The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-06
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 NO. 2RS.D

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 NO. 36S.D
 An Ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 7th street, south, from the south property line of 9th avenue, south, to the north property line of 10th avenue, south.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sioner of the City of Birmingham, as follows :-
 Section That Eth street, south, from the south property line of 9th ave nue, south, to the north property line of 10th avenue, south, shall be graded.
 That the east and west edges of a 40 foot roadway along the center line of Eth street, south, from the south prop erty line of 9th avenue, south, to the north curb line of Eth avenue, south, and the east and west edges of "A foot roadway along the center line of 7th street, south, from the south curb line of 7th avenue, south, to the north property line of 10th avenue, south, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter one foot wide.
 That the east and west curb lines of 7th street, south, shall be connected with the north and south curb lines of 30 foot roadway along the center line of Eth avenue. south, and Sth ave nue, south, and the~north and south curb lines of a 24 foot roadway along the center line of Sth Court, south, with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter one foot wide
 That the sidewalks on both sides of Eth street, south, from the south curb line of Sth avenue, south, to the north property line of 10th avenue, south, shall be paved for a width of four feet with portland cement concrete side walk paving, located four feet from and parallel with the east and west property line of 7th street, south, re- spectively.
 That valley crossing four feet wide shall be constructed across the road way of Sth Court, south, along the east curb line of Eth street, south, and acrass the roadway of 7th street, south, along the south curb line of Sth ave nue, south, with portland cement con- crete six inches thick. 70
 That the alley crossing on Eth street, south, at the intersection of 9th alley, south, and 7th alley, south, shall be paved for a width of five feet with port land cement concrete alley paving. That stone headers shall be set on concrete along the east and west prop erty lines of 7th street, south, across the roadway of 7th avenue, south, 8th avenue, south, Sth Court, south. 9th avenue, south, 9th Court, south, and across the roadway of Eth street, south, along the north property line of 10th avenue, south.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Eth street, south, from the south property line of 9th avenue, south, to the north property line of 10th ave nue, south, and the roadway between the gutter lines, extending to the prop erty lines at all intersecting avenues between said points, shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paving two inches thick on a five-inch concrete foundation.
 Provided, however, 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, including switches and turnouts, of all railroad tracks between said points, shall not be l aforesaid, but shall be paved with vitri- fled brick track paving on a five inch concrete foundation, and the joints filled with an asphalt filler and sanded.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, in- lets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said streets between said points.
 Section 2.-That said improvements l.Ho 6. Io I,a 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 ordinanve, where property own, CTS who may be affected by said i'm. provements may see and examine the same.
 Section 3.-That the cost of con. structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so i'm proved, 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 saiG highways so intersecting for one-hali block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk i'm provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lot' or parcels of land abutting on or near est to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the inter sectionFof any alley with a street, ave nue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respec tive lots or parcels of land abutting or or cornering on the alley at such inter section.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed l tka cn.t nf anch inlhrnuarnant. OF thl