The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30

Of such work shall be included In the
cost Of this Improvement.
All street line changes, such as re-
moving and replacing fences, sOdding
and teTracing. etc, shall be a part OF
and be included in the cost Of this i'm
prOvement.
The board Of commissioners reserve
the right. as provided by statute, TO do
all or any part Of said Improvement by
labor hired by the city Of Memphis and
with materials purchased as other
municipal purchases are made.
All materials removed from the street
within the limits above mentioned shall
be the property Of the city and no
credit shall be alIowec on the cost Of
said street for the value Of said mate
rails.
The work Of o~verhauling the water
and sewer mains anc connections to
adjust them 10 the new pavement and
accessories shall be included in and
made a part OF the Improvement.
In assessing the abutting property
for the ccst Of the improvement no
class Of expenditure shall be included
unless there be a corresponding esti-
mate by the engineer and included
herein.
The cost OF the several items enter
ing into said estimate shall not exceed
by more than 10 per cent the corre-
spending cost of the item constituting
the engineers estimate, although guam
titles and unit prices may vary as may
be within the limits prescribed for the
construction items
The city engineers estimate OF cost
as filed is as follows:
PAVEMENT.
1850 Gu. yards excavation
at b5c ........,...,...S 200. so
1900 lin. #. No. 4 curb and
gutter at s1,1O ,,..",.,.,. $4,000
at sllO ...-..~""..... $500
sl.25 ...."".....~"..,. 6,725,OO
$3.50 SO. yds. tar macadam top,
inches thick at zoe $3.50. 3,766,OO
at Sc ...-..,...~",..,, 2o.75
272 lin #. concrete steps built
at S5c .................... 2Sl.2O
70 Gu. 1t. concrete coping for
steps at soc ....,...,.... 400
1,O70 SO. yds sodding at 25c... 267.5O
tree removed at $500 -. $500
manholes adjusted at
GO lin. #. 4 inch by 20 inch
granite header at S1,00 -. 5000
DRAINAGE.
so lin. n. 3 inch by 4 inch
concrete box at $500 49,. 800. 90
No. Z inlet at $4,000 ...... 5000
No. s inlets at $4,000 .... $780, 90
30 lin. #. IS inch pipe in
place at $3.50 .....:.,.." $500
800 So. IT, 6 inch concrete wa
ter table at 25c ........... $3.50
$19,396,4 As
10 per cent for possible ex-
cess Of cost allowed by
statute over estimate ....... 1889. 81
S21, 1886, 90
itemi2ed charge for super
vision and general ex-
pense .".....;"";..;... 2,13S.6O
able cost S23, 400 60
Estimated cost of city's ne-
Es sh,rd portion .'',:.;. 7,S2S,2S
ting owners two-thlrds por-
tlon 10, SAG. 46
Total frontage to be assessed 4,29S
lin. #.
Maximum rate per front foot. $3,645.
This improvement shall include all
or the work done on all street and al
ley 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 defend
ing any litigation ar1siug from said con-
Struction.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
That the improvement designated in
section l of this ordinance be, and the
same snail be, constructed under and
oy virtue OF Chapter 341 of the Acts of
the general assembly of the state of
tennessee for the year 1907, as amended
by said acts of 1909 and as further
amended by the said act of 1913 and as
1urther amended by Chapter 1855 of the
acts OF the general assembly of the
state of Tennessee for the year 1919 as
may be ordered by the board of com
m~issioners.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
That the cost of said improvement shall
be borne as follows: The property own
ers OF the lots and parcels Of lane
abutting on said Felix avenue as here
lnbetore set out, are 10 pay two-thirdS
OF the cost OF this improvement, AND
the property abutting on said Felix
avenue, as ~hereinabove set out, is
bound, and a lien is hereby declared to
be In effect from and after the date OF
the confirmation of this ordinance upon
the same to secure the payment OF
It's pro rata share Of the property cost
OF said Improvement, including all costs
Tor engineering, printing, advertising
clerical services, court costs, prop
erty damages, grading, pavement, foun.
cation, curbs, cutters, mango in sew.
ers and water pipes or drains, or new
ones, and all items authorized to be EN-.
oraced In the cost of constructing said
Improvement as defined in Chapter 244
OF the acts of the general assembly OF
the state of Tennessee for the year 1918,
where they may be actually ex-
pended thereon, and an unitemizec
charge of 10 per cent Of all construction
cost. and all other items that are OF
may be properly c~hargeable to sale
l STRAIT n - ~, n ~ e ~
thlrd portion of such proper cost to b,
borne by the city of Memphis out o.
any funds set apart for general stree
improvements.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
That the city clerk be, and is hereby
directed to publish a notice of the adop.
tion of this ordinance three times II
some daily newspaper of general cir.
culation published in the city of Mem
phis, which said notice shall contai,
a statement of the estimated cost o
every item authorized herein to be ex
pended in said Improvement, and NJ
item not so embraced in said estimate
shall be assessed as a part of the cos
OF the Improvement, except the 10 pc
cent charge for the general supervision
an unitemized expense of the CITY
which shall in all cases be in such es
innate and embraced in the assessment
against the abutting property withou
being itemized or set out in detail, AM
the approximate assessment agains
the ahutttng property per front foot
and said notice shall notify all person,
whose property will be affected by sale
Improvement to appear before the boar
or commissioners not later thar tel
days from the last da,e or publication
where their protests, If any there be
against the confirmation Of this ordi
nance VIII be heard and determined.
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