The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24


 Be 1t ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as fol- lows:
 Section l. That Twenty ninth street. Ensley from the east property line of Avenue T, Ensley, to the west property line of Avenue W, Ensley, shall be graded.
 That the north and south edges of a 22-foot roadway along the center line of Twenty-ninth street, Ensley, from the east property line of Avenue T. Ensley, to the west curb line of Avenue W, Ensley, shall be curbed with Portland cement concrete com bined with curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter two feet wide.
 That the east and west edges of a 30-foot roadway along the center line of Avenue U, Ensley, formerly Etowah avenue, Ensley, shall be con nected with the south curb line of Twenty-ninth street, Ensley, with 5 by 20-inch granite curb of 10-foot radius.
 That the east and west edges of a S0-foot roadway along the center line of Avenue V. Ensley, shall be con nected with the north and south curb lines, respectively, of Twenty ninth street, Ensley, with 6 by 20-inch ganite curb of 10-foot radius.
 That the west curb line of Avenue W, EnsIey shall be connected with the north and south curb lines of Twenty-ninth street, Ensley. respec- lively, with 6 by 20-inch granite curb of 10-foot radius.
 That the gutters adjoining the granite curbs at the southeast corner
 Fr HfxrrA Ay1fx " ninth street Ensley, at the south west, and southeast corners of Avenue U, Ensley, and Twenty ninth street, Ensley, at the northeast, northwest, southwest and southeast corners of Avenue V, Ensley, and Twenty street, Ensley, at the northwest, and southwest corners of Avenue w, Ems ley, and Twenty ninth street, Ensley, shall be paved for width of two feet. with vitrified brick paving on 5-inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of Twenty-ninth street, Ensley. from the east property line of Avenue T, Ens- ley, to the west curb line of Avenue W. Ensley, shall be paved for width of four feet with Portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, located along the north and south property lines of Twenty ninth street, Ensley, respectively.
 That the entrances to lots along all of said streets. where the sidewalks are to be paved, shall be paved for a width of four feet for the full width of the sidewalk with Portland ce- ment concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and the alley ways shall be paved with vitrified brick paving on cinder foundation. Provided, however, that the width of the gutters shall not be laid on a cin- der foundation, but shall be laid on 5-inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes. inlets and manholes of brick. with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said street between said points
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Twenty-ninth street, Ensley, from the east property line of Avenue T, Ensley, to the west curb line of Avenue W, Ensley, and ex- tending between the gutter lines in the intersection of Avenue U, Ems ley. to the south property line oi Twenty ninth street, Ensley. and ex- tending between the gutter lines in
  to the north and south property lines of Twenty ninth street, Ensley. re- spectively, shall be paved with as- phaltic concrete paving two inches thick on & five-inch concrete founda- tion.,
 That stone headers shall be set along the south property line oi Twenty street, Ensley. across the roadway of Avenue U, Ensley along the north and south property lines of Twenty ninth street, Ensley across the roadway of Avenue V, Ems ley, and along the west curb line of Avenue W, Ensley, across the road way of Twenty-ninth street, Ensley
 Sec. 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 DOT tons of said highways, and accord ing to 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 hin, on file in his office in the City Hall Nnot later than two weeks prior to the date named in section of this ordi- nance where property owners whe may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec 8. That the cost of construct ing said Improvements shall be as- sessed against the property abuttins on the portions of the highways SC improved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley Intersections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting TOT one half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost Of sidewalk im- proyements on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improyements, and the cost of side- walk improvements at the inter- section of any alley with street or 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.
 Gel That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvements, or the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special bene- fits derived from such improvements.
 Sec. 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is s10.000, and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on the 11th day of October. 1921, in the Council Cham Der of the City Hall of Birmingham at o'clock p. m. to hear any objec' tions, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said improve l ments, the manner of making the same or the Character of material to be used
 Approved September 20, 1921. N. A. BARRETT, President of the Commission.
 A true copy:
 Fl. S. RYALL, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald. Sept. 24-Oct. 1. 1921. Grade Ordinance No. 463-C