The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-18
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
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improvements on 77th street, from the south property line of End avenue, to the north curb line of 1st avenue and from the south curb line of 1st avenue to the north property line of 2nd ave- nue, south.
 BE IT ORDAINED by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows: s..s
 Section 1. That stone headers shall be set on concrete across the roadway of 77th street, along the south proper ty line of End avenue, and along the north property line of End avenue, south, and along the east and west property lines of 77th street, across the roadways of Division avenue and 1st avenue, south.
 That the broken and wornout por- tions of the combined curb and gut ter on 77th street, from the south property line of 2nd avenue, to the north curb line of 1st avenue, and from the south curb line of 1st ave nue to the north property line of End avenue, south, shall be reconstructed with portland cement concrete.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on 77th street, from the south property line of 2nd avenue to the north curb line of 1st avenue and the roadway between the gutter lines on 77th street, from the south curb line of 1st avenue to the north property line of 2nd avenue, south, and the roadway between the gutter lines, ex- tending to the property lines at the intersection of Division avenue and 1st avenue, south, shall De paved with asphaltic concrete paving two inches thick on a five-inch concrete foun- dation.
 Provided however, that the area be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks and for IS inches on either side of the rails of the tracks of the Bir- mingham Electric Company, including switches and turnouts, shall not be paved with asphaltic concrete paving as aforesaid, but shall be paved with vitrified brick track paving on five inch concrete foundation and the joints filled with an asphalt filler and l sanded.
 Section 2. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the established grades on file in the of flee of the City Engineer, for said portions of said highways, and accord. ing 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 i named in section 4 of this ordinance where property owners who may be affected by said improvements may | and ovonoina fha aa0na
 | Section 8. That the cost of con. structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abut' ting on the portion of the highways so improved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley in tersectings shall be assessed against ! the lots or parcels of land abuttins on said highways so intersecting fol one-half block in each direction.
 CD That the cost of sidewalk i'm provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lott or parcels of land abutting on 0l nearest to said improvements, and thu cost of sidewalk improvements at th' intersection of any alley with street avenue or other highway, shall be as | SCSSCu III AolA PAOPOAbAOh 060AASS s"' respective lots or parcels of lanC abutting on or cornering on the al ley at such intersection. '
 (c) That no assessment shall ex ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special bene fits derived from such improvements
 (d) That the cost of improving be tween the tracks and the rails of th tracks and for IS inches on each sid of the tracks of any street, electri or any other railroad, including switches and turnouts, shall be paid b. the owners of such railroad, and shal be assessed against and form a liel upon said railroad and the propert. connected herewith, and a fair an' just proportion of the cost of drain age improvements shall be assesses against and form a lien upon eacl street, electric or other railroad ol
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