The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
CITY ORDINANCES Improvement Ordinance
 No. 020-C
No. 920-C


 , An ordinance to provide for certain
 Improvements on Fifteenth avenue, soGth formerly Sixteenth avenue, south). from the east property line of Twenty-first street, south, to the west property line of Twenty-secOnd
 street, south, QOrmerIy MapiewOOd street).
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham as follows: F Section 1. That the roadway between the gutter lines on Fifteenth avenue, south, from the east property line of Twenty-frst street, south, to. the west property line of Twenty-second street, south, and between the gutter lines to the north and south property lines re- spectivey of Fifteenth avenue, south, in the intersection of Twenty-first way dor merly Beech street., shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paving, having 5-inch hydraulic cement concrete base and a two-inch wearing surface Provided that the following described area shall not be paved with the aforesaid asphaltic con- crete paving, but shall be paved with steel armored corrugated and smooth sur laced hydraulic cement concrete paving seven inches thick, to-wit: All that por- ton of the roadway of Fifteenth avenue -,South, adjoining the south edge of the north gutter line for uniform width of 71a feet beginning at the west prop erty line of the alley first west of and parallel with Twenty first way, south, and extending eastward of uniform width of 71s feet, adjoining the said gutter line, and around the turn at Twenty-first way to the north property line of Fifteenth avenue, south; also that portion of the roadway adjoining the south edge of the north gutter line of Fifteenth avenue, south, for uniform width of 71s feet, from q point 50 feet east of the east line of the alley first east of and parallel with Twenty first way westward to the ca ast property line of Fist way, thence north eastward around the turn adjoining the said gutter line to the north property line of Fifteenth avenue, south; also a strip 4il feet wide lying 2A feet on each side of the following described center line Beginning at a point on the west line of the alley first west of and parallel with Twenty-frst way, 3% feet north of the north edge of the south gutter line of Fifteenth avenue, south; then eastward parallel to said gutter line to the. west property line of Twenty-frst way, south: thence continuing southeastward around the turn, parallel to the said edge ot said south gutter line, to the south prop erty line of Fifteenth avenue, south; also a strip 41$ feet wide lying 2A feet on each side of the following described center line: Beginning at point in the roadway of Fifteenth avenue, south, 50 feet east of the east property line of the alley first east of and paral- Tel with Twenty-first way, south, and 324 feet north of the north edge of the south gutter line of Fifteenth avenue, south; thence westward parallel to said south gutter line to the east property line of Twenty first way, south; thence southwestward around the turn, parallel to said gutter line, to the south property line of Fifteenth avenue, south.
 That the broken and Worn-out portions of the concrete gutters on Fifteenth ave- nue. south, from the east property line of Twenty-first street. south, to the west property line of Twentysecond street. south, shall be repaired with Portland cement concrete gutter paving.
 That stone headers on concrete shall be placed across that portion of the road way on Fifteenth avenue, south, paved with asphaltic concrete naving at the north and south property lines, respec- lively, of Twenty first way, south.
 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 4 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said im- provements 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- tions of the highways so improved, pro- vided:
 (a) That the cost of all Improvements at or upon street. avenue or alley intersec- tions shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abu;tIng on said high ways so intersectng for one-half block in each direction.
 (h) 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. 4 That the estimated cost of said improvements is s5S0000 and that the commission will meet on the 21st day of November, 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 Improvements, the manner of making the same. or the material to be used.
 Approved October 25, 1916
 GEORGE B. WARD,
 President Board of Commissioners.
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