The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-06
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 NO. 362-D

AcClng C1Cy CIeEk-
 June 6 and 13, 1924.
 IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 362-D
 An ordinance to provide for certain
 improvements on Fourteenth Place,
 south, from the south property line
 of Seventh avenue, south, to the
 north curb line of Eighth avenue,
 south.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That Fourteenth Place, south, from the south property line of Seventh avenue, south, to the north property line of Eighth avenue, south, shall be graded.
 That the east and west edges of 24- foot roadway along the center line of Fourteenth Place, south, from the south property line of Seventh avenue, south, to the north curb line of Eighth avenue, south, shall be curbed with Portland ce- ment concrete, combined curb and gut ter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the east and west curb lines of Fourteenth Place, south, shall be con- nected with the north curb line of Eighth avenue, south, with Portland cement concrete combined curb and gut ter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of Fourteenth Place, south, from a point two feet north of the south property line of Seventh avenue, south, to a point two feet south of the north prop erty line of Eighth avenue, south, shall be paved for a width of four feet with Portland cement concrete sidewalk paw ing, located two feet from and paral- Tel with the east and west property lines of Fourteenth Place, south, respec- lively.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Fourteenth Place, south, from the south property line of Seventh avenue, south, to the north curb line of Eighth avenue, south, shall be macad- amized with chert on a slag foundation.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets, where the sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved for a width of four feet with Portland ce- fhent 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 sidewalks and gutter.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said streets between said points.
 Section ?. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the established grades on file in the office .e Co 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 4 of this ordinance, where property own CTS who may be affected by said inn provements may see and examine the same.
 Section 8. That the cost of construct 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 street, avenue or alley in tersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so interesting for one-half block in each direction. (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- 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 inter section of any alley with a street, ave nue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respec- tive lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such inter section.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by req son of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said improvement is $2,900.00, and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on the 17th day of June, 1924, in the Council Chamber 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. A true copy.
 Approved May 27, 1924.
 D. E. M'LENDON,
 President of the Commission |:
 L. E. GRAY, City Clerk.
 May 30 and June 6, 1924.