The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-20
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE No. 1890

Ar ordinance to provide for certain
improvements on Central street from
Avenue X to Sylvan avenue. and on Av~
enue J from st. Charles street to Eley
enth street, and on Sylvan avenue from
st. Charles street to Eleventh street.
and at highway intersections between
said points
Be it ordained by the board of COM
missioners of the city of Birmingham
Section l. That roadway SO feet
wide on Central street from the north
property line of Avenue K to the south
curb line of Sylvan avenue, and on
Sylvan avenue and Avenue ], from the
west property line of St. Charles street
to the east property line of Eleventh
street shall be graded.
That a roadway So feet wide along
the center of Central street from the
north curb line of Avenue J to the south
curb line of Sylvan avenue. and a road.
way Sc feet wide along the center or
Sylvan avenue from the west property
line of ST. Charles street to the east
property line of Eleventh street. and
along the center of Avenue j. from the
west property line of St. Charles street
to the east property line of Eleventh
street. shall be curbed on both sides
with cement combined curb and gutter
and the roadway next to the curb on
both sides for a width of three go feet
shall be paved with cement gutter paw
ing six inches thick, except alley and
street and driveway intersections be-
tween the above named points and ex-
cept in frcnt. of lots So. 73 and "a. and
along the north side of lot 56, Behrens
That the cement combined curb and
gutter on the north side of Avenue
Mt Center street and on the east and
west sides of Center street at Avenue
J shall be connected by 10-foot radius
circular turns Of cement combined curb
and gutter.
That the cement combined curb and
gutter on the north side of Sylvan ave-
nue. of Eleventh street shall be con-
nected with the curb line on the east
turn Of cement combined curb and gut
ter having 10-foot radius.
That the cement sidewalks at the
southeast and southwest corners OF
Central street and Sylvan avenue shall
be extended of uniform width to the
curb line. :,
That the intersections of st. Charles
aIley with the sidewalk and gutter on
both sides of Avenue j, and the drfve-
way across the sidewalk and gutter on
the east side of Central street at lot
with cement alley and driveway. paving.
That the roadway next to the curb
for a width of three feet along the south
side of Avenue J from the east propes.y
property line of Eleventh street aiiey;
shall be paved with smooth finished
cement gutter paving,
That the roadway between the gut
| ter lines on Sylvan avenue and Avenue
| J. from the west curb line OF 81
Charles street to the east curb line or
|
| tween the gutter lines to the property
lines of the intersection Of Sylvan ave-
nue. and Central street. and between
the cutters to the property. lines at all
| intersecting streets, and the roadway
between the gutter lines on Central
street from the north curb line of Ave-
nue. K, to the south property line of
| line of Avenue to the south property
line of Sylvan avenue, shall be paved
with asphaltic concrete paving two
| 4 =. toIr hyrdr In a n
concrete base four inches thick.
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 (4) feet, with hydraulic cement
concrete. and the driyeways into lots
vitrified brick the full width of the
Sec. O. 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 highways. and according to full
details, drawings. plans. specifications
which shall be prepared BY the city
| engineer. as early as practicable, and
placed by him on file In his office in the
to the date named in section Of this
ordinance where proherty owners who
may be affected hv said improvements
may S.a see and %s. ex} mine the same
said improvements shall he assessed
| against the nronerty abuttin0 on the
nortione of the highways so improved,
| provided:
(al. That the cost of all improve
| ments at or upon street. avenue or alley
Intersections shall be assessed against
1.-THE lots or parcels of land abufting on
said highways SO fntersecting for one
lhaIf block in each direction. "a
l fbl. That the cost of sidewalk i'm
Iproven1erts on street and avenue cor
uers shall be assessed against the lots
shutting on or nearest to said irrprove-
lmerts: and the cost of sidewalk I'm
lr~ovem~rts er the intersection OF env
lhirrway she'll be aesessed IN fair nro-
nortion aeairst the respective lots or
,erc"ls ~ land ehrttin~ or cnrnering
on the r'iav 1T such fntersacttor
| fd) That No assessment shall ex-
iced the cnst Of such imnrovement. or
.he Increased value of such nropertv,
nv reason OF the spectal benefits de-
rived from such improvements.
anr. / That the estinsted cost ot
.aid srurrovevn ents is 3t2-O00.n0. end that
the h~arA IT oommtssioners will meet
Il an the ?nth dav of January 1914 ri
I'VE rou,cil chamber of the cf<v hail II
Ia o'clock. n. M. TO hAs~ snv ohjectiors
ran. onstra-~es or nrctesfs that may h4
made sretr-t .s'd improvements. the
msrrer ~ making the same or the ma
torse, to no vred.
nnrcwaA y--u--w ~ 1914 ti
II GEO. q. WARD. Pres'dent.
4 Posrd Of Commissioners
Il A. n LANE corr~,sssioner. q
III JAMES WEATHrRLY.
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