The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 113-D

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 a point on the west property
 line of 17th street, south, 200 feet
 south of the south property line
 of 18th avenue, south.
 Be it ordained by the Comm sslom of the City of Birmingham. as foI- lcws:
 Section i. That the curbs on both sides of Seventeenth street, south, from the south property line of Tenth avenue. south. to line drawn at right angles 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 limo Of Fifteenth avenue. south. shall be reset to form a driveway 30 feet wide along the center line of Sev- enteenth street. south.
 That the present brick gutters 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 q width of two feet on 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 a line drawn at right angles 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 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 vtrified brick paving on a 5-inch concrete founda- ton 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, from a point on the west property line of Seventeenth street, south. 200 feet south of the south property lins of Fifteenth avenue, south.
 That the sidewalk paving on Sew enteenth street. south, at all street intersections and at the entrances to lots within the 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 witt thA rutters
 @rait vi.rIri-u cray ura.n-ss pipes, inlets 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 or 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 of Eleventh avenue, south, to the SC rth 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 roadway between ,he gutter lines on Snvep- trenth street, south. from the soutl pr"'er;' lrnc of Fourteentn sNcrre. south. to the north property line of Fifteenth avenue, south. shall be paved with aspha1tic concrete paw ing two inches thick on a 5-inch concrete foundation.
 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- tween 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 tecnth 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 9 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 to the date named in section of this ordinance. where property own- CTS who may be affected by said tm- provements may see and examine the same.
 Section 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 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 di- rection.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk in- provements 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 inter- section of any alley with a street. avenue or other highway shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at such intersection.