The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-13
CITY ORDINANCES
Improvement Ordinance No.
937-C


An ordinance to provide for certain
improvements on Avenue w, Ems
ley formerly Ray street,, from the
south property line of TweFty-ninth
street, EnsIey formerly Boulevard
avenue), to the north curb line OF
Warrior road formerly Browns
bOulevard).
Be it ordained by the commission OF
the city of Birmingham as follows:
Section l. That Avenue w, 2psley'
from the north curb line Of the warrior
road to the south property line Oh IWen-
ty-ninth street, Ensley, shall be graoeo'
That roadway "a feet wide along the
center of Avenue w, Ensley, from lie
north curb line of the Warrior road 10
the south property line of Twenty -nlnth
street, Ensley, shall be curbed with FORT
land cement combined curb and gutter
paving, the curb and gutter, to be SIX
inches thick and the gutter three rect
wide, except across the roadway OK IN
tersecting streets between said points,
That the said 24-foot roadway along the
center of Avenue w, Ensey, snail De
connected with the north and south sioes
of 30-foot roadway along the center Oh
Thirtieth street, Ensley formerly HaW-
, thorne avenue), and Thirty-first street.
Ensley formerly Irene avenue), with o.
inch by 20-inch circular granite curping.
That the gutter adjoining the SAID CIR
cular granite curbing for width or three
feet shall be paved with vitrified pricK
gutter paving on a gravel foundation.
That the east side of the said 24-foot
roadway on Avenue w shall be con-
nected with the south edge OF an eight
foot sidewalk along the north SIDE OF
the Warrior road and the west cage OF
the said 24-foot roadway on Avenue W,
JInsley, shall be connected with the south
west edge of 10-foot sidewalk along
Oh Of ia acquired M
named street connecting Warrior road
at Avenue w Ensley, with Thirty-first
street. Ensley, at Ensley avenue, by g.
inch by 20-inch circular granite curbing.
That the cutters adjoining the said cir
cular granite curbing shall be paved for
a width of three feet with vitrified brick
gutter paving on gravel foundation.
That vitrified brick valley crossings
shall be placed across the roadway of
Thirtieth street, Ensley, at the east and
west curb Ines Of Avenue w, Ensley.
That storm sewer inlets shall be placed
at the northeast and northwest corners
of Thirtyfirst street, Ensley, and Ave-
nue. w, Ensley, and at the northeast
corner of Avenue w, Ensley, and the
Warrior road, and at the northwest cor
ner of Avenue w, Ensley, and the I'M
named street connecting the Warrior
read at Avenue w: Ensley with Ensley
avenue at Thirty-first street, Ensley.
That the sidewalks on both sides of
Avenue w, Ensley, from the north curb
line Of the Warrior road and the north
curb line of the above mentioned I'M
named street to the south property line
of Twenty-ninth street, Ensley, shall be
paved for width of four feet with Port
land cement concrete sidewalk paving,
located one foot from and parallel to
the east and west property lines respec-
lively of Avenue w, Ensley.
That the entrances to lots along all of
said streets. where the sidewalks are to
be paved. shall be paved the full width
of the sidewalk for a width of four (D
feet, with hydraulic cement concrete,
and the driveways into lots and the
alleyways shall be paved with vitrified
brick the full width of the sidewalk and
gutter.
Sec. 2. That said improvements shall
be made in accordance with the estab-
lished 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 sur
veys of said work and estimates, which
shall be prepared 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 property owners who may be af-
fected by said improvements may see
and examine the same.
Sec. g. That the cost OF constructing
said improvements shall be assessed
against the property abutting on the por-
tiohs of the highways so improved; pro-
vided:- zs7sa',-gsrgc- .eqfy - sH
(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 AUDITING on said
highways SO intersecting for one-half
block in each direction.
OBJ That the cost of sidewalk improve
lnents on street and avenue corners shall
be assessed against the lots abutting on
or nearest to said improvements; and
the cost of sidewalk improvements at the
intersection of any alley with a street
or avenue or other highway shall be as
sessed in fair proportion against the re-
on cornering on the alley at such inter-
section.
(c) That no assessment shall exceed the
cost of such Improvement, or the in
creased value of such property, by rea-
son of the special benefits derived from
such improvements.
Sec. a. That the estimated cost of said
improvements is $685., and that the COM
mission will meet on the I'd day of jan
uary, 1917, at the council chamber of the
city hall at o'clock p. m. to hear any
objections, remonstrances or protests that
may be made against said improvements,
the manner of making the same, or the
material to be used.
Approved December 5, 1916.
GEORGE B. WARD,
President Board of Commissioners.
A true copy:
c. 3. LLOYD, City Clerk.
Age-Herald, December 6-13, 1915