The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 121-D

An ordinance to provide for certain Improvements on avenue V. Ensley formerly Annie avenue, from the south property line of goth street, Ensley, formerly St. Charles street, to the north property line of Fist street Ensley, formerly Ensley Boulevard.
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM MISSION of the City of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section That avenue V. Ensley, from the north property line of 21st street, Ensley, to the south property line of goth street, Ensley, shall be graded.
 That a 30-foot roadway along the center line of avenue V, Ensley, from the north property line of Fist street, Ensley, to the south property line of 20th street, Ensley, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete com bined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and tho gutter 8 feet wide.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of avenue V. Ensley, from the north property line of 21st street, Bnsley. to the south property line of goth street Ensley shall be paved for a width of feet with portland @ ment concrete sidewalk paving, To- cated two feet from and parallel to the east and west property lines of avenue V, Ensley, respectively.
 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 width of four feet with portland ce- ment concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and the al- leyways shall be paved with vitrified brick on cinder foundation the full width of the sidewalk and gutter.
 Section 2-That said Improvements shall be made in accordance with the established grades on file in the of- flee of the City Engineer, for said portions of said highways and ac- cording to full details, drawings, plans, specifications and surveys of said work and estimates, which shalt 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 two weeks prior to the date named in Section 1 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said Improvements may see and examine the same.
 Section 3--That the cost of con- structing said Improvements shall be assessed against the property abut- ting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue and alley Intersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so inter secting for one-half block in each direction.
 fhe That the n liz i'm provements on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abuttlng on or nearest to said Improvements, and the cost of side walk Improvements at the intersec- tion of any alley with 2 street or avenue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against fhe respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 GO That no assessment shall sx- ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements
 Section 4-That the estimated cost of said improvement is S3,5OO.00, and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the a6 day of July, 1921, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Bir- mingham at o'clock, D. m, to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved, July 5, 1921.
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy.
 H. s. RYALL City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, July S-15 1921