The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-22
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO.
 423-D,

Age-Herald Nov. 15 and 22, 1921. IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 423-D.
 An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 16th avenue, south, from the east property line of 11th Place, south, to the east property line of 18th Place, south, and on 16th street, south, from the south property line of 18th avenue, south, to a line 334 feet south of and parallel with the south property line of 10th avenue, south.
 BE TT ORDAINED, by the Com mission of the City of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section That the north edge of 40-foot roadway on 16th avenue. south, from the east property line of 12th street, south, to the west line of 12th alley, south, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter two feet wide.
 That the gutter adjoining the curb on the east side of 18th Place, south, from the north property line of 16th avenue, south, to point 17 feet north of the north property line of 16th ave- nue, south shall be paved for width of two feet with portland cement con- crete gutter paving six inches thick.
 That the broken and worn out DOT tions of the combined curb and gutter on the south side of 16th avenue, south, from the east curb line of 12th street, south, to the west curb line of 18th Place, south, and the broken and worn out portions of the combined curb and gutter on the north side of 16th ave- nue, south, from the east line of 12th alley, south to the west curb line of 18th Place, south, and the broken and worn out portions of the concrete gut ter on both sides of 16th street, south, from the south property line of 18th avenue, south, to q point 334 feet south of the south property line of 10th ave- nue, south, shall be reconstructed with portland cement concrete six inches thick.
 That the brick gutter adjoining the granite curb on both sides of 16th ave nue, south, from the east property line of 11th Place, south, to the west curb line of 12th street, south, shall be re- laid for a width of two feet on five inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That the alley crossing on the north SI1e or IOlH dNeHue, SOulH, dL tHe lu- tersection of 18th alley, south, shall walks and gutter with portland cement concrete alley paving six inches thick.
 That stone headers shall be set on concrete along the south property line of 16th avenue, south, from the west curb line of 18th Place, south, to the north and south center line of Section 12, Township IS, south, Range 3, west, and along the north and south center line of said Section 12, from the south property line of 16th avenue, south, west of 18th Place, south, if extended eastward, to the north line of said Sec tion 12. thence east along said north line to the east curb line of 18th Place. south, and across the roadway of 16th street, south along a line 334 feet south of and parallel with the south property line of 10th avenue, south.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines of 16th avenue, south, from the east property line of 11th Place, south, to the north and south center line of Section 12, Township IS, south, Range 8, west, and the east curb line of 18th Place, south, and the roadway between the gutter lines extending to the property lines at the intersection
 
 points, and the roadway between the gutter lines on 16th street, south, from the south property line of 10th avenue. south, to a line 334 feet south of and parallel with the south property line of 10th avenue, south, shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paving two inches thick on five inch concrete founda- tion.
 Provided however, that the area be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks and for IS inches outside of the outside rails of the tracks of the Bir- mingham Electric Company on 10th avenue, south, 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, in lets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said streets between said points.
 Section 2 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, NIlCll SuulI De Dy lne NlIN 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 I of this ordinance. where property own CTS who may be affected by said i'm provements may see and examine the same.
 Section 3:-That 2 the cost of con- structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abuttin. on the portions of the highways so inn 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 intersecting for one-half 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 abutting on or near est to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the inter- section of any alley with 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.
 Co That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 (d) That the cost of improving be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks and for IS inches on each side of the tracks of any street, electric or any other railroad, including switches aDd +IrDoutc cbo1I ba na id Inv Ibo o,,,,,