The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-18
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 

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 An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Avenue X, EnsleT, from the north property line of War. rior Road, to the south curb line of 31st street, Ensleys, and on the south side of 31st street, Ensley, from Ave nue X, Ensley, to Court K, Ensley.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Com mission of the City of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section 1:-That the sidewalks on the south side of 31st street, Ensley. from the east curb line of Avenue X. Ensley, to the west property line of Court X, Ensley, shall be graded.
 That the south edge of q 30-foot roadway along the center line of 31st street, Ensley, from the east curb line of Avenue X, Ensley, to the west prop erty line of Court x, Ensley, and the east and west edges of a 26-foot road way along the center line of Avenue x, Ensley, from the south curb line of 31st street, Ensley, to the. north prop erty line of Warrior Road, shall be curbed with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the south curb line of 31st street, Ensley, shall be connected with the east and west curb lines of Ave nue X, Ensley, and the west property line of Court X, Ensley, with portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter three feet wide.
 That the sidewalks on the east side of Avenue x, Ensley, from the north property line of Warrior Road, to the south curb line of 31st street, Ensley, shall be paved for width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, located along the east property line of Avenue X, Ensley.
 That the sidewalks on the south side of 31st street, Ensley, from the east curb line of Avenue X, Ensley, to the west property line of Court x, Ensley, shall be paved for width of four feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving. located two feet from and parallel with the south property line of 31st street, Ensley.
 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 with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving, and the driveways into lots and the alleyways shall be paved with portland cement concrete alley paving for the full width of the sidewalks and gutter.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, inlets and manholes of brick, with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said streets between said points.
 Section 2:-That said Improvements 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, 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 to the date named in Section of this ordinance, where property own CTS may be affected by said improve meuts may see and examine the same.
 Section 3 That the cost of con- structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so i'm proved, 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 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 near est to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the in- tersection of any alley with a street, avenue or other highway, shall be as sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abut- ting or 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 property