The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-12
Age-Herald. December 12-Is. 1913 .
Improvement Ordinance
No. 26-D.

An ordinance to provide for certain
improvements on Sixteenth alEey
south, from the east property line
of Eleventh Place, South, to the
east property line of Eleventh Place
alley, South, and ON Eleventh
Place alley. South, from the south
property line of Sixteenth alley
South, to the north property line Of
Seventeenth avenue, South.
BE 1t ordained by the Commission of
the City of Birmingham as follows:
section l. That Sixteenth Alley. South.
from the east property line of Eleventh
race South, to the east property line Of
Eleventh Place Alley South, and Eley-
enth Place Alley, South, from the south
property line of Sixteenth Alley, South
70 the north property line of Seventeenth
Avenue, South. shall be graded.
That Sixteenth Alley, South, from I've
east property line of Eleventh Place
south, to the west property line OF Elev-
enth Place Alley South. and Eleventh
Place Alley South, from the south prop
erty line OF Sixteenth Alley, South, 70
the north property line of Seventeenth
Avenue, South, shall be paved for widen
OF seven Cd feet ON each side of the re-
spective center lines with portland ce-
ment concrete alley paving six go inches
thick
That the intersection of Sixteenth AL
ley, South, and Eleventh Place Alley.
South, from a point two feet south OF
the north line of Sixteenth Alley, South,
TO the south line of Sixteenth Alley
south, shall be paved for the full
width of Eleventh Place Alley, South.
and at all driveways and walkways into
lots the pavement shall be extended the
full width of the alley with portland
cement concrete alley paving six CO.
inches thick.
That vitrified clay drainage pipes and
inlets and manhoies of brick with cast
iron covers shall be constructed along
said alleys between said points
Sec. q That said improvements shall be
made in accordance with the established
grades on file in the office of the City
Engineer for said portions of said high
ways and according to full details draw
ings, plans, specifications and surveys
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 Sec. of this ordinance, where
property owners who may be affected
by said improvements may see and ex-
anime the same.
Sec 3. That the cost of constructing
said improvements shall be assessed and
abutting on the portions of the highways
so improved. provided:
(a) That the cost of all improvements
upon street, avenue or alley intersec-
tons shah be assessed against the lots
or parcels of land abutting on said high
ways SO intersecting for one-half block
in each direction.
(b) That no assessment shall exceed the
cost of said improvements, or the in
creased value of>such property by reason
of the special benefits derived from such
improvements.
Sec. 4. That the estimated cost Of
said improvements is s205o. and that the
Commission of the City of Birmingham
will meet on the 3oth day of December,
1919, at the Council Chamber of the City
Hall of Birmingham. at 8 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 of material to be
used.
Approved December 10, 1919.
N. A. BARRETT,
President of the Commission.
A true copy.
H. s. RYALL,
City Clerk.
Age Herald, December 1918, 1919.