The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-05-20
Street Improvement Ordinance No. /

Street Improvement Ordinance No. l.
An ordinance to provide for the i'm
provement of FIRST STREET, in
the town of UnioI- City, Tennessee,
from the south line of Harrison
street to the north line of Main
street in said town, all of said
section of said street to be i'm
proved by repairing, draining,
curbing, guttering and paving
with asphaltic concrete on
concrete foundation, and do
ing all necessary work incl
dent to such improvement, pur-
suant to Chapter Is of the Acts of
the first extra session of the legis-
lature of the State of Tennessee
for the year 1913; to provide for
the maintenance of same pursuant
to Chapter 121 of the Acts of the
legislature of the State of Ten
nessee for the year 1919; and to
provide for the payment of the ex-
penses thereof and the collection
of same as provided by Chapter 1S
of the Acts of the first extra ses-
sion of the legislature of the State
of Tennessee for the year 1918, as
amended by the Acts of the Legis-
lature for the State of Tennessee
for the year 1921.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of I'm
ion City, Tennessee, that First street
in said. town of Union City, from the
south line of Harrison street to the
north line of Main street in said
town be improved by repairing,
draining, curbing, guttering and
paving all of said section of said
street with asphaltic concrete on con-
crete foundation, and said section of
said street is hereby made an i'm
provement district for this purpose.
The said Board of Mayor and AL
.dermen reserve the right as provided
by said statute to do all or any part
of said improvements by labor hired
by the town of Union City, Tennes-
see, and with material purchased as
other municipal purchases are made,
or to have said improvements done
by contract as provided in said stat
ute.
This improvement shall include
all the work done on all street and
alley intersections between the ter
minals of said improvement, and said
work shall be included in and paid
for as a part of the improvement.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained |
That the improvement designated in |
Section One of this ordinance shall |
be constructed under and by virtue |
of the power and authority given
said Board of Mayor and Aldermen
by said Chapter Is of the Acts of the
first extra session of the Legislature
of the State of Tennessee for the year
1913.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
That the Board of Mayor and Alder
men may require from the contractor
constructing the said work a suffi-
cient and satisfactory guarantee to
maintain and keep in repair the
work done by him on the said street
for a period not exceeding three
years from the date of completion, as
provided in Chapter 121 of the Acts
of the Legislature of the State of
Tennessee for the year 1919.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
That the cost of the said improve
ments shall be borne as follows:
Two-thirds of the cost of the said
exclusive of intersec-
lions shall be borne by the property
abutting on the street improved; and
two-thirds of the cost of the improve
ment at each intersection shall be
borne by the property abutting on
the street improved and by the prop
erty abutting on the intersecting
street, for one-half block in every
direction, all in direct proportion to
the frontage of the said abutting
and the property abut-
ting on the said street and on the
streets within the limits
named is hereby bound for two :
thirds of the cost of said improve
mont, and a lien is hereby retained ,
and declared to be in effect from and ,
after the date of the confirmation of ,
this ordinance upon the same to Sc !;
cure payment of it's pro rata share {
Of the proper cost of said improve
ment, including all cost of engineer n
ing, printing, advertising, clerical j.,
service, court cost, property dam /;
ages, pavements, curbs, cutters, +
changes in sewers, and water pipes :
and drains, or new ones end all c
tens authorized to be embraced in .
he cost of constructing said i'm :
as defined in Chapter Is =
u the Acts of Tennessee at the first =
extra session of the Legislature for
he year 1918, and the cost of the y
aid maintenance and repair guaran- 9
zee en- the said street shall be borne ;,
n like manner and proportion as the :
cost of improvement .
Is provided in Chapter 121 of the q
Acts of the Legislature of the State 4
If Tennessee for the year 1919.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, =
That TIE Recorder of the town of =
Jnion City is hereby directed to pub :
ish a notice of the adoption of this
ordinance two consecutive times in =
he Union City Commercial, news
,aper of general circulation pub
ished in the town of Union City,
tennessee, and said notice shall no.
ify all persons whose property will
re affected by said improvement to
ppear before said Board of Mayor a
nd Aldermen on Tuesday, June 7th,
921, at 1880 p. m, at which time
aid Board will hear any objections
r remonstrances that may be made
o the said improvement, the man
ar of making tho Samo or character