The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 133-D

An ordinance to provide Tor certain
 improvements on 27th street,
 south, from the south curb line
 of 7th avenue, south, to a line
 drawn at right angles to the een-
 ter line of 27th street, south,
 from the southwest corner of 9th
 court, south, and 27th street,
 south.
 Be it ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That the curbs on both sides of Twenty-seventh street, south, from the south curb line~o Seventh avenue, south, to the north curb line of Clairmont avenue, formerly Pine avenue. shall be reset to form drive way 40 feet wide along the center line of Twenty seventh street, south.
 That the curbs on both sides If Twenty seventh street, south, from the south curb line of Clairmont ave nue, to the north curb line of Ninth court, south, shall be reset to formNa driveway 30 feet wide along the cen ter line of Twenty seventh street, south.
 That the gutters adjoining The granite curbs on both sides of Twen- 1 ty-seventh street, south, from the south curb line of Seventh aven le. south, to a line drawn at right angles to the center line of Twenty-seventh street south, from the southwest corner of Ninth court, south, and Twenty seventh street, south, shall be paved for width of two feet with portland cement concrete gutter pay
 ing six inches thick.
 | Provided, however, that the xutters across all alleyways and driveways which are now paved with brick, shall not be paved with concrete gut ter paving, but shall be paved for q width of two feet with vitrified brick gutter paving on five-inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That concrete valley crossing two feet wide shall be constructed across the roadway of Ninth court, south, along the west line of Twenty-sev- enth street, south.
 | That stone headers shall be set across the roadway of Eighth avenIe, south, along the west property line of Twenty seventh street, south. across the roadway of Clairmont ave nue, along the west property line of Twenty seventh street, south. across the roadway of Ninth court, soIth, along line drawn at right angles to I the center line of Ninth court, south, from the northeast corner of Ninth court south and Twenty seventh street, south, and across the roadway of Twenty seventh street, south. along line drawn at right anrles to the center line of Twenty seva sur set, south, from the southwesg ,a,yner of Ninth court, south, and Twenty- seventh street, south
 1 That vitrified clay drainage pipes. | inlets and manhoies of brick. with cast iron covers. shall be constructe1 along said street between said points. i That the sidewalk paving on Twen- tyseventh street, south, at all street intersections and at the entrances to lots within the limits of this ordi- nance, shall be extended or even width and alignment and paved with portland cement concrete sidewalk l paving to connect with the curb Tn its new position: and that the drive way and alley pavements shall be ex- tefded of even width and alignment and paved with similar material to that of the old portion thereof to connect with the gutters
 l That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Twenty y-seyenth strset, south, from the south property fine of Seventh avenue, south, to B line drawn at right angles to the censer line of Twenty-seventh street south, l court. south, and Twenty seventh street, south and extending between tho gutter lines in the intersection Of Eighth avenue, south. to /the west property line of Twenty-seventh street, south, and extending between the gutter lines on Clairmont avenqe to the east and west property lines of Twenty-sey strset. south. respectively, and extend I ing between the gutter lines In the intersection of Ninth court, south, to line drawn at right angles to the center line of Ninth court, south. 1 from the northeast corner of Ninth court. south, and Twenty-se yenth street. south. shall be paved with as- phaltic concrete paving two inches thick on five-inch concrete feunda- | tion.
 That the sidewalk on the east side of Twenty-seventh street. south. from the south curb line of Ciairmont ave- nue, to the north curb line of Ninth court, south, shall be paved for width of six feet with portland rs- ment concrete sidewalk paving To- cated two feet from and parallel 10 the east property line of Twenty seventh street. south.
 l Section ?. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the esta blished grades on file in the of- flee of the City Engineer for said portions of said highways, and ac- cording to full details, drawiAys. 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 rrior to the date named in Section of ,his ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said im- lprovements 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 improvements at or upon street, avenue or 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 im- proyements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on Or nearest to said improvements. and the cost of side< walk improvements at the intsrsec- tion of any alley with 2 street or avenue or other highway shall bs as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots CT parcels of land abutting or cornerins on the alley at such intersection.
 Co That no assessment shall sx. cceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such Liop- erty by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.