The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
improvement Ordinance
 No. 17-D

An OrotnanCe 10 proNloc TOT CeTLStn
 improvements on Alemeda ave
 rue from the west property line
 of Sixteenth street, southwest, for
 rncrly Burke street, to the east
 property line of Sixteenth way,
 southwest, formerly DeJarnette
 street.
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham as follows:
 Section 1. That Alemeda avenue from the west property line of Sixteenth street. southwest to the east property line of Sixteenth way. southwest Shall be graded.
 That a 30-foot roadway along the center line of Alemeda avenue from the west property line of Sixteenth street. southwest, to the east property line of Sixteenth way. southwest, shall be curbed with Portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter. the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the 1S-foot roadway along the center line of Sixteenth place, south west. shall be conneo-ed with the north curb line of Alemeda avenue with six inch by 20-inch straight and circular sra nite curbinG of 10-foot radius.
 That the 30-foot roadway along the center line of Sixteenth place. south- west. shall be connected with the south curb line of Alemeda avnue with six inch by 20-inch straight and circular granite curbing of 1o-foot radius.
 That the gutter adjoining the gran ite curbing at the intersection of Six teenth place, southwest. and Alemeda avenue shall be paved for a width of three feet with vitrified brick gutter paving on a cinder foundation.
 That valley crossings six feet wide shall be constructed of vitrified brick paving on a cinder foundation across the roadway of Sixteenth place, south west along the north and south curb lines of Alemeda avenue.
 That the sidewalks on bith sides of Alemeda avenue from a point two feet east of the west property line of SIX teenth street southwest to the east property line of Sixteenth way, south west, except across the roadways of Sixteenth place southwest, shall be paved for width of four (4) feet with Portland cement concrete sidewalk paving. located three feet from and parallel to the north and south prop erty lines respectively. Provided. how ever, that the sidewalk on the souLh side of Alemeda avenue from a point 255 feet west of Sixteenth street, southwest. to point 405 feet west of Sixteenth street. southwest, shall not be paved.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines and extending to the north and south property line at the inter section of Sixteenth place, southwest, on Alemeda avenue, from the west property line of sixteenth street, southwest, to the east property line of Sixteenth way. southwest, shall be ma cadamized
 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 feet with Portland cement con- crete sidewalk paving, and the drive ways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with vitrified brick on ciu- der foundation the full width of the sidewalk and gutter, That vitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and man. holes of brick with cast iron covers shall be constructed along said streets between said points.
 Sec ?. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades on file in the office of the city en- gineer for said portions of said high ways and according to full details. drawings. plans. specifications and surveys of said work and estima tes, which shan be prepared by the city engineer as early IS 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 iin- provements may see and examine the same
 Sec. .. 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 improvement at or upon street. avenue and alley in tersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abuttinS on said highways so intersecting for one half block in each direction.
 tb) That the cost Of sidewalk fn- provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on Tor nearest to said iEl- provements and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with a street or avenue cr other highway shall be assessed in fair proportion against the re- spective lots or parcels of land abut- ting or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 {c) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements, or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section f. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $4000 and that the commission will meet on the 1lth day of November 1919. at the coun- ell chamber of the city hall at o'clock, D. m. to hear any objections, remen- strances or protests that may be made against said improvements, the man. ner of making the same or the char acter of material to be used.
 Approved October 22. 1919.
 N A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy. H. s. RYAIL.