The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-08
CITY ORDINANCES.
Improvement Ordinance
NO. 473-"NEW SER

NO. 4Io-'NEW SEhlES. To provide for grading, macadamizing,
 curblng and gutter and sidewalk
 paving on Avenue D from 42d street
 to the east end of said Avenue D.
 Section l. Be 1t ordained by the city council of Birmingham as follows:
 That Avenue D from the east curb line of Forty-second street to the east end of said Avenue D be graded
 That a roadway forty (4O feet wide along the center line of the same from Forty-second street to the west line of the J. J. Altman's survey and twenty five (25) feet wide from the said west line of J. J. Altmans survey to the east end of said Avenue D shall be curbed with artificial stone combined curb and gutter and macadamized be- tween the gutters.
 That the sidewalks along the same shall be paved with artificial stone for a width of six (8 feet, except at the en- frances to lots, where 1t shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk.
 That the driveways and alley crossings shall be paved with vitrified brick for the full width of the sidewalks and gut ters.
 Sec. g. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the  inbefore described.
 Sec. That the cost of constructing the aforesaid Improvements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abuttng 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 such improvements and not in excess of the total cost of such i'm provements.
 That the cost of all improvements upon street, avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed upon and against the prop erty abutting on the streets, avenues or alleys so interestcting 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 cost of improving between the rails of any street railroad, or any other railroad tracks, and the space between 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 Hen on said railroad and the prop erty used in connection herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street rail- road of It's obligations in the matter of street Improvements.
 Sec 4 That the estimated cost of said improvements is $300000, and that the city council will meet on the 18th day of September, 1909 at the council cham ber of the city hall of Birmingham at 8 o'clock D. m. 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 en- gineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him on file in his office in the city hall of Birmingham not later than the date named in Section 4 of this ordi- nance, where property owners who may be affected by said Improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 6. That this ordinance 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 first pub lication to be not less than two weeks prior to 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 manner of making the same or the char acter of material to be used.
 Adopted August 26, 1909.
 H. E SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk.
 Approved August 30, 1903.
 HARRY JONES, Acting Mayor.
 Age-Herald September 1 and g. 19Oo