The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 11O-D
An ordinance to provide for certain
 improvements on 3oth street, Ems ley, from the west property line of Avenue R, Ensley, to the east property line of Avenue, P, Ens-

icy, rom the west property line
 of Avenue R, Ensley, to the east
 property line of Avenue, P, Ens-
 ley.
 Be 1t ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That Thrtieth street. Ensley' from the west property line of Avenue R, Ensley, to the east property line of Avenue r. Ensley. shall be graded.
 center line of Thirtieth street. Ems ley, from the west property line of Avenue R, Ensley, to the east property line of> Ave- nue P. Ensley, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter tc be six inches thick and the gutter two feet wide.
 That the east and west edges of 3O-foot roadway along the center lire Of Avenue c, Ensley, shall be connected with the north and south curb lines of Thirtieth street, Ensley, with 6x1S-inch granite curb of l0- foot radius, and portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches trick and the gutter two feet wide.
 That the gutters adjoining the granite curb at the northeast, north west, southeast and southwest cor ners of Avenue 0, Ensley. and Thir- tieth street, Ensley, shall be paved for width of two feet with vItrl- fled brick paving on a 5-inch con- crete foundation and grouted
 That stone headers shall be set across the roadway of Avenue Q, Ensley, along the north and south property lines of Thirtieth street, Ensley, respectively. and across the roadway of Thirtieth street, Ens- ley, along the east property line Of Avenue r, Ensley.
 That the sidewalks on both sides Of Thirtieth street, Ensley, from the west property line of Avenue k, Ensley. to the east property line of Avenue P. Ensley, shall be paved for width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving To- cated two feet from and parallel to the north and south property lines of Thirteth street, Ensley, respectively.
 That vtrified clay drainage pipes. iniets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 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 side walk for width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving. and the driveways into lots ant the alleyways shall be paved with vitrified brick on a cinder foun- dation the full width of the side walk
 That the roadway between the gutter lines on Thirtieth street, Ems ley, from the west property line of Avenue R. Ensley, to the east prop erty line of Avenue P, Ensley, and extending between the gutter lines in the intersection of Avenue c, Ensley, to the north and south property lines of Thirtieth street. Ensley, respectively, shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paw ing two inches thick on a 5-inch con crete foundation.
 Section 2. That said improve ments shall be made in accordance with the established grades on file in the office of the City Engineer. for said portions of said highways, and according to full details, draw ings, plans, specifications and sur veys of said work and estima tes, 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 two weeks prior to the date named in section of this ordinance, where property owners who may be af- fected by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Section 8. That the cost of con- structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the high ways so improved, 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 or said highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk inn provements on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on or nearest to said improvements. and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with street, avenue or other highway. shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 Co That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such Improvements or the increased value of such prop crty by reason of the special bene- fits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is s1S.500. and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the zSth day of June, 1921. in the Council