The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-07

An ordinance to improve alleys in city
block number thirty-siX hundred and SeE-
fs il ordained by the Municipal Assembly
of the City of ST. Louis. as + lows
Section J. The Board of Public Improve
menJs is hereby authorized ana aire't-o 20
cause alleys IL city block number thirty
>iy hundred and seyenty-t!ght. between
Whittier street. Goode avenue. Garfield ave-
nue. aud North Market street. To he i'm
proved by grading. preparing ground Tor
The superstructure, laying I roadway pave
lncnt of vitr.fied paving brick on q concrete
base, and mixing all proper connections
md intersections with other streets anu al
icys.
See. .. The base shall he a bed of by
drauiic cement concrete and the i,aying sha.l
brick, laid on a bed OF sand.
Sec. .. The grading shat! be done in nc
oprdance with the directions of the street
structure shall be prepared and the road
bed properly formed TO a depth of eleven
and one-halt inches below the intended
surface Of the roadway. ON the roadhed 4
i,2se OF hydraulic cement concrete, six
inches deep, sha.l be laid: on this base there
snail be placed a pavement of the best
rcallty of vitritied paving brick. Tire brick
shall nor be less than eight inches nor more
lhan nine inches long; not less than two and
nne-half inches nor more than four inches
vide; not less than fouI inches nor more
than four and cne-haif inches deep. They
shall be set on edge On a bed of clean,
coarse sand If sufficient depth Ia bring the
upper surface nf the hrlCk. dffcr they Eaye
been well rammed, TO the true surface Of
The pavement. The joints shall be COM
pietely filled with grouL composed of one
Dart best Portland cement 10 one part of
sand.
See. 4. The cost of preparing ground FOR
the superstructure, concrete. yitri:iei brick
avament and all proper connections and
intersections required shall he charged as
q lien upon the adjoining property fronting
or bordering on the Improvement herein
provided fer, aud shall he paid by the wn-
ers thereof. except as hereinafter pro-
vided. When said work is completed. the
President Of the Board of Public Improve
ments shall compute the cost thereof and
levy ana assess the same as Il special tax
against each lot of ground char.eable there
with. In the names Of the owners thereof.
respectively. in the pr portion thai the
linear feet of each lot fronting or border
ing on said Improvement bears 10 the total
number of linear feet OF all the properly
~chargeabie with the special tax aforesaid
Comptroller, on behalf of the Contractor,
bills of such cost and assessment accord
insly as required by law.
Sec. >. Whereas, the estimated cost Of
preparing ground FOR the SuperstrUcture.
concrete, vitrificd brick pavement. and All
trooper connections and intersections re-
puired. as provided for by this ordinance.
% be assessed against ON Of the lots
fronting or bordering on the aforesaid i'm
l1oVement. amounts TO more than twenty
live per centum of the assessed value Of
said lots. therefore the amount in excess of
twenty-five per centum and the cost of
grading shall be paid by the City of St.
Louis. and the sum of one hundred AMI
SiXty-nire dollars is hereby appropriated
on account thereof. payable ont IT The fund
SCI apart for street improvements.
Approved April 5. 1870.