The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 916-C

An ordinance to provide for certain im-
 PrOvements on Bessemer road, Ens-
 ley formeriy Bessemer bOnlevard),
 from the east property line of Ave-
 nue T, Ensley formerly Oak street..
 to the west properly line of Avenue
 R. EnsIey (fermerly Beech .street).
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birniin gham as follows:
 Section l. That Bessemer road, Ensley, from the east property line of Avenue T, Ensley. to the west property line of Ave- nue R, Ensley, between the south line of the right of way of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company and the north edge of the south gutter line on Bessemer road. and between the gutter lines to the south property line of Besse- mer road in the intersection of all inter- secting streets between the above named ing streets between the above named points shall be graded
 That roadway 15 feet wide along the north edge of the south gutter line on Bessemer road, Ensley, from the east property line of Avenue T to the west property line of Avenue R. Ensley, and between the gutter lines to the south property line of Bessemer road in the in- tersechon of all intersecting streets be- tween the above named points shall be macadamized with chert on a slag foun- dation.
 That the broken and worn out portions of the concrete gutter along the south side of Bessemer road, Ensley, from the east property line of, Avenue T, Ensley. to the west property line of Avenue R, Ensley, and to the south property line of Bessemer road in the intersection of all intersecting streets between the above named points shall be repaired with Port land cement concrete gutter paving.
 Sec. 2. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the established grades on file in the office of the city en- gineer for said portions of said highways, and according to full details. drawings. plans, specifications and surveys of said work and estimates. which shall be pre- pared by the city engineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him on file in his office in the city hall, not later than one week prior to the date named in section 4 of this ordinance, where prop erty owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 8. That the cost of constructine said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the por- tions of the highways 80 improved, pro- vided:
 (a) That the cost of all improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley inter- sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said high ways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvement, or the in creased value of such property, by reason or the special benefits derived from such improvements
 Sec. f. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $1SS5. and that the co,.- mission Will meet on November q. at the council chamber of the city at o'clock D. m to hear any obiec remonstrances. or protests that m, made against said improvements manner of making the came. or tn, terial to be used Approved November 1, 1916. GEORGE B. WARD President Board of Commission A true copy:
 c. B. LLOYD. City Clerk. Age-Herald, November 2-9,. 1916.