The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
CITY ORDINANCEs

 uing nortnwestward parallel to the west rail of the Birmingham Railway, Light
 and Power company's track on Eight eenth street and parallel to the west rail of the double track as extended between Fourteenth court and Sixteenth street to the west line of Eighteenth street at the intersection of Sixteenth street; thence continuing northward parallel to said west rail of the track of the Bir- mingham Railway Light and Power company. located in the center of Six teenth street and parallel to the west rail of the double track between Seven teenth court and Nineteenth avenue to the south curb line of Nineteenth ave-
 nue; thence eastward along the south curb line of Nineteenth avenue to a
 point IS inches east of the east rail of sad Birmingham Railway, Light and Power companys track to, be located In the center of Sixteenth street; thence southward parallel to said east rail and parallel to the east rall of theadouble track to be located between Seventeenth court and Nineteenth avenue to the west line of Eighteenth street; thence contin- uing southwNr' Dar3lle to said east rail and parall'l to the east rail of the double tra'h jo '0n extended. and located between Fo'-rteenth court and Sixteenth street to t'-o north property line of FourteentA court: thence eastward par allel to t'e aorth rail of the Birming ham Railway. Light and Power com panys single tack to be located in the center of Fourteenth court to the west line of Nineteenth street; thence contin- uing southward parallel to the east rail of said Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company's track on Nineteenth street and parallel to the east rail of the double track between Thirteenth court and Fourt.nnth court to the north line of Thirteenth court: thence westward along said north line of Thirteenth court to the point of beginning.
 That the sidetrack of the Birmin 9ham Railway, Light and Power company on Fourteenth court shall be removed to new location on Sixteenth street as fol-
 lows. to-wit: Beginning at the north line of the driveway on the south side or Sixteenth street IS feet east of Seven teeuth court and extending westward 1 'r7s Sixteenth street 8 distance of $50 feet.
 ,lst tue present track of the Birming- ham Railway. Light and Power com ram on Sixteenth street from Sixteenth avenue 10 Nineteenth avenue shall be moved to the center of the roadway Of Sixteenth street between the above named points That the sidetrack of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company on Eighteenth street between Sixteenth street and Fifteenth avenue shall be ex- tended southward along Eighteenth street distancs of 200 feet.
 That the broken and wornout portions of the concrete gutter on both sides of Sixteenth street from the old corpora ton line between Birmingham and North Haven to the south curb line of Nine- teentn avenue shall be repaved with Portland cement concrete gutter paving. That the entrances to lots along all of said streets where the sidewalks are to. be paved, shall be paved the full width ipf 1 feet with hydraulic cement concrete. and the driveways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with vitrified brick the full width of the sidewalk and gutter.
 Sec. ?. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the estab- lished grades on file in the office of the city engineer for said portions of said highways, and according to full details, drawings, plans, specifications and sur veys 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 hall, not later than one week prior to the date named in section of this ordi- nance, where property owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the same
 Sec. 5. That the cost of constructing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting Pn the DOT tions of the highways so improved, pro- vided:
 (a) That the cost of all improvements at or upon street. avenue or alley inter- sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk improve ments on street and { enue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on T tr. o,a1 ha cost of sidewalk improvements at the in- tersection of any alley with street or avenue or other highway shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the re- spective lots or parcels ofsland abutting or cornering on the alley at such inter- section.
 fc) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvement, or the in creased value of such property by req 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 railroad, including switches and turnouts, shall be paid by the owners of such railroad and shall be assessed against and be q lien upon said railroad and the property con- nected herewith, and fair and just proportion of the cost of the drainage
  and be a lien on each street electric or other railroad on the highways or rights of way drained by such drains or sew CTS, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any such railroad of its obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 Sec f. That the estimated cost of said Improvements Is $90.SOO, and that the commission will meet on the 17th day of April, 1917, at the council chamber of the city hall at o'clock, p. m, to hear any ob jections, remonstrances or protests that may be/made against said improve ments, the manner of making the same, or the material to be used. Approved March 21, 1917
 GEORGE E. WARD. President Board of Commissioners. A true copy: c. B. LLOYD. City Clerk. Age-Herald, March 22-2s, 1917. Ordinance No. 468-C An ordinance to provide for the issu-