The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-13
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
NO. A16.D

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| improvements on 37th avenue fron
| the east curb line of 9th street. t.
the west property line of 28th street
| and on 9th street, from the nortf
property line of 2Sth alley, TO the
south curb line of goth avenue.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Commits
sion of the City of Birmi lgham, as
follows:
Section l. That the roadway be-
tween the gutter lines on 37th ave-
nue., from the east curb line of 9th
street to the west property line OF
2sth street, shall be paved with as
phaltic concrete paving two inches
thick on a five-inch concrete founda-
| ton.
That the broken and wornout por-
lions of the combined curb and gut
ter on both sides of 9th street, from
the north property line of 2Sth alley,
to the south curb line of 10th avenue
shall be reconstructed with portland
cement concrete.
That stone headers. shall be st, on
concrete across the roadway of 9th
street, alorg the north property line
of 28th alley. 49, -p
That the roadway between re gut
ter lines on 9th street, from the, north
property line Of 28th alley, to the
south curb line of goth avenue, shall
be paved with asphaltic Co crete paw
ing 1.-TWO inches thick on five-inch
concrete foundation.
Provided however, that the area be-
tween the tracks and the rails of the
tracks, and for 18 inches outside of the
outside rails of the tracks of the Bir-
ningham Electric Company on 9th
street, from the north property line
of 2sth alley, to the south curb line
of 10th avenue, shall not be paved with
asphaltic concrete paving as aforesaid,
but shall be paved with vitrified brick
track paving on a five-inch concrete
foundation and grouted.
That vitrified clay drainage pipes,
inlets and manholes of brick, with cast
iron covers, shall be constructed along
said streets between said points.
Section g. That said improvements
shall be made in accordance with the
established grades on file in the office
of the City Engineer, COR said por-
tions of said highways, and according
to full details, drawings, plans, speci-
fications and surveys of said work and
estimates, which shall be prepared by
the City Engineer, as early as prac-
ticable, 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 A of this oFdii nee,
where property owners who may be f.
fected by said improvements 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 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
said highways so intePsecting for one
half block in each direction.
CD That the cost of sidewalk inn
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 in
terseetioD of any alley with a street,
avenue or other highway, shall be as
sessed in fair proportion against the
respective lots or parcels of land
abutting on or cornering on the alley
at such intersection.
(e) That no assessment shall exceed
the cost of such improvements or the
increased value of such property by
reason of the special benefits d lived
from such improvements
Cd That the cost of improving be-
tween the tracks and the rails of the
tracks and for 1S inches on each side
!. of the tracks of any street, electric or
any other railroad, il GLIDING switches
and turnouts,> shall be paid BY tie own
ers of such railroad, and shall he as
sessed against and form a lien upon
said railroad and the property con-
nected Herewith, and fair and just
proportion of the cost of drainage inn
provements shall be assessed against
and form a lien upon each street. cleo
trio or other railroad, on the highways
or rights of way drained by such drains
or sewers. and nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to relieve
any such railroad of its obligations in
the matter of street improvements.
Section 4. That TIE estimated cost
of said improvements is $6,5S0.00, and
that the Commission of the City of
Birmingham will meet on the 4th day
of November, 1924, in the Council
Chamber of the City Hall of Birrning-
ham, at ten o'clock, a. M, to hear any
objections, remonstrances or protests
that may be made against said i'm
provements, the manner of making Il e
same or the character of material to
be used.
Approved Oct. 7, 1924.
= d. p. McLENDON,
President of the Commission.
A true copy.
LIE. GRAY,