The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE


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An ordinance to provide for certain
improvements on Avenue y, Ensley
from the north property line of War
rior Road, to the south curb line oil
31st street, Ensley, and on the south
side of 31st street, Ensley, from Ave
nue. X, Ensley, to Court X, Ensley.
BE 1T ORDAINED. by the Com
ss.a;ssiea ef the City Of Rirmin han, 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 Y, Ensley. shall be graded.
That the south edge of 30-foot
roadway along the center line of 31st
street, Ensley, from the east curb line
Of Avenue y, Ensley, to the west prop
erty line of Court X, Ensley, and the
east and west edges of 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 10 be six inches thick and
That the south curb line of 31st
street, Ensley, shall be connected with
the east and west curb lines of Ave-
nue. y, Ensley. and the west property
line of Court Y, 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 y, Ensley, from the north
property line of Warrior Road, to the
south curb line of 31st street, Ensley,
shall be paved for a 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 y, Ensley,
shall be paved for a 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 i'll Section 4
of this ordinance, where property own
ers may be affected by said improve
ments 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 i'll
tesections shall be assessed against the
lots or parcels of land abutting on said
highways so intersecting for one-half
block in each direction.
OBJ 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 street,
avenue or other highway, shall be as;
sessed in fair proportion against the
respective lots or parcels of land abut-
ting Oh or cornering on the alley at
such intersection.
(c) That no assessment shall ex-
coed the cost of such improvements or
the increased value of such property
by reason of the special benefits de-
rived from such improvements.
Section 4 :-That the estimated cost
of said improvements is $1,165.0O and
that the Commission of the City of Bir-
mingham will meet on the 9th day of
December, 1924, in the Council Cham
Ter of the City Hall of Birmingham,
at ten o'clock, a. m. to hear any obJec-
tions, 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 Nov. II, 1924.
d. L. McLENDON,
. President of the Commission.
: "A true copy.
l.. E. GRAY,
City Clerk.