westward on a prolonga-
ton of the south line of Summit ave-
nue. $50 feet: thence southwark parallel
to Thirty eighth street to the north line
of Lakeview avenue, If produces west:
thence easterly along said south line, If
extended to the northeast corner of
Thirty-eighth street and Lakeyiew ave-
nue.: thence easterly along the north line
of Lakeview avenue to Baldwin street;
thence northerly to point on the east
line of Baldwin street 100 feet south of
Summit avenue; thence easterly to point
on the west line of Portland street 200
feet south of Summit avenue; thence
northerly along Portland street to Glen
wood alley thence westerly along Glen
wood alley to Baldwin street; thence
southerly along Baldwin street to the
southwest corner of Summit alley and
Baldwin street; thence westerly along
Summit alley to Thrty-eghth street;
thence south along Thirty eighth street
to the point of beginning.
Sec A. 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
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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 parcel
of land. or any of them. shall be greater
than the increased value of such prop
erty by reason of the special benefits de-
rived from such improvements.
Sec 8. That this ordinance shall be pub
lished by the city clerk In the newspaper
published in the city Of Birmingham do
ing city printing once week for two con-
secutive weeks. the first publication to
be not less than two weeks prior to the
date set herein at which the City Coun-
ell of Birmingham will meet 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 g. That the estimated cost of said
| improvements Is $500 and that the City
| Council will meet on the list day of Sep
TENDER. 1909, at the Council Chamber OF
| the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock,
| p. 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
| useu.
Adopted August A. 1909.
| H. f. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk.
Approved August g. 1909
| FRANK P. O'BRIEN. Mayor.
Age-Herald, August TIA, 1909.