The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-17
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 113-D

~ANNHNG No PFoNiQG TOT Certatn
 improvements on 17th street,
 south, from the south property
 line of 10th avenue, south, to a
 line drawn at right angles to the
 center line of 17th street, south,
 from point on the west property
 line of l7th street, south, 200 feet
 south of the south property line
 of 18th avenue, south.
 Be 1t ordained by the Commission or the City of Birmingham, as fol- lcws:
 Section 1. That the curbs on both sides of Seventeenth street. south. rom the south property line of Iehtn avenue, south, to line drawn at right angles to the center me or Seventeenth street. south, rom point on the west property iihe or seventeenth street. south, 200 rect south of the south property line of Fifteenth avenue. south shan he reset to form a driveway 30 feet wide along tho center line of sev- enteenth street, south
 That the present brick Eutters ad- Joining the granite curbs on Seven teenth street, south, from the south property line of Tenth avenue, south. to the south property line of Twelfth avenue south, shall be relaid for a width of two feet on a 5-inch con crete foundation and grouted.
 That the gutters adjoining the granite curb from the south prop- erty line of Twelfth avenue, south, to line drawn at right angles to the center line of Seventeenth street, south from point on the west property line of Seventeenth street, south. 300 fiat property line of Fifteenth avenue, south. shall be paved for a width Of two feet with portland cement con crete gutter paving six inches thick, provided, however. that the gutters across all driveways and alleyways shall not be paved with concrete. but shall be paved with vitrified brick paving on 5-inch concrete founda- tion and grouted
 That stone headers shall be set along the east and west property lines of Seventeenth street, south, across the roadways of Twelfth ave- nue. south; Thirteenth avenue, south, along the east property line of Sev- enteenth street, south, across the roadway of Thirteenth Court, south. and across the roadway of Seven teenth street, south, along line drawn at right angles to the center line of Seventeenth street, south. rom point on the west property line of Seventeenth street, south, 200 feet south of the south property line Of Fifteenth avenue, south.
 That the sidewalk paving on Sew enteenth street, south, at all street intersections and at the entrances to lots within tho limits of this ordi- nance, shall be extended of even width and alignment and paved with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving to connect with the curb in It's new position; and that the drive ways and alley pavements shall be extended of even width and align ment and paved with similar ma torial to that of the old portion thereof to connect with the gutters.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, iniets and manholes of brick with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Seventeenth street, south, from the south property line of Tenth avenue, south, to the north property line of Eleventh avenue. south, and the roadway between the gutter lines on Seventeenth street. south, from the south property line VA avenue south, to the sorth property line of Thirteenth avenue, south. and extending be- tween the gutter lines of Twelfth avenue, south. and Thirteenth ave- nue, south. to the east and west property lines of Seventeenth street. south. respectively. and the roaowav' between the gutter lines on Seven teenth street, south. from the soutl pFr'oerr Inc of Fourteentn sscrre, south, to the north property line Of Fifteenth avenue, south, shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paw ing two inches thick on a 5-inch concrete foundations
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Seventeenth street, south, from the south property line of Thirteenth avenue, south, to the north property line of Fourteenth avenue, south, and extending be- tweeh the gutter lines in the inter section of Thirteenth court, south, to the east property line of Seventeenth street, south. and the roadway be- tween the gutter lines of Seven teenth street, south. from the south property line of Fifteenth avenue, south, to a line drawn at right an- gles to the center line of Seventeenth street, south, from a point on the west property line of Seventeenth street, south, 200 feet south of the south property line of Fifteenth ave nue. south. shall be paved with port land cement concrete paving inches thick.
 Section ?. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the established grades on file in the of- flee of the City Engineer, for said portions of said highways and ac. cording 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 two weeks prior t6 the date named in section ( of this ordinance. where property own CTS who may be affected by said im- provements may see and examine the same.
 Section B. 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:
 ta) That the cost of improve ments at or upon street. avenue and alley intersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so inter secting for. one-half block in each dt- rection.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improvements, and the cost of improvements at the inter section of any alley with a street. . yenf,e or other Highway shall he as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at