The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-23
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO.
 89O.D q

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 14th Place, southwest, from the south line of the right of way of the Alabama Great Sontherit Railroad company, to the south line of Cleburn avenue, and on Alemeda avenue, from the west property line of 14th Place, southwest, to the e&tt property line of 18th street, southwest; and on Cleburn avenue, from the west property line of 14th Place, southwest, to the west property line of 10th street, southwest.
 BE ORDAINED, by the commission of the city of, Birmingham, as fol-. lows:
 Sec. 1. That 14th Place, southwest from the south line of the right of way of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, to the south line Cleburn avenue, and Cleburn ave1ue, from the west property line of 18th Pluce, southwest, to the west property line of 10th street, southwest. and erty line of 14th Place, southwest, to the east property line of 10th street, southwest, shall be graded.
 That the east and west edges of q 30-foot roadway along the center line of 14th Place, southwest, from the south line of the right of way of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, to the south property line of Cleburn avenue, and the north and south edges a 30-foot roadway along the center line of Cleburn avenue, from the west property line of 14.h Place. southwest, to the west property line of 18th street, southwest, and the north and south edges of 30-foot roadway along the center line of Alemeda ave- nue, from the west property line of fifth Place, southwest, to the east prop erty line of 10th street, southwest, 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 east and west curb lines of 14th Place, southwest, shall be con nected with the north and south curb lines of Alemeda avenue, Boise avenue and Cleburn avenue, and the north and south curb lines of Cleburn avenue shall be connected with the east and west curb lines of 18th street, south west, with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That valley crossing six feet wide shall be constructed across the road way of 14th Place, southwest, along the south curb line of Boise avenue and Cleburn avenue with portland cement concrete paving six inches thick.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of 14th Place, southwest, from the south line of the right of way of the Ala bama Great Southern Railroad com pany, to the north curb line of Gle burn avenue, and the sidewalks or both sides of Cleburn avenue, from the west curb line of 14th Place, south west, to the east curb line of 18th street, southwest, and the sidewalks on both sides of Afemeda avenue, from the west curb line of 14th Place, southwest, to the east curb line of 10th street. southwest, and the sidewalks on tie west side of 18th street, southwest, from the north curb line of Cleburn ayes nue, to the north property line of Cleburn avenue, sstshall be paved for width of foa feet with portian( cement concrete sidewalk paving located two feet from and parallel with the property lines of said streets aud avenues, respectively.S
 That the roadway between the g1t-s ter lines on 14th Place; southwest from the south line of the right of way of the Alabama Great Southern Rail- road company, to the south property line of Cleburn avenue, and the road way between the gutter lines on Cleburn avenue, from the west property line of 14th Place, southwest, to the west property line of 18th street, southwest, and the roadway between the gutter lines on Alemeda avenue, from the west property line of 14th Place, southwest, to the east line of 18th street, southwest, and the roadway be- tween the gutter lines extending to the property lines at the intersection of all avenues between said points, shall be macadanized with chert of slag foundation.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets, where the sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved for a width of for feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and the alley ways shall be paved with portland cement conrete alley paving for the full width of the sidewalks and gut. ter.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes inlets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructedS along said streets between said points
 Sec. 9 That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the esl tablished grades on file in the office of the city engineer, for said portions of said highways, and according 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 own. CTS who may be affected by said in- provements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 3. That the cost of constructing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley inter- sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land ahptting on said highways so intersecting for One-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk i'm proVements on street and avenue corn CTS shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on or near est to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the inter. section of any alley with a street, ave nue or other highway shall bc assessed in fair proportion against the respee. tive lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such < intersection.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.