The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Tenth avenue, south, formerly Juniper avenue, from the east property line of Twenty-eighth street to the west l property line of Twenty-ninth street.
 Be it ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as follows
 Section 1. That the curbs on Tenth ave nue. south, formerly Juniper avenue. | from Twenty eighth street to Twen- ty-nfnth street, shall be reset to form a roadway 26 feet wide along the center line of Tenth avenue, south. I That the curb in its new position shafi be connected with the east curb line of Twenty-eighth street and the west curb line of Twenty-ninth street by resettfne the 10-foot radius curbs.
 That the sidewalk on the south side of Tenth avenue, south. from the west curb line of Twenty-nfnth street to a point | 179 feet east of the east property line of Twenty eighth street, shall be paved for a width of four (D feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving located SIS feet from and parallel to the south property line of Tenth avenue, south. That the gutters adjoining the granite curbs from the east curb line of Twen- ty-eighth street to the west curb line of Twenty-ninth street shail be paved for width of two @ feet with vitrifed brick gutter paving on a five (5) inch con crete foundation and grouted. That the roadway between the gutter lines on Tenth avenue. south, from the east property line of Twenty-eighfh street to the west property line of Twenty-ninth street shall be paved with asphaitic con crete paving having five (5) inch con crete foundation and two @ inch wear ing surface.
 That the entrances to lots along aif of said streets, where the sidewalks are to be paved shall be paved the fui1 width of the sidewalk for width of four C4) feet with portland cement concrete side walk paving and the drfveways into fots and aneyways shall be paved with vitri- | fled brick paving the full width of the ] sidewalk
 1 That the sidewalk paving on Tenth avenue, south, at the intersections Of l Twenty-eighth street and Twenty-ninth street and at the entrances to lots with 1 in the limits of this ordinance shall be l extended of even width and aiignmeng and paved with portland cement concrete l sidewalk paving to connect with the curb line in it's new position; and that the l driveway and alley pavements shall be extended of even width and alignment and paved with similar material as the old portion thereof to connect with the l gutters.
 That vitrffied clay drainage pipes and inlets and manholes of brick with cast l iron covers shall be constructed along said avenue between said points. | 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 saio 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 file in his office in the city hall not later than one week prior 10 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. 8 That the cost of constructing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abuttng on the DOT 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 abuttfng on said highways 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 the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land Hbut- ting on or cornerng on the alley ax such intersection.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceesf tho cost of such Improvements or the tn- creased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such Improvements.
 Sec f. That the estimated cost of said improvements is s3750 and that the Com mission of the City of Birmingham win meet on the 9th day of December. rSfa. at the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham, at o'clock p. m. to hear any objections. ren1onstranccs or protests that may be made against said improvements the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved November 10, 1918
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President of the CommissioA
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