The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-24

.barsof shall be postponed uhtll -
hids shall have beeQ received. o,.c
provided however, that the IN
.o tba rails and for is incnes ~
~. outside of the rails OF the Dii 49, -,
ham Railway, Light ana f ow ~
nanv,s track in the inter s $500 20
1HT1,.c1f+b street. south. and Iehen 60,
south shall not be paved WIN
t!.e,,i+Hic or sheet asphalt paving, o''
Sba1i~he naved with vitrified brick
I-;,o on a concrete foundation i've
*, inches thick and be groutea.
rhaf stone headers shall be Sc,
across the roadway on the north az"
south property lines OF Iehtn aVenue'
so,,th at twelfth, thirteenth Foa:,
so.4t sixteenth, Seventeenth and
Nineteenth streets, SOUTH ana acr|sS
tba roadway OF Eleventh place, south.
~ the south property line Of Tenth
oyanus south west of Eleventh place.
south. and across the ROADWAY o.
eleventh place. south, at point oS
feet north of the north property line
of Tenth avenue, soutn' west OF
Eleventh place, south.
That vitrified clay drainage pipes
ana inlets and manholes of brick vita
cast iron covers shall be constructed
along said avenue between said points:
Sec. 2. That said improvements shall
he made in accordance with the es-
tablished grades on file in the office
of the city engineer for SAID portions
Of said highways and according TO lull
details drawings. plans, specifications
and SURVEYS of said work and esti-
mates. which shall be prepared by the
CITY engineer, as early as practIca ols'
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
ton of this ordinarce, Where prop
erty owners who may be atfected ny
said improvements may see and eN-
anime the same
Sec 2 That the cost of construct
ing said improvements shall be as
sessed against the property aouttlng
on the portions of the highway so I'M
proved, provided:
(a) That the cost OF all improve
ments at or upon street avenue or a.
lev intersections shall be assessed
against the lots or parcels of land
.butting on said highways so inter
4ecting for one-half block in each d.
-rection.
% That the cost of sidewalk i'm
provements on street and avenue cor
ners shall be assessed against the loti
abutting on or nearest to said improve
ments: and the cost of sidewalk I'M
provements at the intersection of any
alley with a street or avenue or othe'
highway shall be assessed in fair pr
portion against the respective lots Z;
parcels of land abutting or cornerin=s
on the alley at such intersection.
(c) That no assessment shall exceed
the cost of such improvements, or Ia
increased value of such property by
reason of the special benefits derive
from such improvements.
cd That the cost of improving be
tween the tracks and the rails OF Tic
tracks and IS inches on each side oi
the tracks of any street electric o.
any other railroad. including switcnes
and turnouts, shall be paid by the
owners of such railroad and shall be
assessed against and form lien upoH
said railroad and the property con
nected Herewith, and a fair and jusi
proportion of the cost of drainage m-
provements shall, be assessed agaiLs'
and form a lien on each street, electrs'
or other railroad on the highways 81
rights of way drained by such drains
or sewers; and nothing herein con
tanned shall be construed to relieve any
such railroad of its obligations in the
matter of street improvements.
Sec A. That the estimated cost 20.
said improvements is S54, 400, and tina
the Commission of the City of B!r
mingham will meet on the 18th day d
August. 1919, at the council chamoc
of the city hall at o'clock, p. M, e
hear any objections, remonstrances Vi
protests that may be made against SAT
improvements. the manner of makln5
the same or the character of materia
to be used.
Approved July %, 1919.
1c, T. r. HORNADY.
President Pro Tenn of the Commission
A true copy. H S. RYALL,
City Clerk.
Tuly 24-31 1919