The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-05

or inchoate, and must pay the cost of
bringing the abstract of title down 10
the date of the recording of the deed or
deeds to the United States. The deed or
deeds from the grantor to the United
States, unless otherwise agreed upon,
will be recorded at the expense of the
government.
The grantor will be required to mark
the property conveyed to the United
States by permanent stone markers at
each bound of the property, and to fur
nsh, in connection with the title papers,
an accurate survey of the land, made by
the city engineer, unless permission Is
specially given to have same prepared
by some other qualified engineer or sur
veyor Said survey must be prepared IN
conformity with the attached specinca.
ton, and be accompanied by the repor
and photographs therein referred to-.
PInts
1.-The plat must show accurately the
actual angles and dimensions of the
lot; the north point; loca lions and
figured dimensions of the adjacent
street or streets, sidewalks and curb
lines. hydrants, manholes. catch basins,
street railways, electric or otherwise,
If any, trees (noting size and kind,
telepho one, trolley, telegraph, and light
ing poles, lamp posts, etc, buildings.
excavations conduits, sanitary and
storm sewers, II any; and the material
of which sanitary and storm sewers are
constructed is to be given
"Official elevations and grades of the
adjacent sidewalks at lot line and curbs
is to be given.
Especial attention is called to the
fact that the actual elevation of the
invert of all sewers and the direction
of flow and rate of fall of all sewers,
must be given.
"If the actual surface of sidewalks
and curbs does not conform to the es-
tabljshed grades, the difference should
be stated.
"Over such portions of lot as not oc-
cupied by buildings, levels are TO be
taken every 20 feet and at changes OF
slope. bottoms of excavations, etc; con-
tour lines are to be put on plat In
brown ink. for each difference in ele-
walton of one foot.
Levels must also be taken on ad-
Joining property, where not occupied
by buildings, so as to enable contours
to be extended on to adjoining proper
ty a distance not less than feet.
AL levels TO De lloiH Wy "N'ii''
and a bench mark to be established In
a suitable place and noted on the plat.
THE plat to be on tracing linen p
NV 36 inches and suitable for blue
printing; no colors to be used except
black, deep red, and brown. and the
name of the city must be lettered In
the lower left-hand corner In letters
not less than ga inch high.
"Plats of sites whose greatest dimen-
n
to a. scale of 1-16 inch-1 foot. All
other plats shall generally be drawn
to a. scale of Is inch-1 foot, except
that where it Is necessary to include
features not Immediately adjoining the
site, scale may be reduced to 1-16 inch.
Report
1.-THE plat to be accompanied by
report Gin typewriting) on the following
features:
Information as to the character to
the subsoil, stating whethe r there are
any doubts as to It's stability for foun-
dations.
IF rock underlies surface give sup
posed depth and dip.
"Giye an opinion as to the usual ele-
walton of ground water, and state
whether that quieksand Will be en-
countered and give any other data
which might affect the design of foun-
dations.
What unit pressure is the soil I'M
der adjacent buildings sustaining there
from, and state whether such build
ings show exterior cracks or other
signs of settlement.
state advisability of digging test
pits and suggest location therefor.
"If there are no public sewers avail
able and suitable outfall for sewer
can be secured submit a survey show
ing route for private sewer from
building to outfall.
"A contour of ground and proposed
sewer is also to be given, with notes
as to the best manner of protecting
sewer outfall If protection is deemed
necessary.
state whether dry wells are used for
either sanitary or rain water disposal
purposes, and, If so, if subsoil is suf-
porous to properly drain them.
II dry wells or cesspools are in general
use state the size of same and also de-
scribe their construction.
state the materials of which the
and curbs, If any, are COM
posed and their present condition
Give transcript of municipal regula-
lions in regard to sidewalks and curbs
Photographs
Send with report two photographs
size by 10 inches, mounted on cloth,
taken from well-selected points mark
ed on the survey by a star. Photo
graz hs to show the site and something
of the surroundings.
JAMES KNOX TAYLOR,
Supervising Architect