The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
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IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 417.D
 An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on S0th street, and S0th street, south, from the south curb line of 1st avenue, to the north property line of Rugby avenue.
 BE. IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol lows: .},
 Section 1, That S0th street south, from the north property line of Eth ave- nue, south, to the north property line of Rugby avenue, shall be graded.
 That the east and west edges of a 30- foot roadway. along the center line of S0th street, south, from the north prop crty line of 7th avenue, south, to the north property line of Rugby avenue, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter 2 feet wide.
 That the east and west curb lines of S0th street, south, shall be connected with the north and south curb lines of a 26-foot roadway along the center line of Eth avenue, south, and the west curb line of S0th street, south, shall be con- nected with the north and south curb lines of 26-foot roadway along the cen ter line of Eth Court, south, with port land cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter two feet wide. >
 That valley crossing four feet wide shall be constructed along the west curb line of S0th street, south, across the roadway of 7tli Court, south, with port land cement concrete paving six inches thick.
 That the broken and wornout DOT tions of the combined curb and gutter and valley crossings on both sides of S0th street and S0th street, south, from the south curb line of 1st avenue, to the north property line of Eth avenue, south, shall be reconstructed with portland ce- nent concrete.
 That the sidewalk on both sides of S0th street, south, from the north prop erty line of 7th avenue, south, to the north property line of Rugby avenue, shall be paved for a width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, located two feet from and par allel with the east and west property lines of 80th street, south. respectively.
 That stone headers shall be set on con- crete along the east and west property lines of 80th street and S0th street, south, across the roadways of Division avenue, 1st avenue, south, End avenue, south, 3rd avenue, south, 4th avenue, south, 9th avenue, south, and 7th avenue, south, and along the west property line of S0th street, south, across the roadway of 9th avenue, south, and Eth Court, south, and across the roadway of S0th street, south, along the north property line of Rugby avenue.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on S0th street and SOth street. south, from the south curb line of 1st avenue, to the north property line of Rugby avenue, and the roadway between the gutter lines, extending to the east and west property lines of S0th street and S0th street, south, at all intersect- ing avenues between said points, shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paving two inches thick on a five-inch concrete foundation.
 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 JBir- mingham Electric Company on 2nd ave- nue. south, across S0th street, south, shall not be paved with asphaltic con crete paving as aforesaid, but shall be paved with vitrified brick on 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 street between said points.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets, where the sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved for width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with portland cement concrete alley pay ing for the full width of the sidewalks and gutter.
 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 4 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine the same.
 Section 3. 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 inter sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so .intersecting for One-half lock 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 q street, ave nue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such intersec- tion.
 (c) 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.
 (d) That the cost of improving be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks and for Is inches on each side of alo ny,. gtraaf alnpfriQ my