The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-13


along the south line of Avenue B to the
point of beginning.
III. ). RNAII. City Clerk.
| Age-Herald. Jan. 13. 1914.
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE No. 1880
| An ordinance to provide for certain
| improvements on Central street from
| Avenue * to sylvan avenue, and on Av-
Ienue from st. Charles street to Elev-
| enth street, and on sylvan avenue from
st. Charles street to Eleventh street.
and at highway intersections between
BE 1T ordained by the board of COM
misstoners of the city of Birmingham
as follows
| Section 1. That roadway Sc feet
wide on Central street from the north
property line of Avenue X to the south
| curb line of sylvan avenue. and on
| sylvan avenue and Avenue J. from the
west property line OF st. Charles street
| to the east property line of Eleventh
street shall be graded.
| That a roadway 36 feet wide along
the center of Central street from tho
north curb line of Avenue TO the south
| curb line of Sylvan avenue and a road
! way SO feet wide along the center of
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 ourbed on both sides
with cement combined curb and gutter
and the roadway next to the curb on
| both sides for a width of three CD feet
shall be paved with cement gutter paw
| ing six inches thick. except alley and
street and driveway intersections he
tween the above named points. and ex-
cept In frCnt of lots 30. I3 and ~ and
along the north side of lot SO, Behrens
addition.
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 aud
gutter on the north side OF sylvan ave-
nue. of Eleventh street shall be con-
nected with the curb line on the east
side of Eleventh street by a circular
! turn OF cement combined curb and gut
ter having n 10-foot radius.
| That the cement sidewalks at the
southeast and southwest corners of
Central street and Sylvan avenue shall
| he extended of uniform width to the
| curb line
! That the intersections of st. Charles
| alley with the sidewalk and gutter on
| both sides of Avenue j. and the drive
| way across the sidewalk and gutter on
the east side OF Central street at lot
| 22, Behrons addition, shall be paved
with cement alley and driveway paving.
That the roadway next to the curb
for width of three feet along the south
side of Avenue J from the east property
line of Eleventh street to the west
property line OF Eleventh street alley.
shall be paved with smooth finished
That the roadway between the gut
ter lines on sylvan avenue and Avenue
j. from the west curb line OF ~
Charles street to the east curb line Of
Eleventh street. including the area be-
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-
N art4 Ina ,P
Avenue J, and from the north property
| line OF Avenue j to the south property
line of Sylvan avenue, shall be paved
with asphaitc concrete paving two
| inches thick, on a hydraulic cement
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
and the alleyways shall be paved with
vitrified brick the full width OF the
sidewalk an. gutter
shall be made In accordance with the
established grades on file In the office
or 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 in the
city hall, not later than one week prior
to the date named in section of this
ordnance. where property owners who
may be affected by said improvements
may see and examine the same.
Sec. 3. That the cost of constructing
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property abutting on the
portions of the highways so improved.
provided
(a) That the cost of all Improves
ments at or upon street avenue or alley
intersections shall be assessed against
the lots or parcels of land abutting on
said highways so intersecting for one-
half block In each direction.
Obi. That the cost of sidewalk Inn
provements on street and avenue cor
ners shall be assessed against the lots
abutting on or nearest to said improves
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 abuttine or cornerins
on the alley at such intersection.
Id. That no Assessment shall ex-
coed the cost of such Improvement. or
the increased yalua Of such property
bv reason of the specisl benefits de-
rived from such improvements.
Ser. 4. That the estimated cost OF
said improvements Is $4,000. 90. and that
the board of COMMITS ssioners will meet
on the both day of January. 1914 az
the council chamber ofsthe city hall az
o'clock. D. M. TO hear au{ objections
made against said imnrovemehxs the
manner OF making the same or the Nna-
terial to be used.
Approved Januerv 10. 1914
GEO. y. WARD. President
BOARD of Commissioners. 4
A. n, LANE. ron, mi ssioner
JAMES WEATHERLY.
Commissioners