The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE .-s ---r--'ssa. NO. AO3.D fsg9-

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Avenue J, Ensley, from the north property line of 14th street, Ensley, to the south property line of 18th street, Ensley, and on 18th street, Ensley, from the east property line of Avenue |, Ensley, to the west property line of Avenue K, Ensley, and on 18th place, Ensley, from the north property line of 18th street, Ensley, to the east property line of Avenue K, Ensley, if produced westward, and on Avenue J, Ensley, from the north property line of 18th place, Ensley, to the south property line of 18th street, Ensley.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That Avenue J, Ensley, from the north property line of 14th street, Ensley, to the south property line of 18th street, Ensley, and 18th line of Avenue I, Ensley, to the west property line of Avenue K, Ensley, and 18th Place, Ensley, from the north property line of 18th street, Ensley, to the east property line of Avenue K, Ensley, if produced westward, and Avenue J, Ensley, from the north prop erty line of 18th Place, Ensley, to the south property line of 12 street, Ems ley, and including the intersections of all streets and avenues between said points, shall be graded
 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 off, flee of the City Engineer for said por- tions of said highways, and according to full details, drawings, plans, speci- fications and surveys of said work and estimates which shall be prepared by the City Engineer, as early as prac- ticable, 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 4 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and ex- anime the same.
 Section 8. That the cost of con structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abut- ting on the portions of the highways so improved, 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 inn 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 abutting on or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 (c) That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said Improvements is $3,080.00, and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 3Oth day of Sept, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birming ham, at ten o'clock, a. m., to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said i'm. provements, the manner of making the same or the character of materials to be used.
 Approved Aug 26, 1924.
 D. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. A true copy.
 L. E. GRAY,
 City Clerk.
 Age Herald, Sept. and 1s, 1924