The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-05

fills solidly compacted between REIN
forced concrete retaining walls OF suf-
ficient size, height, and strength TO
withstand the loads and pressures to
which they may be subjected. The SUI.
face of the crown Of the roadway OF
said viaduct and approaches shall be
constructed along and to the following
grades and elevations:
Beginning 40 feet north of the south
line of First Avenue, on oath Street, at
the intersection of the present surface
of the pavement thence southwark and
upward to an elevation of 614.OO Getty
datum) at the south property line OF
First Avenue; thence on 90 per cent
grade upward, to a line parallel with
and 1895 feet south of the south line
of First Avenue; thence upward on a
4.55 per cent grade to line parallel
with and 1885 feet south of the south
line of First Avenue; thence on Alp
per cent grade upward to a line parallel
with and H364.5 feet south of the south
line of First Avenue; thence upward
on BITS per cent grade to line paral-
lei with and 414.0 feet south Of the south
line of First Avenue thence upward on
a 3.10S per cent grade to line paral.
lei with and 451.0. feet south of the
south line of First Avenue; thence on
a 1904 per cent grade upward to a
line parallel with and 1925 feet south
of the south line of First Avenue !;
thence upward on a 0.2S2 per cent
grade to line parallel with and $3.50
feet souht Of the south line Of First
Avenue; thence southwark and down
ward on a 0.526 per cent grade to a
line 1,035.0 feet south of and parallel
with the south line of First Avenue (;
thence downward on a 1.193 per cent
grade to line parallel with and
1,063.5 feet south of the south
line Of First Avenue; thence
downward on 2.64 per cent grade
1,101.O feet south of the south line Of
First Avenue; thence downward on a
3.15 per cent grade to intersect the
present surface of the pavement at the
south line of Second Avenue, south.
Electric conduits or ducts shall be in
stalled within the approaches and super
structure of said viaduct with sufficient
outlets to permit the installation of an
adequate number of electric lights to
be located along the curb line Of said
superstructure.
The roadway ON the approaches to
said viaduct shall be paved for width
of SO feet between the curbs with War
renite bitulithic pavement 2 inches
thick, laid on a 6-inch Portland &C.
ment concrete foundation, and the road
way between the curbs on said viaduct
shall be paved with bitulithic pave
ment inches thick. Said bitulithic
pavement shall be specially mixed and
prepared for grades to 8 per cent.
Section 2. That Section 2 of Ordi-
nance No. 94O-C, (entitled: An Ordi-
nance to provide for the elimination of
the Oath Street grade crossing), be and
the same is hereby amended to read as
follows: Section 2. The railroad COM
pany now having and using the two rail
road tracks crossing oath Street and
located nearest to and south of First
Avenue, is hereby required to depress
the plane of said two railroad tracks
to an elevation of not less than 604.15
City datua1 for the full width of oath
Street.
Approved Nov. 4, 1924.
D. e. McLENDON,
President of the Commission.
A true copy.
L. e. GRAY,
City Clerk.
Age Herald, Nov. 9th, 1924.