The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-31

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Pike road, from west property line of Ensley ave- nue to the west line of lot 17, block 3, Burgin place.
 Be 1t ordained by the Commission of the city of Birmingham as follows: Section 1. That the south edge of a N- foot roadway along the center line of pike road from the west curb line of Twenty-fifth street to the west line of lot IT. block 3, Burgin Place, if produced southward, 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-f1fth street by six by twenty inch granite curb of 10-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-fifth street, shall be paved for a width of two feet with vitrified brick gutter paving on five 6) 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 22 feet west of the west line of Ensley avenue, shall be paved for width of two @ feet with vitrified brick paving on 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 courD and Avenue Q formerly Seventeenth avenue) along tho north property line of Pike road, and on the south property line of pike road Ekl- and across the roadway of pike road along the west line of lot F, block 3. Burgin Place. if extended southward.
 That the sidewalk paving at the south east corner of Twenty-fifth street and pike road. shall be extenoed or even width and alignment and paved with Portland cement concrete sidewalk paw ing to connect with the granite curp.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines 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 intersectng high ways between the above-named points. shall be paved with bitulithic paving on a five (5) inch concrete foundation and
 
 sheet asphalt on a five (5) inch concrete foundation, one d) inch binder course and one and one-half Q9) 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 vitrihed clay drainage pipes, in- lets and manholes of brick with cast iron covers shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 Sec. g. 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 highx 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 ppr- tions of the highways so improved; pro vided:
 ta) 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 hish-