HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-543IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 543
AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING, AMENDING AND CONFIRMING, AS SO
MODIFIED AND AMENDED, IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION ADOPTED
ON THE 9th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1974.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE
ALABAMA as follows:
SECTION 1. That upon evidence presented to and considered
by it, the City Council odes hereby make a finding and determina-
tion of the following facts:
(a) At a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Fairhope, held on the 9th day of September, 1974, Improvement
Resolution was adopted and notice of the adoption of said Resolu-
tion was given by publication of said Resolution in the FAIRHOPE
COURIER, a newspaper published in and of general circulation in
the City of Fairhope, Alabama, in the issues of September 12 and
September 19,1974, which said Resolution stated that the City
Council of the City of Fairhope would meet on the 30th day of
September, 1974 at 7:00 o'clock P.M. at the City Hall in the City
of Fairhope, Alabama, to hear any objections, remonstrances or
protests that might be made to said improvements or the character
of the material or materials to be used, and the manner of making
the same.
(b) A copy of said Improvement Resolution was sent by regis-
tered mail, postage prepaid, to each of the persons last assess-
ing for City taxation the property proposed to be assessed for
said improvements at their last known addresses; said notice havii
been mailed on the 20th day of September, 1974, ten days prior
to the 30th day of September, 1974.
(c) The protests and objections of persons owning property
on Bon Secour Avenue from Frederick to Grand, namely, Dr.
Pierce Frederick and Mr. Paul Frederick, to the improvement on
Bon Secour Avenue from Frederick to Grand were heard, considered,
sustained and granted, and improvement Resolution amended and
modified by the elimination of the improvement on Bon Secour
Avenue from Frederick to Grand.
(d) The protests and objections of persons owning property
on Chestnut Street, namely: 0. D. Dunn and Melvin Wagner, to the
improvements on Chestnut Street were heard, considered, sustained
and granted, and Improvement Resolution amended and modified by
the elimination of the improvement on Chestnut Street.
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(e) The protests and objection of persons owning property
on Laurel Street, namely, George Connors, Wm. Shaphard, Billy
Sloan, Jimmie Sproels, John H. Owens, Dyson, Eldon Harrington,
G. D. Myers, William Richman, Mrs. Marie Patterson, to the improve-
ments on Laurel Street were heard, considered, sustained and
granted, and Improvement Resolution amended and modified by the
elimination of Improvements on Laurel Street.
(f) The protest of Mr. Brister, by letter, to the improve-
ments on Lincoln Street was heard, considered and granted and
Improvement Resolution amended and modified by the elimination
of the improvements on Lincoln Street.
The Fairhope Single Tax Corporation withdrew their request
for paving Lincoln, Chestnut, Blue Island, Mershon and Brown
Streets and on motion by Councilman H. G. Bishop seconded by
Councilman Sam Box, Improvement Resolution was amended and mod-
ified by the elimination of the improvements on Brown Street and
Mershon Street.
No other protests, objections or remonstrances against said
improvement, or the character of materials to be used and the
manner of making said improvements have been filed in writing
with the City Clerk or in her office, or have been made at this
meeting, and said Improvement Resolution is hereby modified and
amended as follows:
SECTION II - That the following described streets in the City
of Fairhope, Alabama shall be improved as hereinafter provided
between the respective terminal points hereinafter set forth:
A. Winn Lane from the east side of the existing pavement on
Blue Island Avenue 617 feet eastwardly to the west side of exist-
ing pavement on Ingleside Avenue ; B. Northrup Street, from the
east edge of existing pavement on South Ingleside Avenue east-
wardly 875 feet to the eastern end of the cul de sac that termina-
ted said street; C. Burgundy Street, from the east edge of exist-
ing pavement on Church Street eastwardly to the west edge of
existing pavement on Burgundy Street at Boone lane 685 feet;
Each of said streets to be improved as follows: a 20 foot bitumi-
nous concrete pavement 12 inches thick (150 lbs per square yard0
to be laid over a 6 inch thick compacted, primed, granular soil
base constructed between 2.5 foot wide 6 inch thick portland
cement concrete valley gutters; together with brick manholes and
catch basins where necessary with metal or concrete covers, con-
crete culverts, concrete pipe, drop inlets, grading, clearing,
grassing and sodding as necessary for erosion control and effect-
ive completion and protection of said streets.
D. Blue Island Avenue, from the north edge of the existing pave-
ment on Fairhope Avenue northwardly 1840 feet to the existing
pavement on Blue Island Avenue at Winn Lane, shall be improved
by the construction of all of the construction items listed
above together with such additional metal pipe and concrete pipei
culverts necessary to substantially control erosion along said
street and also including construction of the 1285 linear feet of li
8 inch vitrified clay sanitary sewer (with standard manholes and
laterals) that will connect to the Fairhope Avenue sewer line by
gravity flow.
SECTION III. As herein modified and amended, Improvement
Resolution is hereby in all things ratified and confirmed.
Approved s/ James P. Nix
Mayor
Attest: s/ Marie Moore
City Clerk