The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-22

| third street, south thence northward 1 along the west line of Twenty third street. south, to the point of begin l ming.
 That the following described areas
 shall be paved with vitrified brick | paving on a five-inch concrete foun-
 dation and grouted Beginning 1t a point on the west line of Seventeenth | street, south, IA feet north of the l north property line of Fifth avenue,
 south; thence east parallel to the south property line of Fifth avenue, south to the west property line of | Eighteenth street, south; thence along
 the west property line of Eighteenth 1 street, south, to the south property | line of Fifth avenue, south; thence l west along the south property line of l Fifth avenue, south to the east prop 1 erty line of Seventeenth street. south
 thence north along the east property 1 line of Seventeenth street, south, to
 the point of beginning.
 Also beginning at a point on the | east line of Twenty fiEst street, south IA feet north of the south
 property line of Fifth avenue, south i; thence east and parallel to the tn property line of Fifth avenue south to the west property i-ne of Twenty second street. south, thence south
 ward along the west property line of
 Twentysecond street, south, to the
 south property line of Fifth avenue
 south thence west along the south
 property line of Fifth avenue, south
 to the east line of Twenty first street southi thence north along the east property line of Twenty first street, south, to the point of begin- ming.
 Also beginning at point on the
 north property line of Fifth avenue south, 110 feet east of the east prop erty line of Twenty second street, south; thence east along the north property line of Fifth avenue. south, to a point 300 feet east of the east line Of Twenty-second street, south; thence southward and parallel to the
 west line of Twenty third street, south, IA feet; thence westward and
 parallel to the north line of Fifth avenue, south to point 110 feet east
 of the east property line of Twenty second street, south: thence north and
 parallel to the east property line of Twenty-second street, south, to the point of beginning.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and rnanholes of brick, with cast iron covers shall be constructed, along said avenue between said points.
 Sec. 2. That said improvements
 shall be made in accordance with the established grades on file in the off, 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 4 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said im- provements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 3. That the cost of construct ing said improvements shall be as- sessed against the property abutting | on the portions of the highways so improved. provided:
 (a) That the cost of Improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley in- tersections shall be assessed against
 the lots or parcels of land abuttinK on said highways so intersecting for one-half block In each direction.
 tb) That the cost of sidewalk im- provenents, 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 intersec- tion of any alley with street or 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. .
 Co That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by reason 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 turn-outs, shall be paid by the owners of such railroad and shall be assessed against and form lien upon said railroad and the property con- nected herewith. and a fair and just proportion of the cost of drainage Improvements shall be assessed
 against and form a lien on each street, electric or other railroad on the highways or rights of way drained by such drains or sewers. i. and nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any such rail- road of It's obligations in the matter of street Improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements Is s59.125.00. and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the eth of September. 1921, in the Council Cham Der of the City Hall of Birmin ham, at o'clock p. m to hear any objec- tions. remonstrances or protests that
 may be made against said improve
 ments. the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved August g. 1921. N. A. BARRETT. President of the Commission. A true copy:
 H. S. ltyArLs clty Clerk. Age-E rAld. August 15-22. 1921.