The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-28
Improvement Ordinance N
925-C


An ordinance to provide for certain i'm
proNements ON Thirty-thIrd avenue
from the east curb line of Fifteenth
street to the east property line of
Seventeenth street.
Be IL ordained by the commission of
the city Of Birmingham. as follows:
Section That Thirty-third avenue
from the east property line of Seven
teenth street to the east property line
of Sixteenth street and from the west
property line of Sixteenth street to tic
east curb line of Fifteenth street, south,
shall be graded
That the gutter adjoining the stone
center of Thirty-third avenue from the
west curb line of Seventeenth street TO
the east property line of Sixteenth street
and from the west property line of Six
teenth street to the east curb line of
Fifteenth street shall be curbed with
Portland cement concrete combined curb
and gutter the curb and gutter to be
six inches thick and the gutter two feet
wide.
That the curb lines on the north and
sc nth sides respectively of a 40-foot road
way along the center of Thirty-third
avenue shall be connected with the curb
line along an S-foot sidewalk on the east
side of Fifteenth street, by 6-inch by
D-inch circular stone curbing of 10-foot
radius and straight lines.
That the gutter adjoining the stone
cLrbing around the turns at the northeast
and southeast corners of Fifteenth street
and Thirty-third avenue shall be paved
with vitrified brick gutter paving on
gravel foundation.
That vitrified brick valley crossing
six feat wide shall be constructed across
the roadway of Thirty-thrd avenue along
the west curb line of Seventeenth street
That the curb lines on the north and
sou south sidek Of 4o-foot roadway along
be connected with the curb line on the
west side of 30-foot roadway along
the center of Seventeenth street by 6-inch
by 20-inch circular stone curbing of
lO-foot radius and straight lines.
Ihat the sidewalks on both sides of
Ihirty-third avenue from the west curb
line OF seventeenth street to the east
curb line of Sixteenth street and from the
west curb line of Sixteenth street to the
east curb line of Fifteenth street, shall be
, paved for a width of four (D feet with
Portland cement concrete sidewalk paw
ing, located two feet from and parallel
10 the north and south property lines
respectively of Thirty-third avenue; pro-
vided that the portions of the sidewalk
now paved on the east and west sides
of Sixteenth street shall not be repaveG.
That the sidewalk on the west side of
seventeenth street from the north edge
OF the paved portion of the sidewalk
on the south side of Thirty-third avenue
to the south curb line of Thirty-third
avenue, and from the north curb line
! of Thirty-third avenue to the south edge
OF the paved portion of the sidewalk on
the north side of Thirty-thiTd avenue,
Shall be paved for width of four feet
with Portland cement concrete sidewalk
paving located two feet easterly from and
parallel to the west property line of
Seventeenth street
That the roadway between the gutter
lines on Thirty-third avenue from the
west edge of the vitrified brick valley
crossing on the west side of Seventeenth
street to the east curb line of Fifteenth
street, except the intersection of Thirty
third avenue and Sixteenth street, shall
be macadamized with ebert on a Stag
foundation
That storm sewer inlets constructed of
brick masonry and cast iron shall be
| constructed on the north and south curb
| lines respectively of Thirty-third avenue
at a point about 200 feet east of Fifteenth
street, and on the north and south curb
lines Of Thirty-third avenue at the east
property line of Fifteenth 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
crete and the driveways into lots and
the alleways shall be paved with vitri-
fled brick the full width of the sidewalk
and gutter.
Section q 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 de-
tails, drawings, plans specifications and
m a eS
which shall be prepared by the city en-
giEeer, 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 Improvements
may see and examine the same.
Sec. g. That the cost of constructing
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property abutting on the por-
tons 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 assessed against the lots
OF 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 an 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 as
sessed in fair proportion against the re-
sEective lots or parcels of land abutting
or cornering on the alley at such intersec-
ton.
(c) That no assessment shall exceed
the cost of such improvement, or the in
creased value of such property, by rea-
son of the special benefits derived from
such improvements.
Sec. A. That the estimated cost of said
Improvements is $3.50. and that the COM
mission will meet on the oath day of De-
tober, 1916, at the council chamber of the
city hall at 3 o'clock, p. M, to hear any
objections, remonstrances. or protests
that may be made against said improve
ments, the manner of making the same,
or the material to be used.
Approved September 27 1916
GEORGE B. WARD,
President Board of Commissioners.
A true copy:
c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
Herald September 20. October 5. 1916.