The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-09
Age-Hera1d, August 9-16. 1919.
Improvement Ordinance
 No. CD.

An ordinance to provide for certain
 improvements on Twenty-seventh
 street, Ensley, from the east prop
 eryt line of Avenue Q formerly
 I7th avenue) to the west property
 line of Ensley avenue.
 Be it ordained by the commission Of the city of Birmingham as follows:
 Section l. That the combined curb and gutter on the southeast corner of Twenty-seventh street and Avenue R, Ensley, shall be rebuilt in its pres ent location from the east property line of Avenue R, to the south property line of Twenty-seventh street, with Portland cement, combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter two and one-half feet wide.
 That the concrete sidewalk at the southeast corner of Twenty-SeVenth street and Avenue R. Ensley, shall be extended even width and alignment to connect with the east curb ilne or Avenue R, with Portland cement coh- crete sidewalk paving.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Twenty seventh street, Ensley, from the east property line Of Avenue o to the west edge of the prlck paVlnS' approximately, on the west property Hhe of Ensley avenue, and eXtenulhg pe- tween the gutter lines in the lntersec- ton of Avenue R to the south proper ty line of Twenty-seventh street, shall he paved with asphaltic concrete paw inp having a five (5) inch concrete fo,1ndation and two CD inch wearing surface. Sec. 2. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the eslap 1ished grades on file in the office ol the city engineer for said portions or
 n tails, drawings, plans, specifications ana surveys of said work and estimates, which shall be prepared by the city engineer, as early as practicable, ana 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 affected by said improvements nav see and examine the same
 Sec. 3. That the cost of constructing raid improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided: (a) That the cost of all improve ynents at or upon street, avenue or alley Intersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on aaid highways so intersecting for one half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- movements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improve ments and the cost of sidewalk inn provements at the intersection of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair pro- portion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at such intersection
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements. or the increased value of such property by req son of the special benefits derived from such improvemen
 Sec. A. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $S900, and that the commission of the city of Birming- ham will meet on the 2d day of Sep tember. 1919, at the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock D. m.. to hear any objections. remon- strances or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved August 6. 1919.
 J. R. HORNADY, President Pro Tenn of the Commission. A true copy. H. S. RYALL,
 City Clerk