The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-05
Improvement Ordinance
No. 513--"NEW SERIES"

Improvement OrQ1nanCe No. D1s--"NEw SERIES" To provide for paving and otherwise l improving Thirteenth street from Eighth avenue to Kirkland avenue, and Twelfth avenue from Twelfth street to Thirteenth street, and Twelfth street from Twelfth avenue to Thirteenth avenue.
 | Section l. Be it ordained by the City | Council of Birmingham as follows: | That the roadway between the gutters | on Thirteenth street from Eighth ave nue to Kirkland avenue, and Twelfth ave nue from Twelfth street to Thirteenth street, and Twelfth street from Twelfth avenue to Thirteenth avenue, shall be paved with btuminous binder macadam hat the gutters on both sides of Thir- teenth street from Eighth avenue to Kirkland avenue shall be paved with concrete with width of three feet That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions Of the streets aid avenues hereinbefore de- scribed.
 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 nuee or alleys so intersecting for one-nalf block in each direction.
 That no charge assessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall street to Twentieth street sail be paved with bitulithic paving.
 That the cost of improving between the rails of any st -eat railroad or any other ra ailroad tracks. aiid the space between the tracks and for 1S inches on each side of the tracks, including switches and turnouts shall not be assessed against the lots 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 con- nection herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street rail road of It's obligations in the matter Of street improvements.
 Sec. 8. That the estimated cost of said improvements Is $10,300.00 and that the City Council will meet on the 9th day of April, 1910. at the council chamber of the city hall of Birming- ham at 8 o'clock D. 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 estimates be prepared by the city engineer, as early as prac<cable, 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 improvements may see and examine tha same.
 Sec. D. That this ordinance shall be published by the city clerk in the newspaper published in the city of Bir- mingham. doing city printing, once week for two consecutive weeks; the first publication to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set here in at which the City Council of Bir- mingham will meet to hear any ob- jections or remonstrances that may be made to said Improvements, the man ner of making the same or the char acter of material to be used.
 Adopted March ?. 1910.
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE. JR.. City Clerk.
 Approved March 3, 1910.
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
 Age Herald March 5-12, 1910.