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

improvements on Twelfth ayenus
 from the east property line of Coosa
 street to the west property line of Cahaba street and from the east
 property line of Cahaba street to the
 west property line of Sipsey street
 and Fortieth street.
 Be 1t ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, as follows: Section 1. That Twelfth avenue, from the east property line of Coosa street to the west property line of Cahaba street and from the east property line of Cahaba street to the west property line of Sipsey street and Fortieth street, shall be graded.
 That the north and south edges of a 40-foOt roadway along the center line of Twelfth avenue, from the east prop 1 erty line of Coosa street. to the west property line of Cahaba street and from the east property line of Cahaba street to the west property line of Sipsey street and Fortieth street, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be 6 inches thick and the gut ter 8 feet wide.
 That the north and south curb lines of Twelfth avenue shall be connected with the east and west curb lines of a S0-fo0t roadway along the center line of Escam- bia street with portland cement con crete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be 6 inches thick and the gutetr Effect wide. -.
 That a valley crossing feet wide shall be constructed across the roadway of Twelfth avenue, along the east and west curb lines of Escambia street with aka inches thick.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of Twelfth avenue, from the east curb line of COOsa street to the west property line of Sipsey street and Fortieth street. shall be paved for a width of 4 feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, located 2 feet from and parallel with the north and south property lines of Twelfth avenue, respectively.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Twelfth avenue, from the east property line of Coosa street to the west property line of Cahaba street and from the east property line of Cahaba street to the west property line of Sipsey street and Fortieth street, and the road way between the gutter lines, extending to the property lines at the intersec- cion of Escambia street shall macad- amized with chert on slag foundation.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets, where sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved for a width of feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with portland cement concrete alley paving for the full width of the side walks and gutter.
 That 1vitrified clay drainage pipes, 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 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 improve ments may see and examine the same.
 Section 8. That the cost of conduct ing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so improved provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon streets, avenue or alley in- tersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for One-hah block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk i'm provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land Obutting on or nearest to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersec- tion of any alley with a street, avenue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such intersec- tion.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the in- creased value of such property by req son of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is SS,5O0, 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 o'clock q. m., to hear any objections, remonstranees or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same or the char acter of material to be used.
 A true copy. Approved July 8, 1924.
 D. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission.
 L. E. GRAY, ,
 City Clerk.