The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-17

An ordinance to provide for certain
 improvements on Cahaba street,
 formerly 46th street, from the
 south property line of 11th ave-
 nue to the south property line of
 18th avenue.
 Be it ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham. as fol- lows:
 Section 1: That Cahaba street, from the south property line of Eleventh avenue, to the south prop erty line of Twelfth avenue, shall be graded.
 That a So-foot roadway along the center fine of Cahaba street, from the south property line of Eleventh ave- nne, to the south property line of Twelfth avenue. shall be curbed with Portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the north and south edges of q 4O-foot roadway along the center line of Eleventh avenue shall be con aected with the east and west curb lines of 30-foot roadway along the center line of Cahaba street, with cir- eular granite curb of 1e-foot radius, and Portland cement concrete com  gutter to be six inches thick and tho gutter three feet wide.
 That the gutters adjoining tho granite curb at the northeast, north vest southwest and southeast cor ners of Eleventh avenue and Cahaba street, shall be paved for width ot three feet with vitrified brick gut. ter paving on a cinder foundation.
 That the sidewalks on the east and west sides of Cahaba street, from the south property line of Eleventh ave- nue, to the south curb line of Eleventh avenue, and the sidewalks on the east and west sides of Cahaba street, from the north curb line of Eleventh ave nue, to the south property line of Twelfth avenue, shall be paved for width of four feet with Portland ce- <s~srt concrete sidewalk paving, To- cated two feet from and parallel to the east and west property lines of Cahaba street, respectively
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Cahaba street, from the south property line of Eleventh ave rue. to the south property line of Twelfth avenue, and the roadway be- tween the gutter lines on 11th avenue, extending to the east and west prop erty lines of Cahaba street, respec- lively, shall be macadamized with Hahert on a slag foundation
 That the entrance to lots along all of said streets, where the sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved for the full width of the sidewalks with Portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with vitrified brick paving on cinder foundation.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers. shall be constructed along said street. between said points.
 Section 2: That said improvements shall be made in accordapce with the established grades on file in the office af the City Engineer, for said DOT tions of said highways, and accord ing to full details, drawings, plans, specifications and surveys of said work and estimates, which shall be nrepared by the City Engineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him .on file in his office in the City Han. not later than two weeks prior to the date named in Section of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine the same.
 Section 5: That the cost of con structing said improvements shall De assessed against the property abut- ting on the portions of the high ways so improved, provided:
 kfa) That the cost of improvements &t or upon street, avenue or alley in- tersections shall be assessed aealnse the lots or parcels of land abuttins a, inc highways so intersecting for one-haif block in each direction.
 n, That the cost of sidewalk inn nrovernents on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to salo improvements, and the cost or side- walk improvements at the intersec- lion of any alley with street or avenue or other highway shall pc assessed in fair proportion agains. the respective lots or parcels or ianu abutting on or cornering on the ai- ley at such intersection.
 Gel That no assessment shal ex- reed the cost of such Improvements or the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4: That the estimated cost of said improvement Is s3,S00.0o, ano that the Commission of the City oi Birmingham will meet on the 7th day of March, 1922, in the Council Cham her of the City Hall of Birmingham at 10:00 o'clock a. n., to hear any oo- iections. remonstrances or protests That may be made against said i'm movements, the manner of making tho same or the character of material te be used.
 Approyed February IA, 1922. A D. E. MLENDON.
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy:
 L.. E. GRAY, City Clerk.
 Az IIarald Fehruary 17l24 1922.