The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28

q AAAN tAt ADdQNd dg bNNH NEh AAt gutter lines on Twenty first street, south. from the south property line of Magnolia avenue to the north property line of Eleventh avenue. south, and the roadway between the gutter lines on Twenty first street, south, from line 55 feet south of the center line of Eleventh avenue, south. and Twenty-first street, south, to the north property line of aAsfh- land avenue. shall be paved Nt&A asphaltic concrete paving two inches thick on five inch concrete foun- dation.
 Provided however. that the follow ing described areas shall not be paved with asphaltic concrete paw ing, but shall be paved with vitrified brick paving on a five inch concrete foundation and the joints filled with an asphalt filler and sanded; Be- ginning at a point on the south prop erty line of Magnolia avenue, lS inches west of the west rail of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company's track on Twenty first street, south; thence >southward parallel to and IS inches west of said west rail to the north property line of Eleventh avenue, south thence east along said line to a point IS inches cast of the east rail of said track; thence northward parallel to snd IS inches east of said east rail to the south property line of Mag nolia avenue. thence westward along said line to the point of beginning.
 Also, beginning at point on the north property line of Highland ave- nue, IS inches west of the west rail of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company's track on twenty first street, south; thence northward parallel to and IS inches west of said rail to point 55 feet south of the center line of Eleventh avenue, south, and Twenty-first street, south; thence east at right angles to a point Is inches east of the east rail of said track thence southward parallel to and IS inches east of said east rail to the north property line of Highland avenue; thence west along said line to the point of beginning.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, iulets 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 accordance with tho 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 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.
 Section B. That the cost of com structing said Improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the high ways so improved, provided:
 (a). That the cost of improve ments at or upon street. avenue or 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.
 fb). That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots ahuttlng on or nearest to said improvements. and the cost of side walk improvements at the intersec- ton of any alley with 0 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- Af p,tph fpnnr0WAmnntg & or the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 (d). That the cost of improving between the tracks and the rails of the tracks of any street, electric or any other railroad, Including switches and turnouts. shall be paid by the owners of such railroad, and shall be assessed against and form lien upon said railroad and the prop erty connected herewith, and fair and just proportion of the cost or drainage Improvements shall be as- sessed against and form lien on each street, electric or other rail- road on the highways or rights or way drained by such drains or sew CTS; and nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any such railroad of its obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said improvement is sS,65o.o0. 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 protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner or making the same or the character or material to be used.
 Approved April 26, 1929.
 D. E. McLENDON.
 President of the Commission.