The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11

frances to lots where they shall be constructed the full width of the side l walk, except the sidewalk on the west side of Forrest avenue from Avenue E to Roe street on the west side of Roe | street from Forrest avenue to Avenue 1 F; on the north side of Avenue F from Roe street to a point 822 feet east of 1 Thirty-seventh street; on the north side l of Avenue F from a point 225 feet east 1 of Thirty-seventh street to a point 175 feet east of Thirty-seventh street; on l the south side of Avenue F from a 1 point 29S feet east of Thirty-seventh street to a point 200 feet east of Thirty seventh street and on the south side of i Avenue F from a point 100 east of 1 Thirty-seventh street to Thirty-seventh i street
 That the driveways and alley crossings shall be paved with vitrified brick for the full width of the sidewalk and gut | ters
 Sec 2. That said Improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades 1 and lines heretofore established for the 1 portions of the streets and avenues here l inbefore described
 Sec B. That the cost of constructing the aforesaid improvements shall be as- sessed 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 property by reason of the special benefits derived from such Improvements and not in excess of the total cost of such i'm proyements.
 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 assed 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 eighteen inches on each side of the tracks. including switches and turnouts, shall not be as- sessed 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 a lien upon said railroad and the property used in connection there with.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street railroad of its obligations in the matter of street Improvements.
 Sec. f. That the estimated cost of said improvements Is s4,6o000, and that the City Council will meet on the 9th day of October 1909 at the council cham Der of the city hall of Birmingham at s o'clock D. m. to hear any objections or renonstrances that may be made tt ssid improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Sec. B. That full details, drawings. plans and specifications of said work and estimates be prepared by the city engineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him on file in his office Tn the city hall of Birmingham not later than the date named in Section of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said Improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec G. That this ordinance snail pc published by the city clerk in the news paper published in the city of Birmlng- ham, doing city printing, once a week for two consecutive weeks: the hrst pup lication to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set herein at wnicn the City Council of Birmingham VIII meet to hear any objections or remon- strances that may be made to said in1- movements, the manner of making the sama ar the character of material to Do used. .
 Adopted September l. 1909
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR,
 City Clerk. Annroyed September 2, 1eo9 HARRY JONES, Acting Mayor. Age-Herald, September All, l9OS