The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-30
CITY ORDINANCES. Improvement. Ordinance
No. 4ss-.NEW SERIES"

No, 4S6-"NEW SEhlES. To provide for curbing, gutter and
 asphalt binder nacadam paving on
 Twenty-sfxth street from Seventh
 avenue to Fifteenth avenue.
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows:
 That the west side of the roadway on Twenty-sixth street from Eighth avenue to Ninth avenue and the east side of the roadway from Ninth avenue southward 100 feet shall be 9curbed with six by twenty (6-inch by 20-inch) granite curbing.
 That the gutters on both sides of the roadway on Twenty-sixth street from SeV- enth avenue to the south line of Fifteenth avenue shall be paved for width of three (3) feet with smooth finished con- crete.
 That the roadway between the gutterS on Twenty-sixth street from the south line of Eighth avenue to the south curb line of Fifteenth avenue shall be paved with asphalt binder macadam
 That the roadway between the gutters on Twenty-sixth street from the north curb line of Seventh avenue to the south line of Eighth avenue shall be surfaced with asphalt binder macadam.
 Provided, however, that the following described area shall not be surfaced or paved with asphalt binder macadam, but
 
 concrete foundation, to-wit: Beginning at a point 94 feet east of the center of Twenty-sixth street on the north curb line of Seventh avenue; thence northerly parallel with the center of Twenty-sixth street to the beginning of the curve of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power eompany's tracks from Twenty sixth street into Eighth avenue; thence north erly parallel witr and 1.5 feet from said 1tt,a Nf Ttuaf 1fxr-a iVfh street; thence northerly along the east line of Twenty-sixth street to a point 9.4 feet mort hof the center of Eighth ave- nue; thence westerly parallel with the center of Eighth avenue to point 9.4 feet east of the center of Twenty sixth street; thence northerly parallel with the center Of Twenty-sixth street to the north line of Eighth avenue; thence west along the north line of Eighth ave- nue to n point i 5 feet west of the west rail of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company s tracks from Eighth avenue into Twenty-sixth street: thence southwardly parallel to and Is feet from said west rail to the west line of Twen- ty-sixth street; thence south along the west line of Twenty-sixth street to a point a.4 feet south of the center of Eighth avenue; thence easterly parallel to the center of Eighth avenue to point H.1 reel west or the center or lWeili y-SlXLn street; thence southerly parallel 10 the center of Twenty sixth street to the be- ginning of the curve into Seventh avenue: thence southwesterly parallel to and 1.5 feet from the same to the north curb line of Eighth avenue: thence east along he same he poin of beginning.
 Sec. 2 That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the DOT tions of the streets and avenues herein before described
 Sec. g. That the cost of constructing the aforesaid improvern ents shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of said streets and avenues improved to the extent 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 Improvements.
 That the cost of all Improvements upon street avenue or alley Intersections shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abntting on the streets ave nnes 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 from such Improvements
 That the cost of paving between the rails of any street railroad or aAv nf'>A-