The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-22
Improvement Ordinance
 No. IBID

An ordinance to provide for certain
 improvements on Avenue s, Ems ley, formerly Cedar street, Ems
 ley, from the north property line
 of Ensley avenue, to the south
 property line of Pike road, Ems
 ley.
 Be 1t ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That the broken and wornout portions of the combined curb and gutter on Avenue S, Ensley, from the north property line Of Ems ley avenue to the south property line of Pike Road, Ensley, shall be rebuilt with portland cement concrete.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes. inlets and manholes of brick, with cast Iron covers, shall be constructed along s.id avenue between said points.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Avenue s, Ensley, from ;he north property line of Ensley avennue, to the south property line of Pike Road, Ensley, and extending between the gutter lines in the in tersection of Twenty sixth street, Ensley to the east and west property i lines of Avenue s. Cnsley, and ex- \ tending to the west property line or Avenue S. Ensley, in the intersection of Pike Road. alley, and Avenue S. Ensley, shall be paved with asphaltic concrete paving two inches thicA on a five-inch concrete foundation.
 That stone headers shall be set across the roadway of Twenty sixth street, Ensley. along the east and west property lines of Avenue s, Ensley, respectively.
 Seclion 2. That said Improvements shall be made In accordance with the established grades on file n the of f,ce of the City Engineer, for said portions of said highways, and ac- coTding 10 full details, drawings plans, specifications and surveys 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 Hall, not later than two weeks prior tc the date named in Section { of this ordinance, where property ownefs who may be affected by saio improvements may see and examine the same.
 Section :. That the cost of con structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abat- ting on the portions of the high ways so ihproyed, provided:
 Ga That the cost of Improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley in- : vtersection shall be assessed against ~the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk i'm provements on street and avenue cor ners 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.
 tc) That no assessment shall ex- 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 improvements is s9,950.00, ani that the Commission of the City of Blrmingham will meet on the t30th day of August. 1921, in tn. Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at o'clock r m to hear any objections remon- strances O. protests that may be made against said Improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved August 9, 1921 s.-zr
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission. A true copy:
 H. s. RYALL. City Clerk.
 Age-H erald, August 15-22 s1 9el