The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-22
CITY ORDINANCES
Improvement Ordinance No.
 Q14-C


 An ordinance to provide for certain improvements Forty-seventh street, south, from the south property line of Seventh avenue, south (for- merly Pine street., southward a dis tance of 337.7 feet.
 Be it ordained by the city commits sion of the city of Birmingham as follows:
 Section l. That Forty-seventh street, south, from the south property line of Seventh avenue. south, southward distance of 337.7 feet shall be graded.
 That roadway 24 feet wide along the center of Forty-seventh street, south, from the south property line of Seventh avenue, south, southward distance of 337.7 feet shall be curbed with Portland cement concrete com bined curb and gutter paving, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three (S) feet wide.
 That the sidewalk on the west side of Forty-seventh street, south, from the south property line of Seventh ave- nue, south, southward a distance of 337.7 feet. shall be paved with Port land cement concrete sidewalk paving for width of four (4) feet, located against the west property line of said Forty-seventh street, south
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Forty-seventh street. from the south property line of Seventh ave- nue. south. southward dist"noe or 337.7 feet shall be macadamized with chert on a slag foundation.
 That the entrances to lots llong 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 (4) feet with hydraulic cement concrete, and the driveways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with yitrified brick the full width of the sidewalk and gutter.
 Sec. 2. That said Improvements shall be made in accordance with the estab- 1lshed grades on file in the office of the city engineer for said portions Of said highways, and according 10 full details, drawings, plans, specifications and surveys of said work and estimates, which shall be prepared ty 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 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improve Eents may see and examine the same Sec. 3. That the cost of constructing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so improved provided:
 (a) That the cost of all improve ments at or upon street, avenue or al-
  against the lots or parcels Of land abutting on said highways sJ inter- secting for one-half block in each d.- rection.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk inn provements on street and avenue cor Eers shall be assessed against tine lots abutting on or nearest to said improve ments; and the cost of sidewalk inn provements at the intersection of any alley with street or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair pro- portion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering / on the alley at such intersection,
 Co That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvement, or the increased value of such property, by reason of the special benefits Derived from such improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost oi said improvements is $1765, and that the city commission will meet on the 11th day of July, 1916, at the council chamber of the city hall at 3 o'clock p m. to hear any objections, remon- strances, or protests that may be made against said Improvements, the manner of making the same or the material to be used.
 Approved June IA, 1916
 GEORGE B. WARD,
 President Board of Commissioners. true copy:
 es c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, June 15-22, 1915