The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
CITY ORDINANCES


granite block on a concrete foundation
and filled with gravel and a bituminous
nller, as follows. to-wit: Beginning at q
point Is inches northeast from the north
east rail of the northeast track of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
road company, on the north line of Sec
ond avenue; thence southeastward par
allel to said northeast rail TO the south
line of Second avenue; thence westward
along said south line to a point IS inches
southwest from the southwest rail of the
southwest track of the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic railroad thence north
west parallel to said southwest rail &c
the north line of Second avenue: thence
eastward along said north line to the
point of beginning
That the sidewalk on the south side
of Second avenue from the present ter
minus of the paved portion of same
about 100 feet east of Fifth street,
eastward to a point opposite a point
which is IL feet west from the east
line of Sixth Place extended, shall be
paved with Portland cement concrete
sidewalk paving for width of five
feet, located parallel to and three feet
south from the south curb line of Sec
ond avenue as herein described, ex-
cept across the Atlanta, Birmingham
/ and Atlantic railroad track area be-
| tween the above named points.
That the sidewalk on the north side
of Second avenue from the present ter
minus of the paved portion of same 1t
a point about 100 feet east of Fifth
street eastward to the east edge of
the bridge over the creek a distance
of about q feet. more or less, shall
be paved with Portland cement con-
crete sidewalk paving for a width of
five feet located parallel to and three
feet from the north curb line of Sec
ond avenue.
That the sidewalk on the north side
of Second avenue from the present ter
minus of the paved portion of same at
point 200 feet west of Sixth Place
to point 8 inches east of the east
rail of the east track of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad
shall be paved with Portland cement
concrete sidewalk paving for width
OF five feet located parallel to and
three feet from the north curb line of
Second avenue
That storm sewer inlests constructed
of brick masonry and cast iron shall
be constructed on the south curb line
of Tuscaloosa avenue at the east prop
erty line of Seventh street southwest.
and on the east curb line of Seventh
street southwest, at the south property
line of Tuscaloosa avenue, and on the
south curb line of Second avenue at a
point about 40 feet east of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, and
on the east and west curb lines of Sixth
Place at the south property line of
Third avenue.
That the wornout and broken por-
tions of the concrete cutters on both
sides of Second avenue from the ca st
property line of Sixth Place to tho
center of Center street, and on Tusca-
loosa avenue from the center of Cen
ter street to the east edge of the
bridge first west of Center street and
from the east property line of Fourth
street, formerly Canal street, to the
west property line of Fourteenth
street southwest, shall be reconstruct-
ed with Portland cement concrete gut
ter paving.
That an iron and clay pipe drain
shall be constructed along the south
side of Second avenue from the east
wall of the bridge about 100 feet east
of Fifth street eastward to a point
about 40 feet east of the east property
line of Sixth Place.
of the east property line of Sixth
Place.
That stone headers on concrete shall be
constructed as follows On Second ave
nue. along the east property line of Sixth
Place from the north gutter line to the
south property line of Second avenue,
east of Sixth Place; thence southeast
ward at right angles to the south curb
line Of Second avenue to the south gut
ter line of same; also across the road
way on the north and south property
lines of Second avenue land Tuscaloosa
avenue at all intersecting streets, ave-
nues places between the west prop
erty line of Sixth Place and the west
property line of Center street, between
the east property line of Fourth street,
southwest. or Canal street, and the west
property line of Fourteenth street. south
west. and across the roadway of Tus-
caloosa avenue on the west property line
of Fourteenth street, southwest, and
across the roadway of Tuscaloosa avenue
at the east edge of the bridge first west
OF Center street.
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 con-
crete. and the driveways into lots and
the alleyways shall be paved with vitri-
fed brick the full width of the side
walk and gutter.
Sec .. That said improvements shall
be made in accordance with the estab-
lished 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 sur
veys 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 4 of this ordinance,
where property owners who may be af-
fected by said Improvements may see
and examine the same.
Sec. 8. That the cost of constructing
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property abutting on the por-
lions of the highways so improved, pro-
vided:
(a) That the cost of all improvements
at or upon street, avenue or alley in
tersections shall be assessed against the
lots or parcels of land abutting on said
highways so intersecting for one-ha,f
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 intersection of any alley with a
street or avenue or other highway shall
be assessed in fair proportion against the
respective lots or parcels of land adult
ing or cornering on the alley at such
intersection.
cost of such Improvement or the in
creased value of such property. by rea-
son of the special benefits derived from
such improvements
Cd That the cost of improving between
the tracks and the rails of the tracks
and Is inches on each side of the tracks
of any street, electric, or any other rail-
road, including switches and turnouts,
shall be paid by the owners of such