The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-27
CITY ORDINANCES

lines on ClaIrrnOnt avenue from tie north
property line of Highland avenue 10 the
east property line of Forty-second street.
south, and between the gutter lines to the
north and south property lines respectively
of Clairmont avenue In the intersection of
all intersectins streets between said
points and the roadway between the gut
ter lines on Forty-second street. south.
from the south property line of Clairmont
avenue southwark to a line at right angles
to the roadway of F'orty-second street,
south, three feet south of the present north
edge of the asphalt paving on Forty-sec-
ond street. south. 211a feet south of the
south property line of Eleventh avenue.
south, measured on the west curb line Of
Forty-second street. south, also the area
| bounded by the east gutter line of Forty
second street south. extended north from
the south side of Eleventh avenue. south,
and the east property line of Forty-second
street, south, and the north and south
gutter lines of Eleventh avenue. south,
| and the area between the gutter lines to
the east and west property lines respect
! lively of Forty-second street. south, in
| the intersection of all intersecting ave-
/ nues and courts between said points.
shall be paved with sheet asphalt paving,
| having hydraulic cement concrete base
| five inches thick, binder course one
| inch thick and a wearing surface one and
one-half inches thick. Provided, however.
| that the following described area shall
| not be paved with the aforesaid sheet
| asphalt but shall be paved with hydraulic
cement concrete to-wit: Beginning at a
point on the north line of Highland ave-
nue. Is inches north of the north rail of
the track of the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power companys Mountain
| Terrace car line, located in the center
| or Clairmont avenue as widened to 60
feet; thence eastward parallel to and
Is inches from said north rail Of said
| track located in the center of Clair
| mont avenue to the west line of Forty
second street, south; thence continu-
ing around the curve into Forty-sec-
ond street, south, Is inches from and
parallel to said north rail to a point
| 1S inches east of the east rail of said
track located in the center of Forty
second street, south; thence southwark
| parallel to said east rail to the end of
the present track in the intersection
| of Eleventh avenue, south, and Forty
| second street, south: thence westward
| at right angles to said track to point
| Is inches west from the west rail OF
| the Birmin CHAM Railway, Light and
Power company's Mountain Terrace
| car line; thence northward parallel to
| said west rail to the south line Of
| Clairmont avenue; thence around the
| curve into Clairmont avenue, Is inches
! from and parallel to said west rail to
| a point IS inches south of the south
| rail of said track; thence continuing
westward parallel to and 10 inches
| from said south rail to the north line
| OF Highland avenue; thence westward
| along said north line to the point OF
| beginning
| That stone headers on concrete shall
| be placed as follows: Across the road
| way of Tenth avenue, south (former-
| ly Summit avenue), at the east and
west property lines of Forty second
l 81 he 80
Ninth Court, south, at the east and
| west property lines of Forty-second
| street, SOUTH across the roadway Of
Forty-second street, south. at the
| north property line of Clairmont ave-
| nue.; across the roadway of Clairmont
| avenue at the east property line Of
| Forty-second street, south; across the
roadways of Thirty ninth and Fortieth
! streets, south, at the south property
| line of Clairmont avenue; across the
roadway of Thirty-eighth street, south,
| at the north and south property lines
4 of Clairmont avenue; across the road
| ways of Thirty-third and Thirty fourth
| streets, at the north property line OF
Clairmont avenue; across the roadway
| on the south property line of Clair
| mont avenue of the unnamed connect
| ing street between Highland avenue
and Clairmont avenue, about 100 feet
east of the junction of Highland ave-
nue. anu CldlTmOnC avenue, ana across
the roadway of Clairmont avenue at
the east and west sides of the bridge
at the storm sewer ditch across Clair
mont avenue at a point $50 feet west OF
Thirty-fourth street, south, and across
the roadway of Eleventh avenue, south.
| at the east and west property lines
| of Forty-second street, south. and
| across the roadway of Forty-first
street, south, at the north gutter line
| of C1airmont avenue.
| That the broken and wornout por-
| lions of the concrete cutters on Clair
| mont avenue from the east curb line
| of Thirty eighth street, south, to the
east line of Forty-second street. south,
| and on Forty-second street. south, from
| the south curb line of Clairmont ave-
nue. to the south line of Eleventh ave-
nue., south, shall be repaired with
| Portland cement concrete gutter paw
| ing.
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 ca feet, with hydraulic cement
concrete, and the driveways into lots
and the alleyways shall be paved with
vitrified brick the full width of the
| sidewalk and gutter.
Sec. 2. That said improvements shall
| be made in accordance with the es-
| tablished 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 in
the city hall. not later than one week
| prior to the date named in section
| of this ordinance, where property own
| ers who may be affected by said Inn
| same.
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property abutting on the
portions of the highways so improved.
provided:
| (aJ That the cost of all improve
ments at or upon street, avenue or
alley intersections shall be assessed
I against the lots or parcels of land
AUDITING on said highways so inter-
secting for one-half block in each d.
| rection.
| OBJ That the cost Of sidewalk i'm
provements on street and avenue COR
/ ners shall be assessed against the lots
abutting on or nearest to said improve
ments and the cost OF sidewalk i'm
provements 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
| on the alley at such intersection.
| (c) That no assessment shall exceed
the cost of such improvement, or the
increased value of such property. by