The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-20
CITY ORDINANCES.
Improvement Ordinance
NO. 493-"NEW SERlES.n
To provide for the construction of GER
tain sanitary sewers.


To provide for the construction of GER
tain sanitary sewers.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Birmingham as follows:
That sanitary sewers be constructed as
follows:
Beginning at point on the sanitary
sewer in Ninth avenue and Eighteenth
street; thence northerly along Eighteenth
street to Tenth avenue; thence easterly
along Tenth avenue TO a point 40 feet
west Of Twentieth street. Beginning at
a point on the aforesaid sewer in Tenth
avenue and Forgarty street; thence
northerly along Forgarty street to a point
80 feet south of Tenth alley.
SEES. 2. That said sewers shall be con-
structed with all proper and necessary
manholes and connections. and in ac-
cordance with the details, drawings. plans
and specifications and estimates now on
file In the office Of the city engineer Of
the city of Birmingham, where property
owners who may be affected by said i'm
provements may see and examine the
same, to which reference Is hereby made
and which are hereby adopted
Said sewers are to be constructed of
brick masonry, terra Gotta pipe and metal
as shown or described In said Details
drawings. plans and specifications.
Sec. 3. That said sewers are constructed
for the purpose of draining the territory
of area bounded as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
Eighteenth street and Ninth alley; thence
northerly along the east line of Eigh-
teenth street to a point so feet south
of Tenth alley; thence easterly parallel
to Tenth alley 100 feet; thence northerly
parallel to Eighteenth street to Tenth
alley; thence easteriy along Tenth alley
100 feet; thence southerly paralley to
IL. Q1Af ans "a
ly parallel to Tenth alley to the west
side Of Nineteenth street; thence to east
side OF Nineteenth street to point 144
feet north of Tenth avenue; thence east
erly parallel to Tenth avenue to west
line of Forgarty street; thence southerly
along west line Of Forgarty street to
Tenth avenue; thence to the southwest
corner of Tenth avenue and twentieth
street; thence southerly along west line
OF Twentieth street to Ninth aley thence
westerly along Ninth allie yto the point
Of beginning.
Sec 4. That the cos tot constructing
the sewers authorized by this ordinance
shall he assessed and levied upon and
against all the lots or parcels OF iano
lying within the district drained by SAID
sewers to the extent OF the increased
value Of such property by reason OF the
special benefits derived from such Inn
provements and not In excess OF IN tota'
cost OF such improvements
Provided, however, that no charge as
ssssed upon and against any lot or par
| Gel OF land or any OF them. snail De
greater than the Increased value or sucn
property by reason Of the special oene'
| fits derived from such improvements.
| Sec. 8. That this ordinance snail De
| published by the city clerk In the news
| paper published in the city OF Birning-
ham doing city printing once week
for two consecutive weeks; the ffst pup
LEGATION to be not less than two weeks
| prior to the date set herein at wnicn the
| City Council Of Birmingham wiz NEE,
to hear objections or remonstrancss 'na'
may be made to said improvements 'nI