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

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 sewer mains inc 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 cost Of the Improvement no
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.
3, $50 Gu. yards excavation
gutter at si,lo -. 4,73O.OO
at sl.1O N..........-....... $500
sizes ,...."......"1.,... 6,725.OO
? inches thick at Zoe ...,i. a,7ss.OO
AIS so. #. sidewalk removed
at sc ..,,,............... 2O.75
272 lin #. concrete steps built
at Soc 23l.2O
rs Gu, IT. concrete coping for
steps at 6Oc .......,.1.... $500
loo so, yds sodding at 25c... 267,5O
| tree removed at S25. 90 "a. 90
$500 ...:"...,,."...... 1900
60 lin. It. 4 inch by 90 inch
granite header at $1.00 b. 5000
DRAINAGE.
so lin. It. } inch by 4 inch
concrete box at IS 90 .... 10000
No. I inlet at $4,000 ...... 5000
No. 6 inlets at $4,000 49,. 10000
30 lin. IT. is inch pipe in
place at $l.50 ............ 1880
800 so. #, 6 inch concrete wa
ter table at 35c ....,...... $3.50
sls.396.45
10 per cent for possible ex-
cess of cost allowed by
statute over estimate ....... 1,939.64
s21, $1,000.
10 per cent statutory un-
itemized charge for super
vision and general eX-
penSe 2, 1888, so
Total estimated distribut-
able cost ..:.,........$23,4 69,69
Estimated cost of city's one
Estimated cost Of %abutting "0''
ting owners two-thirds por-
tlon '.....'.........,.... 15,646.46
Total frontage to be assessed 1928
lin. #.
Maximum rate per front foot. 50, 645.
This improvement shall include all
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 ar1sing from said CON
struCtion.
Section 2. Be it 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 BAL 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
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 COM
missiOnerS
Section 3. 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 land
abutting on said Felix avenue as here
lnoetore set out, are 70 pay two-thirds
or the cost of this improvement, and
the property abutting IN said Felix
avenue, as hereinabove set out, is
bound, and a lien is hereby declared to
he in nFfnnt frnto a,l oftn. A. 1.A.
the confirmation of this ordinance upon
me 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-
dation, curbs, cutters, changes in sew
ers and water pipes or drains, or new
ones, and all items authorized to be en-
braced In the cost of constructing said
Improvement as defined in CHAPTER PA
or 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 construction
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
10y iuhuS SCI apart lOF general street
improvements.
Section 4. Be it 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 of 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 no
item not so embraced in said estimate
snail be assessed as a part of the cost
or the Improvement, except the 10 per
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 without
being itemized or set out in detail, and
the approximate assessment against
the abutting property per front foot,
and said notice shall notify all persons
whose property will be affected by said
Improvement to appear before the board
OF commissioners not later thar ten
days from the last date or publication.
where their protests, If any there be,
against the confirmation OF this ordi.
nance will be heard and determined
Section 5, Be it further ordained
That all ordinances and parts of ordi.
nances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. Be 1t further ordained.
That this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage, the public
welfare requiring it.