The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20


curbs on said part of said street where
none had heretofore been constructed,
ETC., and it appearing to the City
Council that private property abutting
along said part of said Merriwether
street hereby proposed to be improved
might be damaged, the City, through
its proper counsel, shall, after the
passage and adoption of this ordinance
apply to the Circuit Court of Cape
Girardeau County, or to the Judge
thereof in vacation, by petition setting
forth the use for which said land is to
be taken or damaged, the names of
the owners of the several lots or par
cells of land, if known, or if unknown,
a correct description of the parcels
whose owners are unknown, and pray
ing for the appointment of three dis
interested commissioners free-holders
of property of the County of Cape Cir
ardeau, to assess the damages or dam
age which said owners may severally
sustain by reason of the taking or
damaging of such real estate by the
city and to assess the property bene-
fitted by such improvements within
the limits as provided by law and or
dinance to pay therefor; which said
petition and a certified copy of this
ordinance shall be filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Cape Girardeau County and to which
petition the known owners of all such
lots or parcels of land to be taken or
damaged by reason of the proposed
Improvement shall be made parties
defendant to the said petition by
name.
And the said city through its proper
representative shall take such other
and further steps as required by the
laws of the State of Missouri in rela-
ton to the condemnation of private
property for public use for the pur-
pose of establishing, opening, widen
ing, extending or altering any street,
etc, in the State of Missouri, and as
provided by law relative to the assess
ment of benefits and damages, and
particularly as provided by Sections
1851, 1852, 1858, 1854, 9265, 9266,
9267, 926S, 1869, G27O, 9271, 9272,
9273 of the revised statutes of Mis-
souri, for the year 1909.
Sec. 8. That the City Clerk is here
by authorized when so directed by
resolution of the City Council to adver-
tise in the newspaper doing the city
printing not less than seven consecu-
tive days for proposals for bids for the
construction of said improvement of
that part Of Merriwether street as
provided herein, according to the said
plans and specifications and estimates
therefor, and in accordance with Ordi-
nance No. 95S, as aforesaid; and, in
addition to the information required
to be given as provided in there rcso-
luton authorizing the advertisement
for bids, the City Clerk shall advise
bidders of the necessary deposits and
bond required to be given and that
said contract will not be awarded the
successful bidder unless he stipulates
in his proposal that he will accept spe-
cial tax bills for said work, to be is
sued against the abutting property;
and that said contractor will not, in
any event, hold the city liable for the
cost of the said work and improvement
or any part thereof, and will pay the
costs of the city engineers services,
Or any other costs aecruing in the full
filling his contract or the completion
of the said work and Improvement.
Sec 8. That when said advertise |
ments for bids for said work and I'M /
provcment shall have been made in ac- /
cordance with the preceding section, |
and no bids are received by the Coun-
Gil, or if all bids presented and read !
shall be rejected by the Council, then |
the City Clerk shall re-advertise the .
letting of said contract as in the first |
instance.
Sec. 10. This ordinance shall take |,
affect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Passed by the City Council August |
Is, 1915.
The Council last night also accepted |
the paving work on Pacific street done |
between Good Hope street and Normal |
avenue. The paving is concrete and |
cost property owners who are paying
for the Improvement S14,794.O6.
City Clerk Frissell was instructed |
to make out the special tax bills neces-
sary.
Following the report of Street Com
missioner Fred Brunke, the Council
passed a motion ordering the Public
Utilities to repair score of fire plugs
in various parts of the city which have
been leaking, according to Brunke's