The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-06
LEGAL NOTICES Improvement Ordinance No. 10000

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Forty-seventh place, formerly Forty-seventh street, from Georgia road, formerly Woodlawn road. to the north line of J. B. Gio- sons addition to Woodlawn.
 Be 1t ordained by the commission of the City of Birmingham as follows:
 Section l. That Forty-seventh place. formerly Forty-seventh street, from the north line of the Georgia road, formerly Woodlawn road, to the north line of J. B. Gibson's addition to Woodlawn, shall be graded.
 That a roadway 2f feet wide along the center line of Forty seventh place (formerly Forty-seventh streeD from a point opposite and at right angles to the east line of Forty seventh place at the point of intersection of said east line of Forty seventh place and the north line of Georgia road to the north lines of lots l and 29 of J. B., Gibson's addition to Woodlawn, shall be curbed with Portland cement com bined curb and gutter, the curb to be six inches by IA inches and the gut ter S6 inches wide and six inches thick Provided. however, that the curb and gutter shall not be constructed abut- ting the sidewalk in front of lots 13, 14, 1s, 20, 21, 22, 23, "A, 25, 26, 27, 2S, 45, 46, 47 and the north 46.7 feet of lot 4S, all in J. B. Gibson's addition to Woodlawn, shall not be paved, said sidewalks in front of said lots having been heretofore constructed.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Forty place (for- merly Forty-seventh street) from the north line of the Georgia road (for- merly Woodlawn road) to the north line of J. B. Gibson's addition to Wood lawn, shall be macadamized with chert on a slag foundation.
 That the entrances to lots along said street, where the sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk for width of four (4) feet with Portland cement concrete sidewalk paving and the driveways into lots and aueyways shall be paved with vitrified brick for the full width of the sidewalk and gutter.
 Sec. 2. 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 surveys of said work and esti- mates, which shall be prepared by the city engineer as early as practicable and placed by him on file in his of flee in the city hall of Birmingham, not later than one week perior to the date named in Section of this ordi nance, where property owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 3. That the cost of constructing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of all improve ments at or upon street, avenue or all ley 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 i'm provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting or nearest to said inn provements; and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with a 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 exceed the cost of such improvement ,or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is S2S00, and that the commission will meet on the 17th day of June, 1919, at the council cham Der of the city hall of Birmingham at 2 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 character ot material to be used.
 A true copy. Approved May 2S, 1919
 N A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission.
 H. S. Ryal1, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, May So-June 6, 1919.