The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-19

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An ordinance to reconstruct Jefferson ave
nue. from Russell avenue to Lafayette ave
nue.
Be it ordained by the Municipal Assembly
of the City of St. Louis, as follows:
Section l. The Board of Public Improve
ments is hereby authorized and directed 10
cause Jefferson avenue from Russell avenue
to Lafayette avenue, except SO much there
of as the railway company having tracks
on said street is by law obligated 10 recon-
and removing the old pavement and curb
Ing, preparing ground for the super
structure, setting new curbing. laying. q
roadway pavement of vitrifed paving brick
on a concrete base. and making all proper
connections and intersections with other
streets and alleys.
Sec. 2. The base shall be n bed of by
draulic cement concrete and the paving
shall be the best quality of vitritied PAVING
brick, laid on a bed of sand. The curling
shall be granite ana rest on a base of con-
crete and be backed with concrete.
Sec. 8. The old pavement shall be re-
moved and the ground for the siperstruc-
ture prepared to a depth of twelve inches
below the intended surface of the rOa iway.
On the roadbed a base of hydraulic cement
concrete, six inches deep, shall be laid: on
this base there shall be placed a pavement
The brick shall not be less than eight
inches nor more than nine inches long, not
less than two and one-haif inches nor more
than four inches nor more team
four and one-half inches deep. They
shall be set on edge on a bed
to bring the upper surface of the brick,
after they have been we'll rolled or rammed.
to the true surface of the pavement. An
four inches In depth shall be placed against
the curb on each side OF the roadway. This
joint shall be filled with heated pitch to
within one-half inch CT surface of pave
ment. the remaining one-haf inch 10 re-
ceive a dressing of clean. coarse sand. The
joints shall be completely filed with grout,
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to one part of sand. All curbstones shall
be removed and replaced with new ones.
The curbing shall have a straight and even
shall have close end joints to the full depth
OF the stone, and no stone snail be less
than four and one-half feet long, nor less
teen inches deep. The curbing shall rest
upon a bed of hydraulic cement concrete.
six inches deep and twelve inches wide;
wide and ten inches deep, or six inches be-
low top of curbing.
Sec. 4. Thu cost of the foregoing work
required. except SO much thereof as the
company having tracks on said
street is by law obligated to pay. shall be
charged as a len upon the adjoining prop
ment herein provided for. and shall be paid
by the owners thereof. except as hereinafter
President of the Board of Public Improve
ments shall compute the cost thereof and
levy and assess the same as a special tax
against each lot of ground chargeable there
with. in the names of the owners thereof re-
spectively. in the proportion that the linear
feet of each lot fronting or bordering on
said Improvement bears to the total num-
Der OF linear feet of all the property charge
able with the special tax aforesaid, and
shall make out and certify to the Comp
troller. on behalf of the contractor. bills of
such cost and assessment accordingly as re- ,
luired by law.
Sec. 8. Whereas the estimated cost of
The foregoing work and all proper connec- |
ems and intersections required, as provided |
Tor by this ordinance. to be assessed against !
of the lets fronting or bordering on
he aforesaid improvement amounts 10 more
han twenty-five per centum of the assessed
value OF said lots, therefore the amount in |
excess of twenty-five per centum Shall be
paid by the City of st. Louis. and the sum |
three hundred and thirty-three dollars is |
hereby appropriated on account thereof.
payable out Of the fund set apart for street |
reconstruction.
Sec. 6. There Is hereby appropriated
md set apart out of Municipal Revenue. for |
street Reconstruction fund. the sum of three
hundred and thirty-three dollars.
Sec. Z. The City Auditor is hereby au-
and directed to transfer the sum of
.hree hundred and ~thirty-three dollars from
he u set apart for street improvements
Municipal Revenue.
Approved March 10, 1901.