The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-26
CITY ORDINANCES

rlissioners of the city of Birmingham, as
 follows.
 Sec. l. That the combined curb and gut
 ter on the northeast side of Nelson ave-
 nue from the east side of Nineteenth
 street to the west lin4 or Sixteenth ave- nue. extended, shall be reset to Conform to the established grade of the avenue and the broken pieces shall be replaced with new curb and gutter of same ma terials and dimensions as the present curb ard gutter. at the east line of Nineteenth street, on the northeast curb lint of Nelson ave- nue.
 even width with the present walk from It's present. end between Sixteenth aye
 nue and Ninetsenth street, hortnwardiy' rtnssa That the roadway of Nelson avenue be- tween the gutter lines from the east line
 of Nineteenth street to the present bithu, lithic paving on> Sixteenth avenue. shall
 be paved with vitrified brick on a Tour inch concrete foundation, the roadway to
 have strip eight feet wide next to the gutter on each side laid of hillside brick. That the entrances to tots along all or aid streets, where the sidewalks are to
 be paved, shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk for & width or four t4l feet, with hydraulic cement concrete, and the driveways into lots and the alley ways shall be paved with vitrifed brick tho full width of the sidewalk and gutter Sec 2. That said improvements shall De made in accordance with the established grades on file in the office of the city ways, and according to full details, draw ings, plans, specifications and surveys or said work and estimates, which shall be as practicable. and placed. by him on file in his office in she city hail. not
 later than one. week prior to the date
 where property owners who may be af- fected by said improvements may see and
 examine the same. :. ., said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the DOT tions of the highways so improved, pro vided-
 | (a) That the cost of all Improvements at or upon street. avenue or alley inter- sections shall be assesses 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 ments on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said Improvements and the cost of sidewalk Improvements at the in tcrsection of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shah be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cor ne ring on the alley at such intersection. tcJ That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such Improvements, or the in- sed value of such property, by req son of the special behefits derived from F (dl That the cost of improving between the tracks and the railS of the tracks and 1S inches on each side of the tracks of any street, electric. or any other rail- road, including switcnes and turnouts, shall be paid by the owners of such rail- road and shall be assessed against and be lien upon said rairroad and the prop erty connected herewith, and a fair and jAst proportion of the cost of the drain- age Improvements shall be assessed against and be lien on each street, electric or other railroad on the high ways or rights of way drained by such dtains or sewers; and nothing herein com teined shall be construed to relieve any such railroad of its obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 Sec f. That the estimated cost of said Improvements is $20o0, and that the Board of Commissioners will meet on the 14th l day of April. 1914 at the council cham l Der of the city hall at 2--o clock, D. m.. | to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be made against saic Improvements, the manner of mak- | ing the same. or the material to be used Approved March g, 1914.
 GEORGE B. WARD, President Board of Commissioners. 4. O. LANE. Commissioner Attest: H. S.. RYALl1. City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, March 2U-April 2, 1914