The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-06

Be it Ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That Seventeenth ave- nue, south, from Fifteenth street, south. south of Seventeenth avenue, south, to Fifteenth street, south, north of Seventeenth street, south, shall be graded.
 That the north and south sides of a 30-foot roadway on Seventeenth avenue. south, from the end of the present combined curb and gutter at a point approximately 10 feet east of the center line of Seventeenth ave- nue, south and Fifteenth street, south, south of Seventeenth avenue, south, eastward to the east curb line of Fifteenth street, south, north Of Seventeenth avenue, south. lying l5 feet on each side of the following de- scrfbed center line: Beginning at a point on the center line of Fifteenth street. south. south of Seventeenth avenue, south, Fl feet north of its intersection with the center line of Seventeenth avenue. south. thence IS degrees 22 minutes to the right in an easteriy direotion 16s feet to m intersection with the center line of Fifteenth street. south, north of Sew enteenth avenue, south, shall be ourbed 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 north and south curb lines of Seventeenth avenue. south, shall be- conne ected with tho east and west curb lines of Fifteenth street. south, north of Seventeenth avenue, south with portland cement concrete com bined curb and gutter. the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the sidewalks on the nor.h side of Seventeenth avenue. south, from the south line of the alley lying along the, north side of Block 3, Bel vedere. westward to connect with the end of the present sidewalk paving at a point about 130 feet west of the south line of said alley, shall be paved for . width of five feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, located along the north curb line of Seventeenth avenue, south.
 That Seventeenth avenue. south, from tho north line of Section 12, Township IS, south, Range 8, west to a line drawn at right angles to the center line of Seventeenth ave- nue, south, from point on the south line of Seventeenth avenue, south, 20 rect west or In6 edSt liHc OI itol ft Block 8, Belvedere. and extending northward in the north driveway of Seventeenth avenue, south, and Four teenth street, south, to a line drawn from a point on the center line of Fourteenth street, south, 56 feet north of the intersection of the cen ter line of Seventeenth avenue, south, with the center line of Fourteenth street, south, to the radius point of a curve connecting the east property line of Fourteenth street, south, with the north property line of Seven teenth avenue, south, shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paving two inches thick on five-inch concrete foundation.
 That the broken and wornout DOT tions of the combined curb and gut ter paving on Seventeenth avenue, south, from Fourteenth street, south, to Fifteenth street, south, shall be reconstructed with portland cement concrete.
 That stone headers shall be set across the roadway of Fifteenth street, south. south of Seventeenth avenue, south, along the south curb line of Seventeenth avenue, south.
 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 alley crossing of the al- ley lying north of Block g. Belve- dere, from a line drawn from the in- tersection of the north line of said alley and the west edge of the side walk on Fifteenth street, south, to an intersection with the south line of said alley, and the northwest side
 r. to the northwest gutter line of Sew enteenth avenue. south, shall te paved with vitrified brick paving on g cinder foundation.
 Section 2. That said Improvements shah be made in accordance wlsh the established grades on file in the office of the City Engineer. for said portions of said highways, and &C., cordfng to full details, drawings, plans, specifications and surveys of said work and estimates, which shall bo prepared by the City Engineer. as early as practicable, and placed by Hall, not later than two weeks prior to the date named in Section of this ordinance, where property own CTS who may be affected by said inn movements may see and examine the same.
 Section q That the cost of con- structing said Improvements shall be assessed against the property abut- ting on the portions of the highways 70 improved. provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements It or upon street, avenue or alley Intersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so inter- sscting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abAtting on or nearest to said Improvements. and the cost of side walk Improvements at the intersec- ton of any alley with a street CT avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cprnering on the alley at such intersection.
 (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.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements Is S6,000, and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 18th day of May. 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 material to be used
 Approved April 25. 1922.
 D. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy.
 l.. E GRAY,
 City Clerk