The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-20
CITY ORDINANCES
Improvement Ordinance No. soa-C

Improvement Ordinance No. S03-C
 AN ORDINANCE to provide for cer- tain improvements on Avenue Il from l1th street to 12 street, and on 1lth street from Avenue H to Sylvan avenue.
 Be it ordained by the Board of Com missioners of the City of Birmingham as follows:
 SECTION l. That Avenue H from the west property line of l2th street to the west property line of 11th street and i1th street from the south property line Of Avenue II to the north property line of sylvan, avenue, shall be, graded
 That roadway 40 feet wide along the center of Avenue H from the west curb line of 12th street to the west property line of 11th street, except along the north line of same. from 12th street to point 200 feet west of 12th street, and except across the roadway on llth street. shall be curbed with cement combined six inch curb and gut ter and the gutter adjoining the curl lines shall be paved for width of three feet with cement concrete gutter paving
 That roadway along the center of Huh street 40 feet wide, from the north property line of the. north curb line oi Avenue H, and 35 feet wide from the south curb line of Avenue H to point flo feet south of Avenue H, and 30 feet wide from said point to the north curt west side of said roadway from the south curb line of an unnamed street first south of Avenue H. southward tc a point AS feet south of said unnam ed street, and except across alley intersec- tions, shall be curbed with six inch cement combined curb and gutter. and the gutter adjoining the curbs for a width of three feet shall be paved with cement concrete paving six inches thick.
 line on the north side of Avenue H from 18th street 200 feet west, shall be paved for width of three feet with smooth finished cement concrete gutter paving six inches thick.
 That the sidewalk on the south side ot Avenue H from the west walk or 12th street to the east curb line or llth street, and on the north side of Avenue H from the end of the present sidewalk 200 feet west of 18th street to the east cross overs at the northeast and south east corners of 11th street and Avenue H, shall be paved with hydraulic cement concrete for width of feet located feet from the property line and the sidewalk on both sides of 11th street from Avenue H to sylvan avenue, ex that are now paved. shall be paved with hydraulic cement concrete for width of four feet located two feet from the property line.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Avenue Fl from the west curt line of 12th street to the west property line of 11th street and the roadway be- tween the gutter lines on 11th street from the north property line of Avenue II to the south property line of Sylvan avenue, on the east side of sylvan ave- nue, and the roadway between the. gut ter lines of Sylvan avenue west Of 11th street and an unnamed street first south of Avenue H from the west gutter line on 11th street to the west property line shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paving, having concrete base four inches thick and wearing surface two inches thick.
 Provided that the following describ- ed area shall not be paved with asphal- tic concrete, but shall be paved with hy- draulio cement concrete, to-wit:. Be- ginning at a point on the west curb line of 18th street and IS inches south of the south rail of the Birmingham Railway Light & Pow companys tracks on Ave nue H; thence westerly parallel to said rail to the west property line of 11th street; thence northerly along said west north rail of said B. R.. L. & P. com pany's track on Avenue II; thence east erly parallel to said north rail to the southerly along same to the point oi beginning.
 sidewalks on 11th street shall be paved with vitrified brick on gravel found ation.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets. where sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved the full wid tn of the sidewalk for a width of four (4) feet, with hydraulie cement concrete alleyways shall be paved with yitrified brick the full width of the sidewalk
 SECTION 9 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 and surveys 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 ir the City Hall, not later than one week prior to the date named in Section oi this Ordinance. where property owners who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine tho same
 SECTION g. That the cost of !, con, n assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the high ways so inn proved provided:--
 ments at or upon street. avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed against the, lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersectfng for one half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on street, and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots ,abutting on or nearest to said i'm provements. and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair pro- portion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering or the alley at such intersection.
 tc) That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvement. oi the increased value of such property, by
 
 from such improvements.
 (d) That the cost of improving be tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks and eighteen inches on each side of the tracks, of any street. electric. oi any other railroad including switches and turnouts, shall be paid by the own CTS of such railroad and shall be as. sessed against and be lien upon said railroad and the property connected herewith, and a fair and just proprotior of the cost of the drainage improve ments shall be assessed against and be a lien on each street. electric or other railroad on the highways or rights o1 way drained by such drains or sewers and nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any such railroad of its obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 SECTION 4. That the estimated cost of said improvem Is $750e.00. ant that the Board of Commissioners will meet on the 7th day of April. 1914. al the Council Chamber of the City Hall al 3 o'clock p. m. to hear any objections remonstrances, or protests that may bs made against said improvements. tn, manner of making the same. or thu ma aterial to be used
 Approved March 1S 1914.
 GEO. B. WARD, President Board of Commissioners, A. o. LANE, Commissioner.