The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-03
CITY ORDINANCES

| of C1airmont avenue as widened to 50 feet; thence eastward parallel to and 1 IS inches from said north rail of said | track located in the center of Clair mont avenue to the west line of Forty second street, south; thence continu- | ing around the curve into Forty-se sec- | ond street, south, IS inches from and | parallel to said north rail to a point l Is inches east of the east rail of said | track located in the center of Forty second street, south; thence southward | parallel to said east rail to the end of the present track in the intersection l of Eleventh avenue, south, and Forty second street. south; thence westward | at right angles to said track to a point IS inches west from the west rail of 1 the Birmingham Railway, Light and l Power company's Mountain Terrace car line; thence northward parallel to l said west rail to the south line of Clairmont avenue; thence around tho curve into Clairmont avenue, IS inches from and parallel to said west rail to point IS inches south of the south rail of said track; thence continuing westward parallel to and IS inches from said south rail to the north line of Highland avenue; thence westward along said north line to the point of beginning
 That stone headers on concrete shall CC PiehSc0 LOllOWS ACTOSS tne TOdo . way of Tenth avenue, south (former- ly Summit avenue), at the east and west property lines of Forty second street, south; across the roadway of Ninth Court. south, at the east and west property lines of Forty-second street, south; across the roadway of Forty-second street, south, at the north property line of Clairmont ave- nue; across the roadway of Clairmont avenue the line nf Forty-second street, south; across the roadways of Thirty ninth and Fortieth streets. south, at the south property line of Clairmont avenue; across the roadway of Thirty eighth street, south, at the north and south property lines of Clafrmont avenue; across the road ways of Thirty third and Thirty fourth ! streets, at the north property line of Clairmont avenue; across the roadway on the south property line of Clair mont avenue of the unnamed connect ing street between Highland avenue and Clairmont avenue, about 100 feet east of the junction of Highland ave- nue and Clairmont avenue, and across the roadway of Clairmont avenue at the east and west sides of the bridge at the storm sewer ditch across Clair mont avenue at a point $50 feet west of Thirty fourth street, south, and across the roadway of Eleventh avenue, south. at the east and west property lines of Forty-second street, south, and across the roadway of Forty-first street. south. at the north gutter line of Clairmont avenue.
 That the broken and wornout por- tions of the concrete gutters on Clair mont avenue from the east curb line of Thirty eighth street, south, to the east line of Forty second street, south, and on Forty-second street, south, from the south curb line of Clairmont ave- nue to the south line of Eleventh ave- nue. south, shall be repaired with Portland cement concrete gutter paw ing.
 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 (4 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 es- tablished grades on file in the office of the city engineer for said portions of said highways, and according to full details, drawings, 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 section 4 of this ordinance, where property own CTS 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 Nf }Oh co tyNH provided:
 (a) That the cost of all improve ments at or upon street. avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so inter- secting for one-half block in each di- rection.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk inn provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improve ments; and the cost of sidewalk im- 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 o4s land abuttinE or cornering on the EXey at such intersection.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed tho cost of such improvement. or the increased value of such property, by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 (d) That the cost of improving be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks and IS inches on each side of the tracks, of any street. electric, or any other railroad, including switches and turnouts, shall be paid by the own- CTS of such railroad and shall be as- sessed against and be lien upon said railroad and the property connected herewith, and a fair and just propor- ton of the cost of the drainage in- provements shall be assessed against and be a lien on each street, electric or other railroad on the highways or rights of way drained by such drains or sewers; and nothing herein con- tained shall be construed to relieve any such railroad of it's obligations in the matter of street Improvements
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements Is $30,000. and that the commission will meet on tho 22d day of August. 1916, at the council cham Der of the city hall at o'clock, p. m.. to hear any objections. remonstrances or protests that may be made against ing the same, or the material to be used.
 Approved July 26. 1916.
 GEORGE B. WARD.
 President Board of Commissioners. A true copy:
 C. F. LLOYD. City Clerk.
 Age-Herald. July 27-August 3. 1916.
 Ordinance No. 414-C
 An ordinance to amend ordinance No.
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