The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-11

center line of 10th avenue. from the I east curb line of 20th street to the west property line of 36th place, shali a bs Il curbed with 6x20-inch granite curbiria.
 That the south curb line of 10th ave. nue shall be connected with the east and west curb lines of S6-foot road.
 way along the center line of 29th street and 30th street, and the north and
 south curb lines of 10th avenue shall be connected with the east and west curb | lines of 36-foot roadway along the
 center line of 31st street. 32nd street, 33rd street and Both street, and the connected with the east and west curb lines of a 36-foot roadway along the \ center line of S4th street, and the south curb line of 10th avenue shall be con-
 nected with the east and west curb lines
 of a 60-foot roadway along the center line of 34th street with 6x20-inch cir
 cular granite curb of 10-foot radius and
 straight 6 by ,20-inch granite curbing.
 That the gutter. adjoining the granite curb on both sides of 10th avenue, from l the east property line of 18th street to l the west property line of Both place, l and the gutter adjoining the granite curb at the southeast and southwest corners of 10th avenue and 29th street, and the gutter adjoining the granite curb at southeast, southwest, northeast and northwest corners of 10th avenue and 31st street, 32nd street, 33rd street, 34th street and S5th street, shall be paved for a width of one foot with | portland cement concrete gutter paving six inches thick. | That valley crossings five feet wide shall be constructed along the north side of 10th avenue, across Both alley, 31st alley, 33rd alley, and 34th alley, and on the south side of 10th avenue, across the alley first west of S6th place, with portland cement concrete alley paving six inches thick. That stone headers shall be set on concrete along the south property line of 10th avenue, across the roadway of 29th street and Both street, and along the north and south property lines of l 10th avenue, across the roadway of 31st street, 32nd street, 33rd street. 34th street and Both street, and across the roadway of 10th avenue, along the west property line of Both place.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on 10th avenue, from the east, property line of 18th street, to the west property line of 36th place, and the roadway between the gutter lines, ex- tending to the property lines at the in- tersection of all streets between said | points, shall be paved with bitulithic l paving two inches thick on a six-inch concrete foundation, or sheet asphalt f paving having a one-inch binder course and one and one-half- inch wearing sur i face, on six-inch concrete foundation, provided, however, that the final selec- | ton of the pavement or the kind or chafacter thereof, shall be postponed until the bids shalls 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 rails of the tracks, including switches and turnouts, of all, electric, steam or other railroad tracks on 10th avenue, between said points, shall not be paved with sheet asphalt or bitulithic paving as aforesaid, but shall be paved with vitrified brick track paving on six inch concrete foundation and the joints filled with an asphalt filled and sanded. Provided further, that the area be- | tween the gutter lines on 10th avenue, at the intersection of 20th street and l 30th street, from the north property line of 10th avenue, to the north curb line of 10th avenue, shall not be re- paved. ~ That culverts, bridges, vitrified clay and cast iron drainage pipes and inletS 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 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 En- gineer, 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 own CTS who may be affected by said im- provements may see and examine the same.
 Section 8. That the cost of con. structing said Improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so ims proved, provided ::
 (a( That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley inc tersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways 50 intersecting for Ones half block in each direction.
 (b)s That the cost of sidewalk irnS 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- nue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respec- tive lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such inter section.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by rea- son of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 (d) That the cost of improving be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks, and for IS inches on each side of the tracks of any street, electric or and turnouts, shall be paid by the own-f CTS of such railroad, and shall be as- sessed against and form lien upon said railroad and the property com nected herewith, and fair and just proportion of the cost of drainage im- provements shall be assessed against and form a lien upon each street, cleo tric or other railroad, on the highway or rights of way drained by such drains or sewers, 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 improvements is &94, 10000, and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mirgham will meet on the 29th day of July, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at ten OyOIock a m fO haar any ohiaefioYta