The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO soz

| An ordinance to provide for certain im- 1 provements on Thirty-first avenue iron, the east curb line or Twenty-second | street to the west curb line of Twenty | Be it ordained by the Board of Com. rnlssioners of the city of Birmingham. Sec. 1. That Thrty-nrst avenue from ! the east curb line of Twenty-second street to the west property line of Twen- | ty,tourth street, shall be graded That roadway 40 feet wide along the center of Thirty-frst avenue from the east curb line of Twenty. second street to the west property line of Twenty fourth street' except across dIaveways into lots and across the roadway of Twenty-thir1 | street, shall bescurbed with cement com hlned curb and gutter and the gutter ad- joining the curb lines fo.. a width of three feet between the above named points shall be paved with smooth finished ce. That the sidewalks on noth sides of Ihirty-frst avenue from the east curb slde .lne oi IT Twenty -seconG street. to the west except across drveways and alleyways and the roadway of Twenty-third street shall be paved with hydraulic cement cated four feet from tne property line except in front of lots r. is and 19 block ler North Birmingham Land company.
 That cement valley crossings six feet wide shall be constructed across the road way of Twenty-third street on the north curb line of Thirty,first avenue, and
 
 to the west curb line Of Twenty fourth street.
 :. That the roadway between the gutter lines on Thirty-first ave.ue from the east curb line of Twenty-second street 10 the west property line or Twenty-fourth street, and to the property lines of Thir- ty-1rst avenue at the intersection of same Witi Twenty-third street shall be paved with chert on a slag base.
 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 width of four (D feet, with hydraulic cement concrete, and ways shall be paved with vitrified brick the full width of the sidewalk and gutter. Sec 2 That said improvements shall be made in accordance witl, the established grades on file in the office of the city engineer for said portions of said high ways, and according to full details, draw 1ngs, 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 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 af- fected by said improvements may see nd examine the same.
 Sec. 3. That the cost of constructing against the property A3utting on the nor vided-
 (a) That the cost of all improveme,ts
 
 sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said high ways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk improve Eierts on street and avenue corners shal be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improvements; and the cost of sidewalk Improvements at the in ter section of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shal be assessed In fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cor nc ring on the alley at such intersection Co That no bssessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements, or the in- creased value of such property. bv req son of the special benefits derived from such improvements. Sec 4. That the estimated cost of said | improvements is s435o and that tho P~~-i ! of Commissioners will meet on the 14th day of April. 1914 at the council cna ..- Der of the city hall at o'clock, D. m l to hear any objections. remonstrances l or. protests that may be made against ] said Improvements. the. manner of mak- 1 Ing the same. or the material to be used l Approved March 25, 1914
 GEORGE B. WARD. President
 Board of Commissioners.
 A. Q. LANE. Commissioner.
 JAMES WEATHERLY, Com. Attest: H. s. RYALL, City Clerk Age-Herald, March 26-April 2. 1914