The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-09
CITY ORDINANCES
Improvement Ordinance
No. 916-C


An ordinance to provide for certain ini-
provements ON Bessemer road, Ems
ley formerly Bcssemer bOulevard),
from the east property line of Ave-
nue. t, EnsIey formerly Oak streeD,
to the west property line of Avenue
II, EnsIey formerly Beech street,.
Be it ordained by the commission or
the city of Birmingham as follows:
Section ]. That Bessemer road, Ensley
from the east property line Of Avenue L,
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
-5ossemer 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 a roadway Is feet wide along the
north edge of the south gutter line on
Bessemer road, Ensley, from the east
property line of Avenue It 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
tersection of all intersecting streets be-
tween the above named points shall be
macadamized with ebert on Stag foun-
dalton.
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 r, 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
do in, or a rnn wit, ha ooh 1seIol
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 of this ordinance, where prop
erty owners who may be affected by said
improvements may see and examine the
same.
Sec. g. That the cost of constructing
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property AUDITING on the por-
lions of the highways so improved, pro-
vided:
ca 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 abuttng 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
of the special benefits derived from such
improvements.
Sec. A. That the estimated cost of said
, improvements is s1695, and that the COM
mission will meet on November q, 1916
at the council chamber of the city hall
at 8 o'clock p. M to hear any objections
Inconsistencies, or protests that may be
made against said improvements, the
manner of making the same, or the ma
terial to be used.
Approved November l, 1916.
GEORGE B. WARD
President Board of Commissioners.
A true copy:
C. B. LLOYD, City Clerk
Age-Herald. November 20, 1916