The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR SECOND READING
TUESDAY, SEPT.
2, 1919.

IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. Ss5.
An ordinance to provide for the inn
provement of Florida Street from the
North property line Of Iowa Avenue TO
the South property line of Trigg Ave-
nue., by repairing, grading, draining,
curbing and repairing or replacing foun-
6ation and paving with asphalt pave
ment, n doing all necessary work in
eidental to such Improvement, pursu-
ant to Chapter 341 of the acts OF the
general assembly of the State OF Ten
nessee. for the year 1907, and as amend
ed by chapter I09 Of the acts of the
general assembly of the state of Ten
nessee for the year 1909, and as further
amended by chapter PA of the acts of
the general assembly Of the state OF
Tennessee for the year 1913, and as
further amended by chapter 1855 of the
acts of the general assembly Of III
state of Tennessee for the year 1919,
Whereas, the city engineer, pursuant
to the instructions of the mayor and
the board of commissioners, has filed
with the city clerk a report bearing
date of August 25. 1919, in which 1t is
estimated that the total cost of the
improvement will be approximately
thirty-five thousand, nine hundred
forty-one and twenty-three one-hun-
dredths 1885, 94f. 23) dollars; therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
board off commissioners of the city of
Memphis. That Florida Street, in the
said city of Memphis from the North
property line Of Iowa Avenue on the
North, to the South property line of
Trigg Avenue on the south. a distance
of four thousand, four hundred ninety
three (4,493) feet, more or less, be i'm
proved by repairing. grading, draining,
curbing and repairing or replacing
foundation and paving with asphalt
pavement.
The street is to remain its present
Radius curb corners will be installed
at all street corners shown on plans,
All of the present paving surface Is
to be removed and so far as possible
the present foundations are to be util-
ized, but where necessary new founda-
tions will be laid, or the old ones will
be pushed up to fit new surface.
The necessary inlets, pipe lines, Gull
verts and sub-surface drainage shall
be installed to provide proper drainage.
The IRON drain boxes shall be re-
moved from Intersection of Iowa Ave-
nue. and Illinois Street and ~subsurface
drainage installed, All the cost of in
Illinois Avenue and under tracks OF
Memphis Street Railway company shall
~be~included in and made a part of tAe
cost of this Improvement.
The existing sidewalks shall be re-
moved where necessary and made tc
| conform to plan of street and the cost
Of such work shall be included in the
cost of this Improvement.
The board of commissioners reserves
the right, as provided by statute, &c
do all or any part of said improvement
by labor hired by the city of Mem.
phis and with materials purchased as
other municipal purchases are made.
All VSnfnYialE Tnn1nNnh from fh(
street within the limits above men
toned shall be the property Of the city
and no credit shall be allowed on thu
cost of said street for the value o
said materials,
The work of overhauling the waite
and sewer mains and connections t.
adjust them to the new pavement an
accessories shall be included in ant
made a part of the Improvement.
In assessing the abutting property TO
the cost Of the Improvement no elias
Of expenditures shall be included unles
there be a corresponding. estimate b!
the engineer and included herein.
The cost of the several items enter
ing into said estimate shall not ex
coed by more than 10 per cent tn
corresponding cost of the item con
shutting the engineers estimate, al
though quantities n unit prices ma,
vary as may be within the limits pre-
l SCr1DR0 IOT the CONSTRUCTION llClIlS.
The city engineers estimate or cos
as filed is as follows:
o PAVEMENT.
! $500 SO. yds. old brick pave
ment removed and hauled at {
csc. .................p.....,s 2,15o,o
at ss.25 .........,..s.....,s 5,s4o.O
ment at $500 .......!".,. 17.2oO.O
granite curb at $1,35 ...... 499,E
200 so. yds. Sin. concrete foun-
! dation at sl.s5 ,.."."...... 27O.t
140' lin. #, 4x20-in. granite
! header at SIPS ............. 175.(
1850 sq. IT. concrete sidewalk
(light specification removed
I and relaid at Csc ..,....... 4S7.s
). DRAINAGE.
, 5 No. Z inlets at $4,000 .,...,. 250.t
a 3 No. 6 inlets at $685. ....... 1901
5 so lin, #. 15-in, pipe in place
= 1 large manhole at $4,000 49,. 60.j
+ $40 lin.>f 1s-in. pipe in place
400 lin. t. '2l-in. pipe in place
Il at $50 .,....... .......... LOO.
: plates NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25o.N
q Repairing present brick pave-
ment Observation-Disclosures. $50.
n 500, 1903.
~ 10 per cent for possible excess
of cost allowed by statute
over estimates ............. 1870.
y, 1858,
10 per cent statutory unitem-
- ICED charge for supervision
and general expenses ....... 3,267.
$35.941.
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Total estimated d~istributable
- cost So. OIL.