The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-04
Improvement Ordinance
No. 4s1-"NEW sERIEs.v

No. 481-"NEW SERIES"
 To provide for grading, macamizinu,
 curbing and gutter and sidewalk paving on Avenue E. from Thirty. seventh street to Roe street; on Roe
 street from venue F to Forrest ave.
 nue, and on Forrest avenue from
 Roe street to Avenue E.
 Section l. Be<it ordained by the City
 Council of Birmingham as follows: That Avenue F from the east curb line of Thirty-seventh street to Roe
 street; Roe street from Avenue to
 Forrest avenue, and Forrest avenue from
 Roe street to the south curb line of
 Avenue E. be graded.
 That roadway thirty-six (36) feet
 along the center lines of Avenue F and Forrest avenue, and thirty (S0) feet wide along the center line of Roe street shall
 be curbed with artificial stone com b1ned curb and gutter and macadamized
 between the gutters.
 Provided however, that the south side
 of Avenue F from Thrty-seventh street
 east 221 feet, and from point S2o feet
 east of Thirty-seventh street to a point
 390 feet east of Thirty-seventh street
 shall not be curbed. but the gutters
 shall be paced with artificial stone for a
 width of three C3) feet.
 That the sidewalks along the same
 shall be paved with artificial stone for a
 width of five (5) feet, except at the en-
 frances to lots where they shall be
 constructed the full width of the side
 walk, except the sidewalk on the west
 side of Forrest avenue from Avenue E
 to Roe street; on the west side of Roe
 street from Forrest avenue to Avenue
 F. on the north side of Avenue F from
 Roe street to point 322 feet east of
 Thirty-seventh street; on the north side
 Of Aua a az of
 of Thirty-seventh street to a point 175 feet east of Thirty-seventh street. on the south side of Avenue r from a
 point 29s feet east of Thirty-seventh street to a point 200 feet east of Thirty seventh street and on the south side of Avenue F from a point 100 east of Thirty-seventh street to Thirty-seventh street.
 That the driveways and alley crossings shall be paved with vitrified brick for the full width of the sidewalk and gut ters.
 Sec g. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions of the streets and avenues here inbefore described.
 Sec g. 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 benefits derived from such improvements and not in excess of the total cost of such i'm 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 intersecting for one l,o1f in direction That no charge assed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements. That the cost of improving between the rails of any street railroad, or any other railroad trackD, and the space be- tween the tracks and for eighteen inches on each side of the tracks, including