The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Improvement Ordinance

To provide for paving and otherwise improving Fifteenth avenue, south,
 from Twentieth street to Twenty-hrst
 street, md Twentieth street from Eff
 teenth avenue, south, to Twenty-frst
 street, and Twenty-hrst street from
 the north side of Fifteenth avenue,
 south, to the north line of the Bir-
 minghnm Realty compnny's survey. Sec. l. Be it ordained by the City Coun-
 cil of Birmingham as follows:
 That the roadway between the gutters on 18th avenue south, from 20th street to Fist street. shall be paved with as-
 phalt binder macadam: and Fist street from the north line of 18th avenue south to the south line of the Birmingham
 Realty Companys survey; and 10th
 street from the north line of 18th ave-
 nue south to 2st street shall be paved
 with the B1ome Company Granitoid Con
 crete blocked pavement
 That the sidewalk on the east side of
 21st street from 18th avenue to 18th ave-
 nue and from 18th avenue 1p.1 feet
 south; and the sidewalk on the west side
 of 10th street from 18th avenue to 16th
 avenue south shall be curbed with ce-
 ment combined curb and gutter. | That the sidewalk on the east side of
 Fist street from 17th avenue south. south | wardly to Hematite avenue, and the side
 walk on the west side of Fist street from the end of the curb about 75 feet south of 16th avenue south to Hematite ave-
 nue shall be curbed with granite curb and
 smooth cement gutters.
 | That the necessary storm water pipes,
 manho1es and inets be constructed for proper drainage. | That said improvements shall be made
 upon street, avenue or alley intersec- | tons shall be assessed and levied upon | and fba nrnnarfV ph1Iftino l the streets, avenues or alleys so in- | in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions of the streets and avenues hereinbefore l described.
 | Sec. 9. That the cost of constructing the aforesaid improvements shall be assessed 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
 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, 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 eighteen inches on
 each side of the tracks, including switches
 and turnouts, shall not be assessed
 against the lots 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 a lien
 on said railroad and the property usel in
 connection herewith.
 | That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street railroad of it's obligations in the matter of street | Improvements. | Sec B. That the estimated cost of said | improvements is s13,0O00o and that the | City ouncil will meet on the 9th day of | April, 1910, at the Council Chamber of
 the City Hall of Birmingham at 500 clock P. M, to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said | improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material 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 3 of this ordinance, where property owners
 who may be affected by said improve
 ments may see and examine the same. Sec D. That this ordinance shall be published by the City Clerk in the news paper published in the City of Birming-
 ha mdoing city printing, once week for | two consecutive weeks, the first publica- 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 any objections or remonssrances that may
 be made to said Improvements, the man. ner of making the same or the character
 of material to be used.
 Adopted March 2. 1910.
 H. F. SHORPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk. Approved March 3, 1910
 FANRK P. O'BRIEN( Mayor Age Herald. March 5-12, 1910.