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

An ordinance to provide for certain
 improvements on the west side of
 18th street, south, from . point
 125 feet south of the south prop
 erty line of 17th avenue, south,
 to the north curb line of 18th
 avenue, south.
 Be 1t ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section l. That the sidewalks on the west side of Twelfth street. south. from the end of the present sidewalk at point approximately 125 feet south of the south property lin of Seventeenth avenue. south. to the north curb line of Eighteenth avenue, south. shall be paved with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving for width of four feet. To- cated two feet from and parallel to the west property line of Twelfth street, south.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets where the sidewalks are to be paved, shali 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 alley ways shall be paved with vitrified brick on a einder foundation the full width of the sidewalk and gutter.
 Section 2. That said improvements shall be 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 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 of this ordinance, where property owners who may. be affected by said improve ments may see and examine the same.
 Section 3. That the cost of con structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abut- ting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street. avenue or alley in- tersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest 10 Salu improvements and the cost of side walk improvements at the intersec- tion of any alley with a street or ave- nue or other highway shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 Co 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 A. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $200 and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on May Is. 1922. in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham. at 10 o'clock a. m to hear any objections, remon- g.rances 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. F. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy:
 l.. E. GRAY. City Clerk.
 Herald, April 29, May 6, 1922.