The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-27
Improvement Ordinance
NO. 4e4-ANEW SERIES.

To provide for the construction of GER
tain sanitary sewers.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
City Council of Birmingham, as fol-
lows:
That sanitary sewers be constructed
as follows:
Beginning at a point on the sanitary
sewer in Twentieth street and Powell
avenue; thence easterly along Powell
avenue to a point 20 feet west of
Twenty-fourth street.
Sec. 2. That said sewers shall be
constructed with all proper and nee
essary manholes and connections. and
in accordance with the details, draw
ings, plans and Specifications and ssti-
mates now on file in the office of the
city engineer of the city of Birming-
ham, where property owners who may
be affected by said improvements 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 spccifica-
tons
Sec. 3. That said sewers are con-
structed for the purpose of draining
The territory of area bounded as fol-
lows:
Beginning on the north sdie of
Powell avenue 100 feet east of Twenty
first street; thence westerly parallel
to Twenty first street to the general
railroad right of way; thence easterly
parallel to Powell avenue to Twenty
second street; thence southerly to
Powell avenue; thence easterly along
Powell avenue to Twenty fourth street:
thence southerly along the west line
OF Twenty fourth street to Avenue A;
thence westerly along the west line
of Avenue A to a point 100 feet east
of Twenty first street; thence westerly
parallel to Twenty first street to the
point of beginning.
Sec. 4. That the cost of constructing
the sewers authorised by this ordinance
shall be assessed and levied upon and
against all the lots or parcels of land
lying within the district drained by
said sewers to the extent OF the In
creased value of such property by rea-
son of the special benefits derived from
such improvements, and not in excess
Of the total cost Of such improvements.
Provided, however, that no charge
assessed upon and against any lot or
parcel of land, or any of them. shall
be greater than the increased value of
such property by reason of tho special
benefits derived from such improve
ments.
Sec 5. That this ordinance shall be
published by the city clerk in the
newspaper publish ed in the city of Bir-
mingham. doing city printing, once a
week for two consecutive weeks; the
first publication 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 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. s. That the estimated cost of said
improvements is $3.50, and that the
city Council will meet on the 18th day
of December, 1909, at the council
chamber of the city hall of Birming-
ham at 1880 o'clock p m. to hear any
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 November 1T, 1909.
H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR-, City Clerk.
Approved November IS. 1909.
FRANK p. OBRIEN. Mayor.
Age-Herald. November 20-27. 1908.