The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
improvement Ordinance
NO. 4e7-"NE WSERiEs."

NO. 497-"NE WSERlES."
 To Provide for Paving and Otherwise
 Improving First Avenue from Twen- .ty-Sixth Street to Thirty-Second Street.
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows: That a roadway seventy C0) feet wide on First avenue from Twenty-sixth street to Thirty-second street shall be paved with vltrihed brick on a five 6) inch concrete foundation.
 That the sidewalk from the end of the present curb about one hundred GOO feet west of Twenty-seventh street to Thir- ty-second street shall be curbed with 6"x20" granite curbing.
 That said Improvements shal be made In accordance with the grades and lines established for the portions of the streets and avenues hereinbefore described.
 Sec. 9 That the cost of constructing the aforesaid Improvements shal be assessed and levied upon and against the prop erty abutting on the portions of said streets and avenues improved to the ex- tent of the increased value of such prop erty 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 abutting on the streets. avenues or alleys 50 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 N such property by reason of the speci o benefits derived fro 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 lots aoutting on the streets and avenues as aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owners of such rail- road and shall be assessed against aHd form a lien on said railroad and the property used in connection herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street railroad of its obligations in the matter of street Improvements.
 Sec. 8. That the estimated cost of said improvements is s50,000 and that the City Council will meet the 9th day of January 1910, at the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham at 7:30 o clock D. m. to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner or max ing the same or the character of ma teral to be used.
 Sec 4 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 two weeks prior to the date named in section or this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 5. That this ordinance shall oe published by the city clerk in the news paper published in the city of Birmins- ham, doing city printing. once week for two consecutive weeks; the first pub lication to be not les stnnn two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Council of Birmingham will iv>et to hear any objections or remon- strances that may be made to said irn- provements, the maner of making the same or the character of material to De used.
 Adopted December 15, 1909
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk
 Approved December 1T, 1909.
 FRANK P. OBR1EN, Mayor.
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