The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-25

10 per cent statutory unitem-
ized charge for supervision
and general expenses ......, S,zet.Ss
F559tL2s
Total estimated d~istributable
cost
Estimated cost Of City's
third portion ...........--$ll,ssO.4l
Estimated cost OF abufting
ownersZfwo- thirds portion S23, 969.S2
Approximate total frontage TO be as
sessed, $500 feet.
Maximum rate per front foot, S2.sZ2.
This improvement shall nclud all
Of the work done on all street and
alley intersections between the termi-
nails Of the improvement, n said work
shall be included in and paid for as
a part Of the improvement, together
with the necessary expense for de-
Tending n litigation arising from a
construction.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained.
That the improvement designated in
Section l Of this ordinance be, and the
same shall be, constructed under and
by virtue Of Chapter 341 Of the acts of
the general assembly OF the State Of
Tennessee for the rear 1897, as amend
amended by the said act Of 1918, and
as further amended by Chapter 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.
That the cost Of said improvement shall
be borne as follows: The property own
ers Of the lots and parcels Of land
AUDITING on said Florida Street, as
h~ereinbefore set our, are to pay two
thirds Of the cost Of this Improvement,
and the property abuttmg on said Flor
ida Avenue as hereinbefore set out, is
bound, and a lien is hereby declared
to be in effect from n after the date
Of the confirmation Of this ordinance
upon the same to secure the payment
Of its pro rata share of the proper cost
Of said Improvement, including all costs
for engineering, printing, advertising,
clerical services, court costs, property
damages, grading, pavement, founda-
ton, curbs, cutters, changes OF sewers
and water pipes Or drains, or new ones,
and all items authorized to be m
braced 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, and chapter T65 Of the acts OF
the general assembly Of the state
Of Tennessee for the year 1913,
where they may be actually eX-
pended thereon, and an unitemized
charge of 10 per cent OF all construc-
ton cost and all other items that are
or may be properly ~chargeable to said
street improvement; the remaining one
third portion of such proper cost to be
borne by the City of Memphis out OF
any funds set apart for general street
improvements,
Provided, however, that no part OF
the cost of any pavement, drainage,
! grading or other improvement work
done within the tracks or within two
feet beyond the outer rails, including
switches and turnouts, of any street,
electric or steam railroad, except as
| provided in Section 1 hereof, shall be
borne by the city of Memphis or the
owners of AUDITING property,
Section 4. Be IL further ordained,
That the city clerk be, and is hereby
directed to publish a notice Of the adop-
ton Of this ordinance three times In
some daily newspaper or general cir
culation, published In the city Of Mem
phis, which said notice shall contain
a statement of the estimated cost OF
every item authorized herein to be eX-
pended in said Improvement, and nc
Item not so embraced IN said estimate
shall be assessed as a part of the cost
Of the improvement, except the 10 pei
cent charge for the general supervision
an unitemized expense of the city
which shall in all cases be. in such
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ment against the abutting property
without being itemized or set out ir
detail, and the approximate assessment
against the abutting property per FROM
foot, and said notice shall notify al
persons whose property will be affected
by said improvement to appear before
the board of commissioners not later
than ten days from the last date Of
publication, where their protests, If any
there be, against the confirmation o.
this ordinance will be heard and de
termined.
Section 5. Beit further ordained. Tha
the Memphis Street Railway company
r. H. Tutwiler and Frank s., Elgin, re
previous to the prosecution of the worl
provided for in this ordinance, paw
within their tracks on Florida Stree
within the limits of this improvement
and to a distance of two feet beyont
the outer rails, including switches an
%turnouts. with asphalt pavement Oh
concrete foundation.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
That the Memphis Street Railway com
pany, II. Fl. Tutwiler and Frank S
Elgin, receivers, be and is hereby or
dered to perform at its own expens
all the work of whatever nature in con
nection with the paving or repairing o
Florida Street, as set out in Sectio'
5 hereof.
Section I. Be it further ordained
That all ordinances and parts Of ordi
nances in conflict herewith are hereb
repealed.
Section s. Be 1t further ordained
That this ordinance shall take effeC
from and after its passage, the publ
welfare requiring 1t.