The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-07

An Ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Fifteenth street,
 Ensley, from the west property line
 of Avenue z, Ensley, to the west
 property line of Avenue Y, Ensley.
 Be it ordained by the commission of the City of Birmingham as follows:
 Section 1. That Fifteenth street, Ensley, from the west property line of Avenue Y, Ensey. to the west property line of Ave- nue z. Ensley shall be graded. That 30-foot roadway along the cen ter line of Fifteenth street, Ensley, from the west property line of Avenue z, Ems ley, to the east curb line of Avenue Y, Ensley, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gut ter the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the sidewalk on the north and south sides of Fifteenth street, Ensley from the west property line of Avenue z, Ensley, to the east curb line of Avenue Y, Ensley, shall be paved for width of four feet with portland cement con- crete sidewalk paving, located two feet from and parallel to the north and south property lines of Fifteenth street, Ens- ley, 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 cement concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with vitri- fled brick on a cinder foundation the full width of the sidewalk and gutter.
 Sec. g. That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the estab- .lshed grades on file in the office of the City Engineer for said portions of said highways, and according to full details drawings, plans, specifications and sur veys 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 to the date. named in Section of this ordi- nance where property owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 3 That the cost of constructing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abuttihg on the por- tions of the highways so improved, pro- vided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street. avenue or alley intersec- tions shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on the por-' tions of the highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk improve ments on street and avenue corners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said Improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the re- spective lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such in- tersection
 Co That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the in creased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Sec. f. That the estimated cost of said improvements is H.000. and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 24th day of May. 1921, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham. at 3 o'clock p. m., to hear any objections. remonstrances or protests that may be made against said improve ments, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved May 8, 1921.
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission.
 true copy.
 IT. s. Ryall, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald. May TIA, 1921.