The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21
CITY ORDINANCES
Improvement Ordinance No. 7S0-t

Improvement Ordinance No. 7S0-C
AN ORDINANCE to provide for GER
goth street to 22nd street, and at high
way intersections between said points.
BE it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Birmingham
SECTION 1. That the curbs on both
sides of Avenue from the east curb
line of 10th street to the west property
line of 21st street, and from the east
property line of 21st street to the west
curb line of 22nd street shall be moved
out and reset to form roadway fifty
(50) feet wide along the. center of Ave-
nue. G, between goth and 22nd streets.
That both sides Of the roadway ad-
joining the curbs from the east prop
erty line of goth street to the west prop
erty line OF 2lst street. and from the
vest tine o of and e s shall az
paved for width of two feet with
hydraulic cement gutter paving. six
That the roadway between the gut
ters from the east property line of 10th
street to the west property line Of 21st
street, shall be paved with sheet
asphalt paving, having a wearing sur
five inches thick Provided that the
following described area shall not be
paved with Will, sheet asphalt. but shall be
paving on five-inch concrete base.
to- wit:
Beginning at a point on the south
of the west rail of the Birmingham
Belt Railway companys track into
Camps Camps warehouse on the , s9uthwest
thence easterly along said south curb
line to point ] 8 inches east of the. east
rail- Of s. said track; thence ives westerly
rail to the west curb line of 22nd street; !;
thence nertherly along said west curb
line to a point. Is inches west OF the
rail of said ok. h.
westerly to and IS inches west of said
west rail to the point of beginning.
ways a where m now paved a shall hall u be extend r
ed and paved with same material as
now paved, from their present terminus
at the curb lines to the curb lines in
SECTION 2. That said improvement
shall be made in accordance with the
e Re cy for e said IN he
Of said highways, and according. to full
details, drawings, plans. specifications
which shall be prepared by the City
Engineer, as early as practicable and
prior to the date named in Section of
this ordinance. where property owners
who may be affected by said Improve
SECTION 3. That the cost of con-
structing said improvements shall be
assessed against the property abutting
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" Ia} that the cost of all improve
ments at or upon street, avenue or
against the lots or parcels of land
abutting on said highways so intersect-
ing for one-half block in each direc-
ton.
(bl That the cost of sidewalk i'm
provements on street and avenue cor
ners shall be assessed against the lots
abuttlng on or nearest to said improve
ments, and the cost of sidewalk I'M
proyements at the intersection of any
highway shall be assessed in fair pro-
portion against the respective lots or
parcels or land abutting or cornering
on the alley at such intersection.
(c) That the cost of the drama ge
Improvement shall be assessed against
all of the lots or parcels of land living
within the district defined by SAID
I'D That no assessment shall ex-
ceed the cost OF such improvements. or
the increased value Of such proner
by reason OF the special benefits de-
rived from such improvements
te) That the cost of improving be-
tween the tracks and the rails Of the
tracks anG lS inches on each side of tre
tracks, Of any street, electric, or any
other railroad including switches and
of such railroad and shall be assessed
against and be a lien upon said railroa d
and the property connected Herewith,
and fair and just. proportion of the
be assessed against and be a lien on
each street, electric or other railroad
on the highways or rights of way
drained by such drains or sewers; and
strued to relieve any. such railroad OF
its obligations in the matter of street
SECTION l. That the estimated cost