The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-14
PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR FINAL READING
TUESDAY, JULY
Is, 1919.
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 1913
AN ORDINANCE

ing and paving with tar macadan
pavement on concrete foundation, ant
doing all necessary work incidents
TO such Improvement, pursuant t.
Chapter 34l Of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ten
nessee for the year 1907 and a
amended by Chapter 100 OF the Act
of the General Assembly of the Stat
of Tennessee for the year 1909, and a
further amended by Chapter 244 o
the Acts Of the General Assembly o
the State of Tennessee for the yea
1918, and as further amended b,
Chapter 1865 Of the Acts Of the Gen
eral Assembly OF the State of Ten
nessee for the year 1919:
Whereas, the city engineer, pursu,
ant to the instructions Of the mayo
and the board Of commissioners, hai
filed with the city clerk a report bear,
ing date Of June rs, 1919, In which 1t |!
estimated that the total cost of the i'm
provement will be approximate!
twenty-three thousand -four hundred
sixty-nne and sixty-nine one-hun,
dredths 1923 AGO. 500 dollars; therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the boar(
Of commissioners Of the city Of Mem,
phis, That Felix avenue, in the sale
city Of Memphis, from the east curl
west, to the west curb line Of Souti
Cooper street on the east, a distance
OF two thousand two hundred feet
G, 200 IT,, more or less. be improved
by repairing, grading, draining, curb,
ing and paving with tar macadan
pavement on concrete foundation.
The street is to remain its present
width throughout.
Radius curb corners will be installed
at all street corners
The existing drain boxes and culverts
shall be moved n be replaced by con
crete drains or open concrete cutters.
The necessary inlets, culverts and sub
surface drainage shall be installed tc
provide proper drainage.
The existing sidewalks shall be re-
moved where necessary and made to
conform to plan Of street and the cost
OF such work shall be included I'M the
cost Of this Improvement.
All street line changes, such as re-
moving and replacing fences, sodding,
and terracing. etc, shall be a part Of
and be included in the cost OF this i'm
provement.
The board of commissioners reserve
the rigfA, 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
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credit shall be allowed on the cost of
said street for the value Of said mate
rails.
The work OF o%verhauling the water
and W mains ana connections to
adjust them to the new pavement and
accessories shall be included in and
made n part of the Improvement.
In assessing the abutting property
for the cost of the improvement no
class Of expenditure shall be included
unless there be n 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 CORE
spending cost of the item constituting
the engineers estimate, although guam
titles and unit prices may airy as may
be within the limits prescribed for the
construction items.
The city engineers estimate Of cost
as filed Is as follows;
PAVEMENT.
1850 u yards excavation
1900 lin S'' IT. No i curb and N'00''''
gutter at s1,io ,...',,.,.,. 4.7sO,OO
60 lin. #, No. 4 radius curb
at s1.1O .,,...,......... $500
H25 ,,....~~"..'....'. 6.725,OO
$3.50 SO. yds. tar macadam top,
Q inches thick at zoe ..,..: s,76s,OO
415 so. It, sidewalk removed
at SC ....-..m.,...... POTS
2I2 I'M IT. concrete steps built
at S5e Observation-Disclosures. 231.2O
rs Gu, It, concrete coping for
steps at soc .......ne..., $500
l,O70 SO, yds sodding at 25c... 267, 80
tree removed at $25. 90 90. $500
3 manholes adjusted at
60 lin. It, 4 inch by 20 inch
granite header at 800 -. coo 70
DRAINAGE.
so lin. It, 3 It. by 1 It. con-
crete box at 500. .,...... 800. 90
No, I inlet at $50. 90, 800. 80 90
No. 6 inlets at $4,000 ..., $4,000
2l0 lin. It, Is inch pipe in
place at $3.50 ..'.',..., $500
800 so. #, 6 inch concrete wa
ter table at 25c ....,,..,.. $3.50
Sl9,3 . As
10 per cent for possible ex-
cess OF cost allowed by
statute over estimate ....,.. 1885, Ga
s21.sS6,O9
10 per cen statutory un-
itemized charge for super
vision and general ex-
peHse Z,lSS, bU
Total estimated distribute
able cost "..".,,.".....$2 SIS. 469.69
Estimated cost Of city's one
third portion ,.,,.....,..,..$ 7,S23.2 )
Estimated cost OF abutting
ting owners two-thirds por-
ton ..a.,.r.,,......,,..,.. 1856, rs
Total frontage to be assessed 4,293
lin, It.
Maximum rate per front foot, $S.645.
This improvement shall include all
OF the work done on all street and al
ley intersections between the terminals
OF the Improvement, and said work
shall he included in and paid for as
a part of the Improvement together
with the necessary expense for defend
ing any litigation ar1ssng from said con-
struCtion.
Section ?. BE it further ordained,
That the improvement designated in
section I OF this ordinance be, and the
same shall be, constructed under and
by virtue Of Chapter 34l 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
further 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 3. BE II further ordained,
That the cost Of said Improvement shall
be borne as follows: The property own
ers Of the lots and parcels OF land
ahuttiug on said Felix avenue as here
inbetore set out, are 10 pay t~wo-thirds
OF the cost of this Improvement, and
the property ahutting on said Felix
avenue, as h~ereinabove set out, Is
bound, aud q lien is hereby DECLARED to
be In effect from and after the date OF
the confirmation Of this ordinance upou
the same to secure the payment OF
Its pro rata share Of the property cost