The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 1O7-D


 formerly Alabama avenue, from the
 south property line of Ensley ave-
 nue, to the south property line of
 Twenty-eighth street, Ensley, for
 merly Hilltop avenue, Ensley, and
 on Twenty eighth street, Ensley,
 formerly Hilltop avenue, Ensley,
 from the west property line of
 Court R, Ensley, to the east prop
 erty line of Court o, Ensley.
 Be It Ordained, by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section 1. That, 18th street. Ensley, from the west curb line of Court R, Ensley, to the east property line of Court Q, Ensley. shall be graded.
 That the north and south edges of 8 26-foot roadway along the center line of 18th street. Ensley, from the west curb line of Court R. Ensley, to the east property line of Court o. Ensley shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter two feet wide.
 That the west curb line of Court R, Ensley, the east and west edges Of a 30-foot roadway on Avenue R, Ensley. and the east and west edges of a So- foot roadway on Avenue c, Ensley, and the east and west edges of 3O- foot roadway on Avenue F, Ensley. shall be connected with the north and south curb lines of 18th street, Ensley, with by 1S-inch granite curbAof 10- foot radius.
 That stone headers shall be set across the roadway of Court R. Ensley, along the south property line of 18th street, Ensley, across the roadway of avenue R. Ensley, avenue 0, Ensley, avenue F, Ensley. along the north and south prop erty line of 18th street, Ensley, re- spectively, and across the roadway or 18th street, Ensley, along the east property line of Court o, Ensley.
 That the gutters adjoining the gran ite curb at the northwest and south west corners of Court R. Ensley, and 18th street, Ensley, at the northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest corners of avenue K, Ensley and 2Sth stret. Ensley, at the northeast. north west, southeast and southwest corners of avenue Q, Ensley, and 18th street, Ensley and at the northeast, north west, southeast and southwest corners of avenue P and 2Sth street, Ensley, shall be paved for a width of two feet with vitrified brick paving on five inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That valley crossings four feet Wlde shall be constructed across the road way of 28th street, Ensley, along the east and west curb line of avenue F. Ensley. and paved with vitrified brick paving on five inch concrete founda- ton and sgrouted.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of 18th street, Ensley, from the west curb line of Court R, Ensley. to the east property line of Court O, Ensley, shall be paved for a width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paw ing, located two feet from and parallel to the north and south property lines of 2Sth street, Ensley, respectively. That vitrified clay drainage pipes inlets and manhoi-s of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 That the entrances to lots and al street intersections 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 rect with portland cement concrete side- walk paving, and the driveways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with vitrified brick on a cinder foun- dation the full width of the sidewalk.
 That the roadway between the gut ter lines on Court R, Ensley. from the south property line of Ensley avenue to the south property line of 2Sth street Ensley, and the roadway be- tween the gutter lines on 18th street Ensley, from the west curb line o1 Court R, Ensley. to the east property line of Court O., EnsIey, and extend ing between the gutter lines of all in- tersecting streets between said points to the north and south property lines of 2Sth street. Ensley. respectively, shall be paved with aspha1tic concrete paw ing two inches thick on a five inch con- crete foundation.
 r Section g. That said Improvements shall be made in accordance with the i established 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 surveys of said work and esti- mates, which shall be prepared by the 1 City Engineer, as early as practicable and placed by him on file in his office l in the City Hall. not later than two 1 weeks prior to the date named in Sec tion 4 of this ordinance, where prop I erty owners who may be affected by l said improvements may see and exam. inc the same.
 Section 8. That the cost of construct | ing said improvements shall be as. l sessed against the property abuttins on the portions of the highways so inn ] proved: provided:
 | (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley in- terseetions shall be assessed agains 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 inn- provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest to said improve
 ments; and the cost of sidewalk i'm tt>~> rnf O oVnr alley with street, or avenue or other highway shall be assessed in fair pro
 portion against the respective lots ol parcels of land abutting on or corner ing on the alley at such intersection! l Co That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such Improvements or thu increased value of such property b, reason of the special benefits derivet 'I from such improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cos
 of said improvements Is $29.500.00. ant that fhe Commission of the City O