The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
CITY nanrNANCES

I IThirteenth street. south. and Four teenth street, so";h, on the north and south property lines. respectively, of Eighth avenue. south.
 That inc roadway between the gut ter lines on F gbth avenue. south, from the west pronerty line of Fifteenth street. south To the east edge of the asphaltic concrete paving at the west curb line of Twelfth street south, and between the gutter lines to the north and south property lines. respectively, of Eighth avenue, south. In the inter- section of all intersecting streets be- tween said points. shall be paved with
 sheet asphalt paving. having a i've inch hydraulic cement concrete fomn- dation. one-inch binder course and a one and one-Ealf-incb wearing sur
 face Provided. however, that the fol- lowing described area shall not be
 paved with the aforesaid sheet asphalt
 paving, but shall be paved with hy-
 draulic cement concrete paving, to-
 wit: Beginning at a point on the west property line of Fifteenth street, south, IS inches north of the north rail of
 the north track of the Birmingham
 Railway. Light and Power company. on
 Eighth avenue, south; thence westward parallel to said north rail to a point
 IS inches east of the east rail of the
 Birmingham Railway. Light and Power lcompanys tracks on Twelfth street, south; thence northward parallel to said east rail to the north property line of Eighth avenue, south; thence westward along said north property line to a point IS inches west of the west rail of said track on Twelfth street, south thence southward parallel to said west
 rail to a point 1S inches north of the north
 rail of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company's tracks on Eighth avenue, south: thence westward parallel to said north rail to the end of the pres lent concrete track paving at the west curb line of Twelfth street, south; thence
 southWard along said concrete track paw ling to a point 13 inches south of the
 south rail of said Birmingham Railway Light and Power company's track on Eighth avenue, south; thence eastward parallel to said rail to point IS inches
 west of the west rail of said Birmingham 1 Railway, Light and Power company's track on Twelfth street. south; thence southward parallel to said west rail to a point on the south property line of Eighth avenue, sodth; thence eastward along said south property line to point IS inches east of the east rail of said track on
 Twelfth street, south: thence northward parallel to the east rail of said track to
 F point IS inches south of the south rail
 of the Birmingham Railway. Light and
 Power company's track on Eighth ave- nue, south; thence eastward parallel to
 said south rail to the west property line
 of Fifteenth street. south; thence north
 ward along said west property line to
 the point of beginning.
 1 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 (D feet. with hydraulic cement con crete, and the driveways into lots and 1 the alleyways shall be paved with vitri- l fled brick the full width of the sidewalk and gutter.
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 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 section of this ordinance, where prop erty owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the | same.
 l Sec. 3. That the cost of constructing said 1 Improvements shall be assessed against the proprty abutting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided:
 (a). That the cost of all Improvements | at or upon street, avenue or alley inter | sections shall be assessed against the lots l or parcels of land abutting on said high ways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk improve ments on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said Improvements; and lthe cost of sidewalk improvements at the Intersection of any alley with street
 Tor avenue or other highway shall be as< sessed in fair proportion against the rs- spective lots or parcels of land abuttirg or cornering on the alley at such inter section.
 ] Co. That no assessment shah exceed the cost of such improvement. or the in- creased value of such property, by reason
 of the special benefits derived from such Improvements.
 (d) That the cost of improving between the tracks and the rails of the tracks
 and IS inches on each side of the tracks, of any street. electric, or any other rail- road, including switches and turnouts, shall be paid by the owners of such rai- road and shall be assessed against and be a lien upon said railroad and the property connected herewith. and a fair and just proportion of the cost of the drainage improvements shall be assessed Iagainst and be lien on each street. cleo tric or other railroad on the highways or rights of way drained by such drains Tor sewers; and nothing herein contained 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 sl2.0o0. and that the commission will meet on the 20th day of February, 1917. at the council chamber of the city hall at , o'clock, p. rn.. 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 January "A. 1917
 GEORGE B. WARD, President Board of Commissioners A true copy:
 I c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, Jan. 25-Feb. ?. 1917.