The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-08
CITY ORDINANCES.
improvement Ordinance
NO. 503-"NEW SERIES.

NO. 503-"NEw SERIES"
 To provide for paving with asphaitd binder macadam, and otherwise improv- ing Twenty-Rrst street from Magnolia avenue to Highland avenue. Section l Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows:
 That the roadway on Twenty first street from the south curb line of Mag nolia avenue to the north property line of Highland avenue be paved with as pnalt binder macadam and the neces- sary inlets along same be built or re- paired.
 Sec 2. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions of the street hereinbefore described.
 Sec 8. That the cost of construct ing 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 in creased value of such property by req son of the special benefits derived from such Improvements and not in ex- cess of the total cost of such improve . ments.
 That the cost of all improvements 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 against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the increased value o1 such property by reason of the spe- clal benefits derived from such lm- Drovements.
 That the cost of improving betweel the rails of any street railroad. or any other railroad tracks, and the space between the tracks, and for IS inche. on eac, side of the tracks, including switches and turnouts, shall not be us- scssed against the property abutting on the streets and avenues as aforesaid, but shall be paid by the owners of such railroad and shall pc assessed against and form lien on said railroad and the property used in connection there with.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street rail- road of it's obligations in the matter ol street Improvements.
 Sec. 1. That tho estimated cost of said improvements is $2400 and that the City Council will meet on the 2d day of March, 1910, at the coun- cil chamber of the city hall of Bir- minsham at 7:30 o'clock, D. m., to kear thy obections 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 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 dat. named in section of this ordinance where property owners who may be affected by said Improvements may SC :. and examine the same.
 Sec 6. That this ordinance shall be published by the city clerk in the news paper publisher in the city of Birming- nam, doing city printing, once a week Tor two consecutive weeks; the first lublication to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Council of Birmingham will meet to hear obections or remon- strances that may be made to said improvements. the manner of mak ns the same or the character of material 70 be used.
 Adopted February 2, 1910.
 Ii. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR,
 City Clerk
 Approved February 3, 1910.
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN. Mayor. Age Harald, February S-15, 191O