The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-23

IMPROVED ORDNANCE NO. S99-D An ordinance to provide for certain im-
 provements on 17th street, from the north property line of 11th avenue, to
 the south property line of 18th street.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commits sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows :-
 Section 1 That the broken and wornout portions of the concrete gutter and valley crossings on both sides of 17th street, from the north property line of 11th avenue, to the south prop erty line of 18th avenue, and from the north property line of 18th avenue, to the north property line of 14th avenue, shall be reconstructed with portland cement concrete gutter paving six inches thick.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on 17th street, from the north property line of 11th avenue, to the south property line of 18th avenue, and from the north property line of 18th avenue to the north property line of 14th avenue, and the roadway between the gutter lines, extending to the east and west property lines of all intersect- ing avenues between said points, shall be paved with portland cement con- crete paving six inches thick.
 That the roadway between the curb lines on 17th street, from the north property line of 14th avenue, to the south property line of 16th street, and the roadway between the curb lines, extending to the property lines of all intersecting avenues between said points, and the roadway on 18th Court, from the south curb line of 18th Court, and the east curb line of 17th street, to connect with the south edge of the pres ent paving on 16th street, shall be paved with portland cement concrete paving six inches thick.
 That virtrified 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 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 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine the same.
 Section 3 3:-That the cost of con structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so im- proved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements, at or upon street, avenue or alley inter sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on or nearest to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the inter section of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway, shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutt- i ing on or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 (e) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such Improvements or the in- creased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section That the estimated cost of said improvements is $23, ,060.OO, and that the Commission ot the City of Bir- mingham will meet on the 2d day of September, 1924. in the Council Cham Der of the City Hall of Birmingham, at 10 o'clock a. m. to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same or the char acter of material to be used.
 Approved August 15, 1924.
 D. B. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy.
 L. E. GRAY,
 City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, August 16 and 23, 1924.