The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15


 improvements. on EnsIey avenue,
 east of the tracks of the Birming-
 ham Railway, Light and Power com
 pany, from Pike Road to Twenty
 first street, Ensley.
 Be it ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as follows:
 Section 1. That the portion of Ensey Avenue lying east of the tracks of the. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company, from the north property line of Pike road to the south property line of Twenty-first street Ensey, shall be graded.
 That the east and west edges of an 1S-foot roadway, parallel to and feet west of the east line of Ensley Avenue, shall be curbed with by 1S-inch granite curb
 That the south edge of .2o-foot road way on Twentyfirst Street. Ensley. shall be connected with the east curb, line of Ensley Avenue with by 1s-inch granite curb of 10-foot radius
 That the present granite curb on the north side of Pike Road shall be cor- fected with the east curb line of Ensley Avenue with by 1S-inch circular granite curb of 10-foot radius and straight granite curb.
 That by 1S-inch granite curb of 3-foot radius shall be set on the west curb line of the roadway on Ensley Avenue at the south property line of Twenty first street Fnsley, and at the north curb line of Pike Road.
 That the gutter adjoining the granite curb on the east side of the roadway on fsnsIey avenue from the north curb line of Pike Road to the south curb of Twen- ty-first street. Ensley. shall be paved for a width of ? feet with vitrified brick gutter paving on a 5-inch concrete foun- dation and greuted.
 That the sidewalk on the east side of Ensley Avenue from the north property line of Pike Road to the south curb line of Twenty-first Street, Ensley, shall be paved for width of four (DSfeet with portland cement concrete sidewalk pav- ing, located one foot from and parallel to the east property line of Ensley Avenue. That the sidewalks at the northeast corner of Ensley Avenue and Pike Road shall be extended of even width and alignment to connect with the new curb On Ensley Avenue.
 That the entrance 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 feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and aleyways shall be paved with vitrifed brick on a cinder foundatiop for the full width of the sidewalk and gutter
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, in lets and manholes of brick with cast iron covers shall be constructed along said avenue between said points
 Sec. ? That said Improvements shall be made in accordance with the estab- lished grades on file in the office of the Cits Engineer for said portions of sad highways, and according to full details, drawings. plans. specifications and sur yeys 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 Halt not, later than one week prior to the date named in Sec. of this ordinance, where property owners who may bel affected by said improvements may see and ex- anime the same.
 Sec g. That the cost of constructing said Improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the por- tions of the highways so improved, pro- vided:
 ta) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley intersec- tons shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said high ways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (bl That the cost of sidewalk improve ments 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 street or avenue or other highway shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abut- ting on or cornering on the alley at such intersection. Co That nor assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the in- creased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from the aforesaid Improvements
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is s470o. and that the Com mission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 30th day of December, 191s in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham. at 3 o'clock D. m, to hear any objections, remonstrances or pro tests that may be made against said inn ,provements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved December 10 1919
 N A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy.
 H. S. RYALI.
 City Clerk.