The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
CITY ORDINANCES

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 hydraulic cement concrete for a width of four feet located two feet from the property line.
 lines on Avenue il from the west curb line of 12th street to the west property line of l tn street and the roadway be. from the north property line Of Avenue II to the south property line or sylvan avenue, on the east side of sylvan ave ter lines of Sylvan avenue west of l1th street and an unnamed street nrst 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 Tour inches thick and a wearing surface two
 Provided that the following describ- ed area shall not be paved with asphal- tic concrete. but shall be paved with hy- draulic cement concrete, o-wit: Be- ginning at q point on the west curb line of Eth street and IS inches south of the south rail of the Birmingham Railway. Light X Powpr company's tracks on Ave- nue Il, thence westerly parallel to said rail to the west property line of llth street; thence northerly along said west line to a point 1s inches north of the north rail of said E. R., l.. X P. com pany's track on Avenue II: thence east erly parallel to said north rail to the west curb line of 18th street; thence beginning
 mat the alley intersections Wlln the sidewalks on llth street shall be paved with Nitrified 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 width of the sidewalk for a width of four tD feet, with hydraulic cement concrete. and the driveways into lots and the aueyways shall be paved with vitrified 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, specified tions and surveys of said work and estima tes. Wtch snail 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 affected by said improve ments may see and examine tho same.
 SECTION 3. That the cost of con- struting said Improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways SD im-
 (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 abuttips on said highways so intersecting for one half block in each direction.
 tb) That the cost of sidewalk im- ' ners shall be assessed against the lots ahutting on or nearest to said im- provements: and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with n street or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair pro- portion Isalnst the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 tc) That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvement. or the increased value of such property, by reason of the special benefits derived 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 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 a lien upon said railroad and the property connected herewith, and a fair and just proprotion of the cost of the drainage improve ments shall be assessed against and be d lien on each street. electric or other way drained by such drains or sewers: and nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any such railroad d of it's obligations in the matter of street improvements
 SECTION l. That the estimated cost of said Improvements is sf5O0.00, and that the Board of Commissioners will meet on the 7th day of April 1914. at the Council Chamber of the City Hall 1t 3 o'clock D. m. to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be manner of making the same. or the ma terial to be used.
 Approved March IS. 1914.
 GEO; B. WARD, President
 Board of Commissioners,
 A. Q. LANE Commissioner, JAMES WEATHERLY,
 Attest: II. S. RyALL City Clerk. on n