The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-16
Sanitary Sewers
Improvement Ordinance No. 485.
"NEW SERIES"

NEW oEhlES.
To provide for the construction of GER
tain sanitary sewers.
Section l. Be 1T ordained by the City
Council of Birmingham, as follows. That
sanitary sewers be constructed as follows:
Beginning at the end of the sanitary
sewer in Fifteenth alley near Sixteenth
avenue, south; thence south along Fiji
teenth alley to Sixteenth avenue, south.
thence east along Sixteenth avenue, south,
to a point 40 feet west of Sixteenth
street
Beginning at the end of the sanitary
sewer in Fourteenth alley near Sixteenth
avenue, south; thence southerly along
f ourteenth alley to Sixteenth avenue.
south; thence easterly along Sixteenth
avenue, south. to a point 40 feet west of
Fifteenth alley, south.
Beginning at the manhoe on the SAN
itary sewer in Fourteenth street and Fiji
teenth alley, south, thence south along
Fourteenth street to Sixteenth avenue,
south; thence easterly along Sixteenth
avenue. south, to q point 40 feet west
of Fourteenth alley.
Section g. That said sewers shall be
constructed with all proper and neces-
sary manholes and connections, and in
accordance with the details. drawings,
plans and specifications and estimates
now on file in the office OF the City En-
gineer of the city of Birmingham, where
property owners who may be affected by
said improvements may see and exam
inc the same to whtch reference Is here
by 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 con-
structed for the purpose of draining the
territory of area bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the east
line of Fourteenth street and the south
line OF section 1. township 49, south.
range 8, west; thence east along said
south section line to a point where the
west line of Sixteenth street, if extended
would intersect it; thence northerly along
the west line of said Sixteenth street,
if extended, to the south line of Sixteenth
avenue, south; thence westerly along the
south line of Sixteenth avenue, south, 10
Fourteenth street; thence southerly along
Fourteenth street to the point of begin
ming.
Sec. A. That the cost of constructing
the sewers authorized 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 increased
value of such property by reason of the
special Dement'S derived from such i'm
provements, and not in excess of the total
cost of such improvements.
Provided, however, that no charge as
sessed upon and against any lot or par
eel of land, or any of them, shall be
| greater than the increased value of such
| property by reason of the special benefits
| derived from such improvements
| Sec. s. That this ordinance shall be
| published by the City Clerk In the news
che he off ~
ham doing city printing. once week
| for two consecutive weeks; the first pub
| LEGATION to be not less than two weeks
prior to the date set herein at which
the City Council o. Birmingham will meet
to hear objections or remonstrances that
may be made to said improvements. the
manner of making The same or the char
acter of material t. be used.
Sec. 8. That the estimated cost of said