The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-09
CITY ORDINANCES.
Improvement Ordinance
No. 4ss.-"New Series"

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No. 4ss.-"New Series"
To provide for grading, curbing, gut
ter, sidewalk and bltuminous binder
macadam paving on Sixteenth ave
nue., south, from Fourteenth street
to Sixteenth street.
Section l. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Birmingham as follows
That a roadway thirty 800 feet wide,
ten 10l feet from the north property
line and parallel to the same from
Fourteenth street to Fifteenth street,
and twelve G2) feet from the north
property line and parallel to the same
from Fifteenth street to a point about
60 feet west of Sixteenth street, ana
then widening as the north and south
lines widen to Sixteenth street, be
surbed with artificial stone combined
curb and gutter, and paved between
the cutters from the west property
line of Sixteenth street to the eas1
property line Of Fourteenth street Win
bituminous binder maeadam.
That the sidewalks along the same
shall be paved with artificial stone Tor
a width of four "a feet, except at the
entrance to lots and at driveways anu
alley crossings where 1t shail De con
structed the full width of the SIDE
walk.
That the driveways and alley cross
ings shall be paved with vitrifed brick
for the full width of the sidewalk and
cutters.
Sec. ?. That said Improvements shall
be made IN accordance with the sraaes
and lines heretofore established FOR the
portions of the streets and avenues
hereinbefore described.
Sec 3. That the cost of CONSTRUCTING
the aforesaid improvements shall be as
sessed and levied upon and against hte
property abutting on the portions oA
said streets and avenues improved 10
the extent of the increased value Oh
such property by reason of the spe-
cial benefits derived from such I'M
provements and not in excess OF me
total cost of such improvements
That the cost of all improvements upon
street. avenue or alley intersections shall
he assessed and levied upon and against
the property abutting on the streets, ave
nues or alleys so intersecting Tor one
half block in each direction
That no charge assessed upon and
against any lot or parcel of land snail be
Greater than the increased value of such
property by reason OF the special bene-
fits derived from such improvements.
That the cost of improving between the
rails Of any street railroad, or any other
railroad IIaCkS, anu tic 9l'tSSC bNNN~ 49,
tracks and for Is inches on each side OF
the tracks. including switches and turn
outs. shall not be assessed against the
property abutting on the streets and ave-
nues as aforesaid, but shall be paid by
the owners of such railroad and shall be
assessed against and form lien on said
railroad and the property used in connec-
ton Herewith.
That nothing herein contained shall be
construed to relieve any street railroad of
its obligations in the matter of street I'M
provements.
Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said
is $4,000. and that the City
Council will meet on the Sd day of No
vember, 1909, at the council chamber of
the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock
p. m. to hear any objections or remon-
strances that may be made to said I'M
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 esti-
mates be prepared by the city engineer as
early as practicable and placed by hir1 on
file In his office in the city hall of Bir-
mingham, not later than the date named
in section of this ordinance, where prop
erty owners who may be affected by said
improvements may see and examine the
same.
Sec g. That this ordinance shall be
published by the city clerk in the news
paper published in the city of Birmng-
ham doing city printing once a week for
two consecutive weeks, the first publica-
ton to be not less than two weeks prior
TO the date set herein a. 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 character of
material to be used.
Adopted October 6. 1909.
Fl. e. SHROPSHIRE. JR., City Clerk.
Approved October I. 1899
FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Age-Herald. October GIG. 1909.