The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-21
RECONSTRUCTION DRAINAGE.


Tearing out old brick arch 80. 10000
%, 500 lbs. steel fabricated at
cents 1,o4o'uu
70 cubic yards reinforced con-
crete at $40 .....:-r....T. 100000
inlets ,.,.,.,.,...,....e..... $780, 90
s2s,277,5O
10 per cent for possible excess
over estimates ............ 2,627.75
$28, 905. Is
10 per cent statutory unitem-
lied charge for supervision
and general expense ........ 2,S90.52
Total estimated distributable
cost ''Sol'ISo'ti
Estimated cost of city's ones
third portion SIC, 59S.59
Estimated cost of abutting
owners two-thirds portion. .$21, 1918
Approximate total frontage to be as
sessed ................3,524 llneal feet
Maximum rate per front foot. .S6.Ol5l
This improvement shall include all
of the work done on all street n alley
intersections between the terminals OF
the Improvement, and said work shall
be included In and paid for as a part OF
the Improvement, together with the
necessary expense for defending any
litigation arising from said construc-
ton.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
the improvement Designated in section
/ of this ordinance be, and the same
shall be, constructed under and by viz
tue of chapter BAL of the acts OF the
general assembly of the state of Ten
nessee for the year 1907, as amended by
said acts of 1909 and as further amend
ed by the said act of 1918, and as fur
Their amended by5chapter 765 of the acts
of the general assembly Of the state of
Tennessee for the year 1919, as may be
| ordered by the board of commissioners
Sec. g.. Be Ii further ordained, That
| the cost of said improvement shall be
borne as follows: The property owners
of the lots and parcels of land abut-
! ting on said Beale avenue as hereinbe-
fore set out, are to pay two-thirds OF
| the cost of this improvement, and the
property abutting on said Beale avenue,
as ~hereinbefore set out, is bound, and
a lien Is hereby declared to be in eff
| feet from and after the date of the con-
! firmation of this ~otlinance upon the
same to secure the Nayment of its pre-
rata share Of the proper cost of said
l mp w SllISAiAg itNA "A ~DSNS 49,
engineering, printing, advertising, cler.
ical services, court costs, property dam
ages, grading, pavement, foundation
curbs, cutters, changes in sewers ant
water pipes or drains, or new ones, ano
all items authorized to be embraced III
the cost of constructing said improve
ment as defined in chapter 244 of thu
acts of the general assembly of the state
of Tennessee for the year 1913, an6
| chapter 1856 of the acts of the genera
assembly of the state of Tennessee fol
the year 1919, where they may BIT
actually expended thereon, and an un
itemized charge of 10 per cent of al
construction cost, and all other item:
that are or may be properly chargeablt
to said street Improvement; the remain
ing one-third portion of such proper
cost to be borne by the city of Memphi.
out of any funds set apart for genera
street improvements,
Provided. however, that no part O.
the cost of any pavement, drainage
done within the tracks or within TIVE
feet beyond the outer rails, including
switches and %turnouts, Of any street
electric or steam railroad, except a:
provided in section ! hereof, shall b,
borne by the city of Memphis or tn,
owners of abutting property.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained, ThaI
the city clerk be, and is hereby direct
ed to publish a notice of the adoption
of this ordinance three times in SOM
daily newspaper of general circulation
published in the city of Memphis, which
said notice shall contain a statemen
of the estimated cost of every item
authorized herein to be expended il
said Improvement, and no item not 81
embraced in said estimate shall be as
sessed as a part of the cost of the i'm
provement, except the 10 per cen
charge for the general supervision al
unitemized expense of the city, which
shall in all cases be in such estimate
and embraced In the assessment agains
the abutting property without beint
itemized or set out in detail, and tn,
approximate assessment against tn,
abutting property per front foot, an,
said notice shall notify all person
whose property will be affected by sal,
Improvement to appear before the boart
Of commissioners not later than tel
days from the last date of publication
where their protests, II any there be
against the confirmation of this ordi
nance will be heard and determined.
Sec, 8. Be it further ordained, Tha
the Memphis Street Railway company
T. H. Tutwiler and Frank S, Elgin
receivers, shall contemporaneously, o
previous to the prosecution of tn
work provided for in this ordinance
pave within their tracks on Beale ave
nue. within the limits of this improve
I ment. and to distance two feet be
yond the outer rails, including switche
and turnouts, with asphalt pavemcn
on concrete foundation.
, Sec. 6. Be 1t further ordained, Tha
the Memphis Street Railway companS
/ T. II. Tutwiler and Frank S. Elgin. re
c~eivers, be and is hereby ordered I
| perform at its w expense all tn
work of whatever nature in connectio'
with operation of cars during recon
struction of bridge over Bayou GayosC
: Sec. Z, Be II further ordained. Tina
all ordinances and parts of ordlnace
| in conflict herewith are hereby re
pealed.
: Sec. I. Be 1t further ordained, Tina
D this ordinance shall take effect fror
and after Its passage, the public we
L fare requiring It.