The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
Improvement Ordinance No.
G21-C


(, 921-C
An ordinance to provide for certain
improvements ON Eleventh avenue,
north, from the east property line
of Thirtieth street, north, to the west
] curb line of Thirty-secOnd street,
l north.
Be it ordained by the commission of the
city of Birmingham as follows:
| Section l. That Eleventh avenue, north,
from the east property line of Thirtieth
street to the west curb line of Thirty
second street shall be graded.
That roadway 40 feet wide along the
center of Eleventh avenue, north, from
the east property line of Thirtieth street
to the west curb line of Thirty second
| street, shall be curbed with Portland ce-
ment concrete combined curb and gutter
paving, except across the roadway OF
lintersecting streets and alleys, the curb
and gutter to be six inches thick and the
gutter two (2) feet wide.
That the said 40-foot roadway along
| the center of Eleventh avenue shall be
connected with the east and west sides of
a 36-foot roadway on Thirty-first street
at the south side of Eleventh avenue by
6x20-inch circular granite curb of To-
foot radius.
That the said 40-foot roadway on
Eleventh avenue shall be connected with
| the west curb line of Thirty second street
on the south side of Eleventh avenue by
| 6x20-inch circular granite curb of 10-foot
| radius.
That the present granite curb turns at
the northwest and northeast corners of
| Eleventh avenue and Thirty-frst street.
and at the northwest corner of Eleventh
| avenue and Thirty second street. and at
| the northeast and southeast corners of
/ Eleventh avenue and Thirteth street
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of 40-foot roadway on Eleventh avenue
Z! That the gutter adjoining the curb for
a width of two feet on the north side of
| Eleventh avenue from the west property
| line of Thirty-first street to the north
property line of Eleventh avenue, and
| from the east property line of Thirty
first street to the north property line of
Eleventh avenue, and on the north side
| of Eleventh avenue from the west prop
| erty line of Thirty-second street to the
north property line of Eleventh avenue
shall be paved with vitrifed brick gutter
| paving on a Portland cement concrete
| foundation, and the gutter adjoining the
| circular curb at the northeast and south
east corners of Eleventh avenue and
Thirtieth street shall be repaved with Wit
| rified brick on a Portland cement concrete
| foundation.
J That the gutter for width of two feet
around the turns at the southwest and
| southeast corners of Eleventh avenue and
Thrty-first street, and at the southwest
| corner of Eleventh avenue and Thirty
second street shall be paved with vtri-
fled brick gutter paving on a Portland
cement concrete foundation.
| That the sidewalk on the north side
of Eleventh avenue from the east line of
the paved portion of the sidewalk on the
east side of Thirtieth street eastward to
| the west edge of the paved portion of the
sidewalk on the west side of Thirty first
street, and from the east edge of the
paved portion of the sidewalk on the east
side of Thirty-first street to the west
edge of the paved portion of the side
walk on the west side of Thirty-second
street. and the sidewalk on the south
side of Eleventh avenue from the east
edge of the paved portion of the side
| walk on the east side of Thirtieth street
to the west curb line of Thirty-first street
and from the east curb line of Thirty
| first street eastward to the end of the
present sidewalk paving about four feet
cast of the east property line of Thirty
first street. and from the present east
| ern terminus of the paved portion of the
sidewalk on the south side of Eleventh
avenue at the west property line of
| Thirty-second street, eastward to the
west curb line of Thirty-second street,
shall be paved for width of six CO.
feet with Portland cement concrete
sidewalk paving. located three feet from
and parallel to the north and south prop
erty lines respectively of Eleventh ave-
nue..
| That the sidewalk on, the west side of
| Thirty-second street from the north edge
of the paved portion of the south side
| walk on Eleventh avenue northward to
! the south curb line of Eleventh avenue,
and the sidewalks on the east and west
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| edge of the paved portion of the south
sidewalk on Eleventh avenue northward
| to the south curb line of Eleventh ave-
| nue., shall be paved for a width of six
60 feet with Portland cement con-
crete sidewalk paving located six feet
from and parallel to the west line of
Thirty-second street, and the east and
west lines of Thirty-first street, respec-
! lively.
That stone headers on concrete shall be
placed across the roadway Of Thirty-first
street at the north and south property
| lines OF Eleventh avenue, and across the
| roadway of Eleventh avenue at the wes&
curb line of Thirty-second street.
That the roadway between the gutter
lines on Eleventh avenue from the east
property line of Thirtieth street to tbs
west curb line of Thirty second street,
and between the gutter lines to the north
and south property lines of Eleventh ave-
nue. in the intersection of Eleventh ave-
n .e and Thirty-first street, shall be paved
with asphaltic concrete paving, having a
i've 90 inch concrete base and a two 90
inch wearing surface
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 (4)
feet. with hydraulic cement concrete.
and the driveways into lots and the al
leyways 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 established
grades on file in the office of the city en-
gineer for said portions of said high
ways, and according to full details. draw
ings, 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