The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-07
Improvement Ordinance
No I'D

No. 4-D
An ordinance to provide for certain
improvements on Pike road, from
west property line of Ensley ave.
nue. to the west line of lot IL, block
3, Burgin place.
Be it ordained by the Commission of
the city of Birmingham as follows:
Section 1. That the south edge Of 81
foot roadway along the center line of
pike road from the west curb line Of
Twenty-fifth street to the west line of
lot II, block 5, Burgin Place. if produced
southwark, shall be curbed with Port
land cement combined curb and gutter
paving, the gutter to be two feet wide
and the curb and gutter six inches thick
That the combined curb and gutter on
the south edge of the roadway on pike
road shall be connected with the north
and south edge of a 30-foot roadway
on Twenty-fifth street by six by twenty
inch granite curb of 1O-foot radius and
straight combined curb and gutter.
That the gutter adjoining the granite
curb on the southeast and southwest
corners of pike road and Twenty-ifth
street, shall be paved for a width of two
feet with vitrified brick gutter paving
on five 60 inch concrete foundation and
grouted.
That the gutter adjoining the circular
curb at the southwest corner of Ensley
avenue from the west property line of
Ensley avenue to a point % feet west of
the west line of Ensley avenue, shall be
paved for width of two (9 feet with
Sitrifed brick paving on a five-inch con-
crete foundation and grouted
That stone headers shall be set in con-
crete across the roadways of Avenue p
formerly Sixteenth avenue; Court p
formerly Sixteenth COURT and Avenue Q
formerly Seventeenth avenue) along the
north property line of Pike road, and
on the south property line of pike road
across the roadway of Twenty-fifth street
and across the roadway of pike road
along the west line Of lot II, block 8,
Burgin Place, if extended southwark,
That the sidewalk paving at the south
east corner of Twenty-fifth street and
pike road, shall he EXTENDED or even
width and alignment and paved with
Portland cement concrete sidewalk paw
ing to connect with the granite curn
That the roadway between the gutter
lines on pike road from the west line
OF lot It. block 3, Burgin Place, if ex-
tended across pike road, to the west edge
of the brick and asphaltic concrete paw
ing approximately on the west line of
Ensley avenue, and the roadway between
the gutter lines to the north and south
property lines respectively of pike road
in the intersection of all intersecting high
ways between the above-named points.
shall be paved with bitulithic paving on
a five (5) inch concrete foundation and
two ~ inch wearing surface, or with
sheet asphalt on a five 90 inch concrete
foundation, one % inch binder course and
one and one-half 40 inch wearing sur
face. Provided. however. that the final
selection of the pavement or kind or
character thereof shall be postponed until
the bids shall have been received.
That vitrifed clay drainage pipes, in
lets and manhoes of brick with cast iron
covers shall be constructed along said
street between said points
Sec. > 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 section of this ordinance, where
property owners who may be affected
by said improvements may see and ex-
anime the same.
Sec. g. That the cost of constructing
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property abutting on the por-
lions 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 abutting on said high
ways SO intersecting for onehalf block
IN each direction.
%, 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 street or
avenue or other highway shall be as
sessed in fair proportion against the re-
spectfve lots or parcels of land abutting
or cornering on the alley at such inter-
section.
(c) That no assessment shall exceed the
cost of such improvements, or the in
creased value of such property by rea-
son of the special benefits derived from
such Improvements.
Sec l. That the estimated cost of said
improvements in $1,000, and that the Com
mission of the city of Birmingham will
meet on the 18th day of August 1919, at
the council chamber of the city hall of
Birmingham at o'clock p. m, to hear
any objections, remonstrances or pro-
tests that may be made against said inn
provements, the manner of making the
same or the character of material to be
used.
Approved July So 1919.
j. r. HORNADY,
President Pro TEN of the Commission
true copy
H S. RYALI4, City Clerk.