The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-31
Improvement Ordinance
No. $780,


An ordinance to provide for certain
improvements Fifth avenue from
the west property line of Eightieth
street eastward to q point 80 feet
west of Eighty-seventh street.
| Be it ordained by the commission of
the city of Birmingham as follows:
Section l. That Fifth avenue from the
west property line of Eightieth street to
a point so feet west OF Eighty-seyenth
street shall be graded.
That roadway 36 feet west along the
center line of Fifth avenue from the east
curb line of Eightieth street to a point
so feet west of Eighty-seventh street shall
be curbed with Portland cement concrete
combined curb and gutter, except across
the roadway of intersecting streets, the
curb and gutter to be six inches thick
and the gutter three 80 feet wide.
That the said curb line on the north
and south sides of the 36-foot roadway
along the center of Fifth avenue shall be
connected with the east and west lines Of
a 30-foot roadway along the center Of
Eightieth, Eighty-frst, Eighty-second,
Eighty-third, Eighty-fourth, Eighty-ffth
and Eighty-sixth streets, respectively, by
6-inch by 20-inch circular stone curbing of
10-foot radius, and straight curb.
That the gutter adjoining the stone curb
for width of three 90 feet al the two
corners on the east side of Eightieth
street and the four corners of Eighty
first, Eighty-second, Eighty-third, Eighty
fourth, Eighty-tifth and Eighty-sixth
streets, shall be, paved with vitriied brick
gutter paving on a gravel foundation.
That a vitrified brick valley crossing
on gravel foundation shall be con.
structed across the roadway of Eighty
first street along the north curb line Of
Fifth avenue
That vitrified pipe drains shall be con-
structed across the roadway of Fifth
avenue at the following places to-wit
The east and west side of the roadway
of Eighty-third, Eighty-fourth. Eighty
fifth and Eighty-sixth streets That a
brick surface drainway with cast iron
cover shall be constructed across the
sidewalk on the south side of Fifth avenue
at point about $50 feet east of Eightieth
street. That cast-iron drain pipes shall
be laid across the roadway of Fifth ave-
nue. along the east curb line of Eightieth
street and both curb lines of Eighty-sec-
ond street.
That the roadway between the gutter
lines on Fifth avenue from the west prop
erty line of Eightieth street eastward to
point so feet west of Eighty-seventh
street and between the gutter lines to the
north and south of property lines of Fifth
avenue in the intersection of Eightieth,
Eighty-first, Eighty-second, Eighty-third.
Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth and Eighty
sixth streets shall be macadamized with
ebert on Stag foundation.
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 "a
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 established
grades on file in the office Of the city
engineer 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 in
his office in the city hall not later than
one week prior to the date named IN sec
ton of this ordinance, where property
owners who may be affected by said i'm
provements 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-
lions 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
| or parcel of land abutting on said high
ways so intersecting for one-half block in
each direction.
90 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 street or
avenue or other highway shall be as
sessed in fair proportion against the re-
spective lots or parcels of land AUDITING
or cornering on the alley at such inter-
section.
(d) That no assessment shall exceed the