The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-09
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 163-D

An ordinance to provide for certain
 improvements on 31st street, Ems
 lev, formerly Davis avenue, in
 the City of Birmingham, Ala
 bama, from a line eighteen (l6)
 inches southeast of the southeast
 rail of the southeast track ot the
 Birmingham Railway, Light &
 Power Company, to the east line
 of the Birmin gham-Ensley Sur
 vey.
 Be 1t ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1: That Thirty-first street Ensley, from line eighteen (1S) inches southeast of the southeast rail of the southeast track Of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company, eastward to the east line of the Birmingham -Ensley survey, shall be graded.
 Thatsa twenty eight (2s) foot road way along the center line of Thirty first street, Ensley, from a line eighteen CS) inches southeast of the southeast rail of the sturheast track of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, eastward to the east line of the Birmingham Ensley survey, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the north and south curb lines of Thirty-first street, Ensley, shall be connected with the east and west curb lines of thirty (30) foot road way along the center line of Cullman avenue. formerly Twenty eighth ave- nue. Ensley, with 6 by 20 inch cir cular granite curb of ten foot radius.
 That the gutters adjoining the granite curb at the northeast, north west. southwest and southeast cor ners of Thirty first street. Ensley and Cullman avenue, shall be pave1 for width of three feet with vitri- fled brick gutter paving on cinder foundation.
 That the sidewalks on the north and south sides of Thirty-first street, Ensley, from line eighteen US) inches southeast of the southeast rail of the southeast track of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company, eastward to the east line of the Birmingham- -Ensley survey. shall be paved for a width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, located two @ feet from and parallel to the north and south property lines of Thirty-first street, Ensley, respectively.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets where the side walks are to be paved, shall be paved the full width of the sidewalks for a width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving. and the driveways into lots and the al- leyways shall be paved with vitrified brick on a cinder foundation the full width of the sidewalks and gutter.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes. inlets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 That a valley crossing six feet wide shall be constructed across the roadway of Thirty-first street. Ens- ley, along the west curb line of Gull man avenue, with vitriffed brick paw ing on cinder foundation.
 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
 
 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 latsr than two weeks prior to the date named in Section of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said im- provements may sec and examine the same.
 That the cost of constructing said Improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so im- proved. provided:
 (a) That the cost of Improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley in- tersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for