The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-18
Dated July ills, 1924.
 Age-Herald, July HIS, 1924.
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 NO, 370-D

Dated July 11-lS, 19Z4. .;4i5.#
 Age-Herald, July Ills, 1924.
 IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 370-D AN ORDINANCE to provide for. cer-
 tain improvements on McMillon ave
 nue, from the west property line of | Eighth street, southwest, if extended
 southward, to the east curb line of
 Eleventh street, southwest. 1 Be it ordained by the commission of the City of Birmingham, as follows: | Section 1. That McMillon avenue, from the west property line of Eighth street, southwest, if extended southward to the east curb line of Eleventh street, southwest, shall be graded.
 That the north and south edges of 30-foot roadway along the center line of McMillon avenue, from the west prop erty line of Eighth street, southwest, | if extended southward, to the east curb | line of Eleventh street, southwest, shall be curbed with portland cement con .Ecrete combined curb and gutter the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter-two feet wide. .-s.,
 That the north and south curb lines of McMillon avenue shall be connected with the east and west curb lines of a 30-foot roadway along the center line of Ninth street, southwest, and Tenth street, southwest, and the south curb line of McMillon avenue shall be con. nected with the east curb line of a 30- foot roadway along the center line of Eleventh street, southwest, with port, land cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter two feet wide.
 That a valley crossing four feet wide shall be constructed across the roadway of McMillon4 avenue. along the, east curb line of Eleventh street, southwest, with portland cement concrete paving six inches thick.
 That stone headers shall be set on concrete along the north and south property lines of McNillon avenue, across the roadways of Ninth street, southwest andITenth street, southwest.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of McMillon avenue, from the west prop r erty line of Eighth street, southwest. if extended, to, the east curb line of Tenth street southwest, and the side walks on the north side of McMillOn . avenue, from the west curb line of Tenth street; southwest, to a point two feet west of the east property line of Eleventh street, southwest, and the side walks on the south side of McMillon avenue, from the west curb line of Tenth street, southwest, to a point 53 feet east of the east property line of. Eleventh street. southwest, shall be paved for a width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk pay ing, located two feet from and parallel with the north and south property lines of McNIillon avenue, respectively
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on MeMillon avenue, from the west property line of Eighth street, southwest, if fiextended, to the east curb line of Eleventh street, southwest, and the roadway between the gutter lines eX' tending to the property lines at the in- tersection of Ninth street, southwest, and Tenth street, southwest, shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paving two inches thick on a five-inch con- crete foundation.
 That bridges, culverts, vitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and manholes of
 brick, with cast iron covers, shall be
 constructed along said street between
 That the entrances to lots along all
 of said streets, where the sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved for width
 of four feet with portland cement con- crete sidewalk paving, and the drive
 ways into lots and the alleyways shall
 be paved with portland cement con
 crete alley paving for the full width of the sidewalks and gutter.
 Section ?. That said improvements
 shall be made in accordance with the established 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 owners who may be affected by said i'm provements may see and examine the
 same.
 [ Section 3. That the cost of construct ing said Improvements shall be assessed } against the property abutting on. the portions of the 4ighways so improved, ] provided: [ ,(a) That the cost of improvenents at or upon street, avenue or alley inter , ections shall be assessed against the lots
 or parcels of land abutting on said high ? way so intersecting for one-half block i'll; each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk i'm l prOvements on street and avenue cor ners 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 street, ave . nup or other highway, shall be assessed |, ill fair proportion against the respec- tive lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such iit terseetiOn.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed } the cost of stich improvements or the increased value of such property by reason of the. special benefits derived
 from such improvements. ..,
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of , said improvements is $21 ,00000, and that the commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on the 29th day of July, 1924, in the Council Chamber of ? the City Hall of Birmingham, at 10 2 o'clock, a. m,, to hear any objections 2 remonstrances or protests that may be I made against said improvements, the a manner of making the same or the char
 acter of material to be used. fr v A true copy, approved July s. 1924. D. $. MLENDON, n President of the. Commission. a vsH l.. E. GRAY,