The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-16
CITY ORDINANCES

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south property line to the west line OF
the right of way of the South and
North Alabama Railroad company
thence northeastward along said right
Of way line to a point that is is Inches
| westward from the west rail of the
spur track across Sixth avenue. south
into the Southern Car Wheel works !
thence northward parallel to said ran
to the north line OF Sixth avenue. south,
| thence eastward along said north line
of Sixth avenue. south, to the point
of beginning.
That stone headers on concrete shall
be placed across the roadway OF sixth
avenue, south, at the east line OF the
Montevallo road, and across the road
ways of Third place southwest, Ihird
street, southwest; Second place, south
west, and Goldwire street, at the south
property line of Sixth avenue, south; ana
across the roadway OF Goldwire street
at the north curb line of Sixth avenue,
south, and at the north and south prop
| erty lines, respectively of Sixth avenue,
south, across the roadways of Center
street, First street. Second street, ONE
ga street, Delta street, Beta street, sixth
street Eight street. Ninth street, Tenth
street, Eleventh street, Twelfth street,
Thirteenth street Fourteenth street, Six
teenth street and Seventeenth street, and
across the roadways of Gamma street.
Alpha street, Fifth street and Fifteenth
street at the north property line OF Sixth
avenue, south.
| That. the entrances TO lots along all Of
| said streets, where the sidewalks are to
| be paved, shall be paved the full width
| of the sidewalk for a width of four "a
| feet, with hydraulic cement concrete
and the driveways into lots and the alley
ways shall be paved with vitrihed brick
the full width of the sidewalk and gut
| ter
Sec. 9. That said improvements shall be
| made in accordance with the established
| grades on file in the office of the city
! engineer for said portions of said high
ways, and according to full details, draw
ings, plans, specifications and surveys of
said work and estimates, which shall be
prepared by the city engineer, as early
as practicable, and placed by him on file
| in his office in the city hail not later than
| one week prior to the date named in Sec
! ton of this ordinance, where property
| owners who may be affected by said i'm
| provements may see and examine the
same.
| Sec. s. That tho cost of constructing
| said improvements shall be assessed
! against the property abutting on the por-
| lions of the highways SO improved, pro-
vided
| (a) That the cost of all improvements
sections shall be assessed against the lots
or parcels of land abutting on said high
ways SO intersecting for one-half block
| in each direction.
| OBJ That the cost of sidewalk improve
ments on street and avenue corners shall
be assessed against the lots abutting on
or nearest to said improvements; and the
cost of sidewalk improvements at the in
| tersection of any alley with street or
low hi 9Th "a IN
sessed in fair proportion against the re-
spective lots or parcels of land abutting
or cornering on the alley at such inter-
| section.
| (c) That no assessment shall exceed the
cost of such improvement, or the in
creased value of such property, by rea-
son of the special benefits derived from
| such improvements.
! (d) That the cost of improving between
the tracks and the rails of the tracks
and IS inches on each side of the tracks,
of any street, electric, or any other rail-
road including switches and turriouts
shall be paid by the owners Of such rail-
road and shall be assessed against and be
a lien upon said railroad and the property
connected Herewith, and fair and just
proportion of the cost of the drainage
| improvements shall be assessed against
| and be a lien on each street, electric or
ether railroad on the highways or rights
of way drained by such drains or sew
ers; and nothing herein contained shall
| be construed to relieve any such railroad
| of it's obligations in the matter of street
| improvements.
| Sec. 4. That the estimated cost OF said
| improvements is $125,S0Q, and that the
| commission will meet on the 18th day OF
December, 1916, at the council chamber
of the city hall at 9 o'clock p. M, to hear
| any objections, ren1onstrances. or pro-
tests that may be made against said i'm
provements. the manner of making the
same, or the material to be used.
| Approved November 10, 1916.
| GEORGE B. WARD,
| President Board of Commissioners
| true copy:
C. B. LLOYD, City Clerk