The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-22
Improvement Ordnance
No. 2O-D


improvements on Altsmont Read
from a point 40 feet northeast of
the southeast corner of the south
west quarter of the southwes.
quarter of Section 81, Township
II, Range 2 West, to point which
is 1877 feet eastward of the north
and south center line of the south
east quarter of Section 81, Town
ship IL, Range West, measured
along the north curb line of Alta.
mont Road.
BE it ordained BY the commission of
the city of Birmingham as follows:
Section /. That portland cement con-
crete ccmbinede curb and gutter shall
be constructed along the south side of
Altamont Road from a point four feet
west of the east line of lot IA Valley
View subdivision. ii produced north
ward, to point 81 feet west of The
east line of said lot "A. the curb and
gutter to be six inches thick and the
gutter two feet wide
That the north-edge of the roadway
on Altamont Road from a point -
feet east of the north and south CEN
ter line of the southeast quarter OF
Section 30, township II, range west.
TO point 1871 feet east OF said north
and south center line of the southeast
quarter of said Section 80. measured
along the north curb line shall be-
curbed with portlans cement concrete
combined curb and gutter. the curb and
gutter 10 be six inches thick and the
gutter three feet wide.
That stone headers shall he set
across the roadway Of Altamont Road
at a point 1877 feet east of the north
and south center line of the southeast
quarter of Section 81 township IL.
range west, measured along the north
curb line of said Altamont Road and
along the south gutter line of Alta
mont Road across the driveway lead
ing south from Altanont Road across
lots II and is. Valley View subdivi-
sion. and across the roadway of Alta
mont Road al a point 40 feet north
east of the southeast corner of the
southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of Section - township II.
range west
That the broken and worn out por-
tions of the present combined curb and
gutter on Aftamont lsoad from point
40 feet northeast of the southeast
corner OF the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of Section Sc, town
ship II, range 2 west, to the north
and south center line Of the southeast
quarter of said Section 80. shall bn
rebuilt with portland cement concrete
of even width and alignment
That the roadway between the gutter
lines on Altamont Road from point
40 feet northeast of the southeast cor
ner of the southwest quarter Of the
southwest quarter of Section 80, town
ship II, range west. to the end OF
the asphaltic concrete pavement on
Lookout Drive. near the east line of
lot IA, Valley View subdivision, and
continuing east along Altamont Road
to point which is 81 feet east Of
the north and south center line of the
southeast quarter of Section 81, town
ship H. range , west. measured alona
the north curb line of lAltamont Road
shall be paved with bitulithic paving
two CD inches thick Oh five t5)
inch concrete foundation. or with sheet
asphalt paving having a one % inch
binder course and one and one-half
GK) inch wearing surface on five
(5) inch concrete foundation, provided.
however, that the tinal selection OF
the pavement or the kind charac-
ter thereof shall be postponed until
the bids shall have been received.
Provided, however. that the portion
of the roadway at the intersection Of
Aitamont Road and Redmont Road
which is now paved with concrete, snail
not be repaved.
Sec. >. That said provements shall
be made in accordance with the ss-
tablished grades on file in the office
of the city engineer for said portions
of said highways and according to
full details, drawings, plans, specifi-
cations and surveys of said work and
estimates. which shall be prepared by
the city engineer as early as practi-
BILE. 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 4 of this ordinance. where
property owners who MAY be affected
by said improvements may see and
examine the same,
! Sec. g. That the cost of constructing
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property abutting on the
portions of the highways so improved
pI divided.
| (a) That the cost of all improve
nents at or .upon street, avenue or
aalley intersections shall be assessed
| against the lots or parcels of land
AUDITING on said highways so inters
secting for one half block in each di-
| rection.
| (b) That the cost of sidewalk i'm
provements on street and avenue cor
| ners Shall be assessed against the lots
abutting on or nearest to said improve
J ments; and the cost of sidewalk i'm
! pI ovements at the intersection of any
! allev with a street or avenue or other
| highway shall be assessed in fair pro-
portion against the respective iolS VI
parcels of land abuttine or cornering
+ on the alley at such Intersection.
| (c) That no assessment shall exceed
! the cost of such improvements, or the
! increased value of such property by
reason of the special benefits derived
from such improvements.
! Sec. 4. That the estimated cost OF
said improvements is s,7,500, and that
/ the commission of the city of Birming
! ham will meet on the second day Oh
December, 1919. at sne council cham
! Der of the city hall a o'clock, p
M. to hear any objections, remon-
strances or protests that may be made
! against said improvements. the mar
ner of making the same or the CHAR
acter of material to be used.
Approved November II. 1919.
| N. A. BARRETT,
| President of the Commission.
! A true copy.
! H. S. RYALI.
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