The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-01-04
ORDINANCE FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
ORDINANCE NO. 900.

| OhDlNANCE NO. SoU.
Bill for an ordinance for the ma
cadamizing Of certain portions Of
Jefferson, Liberty, Washington and
Columbia Streets, bordering on the
Public Square
whereas all that part 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 and 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 Conrt House
In the City of Pennington, now be-
ing at the established grade.
Therefore, he II 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 ly-
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 in
the City OF Pennington, be improved
by paving and macadamizing such
/ portions of such streets with crushed
stone, nc cording to the plans and
specifications therefor, now on file
in the Office Of the clerk of this city;
and the Board of Aldermen hereby
declare the paving of said portions
of said streets to be a necessary inn
provement.
BE II further ordained that the
city engineer is hereby directed to
make at once, full, complete and
careful estimate Of the cost of such
work and file with the clerk of this
city a written report thereof.
BE it further ordained that the
city clerk, upon the filing of such
report, proceed to advertise the let
ting of contract, by proper adyer-
tisement, to be published according
to law, inviting the submission of
sealed proposals for the doing of
such work; and that all bidders be
required to submit, with their bids,
IA certified check in the ,sum of one
hundred dollars, payable to the
Mayor of the City of Pennington,
as n guarantee that in the event that
they are awarded the contract for
the doing of said work, that they
will enter into contract therefor, and
execute bond to the City of Farm.
ington in n sum One-fourth the
amount of their bid, conditioned for
the faithful performance of such
contract; such contract and bond to
be executed within ten days after
the acceptance of such bid.
BE 1t further ordained that the
cost OF such paving and macadam-
izing shall be assessed against the
real estate fronting on or abutting
on the said portions OF said streets
In proportion to the front feet there
Of and shall he paid for in special
tax bills issued in favor of and de-
livcrcd to the contractor awarded
the contract for such paving and
macadamizing, after such contrac-