The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-18
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
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An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 23rd street, south, from the south property line of Airing ton avenue, to the north line ot the alley first north of 10th avenue, south.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Com mission of the City of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section 1:-That 23rd street, south. from the south property line Of Ar lington avenue, to the north line of the alley first north of 18th avenue, south, shall be graded.
 That the east and west edges of a 3O-foot roadway along the center line of 23rd street, south, from the south property line of Arlington avenue, to the north line of the alley first north of 18th avenue, south, shall be curbed with 6 by IA inch portland cement concrete curb.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of 23rd street. south, from the south curb line of Arlington avenue, to the north line of the alley first north of 18th avenue. south, shall be paved for width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk vaving, located two feet from and parallel with the east and west property lines of 23rd street, south, respectively.
 That the roadway between the curb lines on 23rd street, south, from the south pgoperty line of Arlington ave- nue, to the north line of the alley first north of 18th avenue, south, shall be paved with portland cement concrete street paving six inches thick.
 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 cement 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 street between said points.
 Section 2:-That said improvements shall he 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 esti- mates, which shall be prepared by the City Engineer, as early as practicable. and placed by shim on file in his office, in the City Hall, not later than two weeks prior to the date named in Sec tiOn of this ordinance, where prop erty owners who may be affected by said improvements may sec and ex- anime the same.
 Section 3:-That the cost of con- structing said improvements shall be l assessed against the property abutting Nln l. proved, provided:
 ta) That the cost of improvements tS 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 abuttng on or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 | ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits de- rived from such improvements.
 Section That the estimated cost of said improvements is $7,750.0O, and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 9th day of December, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birming- ham, at ten o'clock, a. m. to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said i'm provements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved Nov. II, 1924
 D. F. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy.
 l.. F. GRAY,
 City Clerk.