The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE

| An ordinance to provide for certain lm-
 provements on Eighth avenue, from
 the east property line of Twenty
 eighth street, to the west property
 line of Twenty-ninth street.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- l lows:
 Section l. That Eighth avenue, from the east property line of Twenty eighth street to the west property line of Twenty-ninth street, shall be graded.
 That the north edge of 50-foot road way, along the center line of Eighth avenue, from a point 112 feet east of the east property line of Twenty y-eighth street, fo the west property line of Twenty-ninth and the south edge of q 50-foot roadway along the center line of Eighth avenue, from the east prop erty line of Twenty eighth street, to the west property line of Twenty ninth street, shall be eurbed with 6 by 20- inch granite curb.
 That the gutter adjoining the granite curb on the north side of Eighth ave- nue, from a point 112 feet east of the east property line of Twenty-eighth street. to the west property line of Twenty-ninth street, and the gutter ad- joining the granite curb on the south side of Eighth avenue, from the east property line of Twenty y-eighth street to the west property line of Twenty-ninth street. shall be paved for width of one foot with portland cement con crete gutter paving, six inches thick.
 That the sidewalks on the north side of Eighth avenue, from a point 112 feet east of the east property line of Twenty-eighth street, to the west property line of Twenty-ninth street, shall be paved for a width of five feet with portland cement concrete side walk paving, located three feet from, and parallel with the north property line of Eighth avenue
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Eighth avenue, from the east property line of Twenty-eighth street, to the west property line of Twenty ninth street, shall be paved with sheet asphalt paving having a one-inch binder course and one and one-half inch wear ] ing surface, on five-inch concrete foundation, or bitulithic paving two inches thick on a five-inch concrete foundation, provided, however, that the final selection of the pavement or the kind or character thereof, shall be post poned until the bids shall have been received.
 Provided further, that the area be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks, and for IS inches outside of the outside rails of the tracks of the Birmingham Electric company on Eighth avenue, from the east property line of. Twenty-eighth street, to the west property line of Twenty-ninth street, shall not be paved with sheet asphalt or bitulithic paving as afore- said, but shall be paved with vitrified brick, track paving on a five-inch con- crete foundation and grouted.
 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 ce- ment sidewalk paving, and the drive ways into lots and the alleyWays con be paved with portland cement con- crete alley paving, for the full width of the sidewalks and gutters.
 That yitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers; shall be constructed along said streets between said points.
 Sec. z. That said improvements shall be made la accordance with the estab- lished grades on file in the office of the City Engineer, for said portions of said highways, and according to full de- tails, 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 or this ordinance, where property own CTS who may be affected by said im- proVement may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 3. That the cost of constructing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the provided: 'U'
 (a) That the cost of improvements. at or upon street, avenue or alley in- tersectlons shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land -abutting on said hlgnways so interesecting for one-holf block in each direction.
 lDJN Thae the cost of sidewalk im- proVements on street and avenile cor ners snail be assessed against the lots or purceis or land abutting on or nearest to sald improvements, and the cost of slueWaiR Improvements at the inter- section of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway, shall be ss- sessed Tn fair proportion against inc respective lots or parcels of land abnt- tlhg 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.
 | (d) That the cost of improving be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks, aud for IS inches on each side of the tracks of any street, electric or any other railroad, including switches and turnouts, shall be paid by the own CTS of such railroad, and shall be as- sessed against and form lien upon said railroad and the property connect ed herewith, and a fair and just pro- portion of the cost of drainage improve ments shall be assessed against and form lien upon each street, electric or other railroad, on the highways or rights Ot 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.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $11, ,575, and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on the End day of September, 1924, in the Council Cham Der of the City Hall of Birmingham at | 10 o'clock, q. nl., to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may he