The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-05
Improvement Ordinance
No. b0s-"NEw SERIES"

To provide for grading, curbing. gut ter, sidewalk, bituminous binder ma cadam, pairing and the necessary storm drains on sixteenth avenue. south. from Sixteenth street to Eighteenth street.
 Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows:
 That Sixteenth avenue, south, from the west curb line of Sixteenth street to the west curb line of Eeighteenth street be graded.
 That a roadway thirty (30) feet wide along the center line of the same be curbed with artificial stone combined curb and gutter. tt
 That the sidewalks along the same shall be paved with artificial stone for a width of four (4) feet except at the entrances to lots and at driveways and alley crossings where it shall we paved the full width of the sidewalk.
 That the driveways and alley cross- ings shall be paved with vitrifed brick for the full width of the sidewalk and gutter.
 That the roadway along the same between the gutters shall be paved with bituminous binder macadam.
 That the necessary drainage pipes. inlets and manholes shall be construct ed along the same.
 Sec g. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions of the streets and ave- nues hereinbefore described.
 Sec. 3. 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 spe- hanefte derivad qnPb inn . provements and not in excess of the total cost of such Improvements.
 That the cost of all Improvements IS upon street. avenue or alley. intersec- tions shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the streets, avenues or alleys so in- tersecting for one-half block in each direction
 That no charge assessed upon and be greater than the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improve ments
 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 turnouts, shall not be as-
 
 on said streets and avenues as afore- said, 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 connectiol herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street rail road of It's obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 1at he azff fxI Nf~ "a improvements is s9000 and that the City Council will meet on the 9th day of April. 1910, at the council cham Der of the city hall of Birmingham at & o'clock p. rn, to. hear any .objec- tions or remonstrances that may be made to said Improvements, the man. ner of making the same or the ch arac- ter 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 practica ble 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 or dinance 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 publication 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 re- monstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Adopted March 2, 1910.
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk.
 Approved March 8. 1910.
 FRANK P O'BRIEN, Mayor. . Age Herald March 6=12 1qla