The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 194-D

An ordinance to provide for certain
 improvements on 18th avenue,
 north, from the east property line of 26th street to the west proper ty line of 27th street. ] Be 1t ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That Eighteenth avenue from the east property line of Twen- tysixth street to the west property line of Twenty-seventh street, shall be graded.
 That the north side of a se-foot roadway along the center line of Eighteenth avenue, from a point 97 feet east of the east property line of Twenty-sixth street. to a point 1925 feet east of the east property line of Twenty-sixth street. and from a point PAT feet east of the east prop erty line of Twenty sixth street. to the west property line of Twenty seventh street and the south side of 36-foot roadway along the center line of Eighteenth avenue, from the east property line of Twenty sixth street. to the west property line of Twenty seventh street. 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 sidewalk on the south side of Eighteenth avenue, from a point two feet west of the east property line of Twenty sixth street to the west property line of Twenty seventh street. shall be paved with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving for a width of four feet, located two feet from and parallel to the south prop erty line of Eighteenth avenue.
 That the gutter adjoining the curb ing on the north side of Eighteenth avenue, from a point 20S.5 feet east of the east property line of Twenty sixth street, to a point PAT feet east of the east property line of Twenty sixth street, shall be paved with port land cement concrete gutter paving for width of three feet.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said avenue between said points.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets, where tho sidewalks are to be paved. shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk for a width of four feet with portland ce- ment concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways Into lots and the al- leYways shall be paved with vitrifled brick on a cinder foundation the full width of the sidewalks and gutter.
 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 &C., 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 i'm same.
 Sec. 8. 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 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 direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk i'm provements on street and avenue corr ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said inn provements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection 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 inter section.
 (c) That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special bene- fits derived from such Improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is S1,700 and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on May 16, 1922. in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at 10 o'clock a. m. to hear any objections. remon- strances or protests that may be made against said improvements. the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved April 25, 1922.
 D. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy:
 l.. F. GRAY, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, April 29, May 6, 1922.