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

property line of Sixteenth street to the
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
ana 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 4O-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
-V-inch circular stone curbing of 10-foot
radius and straight lines.
That the gutter adjoining the stone
ctrbing around the turns at the northeast
ana southeast corners of Fifteenth street
ana Ihlrty-third avenue shall be paved
with vitrified brick gutter paving on a
gravel foundation.
That vitrified brick valley crossing
SIX feet wide shall be constructed across
the roadway of Thirty-third avenue along
the west curb line of Seventeenth street.
That the curb lines on the north and
south sides of a 40-foot roadway along
the center of Thirty-third avenue shall
be connected with the curb line on the
west side of 30-foot roadway along
the center of Seventeenth street by 6-inch
ny 2o-inch circular stone curbing of
lO-foot radius and straight lines
That 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 "a feet with
Portland cement concrete sidewalk paw
ing, located two feet from and parallel
to 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 repaved
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 Thrty-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 third avenue
shall be paved for a width of four feet
with Portland cement concrete sidewa X
paving located two feet easterIy 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
ms -
constructed on the north and south curb
lines respectively of Thirty third avenue
at 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
four "a feet, with hydraulic cement con-
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 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 de-
tails, drawings, plans, specifications and
surveys of said work and estimates,
which shall be prepared by the city en-
gireer, 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. 8. 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
OBJ 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
OF avenue or other highway shall be as
sessed in fair proportion against the re-
sl.ectve lots parcels of land abutting
or cornering on the alley at such intersec-
ton.
tc) 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 froru
such Improvements.
Sec. A. That the estimate cost of said
improvements is $3.50, and that the com
mission will meet on the Gath day of Oc-
tober, 1916, at the council chamber of the
city hall at 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 81 1916.
GEORGE B. WARD,
President Board of Commissioners.
true copy:
c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.