The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-06

An ordinance TO provide for certain
improvements on Twelfth street
from Thirteenth avenue to Thir-
teenth alley, and on Avenue P, Ems
ley, from Pike road to the first
alley north of Pike road.
Be it ordained by the commission OF
the city of Birmingham as follows:
Section 1. That the sidewalks on the
east side of Twelfth street from the
south line of Thirteenth alley to point
two feet south of the north property
line of Thirteenth avenue, shall be
paved with portland cement concrete
sidewalk paving for a width of five 90
feet, located one foot from and par
allel to the east property line OF
Twelfth street.
That the sidewalks on the east side
of Avenue P, Ensley. from the south
line of the first alley north of Pike road
in Block 2, Burgin Place, to point
IS inches south of the north property
line of Pike road, shall be paved with
portland cement concrete Sidewalk
paving for a width of four (D feet
located IS inches from and parallel to
the east property line of Avenue T.
That the alley crossing on the east
side of Twelfth street at Thirteenth
alley. shall be paved for width of sis
(6) feet with vitrified brick alley paw.
ing on a cinder foundation.
That the alley crossing on the cas-
side of Avenue P, Ensley. at the first
alley north of Pike road, shall be paved
for a width of four (4) feet with vitri
fed brick alley paving on cinder foun.
dation.
Sec. 2. That said improvements shall
be made in accordance with the estab-
lished grades on file in the office of tho
city engineer for the 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 affected by said improvements
may see and examine the same.
Sec. 8. That the cost of constructing
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property abutting on the
portion of the highways so improved,
provided:
(a) That the cost of all improve
ments at or upon street, avenue or al
ley intersections shall be assessed
against the lots or parcels of land abut-
ting on said highways so intersectins
for one-half block in each direction.
(b) That the cost of sidewalk inn
provements on street and avenue cor
ners shall be assessed against the lots
abutting on or nearest to said improve
ments; and the cost of sidewalk inn
provements at the intersection of any
alley with a street. avenue or other
highway, shall be assessed in fair pro
portion against the respective lots OF
parcels of land abutting on or corner
ing on the alley at such intersection
Co 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.
Sec. 4. That the estimated cost OF
said improvements is $3.50. and thai
the commission of the city of Birming-
ham will meet on the 25th day of No
vember, 1919. at the council chamber
of the city hall at o'clock p. m. te
hear any objections, remonstrances OF
protests that may be made agains'
said improvements, the manner of max
ing the same or the character of ma
terial used.
Approved, Nov S, 1919.
NJ A. BARRETT,
President of the Commission.
true copy:
III. S. RYALL. City Clerk.
Age-Herald, Nov. 6-13. 1919.