The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-16
CITY ORDINANCES.
Improvement Ordinance
No. 483.-4New Series

No. 483.-"New Series
To provide for grading, curbing, gut
ter. sidewalk and bituminous binder
macadam paving on Sixteenth ave
nue., south, from Fourteenth street
to Sixteenth street.
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the city
Council of Birmingham as follows
That a roadway thirty tS0) feet wide
ten 1o) feet from the north property
line and parallel to the same from
Fourteenth street 10 Fifteenth street.
and twelve (12) feet from the north
property line and parallel to the same
from Fifteenth street to a point about
so 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 east
property line of Fourteenth street with
bituminous binder macadam.
That the sidewalks along the same
shall be paved with artificial stone for
a width of four (4) feet, except at the
entrance TO lots and at driveways and
alley crossings where it shall be con-
structed the full width of the side
walk.
ings shall be paved with vitrifed brick
for the full width of the sidewalk and
cutters.
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
hereinbefore described.
Sec g. That the cost of constructing
the aforesaid improvements shall be as
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property abutting on the portions or
said streets and avenues improved to
the extent of the increased value OF
such property by reason of the spe-
cial benefits derived from such i'm
provements 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 bene-
fits 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 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
it's obligations in the matter of street i'm
provements.
Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said
improvements is $500, and this 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
provements. the manner of making the
same or the character of material to be
used.
Sec. g. 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 hir' on
file In his office In the city hall of Biz
fningham, 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 Birming
ham doing city printing once a week for
two consecutive weeks. the first pubica
ton 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 circumstances that may be
made to said improvements, the manner
of making the same or the character of
material to be used.
Adopted October g. 1909
Fl. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR.. city Clerk.
Approved October 7, 1909
FRANK P. O'BRTEN, Mayor.
Age-Herald, October GIG, 1909.