The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-22
Improvement Ordinance
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An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 11th Place, South, (formerly St. Charles Street) from the south property line of 10th Ave- nue, South, to the south property line of 18th Avenue, South.
 Be it ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham. as follows:
 Section l. That the gutters adjoin- ing the granite curbing on both sides of 11th Place. South. from the south property line of 10th Avenue South. to the south property line of 18th Ave- nue. South, shall be paved for width or two CD feet with vitrified brick gutter paving on a five (5) inch con- crete foundation and grouted.
 That stone headers shall be set in concrete across the roadway of 11th Avenue. South. along the west property line of l1th Place. South. and across the roadways of 14th Avenue. South, and 18th Avenue South, along the east and west property lines of 11th Place, South.
 That the roadway between the gut, ter lines on 11th Place South, from the south property line of 10th Avenue South, to the south property line of loth Avenue, South, and the portion of the roadway between the gutters ex- tending to the east and west property lines or llth Place, South, at all inter- secting streets between said points shall be paved with Bitulithic paving two t2) inches thick on five (5) inch concrete foundation or Sheet Asphalt paving having a one D inch binder course and a one and one-half Q1s) men wearing surface on five (5) inch concrte foundations; provided however that the final selection of the pavement or the kind or character thereof shall be postponed until the bids shall have been received
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes and inlets and manholes of brick with cast iron covers shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 Sec. 2 That said improvements shall be made-in accordance with the established grades on file in the office or the City Engineer for said portions of said highways and according to full details, drawings, 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 4 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine the same.
 Sew 3. That the cost of con structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abut- ting on the portions of the highways so improved provided: (a) That the cost of all improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley intersection snail be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said high ways so intersecting for one-half block In each direction.
 tb) That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots aouttlng on or nearest to said im- provements; and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or corner- ing on the alley at such intersection.
 Sc) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of improvements or the in- creased value of such property by req son Of the special benefits derived from the aforesaid improvements.
 Sec. 1. That the estimated cost or said Improvements is $20,S50.0O. and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 4th day or May, 1920, at the Council Chamber or the City Hall of Birmingham at 8 o CLOCK D. m., to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used
 Approved April IA, 1920
 N. A. BARRETT.
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy
 H. s, RYALL City Clerk.
 Age Herald. Apri1 15o0 1aoo