The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07

An orotnsnCe 10 PEoNAAC ASA ~NA
 improvements on Alabama ave
 nue, formerly Sd avenue from
 the west curb line of 10th street,
 southwest, formerly Vine street,
 to the east curb line of 18th
 street, southwest, formerly Haw-
 kins street.
 Be it Ordained by the. Commi ssion of the City of Birmingham as fol- lows.
 Section 1. That Alabama avenue, from the west curb line of Tenth street, southwest, to the east prop erty line of Eleventh street, south west, shall be graded.
 That the north and south sides of S6-foot roadway along the center line of Alabama avenue, from the west curb line of Tenth street, south west to the east curb line Of Twelfth street, southwest, shall be curbed with portland cement con crete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the west edge of S0-foot roadway along the center line of Tenth street, southwest, shall be con nected with the north and south sides of a S6-foot roadway along the cen ter line of Alabama avenue, 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 east and west curb line of Eleventh street. southwest, and the east curb line of Twelfth street, southwest, shall be reconstructed to connect with the north and south sides of a 36-foot roadway along the
 loI oxf VI portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gut ter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the broken and wornout por- tions of the valley crossings across the roadway of Alabama avenue, along the west curb line of Elev- enth street, southwest, and the east curb line of Twelfth street, south west, shall be reconstructed with portland cement concrete.
 That the sidewalks on the north side of Alabama avenue, from the west curb line of Tenth street. south west, to a point 300 feet east of the east property line of Eleventh street, southwest, and the sidewalks on the south side of Alabama avenue, from a point feet west of the east prop erty line of Eleventh street, south west, to the west curb line Of Tenth street, southwest, shall be paved for a width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, To- cated two feet from and parallel to the north and south property lines of Alabama avenue, respectively.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Alabama avenue, from the west gutter line of Tenth street, southwest, to the east property line of Eleventh street, southwest, and the roadway between the gutter lines on Alabama avenue, from the west property line of Eleventh street, southwest, to the east prop erty line of Twelfth street, south west, shall be macadamized w-th ebert on asslag foundation.
 That the a1leyways on the north snSi scuth sides. of Alabama avenue. and Twelfth street southwest, shall be paved with vitrified brick on a cinder foundation the full width of the sidewalks and gutter.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said avenue between sad points.
 Section 9 That said improvements Ehall De 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 En- gineer. 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 owners who may be affect ed by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Section 8. That the cost of con structing said improvements shall te assessed against the property abut ting on the portions of the high ways 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- sectng for one-half block in each direction.
 (b). That the cost of sidewalk inn provements on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improvements, anu the cost OI SlQe- walk improvements at the intersec- tion of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 (c). That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such inn provements by reason of the special benefits derived from such improve ments.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said Improvements is sS,000.00, and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 25th day of April. 1922. in the council chamber of the City Hall of Bir- mingham, at 10 o'clock a. m. to hear any objections, remonstrances or pro- tests that may be made against said Improvements, the manner of mak- ing the same or the character of ma terials to be used.
 Approved April {, 1922.
 D. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. A true copy:
 I, K GPAY Citv Clerk