The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Improvement Ordinance
No. 5Os-"NEW SERIES"

To provide for grading, curbing, gut ter, sidewalk, bituaniuOus binder ma cndam, pairing and the necessary storm drains on Sixteenth avenue, south, from Sixteenth street 10 Eighteenth street.
 Section 1. Be it 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 roadway thirty (S0) feet wide along the center line of the same be curbed with artificial stone combined curb and gutter.
 That the sidewalks along the same shall be paved with artificial stone for entrances to lots and at driveways and alley crossings where 1t shall ve 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. 8. That the cost of constructing E 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- cial benefits derived from such inn provements and not in excess of the total cost of such Improvements.
 That the cost of all Improvements tersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 That no charge assessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shali 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, includin g switches and turnouts, shall not be as- sessed against the property abutting 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 a lien on said railroad
 
 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. A. That the estimated cost of said 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 | 8 o'clock D. m, to hear any objec- tions or remonstrances that may be made to said Improvements, the man. ner of making the same or the charac- ter of material to be used. Sec. 5. That full details, drawings, plans and specified tions of said work and estimates be prepared by the city engineer as early as practicable apd placed by him on file in his office In the city hall of Birmingham not later than 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 makrng S 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. OBRIEN, Mayor.
 Age-Herald, March 5-12, 1910.