The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-14

Council of Birmingham as follows: That Portland street from Summit
 avenue to Clairmont avenue; Summit
 avenue from Portland street to Baldwin
 street, and Baldwin street from Glen | wood alley to Lakeview avenue be | graded.
 That driveway thirty (3W feet N along the center lines of said and avenues between the aforesaid points be curbed with artificial stone com-
 bined 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 Lakeview avenue, and the west side of Baldwin street from Summit all
 ley to a point opposite the south line of , Glenwood alley
 That the sidewalks along both sides of Portland street from Olairmont avenue to 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 Lakeview avenue to
 the rorth line of Summit alley, and on the
 east side of Baldwin street from Summit
 avenue to Glenwood alley be paved with artificial stone.
 i hat the sidewalk paving shall be con-
 structed six (6) feet wide, except at the entrances to lots and at drive. tys alley crossings, where it shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk. That the driveways ana alley cross- inss shall be paved wish vitrified brick for the full width of the sidewalks and grtters.
 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 inbefore described.
 Sec. g. That the cost of construct ing the aforesaid improvements shall oe
 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 special benefits derived from such Improvements. That the cost of improving between 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 i,i connection herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construde to relieve any street railroad of its obligations in the matter of street Improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $5OO0 and that the City | Council will meet on the 1st dayeo of Sep tember, t909 at the Council Chamber of the city hall of Birmingham, at 8 o'clock | p. m.. to hear any objections or remon- , strances that may be made to said im- | provements, 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 esti-
 mates be prepared by the City Engineer, | as early as practicable, and placed by l him on file in his office in the City Hall | of Birmingham not later than the date | named in section 4 of this ordinance. where property owners who may be af- l fected by said Improvements may see and examine the same
 | Sec. 6. That the ordinance shall be pub l lished by the City Clerk in the news | paper published in the city of Birming- l ham doing city printing, once week for l two consecutive weeks, the first publica- ! ton to be not less than two weeks prior | to the date set herein at which the City l Council of Birmingham will meet to hear l objections or remonstrances that may be 1 made to said improvements. the manner f1,A oh oofo r1T | material to be used.
 1 Adopted August 4, 1909.
 1 H. B. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk. | Approved August s, 1909 FRANK F. O'BRIEN, Mayor. | Age-Herald, August 7-14, 1908.