The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-18
Street Improvements Improvement Ordinance No
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 improvements on 4st street dormerly Hairston street. from the north line of Clairmont avenue to the south line of Sth avenue, south Qormerly Viola streetl
 Be 1t ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham as follows:
 Section l. That 41st street, south Gor- merly Hairston street from the north line of Clairn16nt avenue to the south line of Sth avenue, south (formerly Viola street., shall be graded.
 That a roadway 30 feet wide along the center line of fist street, south, from the north line of Clairmont avenue to the south line of Sth avenue, south, except across the roadway of intersecting streets avenues, alleys and highways between said points, shall be curbed with port land cement, combined curb and gutter paving, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three (3) feet wide Provided, however, that no curb and gutter shall be constructed on the west side of fist street between Clair mont avenue and 9th court, south, said curb and gutter having been previously constructed.
 That the north and south curb lines of Sth court, south, shall be connected with the west curb line of fist street with u inch by 20 inch granite .curbing of 10 foot radius
 That a gutter three (a) feet wide ad- line on 41st street, south, from the north southwest corners of Sth court, south, and fist street, and six (6) feet wide across the roadway of Sth court, south shall be paved with vitrified brick on a concrete foundation and grouted
 That stone headers shall be placed across the roadway of Sth court, south, along the west property line of fist street, and along the south property line of Sth O ven dxuq street, south.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on 41st street, south, from the north property line of Clairmont avenue to the south property line of 9th avenue, south, and to the property lines at intersecting streets, avenues and highways between said points, shall be paved with sheet asphalt paving on a five (5) inch con crete foundation with one CD inch binder course and one and one-half Q1a) inch wearing surface.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of 4lst street, south, from the north line of Clairmont avenue to the south line ot 8th avenue south, shall be paved for a width of four (D feet with portland ce- ment sidewalk paving, located two @ feet from and parallel to the east and west property lines respectively. Pro- vided however, that the sidewalk on the
  Clairmont avenue to Sth court, south which is now paved shall not be repaved. That the entrances to lots along all of said streets, where the sidewalks are to te paved, shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk for a width of four (4 feet, with cement concrete, and the drive ways into lots and the alleyways shall he paved with vitrified brick the full width of the sidewalk and gutter. That vitrified clay drainage pipes. inlets and manholes of brick with cast iron covers shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 Sec. 9 That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the estab- lished grades on file in the office of the city engineer for said portions of said highways.
 said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the DOT tions of the highways so improved. tc the extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special bene- fits derived from such improvements, and the total assessments shall not exceed the total cost of said Improvements; pro- vided,-
 Ia, That the cost of all improvements upon street, avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed against the lots or par l cels of land abutting 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 shaI- be assessed against the lots abutting on ] or nearest to said improvements; and 1 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 re- i spective lots or parcels of land abutting l or cornering on the alley at such inter section.
 | Co That the cost of improving between | the tracks and the rails of the tracks and IS inches on each side of the tracks of any street, electric. or ahy other rail-
 road. including switches and turnouts