The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-30
improvement Ordinance
No. 487-"NEW SERIES"

No. 487-"NEW SERIES" To provide for grading Thirty-second
 street from Avenue F to Fifth ave
 nue.
 Section l. Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows: That Thirty-second street from Avenue F to Fifth avenue be graded.
 Sec. 2. That said Improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions of the streets and avenues here fin bfore described.
 Sec. 3.-That the cost of constructiny 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 extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from said 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, ave- nues 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 greater than the increased value of Such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements
 That the cos tof improving between the rails Of any street, railroad or any oth- CT railroad tracks. and the space be- tween the tracks and for 1S inches on each side of the tracks including switches and turnouts, shall not be assessed against the property abutting on the streets and avenues as aforesaid, but shal be paid by the owners Of such rail- road and shall ze assessed against and n at 4l~ 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. 1. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $6,30o.00 and that the City Council will meet on the 17th day of November, 1909, at the council cham Der Of the city hall of Birmingham at 7:3O o'clock, D. b. to hear any objec- tions or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, 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 estimates 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 of this ordinance where property owners who may be affected by said Improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec 6. That this ordnance shall be published 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 nrst pub ication 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 maner of making the same or the char acter of material to be used.
 Adopted October 20, 1909.
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk.
 Approved October 21, 1909
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN. Mayor.
 Age-Herald. October 23-3o 1909