The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-28
CITY ORDINANCES
improvement Ordinance No. 7s0-C

Improvements W. soO-S
AN ORDINANCE to provide for GER
goth street to 22nd street, and at high
way intersections between said points.
BE 1t ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Birmingham,
as follows.
SECTION l. 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
out and reset to form a roadway fifty
500 feet wide along the center of Ave-
nue. c, between. 10th and 22nd streets.
That both sides of the roadway ad
joining the curbs from the east prop
erty line of 20th street to the west prop
erty line OF 2lst street, and from the
west curb line of 22nd street. shall be
paved for a width of two feet with
hydraulic cement gutter paving, six
(6) inches thick.
That the roadway between the gut
ters from the east property line OF 10th
street and from the east property line of
street. shall be paved with sheet
face two inches thick and concrete base
five inches thick. Provided that the
following described area shall not be
paved with sheet asphalt, but shall be
paved with grout filled granite block
paving on a five-inch concrete base.
to-wit:
Beginning. at point on the south
curb line of Avenue c Is inches west
OF the west rail of the Birmingham
Camps warehouse on the southwest
corner of Avenue and 22nd street:
thence easterly along said south curb
line to point Is inches east of the east
rail of said track thence westerly
parallel to and IS inches east of said east
rail to the westycurb line of 22nd street;
line to a point Is inches west of the
west rail of said track; thence south
westerly to and Is inches west of said
west rail to the point of beginning.
That all entrances to lots and drive
ways where now paved shall be extend
now paved, from their present terminus
at the curb lines to the curb lines in
their new position.
shall be made in accordance with the
established 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 surveys of said work and estimates,
which shall be prepared by the City
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 ordinance. where property owners
who may be affected by said improve
ments may see and examine the same.
structing said improvements s' shall m fo1 be
assessed against the property abutting
on the portions of the highways so Inn
(a) That the cost OF all improve
ments at or upon street, avenue or
alley intersections shall be assessed
against the lots or parcels of land
abutting on said highways so intersect-
Ing for one-half block in each direc-
OBJ That the cost of sidewalk i'm
provements on street and avenue cor
ners shall be assessed against the lots
aputting on OF nearest to said improve
ments; and the cost of side walk I'M
provements at the intersection OF any
alley with street or avenue or other
highway shall be assessed in fair pro-
parcels of land abutting or cornerlng
on the alley at such intersection
1c) That the cost of the drainage
Improvement shall be assessed against
all Of the lots or parcels of land lying
within the district drained by said
fd) That no assessment shall ex-
ceed the cost of such improvements, or
the Increased value of such proper
by reason of the special benefits de-
(e) That the cost of Improving he
tween the. tracks and the rails Of the
tracks and Is inches on each side Of tire
other railroad including switches and
turnouts, shall be paid by the owners
Of such railroad and shall be assessed
against and be lien upon said railroad
and the property connected Herewith,
and a. fair and just. proportion of the
be assessed against and be IL lien no. on n
each street, electric or other railroad
on the. highways or rights of way
drained by such drains or sewers; and
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to relieve any such railroad of
It's obligations in the matter OF street
improvements.
SECTION A. That the estimated cost
of said improvements is 100000. and
that the Board of Commissioners will
at the Council Chamber of the City
Hall at o'clock p. M, to hear any
objections, remonstrances or protests
provements, the manner of making the
same or the character of material to be
used.
Approved Nov 19. 1913.
GEO. 3. WARD, President.
Board of Commissioners.
A. o. LANE, Commissioner,
JAMES WEATHERLY
Commissioner.
Attest: II. S. RYALL, City Clerk
Age Herald, Nov. 21-27, 1913.