The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-12

improvements on Princeton avenue
 from the east curb line of Fifth
 street southwest tformerIy Green
 streeD to the west bank of Jail
 branch.
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham as follows:
 Section ]. That Princeton avenue f om the east curb line of Fifth street, southwest, to the west bank of Jail branch shall be graded
 That a roadway 30 feet wide along the center of Princeton avenue from the east curb line of Fifth street. southwest to the west curb line of Second street. southwest on the south edge and the west bank of Jail branch on the north edge shall be curbed with Portland cement concrete conn bined curb and gutter. the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide
 That the curb lines on both sides of the said 30-foot roadway along tho center of Princeton avenue shall be connected with the curb lines on the east side of a 30-foot roadway on Fifth street. southwest, the east and west sides of a 30-foot roadway on Fourth street, southwest: the east and west sides of 22-foot roadway on Third street. southwest. on the south side only of Princeton avenue: and with the west curb line of 22-foot roadway on Second street, southwest, on the south side of Princeton ave nue; by circular granite oprbing of 10-foot radius and straight lines.
 That the gutters adjoining tne cir. cular granite curbs at the northeast and southeast corners of Princeton avenue and Fifth street, southwest. the four corners at Princeton avenue and Fourth street. southwest, the southeast and southwest corners of Btir n southwest. and at the southwest cor her of Princeton avenue and Second street, southwest, shall be paved for width of three feet with vftrified brick gutter paving on gravel foun- dation.
 That the sidewalk on the south side or Princeton avenue from the east curb line of Fifth street. southwest. to the west curb line of Second street. southwest. and the sidewalk on the north side of Princeton avenue from the east curb line of Fifth street. southwest. to the end of the present paved portion of the sidewalk, near the east property line of Fifth street. southwest, and from the end of the present paved portion of the sidewalk on the north side of Princeton avenue near the west property line of Fourth street, southwest. to the west curb line of said Fourth street southwest. and on the north side of Princeton avenue from the east curb line of Fourth street, southwest. to the west property line of Second street, south west shall be paved. for a width of four feet with Portland cement con- crete sidewalk paving, located one foot from and parallel to the north and south property lines. respectively. of Princeton avenue, except across the roadway of intersecting streets and alleys between said points.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Princeton avenue from the east curb line of Fifth street southwest. to the west bank of Jail branch, and between the gutter lines to the north and south property lines, respectively, of Princeton avenue in the intersection of all intersecting streets between said points, shall be macadamized with chert on slag 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 (4 feet with hydraulic ce- ment 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<6hid 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. specifi- cations and surveys of said work and estimates. which shall be prepared by the city engineer as early as prac- ticable 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 affect ed by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. g. That the cost of construct ing said improvements shall be as- sessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided:
 ta) 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 im- provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said im- provements: and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with street or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at such inter section.
 Co That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such Improvement, or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits de- rived from such improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said Improvements is $4S50. and that the commission will meet on the 30th day of January, 1917. at the council chamber of the city hall at o'clock D 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 January 3, 1917
 GEORGE B. WARD.
 President Board of Commissioner
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