The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28


 1 of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company's track to the west line ! of Fourth street. west, if extended southward; thence south along the west line of Fourth street west, if extended southwark to a point IS inches south of the south rail of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company's track on Eighth avenue, west; thence east and parallel to the south rail of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com panys track on Eighth avenue, west, and Eighth avenue to the west property line of Sixth street; thence north along the west property line of Sixth street to the point of beginning.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, in- lets and manholes of brick with cast iron covers shall be constructed along said avenue between said points.
 That the east and west edges of S0- foot roadway along the center line of Jasper road. north of Eight avenue, west, shall be connected with the north curb line of Eight avenue, west with . by 20-inch granite curb of 10-foot radius. That the east and west edges of D- foot roadway along the center line of Jasper road south of Eighth avenue. west, shall be connected with the south curb line of Eighth avenue, west with Is by 1S-inch granite curb of 1o-foot radius.
 That valley crossings five feet wide shall be constructed along the north curb line of Eight avenue, west, across the roadway of Fourth street, west, along the north and south curb lines of Eighth ave- nue, west. across the roadway of Second street west along the north and south curb lines of Eighth avenue, across the roadways of Center street, Second street, and along the north curb line of Eighth avenue across the roadway of Fourth street west, with vitrified brick on 8 fve-inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That the gutters adjoining the granite curt at the northeast, northwest, south east and southwest corners of Eighth avenue west and Jasper road, shall he paved for width of 2.5 feet with vitri- fed brick on a nve-inch concrete foun- dation and grouted
 Sec. 3. That said improvement shall be made in accordance with the estaplished grades on file in the office of the City Engineer for said portions of said high ways, and according to full details, drawings, plans, specifications and sur veys of said work and estimates. which shall be prepared by the City Engineer as early practicable and placed by him on file in his office in the City Hail not later than two weeks prior to the date named in Section of this ordi- nance. 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 por- tions of the highways so improved, pro- vided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley intersec- tiors shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said high ways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 toi That the cost of sidewalk improve ments on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the in- tersection of any alley with a street. ave- nue or other highway shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cor nerng on the alley at such intersection. Co That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the in- creased value of such property by req son of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 (d) That the cost of improving be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks and IS inches on each side of the tracks of any street, electric or any other railroad, including switches and turnouts, shall be paid by the owners of such rail- road. and shall be assessed against and from a lien upon said railroad and the property connected herewith, and a fair and just proportion of the cost of drain- age improvements shall be assessed against and form a lien on each street. electric or other railroad on the high ways or rights of way drained by such drains or sewers; and nothing herein contained shall be constructed to relieve any such. railroad of its obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost or said improvements is $S3,0N. and taat the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 7th day of June. 1921. in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham. at 3 o'clock p. nl., to hear any objections remonstrances or protests that may be made against said l improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved May r, 1921
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy.