The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-11
ORDINANCE FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
ORDINANCE NO. $50.


cadamizing Of certain portions OF
Jefferson, Liberty, Washington and
Columbia Streets, bordering on the
Public Square.
Whereas all that pnrt OF the west
half of that portion of Jefferson
street lying between the south line
of Columbia Street and the north
line of Liberty Street; all that part
Of the east half Of that portion of
Washington Street lying between
the south line of Columbia Street
and the north line of Liberty Street !;
all that part Of the north half of
that portion of Liberty Street, lying
between the east line of Washing
ton Street aud the west line of JEFF
ferson Street; and all that part of
the south half of that portion Of
Columbia Street lying between the
east line of Washington Street and
the west line Of Jefferson Street,
which portions border upon the
Public Square of the Court House
in the City of Pennington, now be-
ing at the established grade.
Therefore, be it ordained by the
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Pennington, Missouri, as follows:
That all that part Of the west half OF
that portion of Jefferson Street ~
/ between the south line of Columbia
! Street and the north line Of Liberty
Street; all that part of the east half
of that portion of Washington Street
lying between the south line of Col
umbia Street and the north line OF
Liberty Street; all that part of the
north half of that portion of Liberty
Street lying between the east line OF
| Washington Street and the west line
Of Jefferson Street; and all that
part of the south half of that portion
of Columbia Street lying between
the east line of Washington Street
and the west line OF Jefferson Street
which portions border upon the Pub
lie Square of the Court House il
the City of Pennington, be improved
by paving and merchandising sucl
portions of such streets with crushed
stone, according to the plans ant
specifications therefor, now on fill
in the office of the clerk of this city
and the Board of Aldermen hereb,
declare the paving Of said portion
OF said streets to be II necessary i'm
lprovcmCnt.
BE il further ordained that thu
city engineer is hereby directed t.
make ut once, a full, complete aut
careful estimate Of the cost of sucl
work and file with the clerk Of thiI
city IA written report thereof.
Be 1t further ordained that TIN
BE It further ordained that til,
city clerk, upon the filing of sucl
report, proceed to advertise the let
ting of contract, by proper adver
tiscment, TO be published according
to law, inviting the submission o
sealed proposals for the doing o
such work; and that all bidders h'
required To submit, with their bids
certified check IN the sum of ont
hundred dollars, payable to the
Mayor of the City of Pennington
as guarantee that in the event tina
they are awarded the contract fol
the doing Of said work, that they
will enter into contract therefor, ant
execute IA bond to the City OF Farm
ingtOn In sum one-fourth tn,
amount of their bid, conditioned FOL
the faithful performance of suct
contract, such contract and bond t.
he executed within ten days after
the acceptance of such bid.
BE ii further ordained that tn,
cost of such paving and macadam
izing shall he assessed against tn,
real estate fronting on or abuttinl
on the said portions of said streets
IN proportions to the front feet there
of and shall be paid for in specia
! tax bills issued In favor of and de-
| livcrcd to the contractor awarded
the contract for such paving and
macadamizing, after such contrac-