The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-05
CITY GRIEVANCES

CITY OkDlN NANCES property nne or 1n1rLy -elsnun s.4 e-t, south to. the combined curb and gut ter paving at point 240 feet west of said Fortyfifth street, south and the gutter on the south side of Fifth avenue, south, from a point 167 feet west of said Forty fifth street south eastward to the west property line of said Forty-fifth street south. shall be paved for a width of two C2) feet with Portland cement concrete gutter paving.
 That new vitrified brick valley crossing on concrete foundation shall be constructed across the roadway of Forty-fourth place, south, on the south curb line of Fifth avenue, south.
 That stone headers on concrete foundation shall be placed across the roadway of Fifth avenue, south, on the east curb line of Thirty eighth street, south; across the roadway of Thirty ninth street, south, at the north prop erty line of Fifth avenue, south; across the roadway of Fortieth street, south, at the south property line of Fifth avenue south; across the road way of Forty first street, south, and the present entrance to Avondale park opposite Fortyfirst street, south, on the north and south lines of Fifth ave- nue, south across the roadway of
 
 entrance to Avondale park opposite Forty-second street, south, on the north and south property lines of Fifth avenue, south across the roadway of Forty second street, south, on tine south property line of Fifth avenue, south across the roadway of Forty third street, south, on the south prop erty line of Fifth avenue south: across the roadway of Forty fourth street south, on the north and south property lines of Fifth avenue, south across the roadway of the unnamed street first east of Forty fourth street south, on the north side of Fifth ave- nue, south, and across the roadway of Fifth avenue, south, at the west prop erty line of Forty-ffth street, south. and on the north property line of Fifth avenue, south, from the west property line of Forty fifth street south. westward to the gutter line of the turn at the intersection of the un- named street opposite said Forty fifth street south, with Fifth avenue, south
 That the present paved approaches to lots and street corners on both sides of Fifth avenue, south. from the east curb line of Thirty eighth street, south. ito the east property line of Forty second street, south shall be extended of even width with Portland cement concrete sidewalk paving to the curb lines in their new positions
 That storm sewer inlets construct ed of brick masonry and cast iron shall be built at the following points: On the south side of Fifth avenue south at the east line of the entrance to Avondale park opposite Forty first street; at the north property line of Fifth avenue south, on the east curb line of Forty-second street, south; at the north curb line of Fifth avenue, south. at the east property line of Forty second street, south; on the curb line of Fifth avenue, south, at the southeast corner of the Avondale park entrance opposite Forty-second street, south.
 That 15-inch terra cotta pipe storm drain shall be constructed from the inlet on the north property line of Firth avenue, south, at the east curb line of Forty-second street soutl across Fifth avenue, south, into the storm sewer ditch in Avondale park about 20 feet from the south property line of Fifth avenue, south.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Fifth avenue, south. from the east curb line of Thirty eighth street south, to the west property line of Forty fifth street, south, and between the gut ter lines to the north and south property lines, respectively of Fifth avenue south, in the intersection of all intersecting streets between said points, shall be paved with sheet asphalt paving, having hydraulic cement concrete base 5.inches thick, binder course 1-inch thick and wearing surface 11a inches thick. Pro- Vlded, however, that the following oe- scribed area shall not be paved with the aforesaid sheet asphalt paving, but shall be paved with hydraulic cement concrete track paving, to-wit: BegInnsng at a point on the east curb dine of Thirty eighth street. south, IS inches north of the north rail of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company's track on Fifth avenue south; thence eastward to the west curb line of Forty-first street, south; thence southward parallel to the center of Forty-first street south. to point IS inches south of the south rail of said track; thence westward parallel to said south rail to the east curb line of Thirty eighth street. south; thence northward along said east curb line to the point of beginning.
 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 alley ways shall be paved with vitrified brick the full width of the sidewalk and gutter
 Sec. ?. That said Improvements shall be made in accordance with the eStab- lished 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 sur veys 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 property owners who may be af- fected by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. B. 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 inter- sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting said highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk fmproW- ments on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improvements; and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the in- tersecton of any alley with street or avenue or other highway shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the re-