The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-04


 To provide for grading, curbing, gut
 ter and sidewalk paving on Marshall
 avenue from Nineteenth street to
 Sixteenth street.
 Section l. Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows:
 That Marshall avenue from the west line of Nineteenth street to the east curb line of Sixteenth street be graded.
 That roadway thirty (30) feet wide along the center line of the same be curbed with artificial stone combined curb and gutter.
 That the sidewalks along the same shall be paved with artificial stone for width of four (D feet, except at the entrances to lots and at driveways and alley cross ings where 1t shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk
 That the driveways and alley crossings shall be paved with vitrified brick for the full width of the sidewalk and gutter. Sec. ?. 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. 3. That the cost of constructing the aforesaid Improvements 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 ex- cess of the total cost of such improve ments.
 That the cost of all improvements upon street, avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed upon and against the prop erty abutting on the streets, avenues 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 grater 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 between the tracks and for IS inches on each side of the tracks, including switches and turnouts, shall not be assessed against the property abutting on said 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 in con- nection herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to ialieve any street railroad of its obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said Improvements is $70OO, and that the City Council will meet on the 9th day of October, 1909, at the Council Chamber the City Hall of Birmingham at o'clock, D. 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 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 him on file in his office in the city hall of Birmingham. not later than the date named in section or this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the same
 Sec. 6. That the ordinance shall be pub lished by the City Clerk in the news paper published in the city of Birming- ham doing city printing, once a week for two consecutive weeks, the first publca- tion to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Council of Birmingham will meet to hear objections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements. the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Adopted September 1, 1909.
 H. F. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk. Approved September 2, 1909.
 HARRY JONES, Acting Mayor
 Age-Herald, September All, 1909.