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MO Rev Stat § 88.700 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.700 - Street improvements — declaration of necessity — taxpayers' protests.

Effective - 28 Aug 1961   88.700. Street improvements — declaration of necessity — taxpayers' protests. — When the board of aldermen shall deem it necessary to pave, macadamize, gutter, curb (when such is set out in the street beyond the sidewalk) or otherwise improve any street, avenue, alley or other highway, or any part thereof, within the limits of the city for which a special tax is to be levied as herein provided, the board of aldermen shall, by resolution, declare the work or improvements necessary to be done, and cause the resolutions to be published in some newspaper published in the city for seven consecutive insertions in a daily paper or two consecutive insertions in a weekly paper. If a majority of the owners of the property liable to taxation therefor, residing in the city at the date of the passage of such resolution, shall not, within ten days from the date of the last insertion of the resolution, file with the city clerk their protest against, then the board of aldermen may cause the improvements to be made, and to contract therefor, and to levy the tax as herein provided. The findings of the board that a majority of such owners have not filed protest shall be conclusive and final. No publication shall be necessary for the making of any sidewalks, but upon the petition of any ten citizens of the city the board of aldermen may make contracts for the construction of sidewalks, including grading therefor, with or without curbing, along any street, avenue or other public highway, or any part thereof whatever. The contract shall be let to the lowest and best bidder, upon plans and specifications filed therefor by the city engineer or other officer designated by the board of aldermen, with the city clerk, not less than one week's advertisement for bids thereupon being made in some newspaper published in the city. When upon proper advertisement no bid is received, the board of aldermen may proceed as provided in section 88.826. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7210, A.L. 1961 p. 216)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7060; 1919 § 8510; 1909 § 9411
MO Rev Stat § 88.703 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.703 - Street repairs — cost, how paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   88.703. Street repairs — cost, how paid. — No formality shall be required to authorize the repairing of sidewalks, or of street or other paving, curbing, guttering, macadamizing or part thereof, or reconstructing the same, and making assessments therefor; but the proper officer or committee on improvements may, without notice, cause such work to be done, keeping an account of the cost thereof, and reporting the same to the board of aldermen for assessment; and each lot or piece of ground abutting on such sidewalk, street, avenue, or alley, or part thereof, shall be liable for its part of the cost of any work or improvement provided for in sections 88.700 and 88.703, done or made along or in front of such lot or piece of ground as reported to the board of aldermen, and all lands, lots and public parks owned by any county or city, and all other public lands, all cemeteries, owned by public, private or municipal corporations; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any assessment against any cemetery lot, and all railroad rights-of-way fronting or abutting on any of said improvements shall be liable for their proportionate part of the cost of such work and improvements, and tax bills shall be issued against said property as against other property, and any county or city that shall own any such property shall out of the general revenue funds pay any such tax bill, and in any case where any county or city or railroad company shall fail to pay any such tax bill, the owner of the same may sue such county, city or railroad company on such tax bill and be entitled to recover a general judgment against such county, city or railroad company. Any of said improvements to be paid for by such city may be paid for by said city out of the general revenue funds if the council so desires, but all such work and improvements shall be paid for with special tax bills unless the proceedings of the city for the same specify that payment will be made out of the general revenue funds of said city. The board of aldermen may provide a penalty for failure to pay such special tax within a given time, and any tax bills issued in payment of such repairs shall constitute a lien upon the property liable therefor until paid. All costs for building and constructing sidewalks shall be paid to the contractor therefor, in special tax bills assessed against the abutting property liable therefor, and such tax bills shall constitute a lien upon such property until paid, and shall bear interest at eight percent per annum from the date of issue. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7210, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7060; 1919 § 8510; 1909 § 9411
MO Rev Stat § 88.707 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.707 - Certain street improvements — protest, how heard and determined.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.707. Certain street improvements — protest, how heard and determined. — When the board of aldermen of any city of the fourth class shall deem it necessary to pave, macadamize, gutter, curb, grade or otherwise improve the roadway of any street or avenue for a distance not more than twelve hundred feet in length so as to connect at both ends with paving, macadamizing, guttering, curbing, grading or other improvements either on the same street or avenue or other streets or avenues, or on the same street or avenue and another street or avenue, the board of aldermen shall declare such work to be necessary to be done and shall cause the same proceedings to be had as are provided in section 88.700, except no protest may be filed. The resolution passed and published shall state the fact that anyone desiring to do so may appear before the board of aldermen at a time stated therein and be heard on the question of the necessity of the work sought to be done, and if anyone does so appear he shall be heard, and the board of aldermen shall, by resolution, state the result of such hearing to be a reaffirmance of the necessity for the doing of such work or the contrary, as the board of aldermen may then decide. If no one appears, or if the board of aldermen reaffirm the necessity of the doing of such work and improvement, then it shall proceed with such work and improvement in the manner in this chapter provided for such work and improvement when no sufficient protest against such improvement is filed within the time limited therefor. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7211)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7061; 1919 § 8511
MO Rev Stat § 88.710 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.710 - Sidewalk improvements — cost, how paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   88.710. Sidewalk improvements — cost, how paid. — The board of aldermen shall have power, by ordinance, to provide for and require the building and repairing of sidewalks and sidewalk curbing along any streets, avenues or highways of such city, the cost thereof to be levied as a special assessment on all lots or pieces of ground abutting on such improvements in proportion to the front foot thereof, and to impose a fine and penalty for the violation of such ordinance. Corner lots shall be liable for the extension of curbs and sidewalks to the curb lines each way. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 §§ 7170, 7199, A. 1949 H.B. 2036)  Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 7020, 7049; 1919 §§ 8471, 8500; 1909 §§ 9373, 9402  CROSS REFERENCE:  Sidewalks to have wheelchair ramps, when required, 71.365
MO Rev Stat § 88.713 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.713 - Condemnation of sidewalks.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.713. Condemnation of sidewalks. — In addition to the powers herein granted, the board of aldermen may, by ordinance or resolution, condemn wooden and defective sidewalks, and may remove walks so condemned, and may provide for the construction of new sidewalks in the place of walks so condemned and removed. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7213)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7063; 1919 § 8513; 1909 § 9413
MO Rev Stat § 88.743 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.743 - County property subject to city ordinances.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.743. County property subject to city ordinances. — All real estate owned by a county and situate within the corporate limits of any city of the fourth class shall be subject to the provisions of all ordinances of such city which relate to the erection and maintenance of hitching posts, sidewalks, guttering, curbing, fences along streets and alleys, and the paving and macadamizing of streets to the same extent as that of private citizens of such city. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7226)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7076; 1919 § 8526; 1909 § 9427
MO Rev Stat § 88.747 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.747 - Improvements, county property — duty of county commission.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.747. Improvements, county property — duty of county commission. — It shall be the duty of the county commission whenever any of the improvements of the property set out in section 88.743 is required by ordinance, to forthwith make such improvement fronting or abutting any real estate owned by the county and lying within the corporate limits of the city, and included in the terms of the ordinance, in compliance with the provisions of such ordinance, and pay for such improvements out of the general fund of the county. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7227)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7077; 1919 § 8527; 1909 § 9428
MO Rev Stat § 88.750 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.750 - Procedure upon failure of county commission to make improvements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.750. Procedure upon failure of county commission to make improvements. — If the county commission shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of any ordinance providing for the improvement of property as provided in sections 88.743 and 88.747, for a period of sixty days after notice has been served on the county clerk, of the requirements of the ordinance and the kind and nature of the improvements to be made, the city shall proceed to make such improvements in the same manner as is provided by ordinance for the making of similar improvements by private citizens, and shall issue special tax bills for the cost of all labor and material necessary in making such improvements, and such special tax bills shall be a valid claim against such county, and it shall be the duty of the county commission at its next regular meeting after the completion of said improvements to audit, allow and pay out of the general fund of the county the cost of making said improvements or the special tax bills issued therefor. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7228)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7078; 1919 § 8528; 1909 § 9429
MO Rev Stat § 88.767 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.767 - Sewage reduction device — assessment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.767. Sewage reduction device — assessment. — Whenever the city shall deem it necessary, it may, by ordinance, provide for the construction of a septic tank or other sewage reduction device for the purpose of purifying the discharge from any district or joint district sewer. In such case the cost thereof shall be assessed against the lands in the district or joint district for which the same is provided in the same manner as is provided for the assessing of the cost of district sewers. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7188)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7038; 1919 § 8489; 1909 § 9391
MO Rev Stat § 88.773 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.773 - Water supply — contracts.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   88.773. Water supply — contracts. — 1. The board of aldermen may make contracts with any person, association or corporation, either private or municipal, for furnishing the city with water, and for supplying fire hydrants and public fountains, but no such contract shall be made for a longer time than twenty years. Any initial contract must be ratified by a vote of a majority of the voters of the city voting on the question. Any renewal contracts entered into under the provisions of this section shall be subject to voter approval of the majority of the voters voting on the question, pursuant to section 88.251.  2. The board of aldermen may also erect, maintain and operate waterworks for the city, and may regulate the same, may prescribe and regulate the rates to charge to private consumers of water furnished from such waterworks, and may acquire by purchase, donation or condemnation, suitable grounds within or without the city, upon which to erect such works, and the right-of-way to and from such works, and also the right-of-way for laying water pipes and posts and telephone, telephone exchanges with other cities and towns, telegraph or electric wires and poles, under or above the ground, as may be necessary for the efficient operation of such waterworks; all of which shall be done in such manner as shall be prescribed by ordinance; except that the board of aldermen may, in its discretion, grant the right to any person, persons or corporation to erect, maintain and operate waterworks, and lay pipes, erect poles and telegraph, telephone exchanges with other cities and towns, and other electric wires, under or above ground, as may be necessary for the efficient operation of such works, upon such terms as the board of aldermen may prescribe by ordinance, and in no case shall such right extend for a longer period than twenty years; except that such right may be renewed for another period or periods not to exceed twenty years per period. Every initial grant for such services shall be approved by a majority of voters voting on the question. Every renewal or extension shall be subject to voter approval of the majority of the voters voting on the question, pursuant to the provisions of section 88.251. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to prevent the board of aldermen from contracting with any person, association or corporation for supplying fire hydrants and public fountains, in cities where franchises have already been granted, and where waterworks already exist, without a vote of the people. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7179, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1989 H.B. 451)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7029; 1919 § 8480; 1909 § 9382
MO Rev Stat § 88.790 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.790 - Assessment of public property — street repairs (cities, under 30,000).

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   88.790. Assessment of public property — street repairs (cities, under 30,000). — 1. All county or other public property, cemeteries and railroad rights-of-way shall, for the proportionate frontage, be subject to the liens of the special tax bills authorized by sections 88.777 to 88.797, as in the case of other property subject to the lien of said tax bills; any county or city in this state which shall own any public property of any kind, character or description made subject to the lien of special tax bills authorized by said sections shall, out of the general revenue of such city or county, pay its proper proportionate share of the cost of such work and improvement authorized by said sections, and a tax bill shall be issued against such city or county, upon which said county or city may be sued by the owner or holder of said tax bill in default of the payment thereof; but no property held for public use shall be sold to enforce any such lien, and the judgment upon any such tax bill shall be the same as an ordinary judgment against cities or counties for the recovery of money on contracts, and its collection shall be enforced in the same manner as is now or may hereafter be provided by law for the collection of judgments against such cities and counties.  2. No formality shall be required to authorize the repairing of streets or other paving, macadamizing, curbing, guttering or part thereof, and making assessments therefor, but the proper officer or officers or committee on improvements may, with or without notice, as authorized by ordinance or resolution, cause such work to be done, keeping an account of the cost thereof, reporting the same to the council for assessment; provided, that all property owned by any school district of this state shall be subject to the special tax provided in sections 88.777 to 88.797, in the same manner as city and county property is subject thereto and may be collected in same manner, and the school board of any such district shall pay such special tax out of the general fund of said district. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7498, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7345; 1919 § 8759; 1909 § 9619
MO Rev Stat § 88.793 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.793 - Paving or improving street to connect with paved or improved streets — protests, how heard and determined (cities, under 30,000).

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.793. Paving or improving street to connect with paved or improved streets — protests, how heard and determined (cities, under 30,000). — When the council of any such city having less than thirty thousand inhabitants and having a special charter shall deem it necessary to pave, macadamize, gutter, curb, grade or otherwise improve the roadway of any street, avenue or other highway not more than eight hundred feet in length so as to connect with paved, macadamized, curbed, graded or improved streets at both ends, on the same or other streets, the council shall, by resolution, declare such work necessary to be done, and shall cause the same proceedings to be had as is provided in sections 88.787 and 88.790, except that no protest may be filed. The resolution passed and published shall state the fact that anyone desiring to do so may appear before the council at a time stated therein and be heard on the question of the necessity of the work sought to be done, and if anyone does so appear he shall be heard, and the council shall by resolution state the result of such hearing to be a reaffirmance of the necessity for the doing of such work, or the contrary, as the fact may be. If no one appears, or if the council reaffirms the necessity of the doing of such work, then it shall proceed under the terms of sections 88.787 and 88.790, in the same manner as is therein provided when the abutting resident owners fail to file a sufficient protest. The work shall be done in the same manner and of the same materials as one or both of the improvements on the street or streets, avenue or highway to be thus connected is constructed, and only such work may be done as will connect similar work on said street or streets, avenues or highways. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7499)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7346; 1919 § 8760
MO Rev Stat § 88.797 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.797 - Sprinkling and oiling of streets (cities, under 30,000).

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.797. Sprinkling and oiling of streets (cities, under 30,000). — The city council of any city in the state having a population of less than thirty thousand inhabitants and being operated under a special charter, shall have power within the city, by ordinance, to cause the streets and public places in the city, or any part thereof, to be sprinkled or oiled, and the cost thereof to be provided for and defrayed by a special tax to be assessed in favor of the city on the adjoining property fronting or bordering on the streets or public places where such sprinkling or oiling is proposed to be done, on the proportion that the linear feet of each lot fronting or bordering on the street or public place so to be sprinkled or oiled bears to the total number of all property chargeable with the special tax aforesaid in the territory embraced by the contract under which said sprinkling is to be done. The above work shall be contracted for annually by the commissioner of streets and public improvements at such time and under such terms as shall be provided by ordinance, and the city shall be divided into convenient sprinkling or oiling districts for the above purpose, and each district shall be let separately. The special tax bills spoken of shall be and become a lien on the property charged therewith from the first Monday in April each year and shall be prima facie evidence of the liability of the property charged therewith to the extent and amount therein specified, and may be collected of and from the owner of the land in the name of and by the city as any other claim in any court of competent jurisdiction, with interest at the rate of eight percent per annum from the first day of May in each year, and they shall be issued and collected in the manner hereafter provided by ordinance. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7500)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7347; 1919 § 8761
MO Rev Stat § 88.801 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.801 - General sewer system (cities, 10,000 to 30,000).

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.801. General sewer system (cities, 10,000 to 30,000). — All cities in this state having a special charter and containing over ten thousand inhabitants and having less than thirty thousand inhabitants and having special charters shall have power to cause a general sewer system to be established, which shall be composed of four classes of sewers, to wit: Public, district, joint district, and private sewers. Public sewers shall be established, along the principal courses of drainage, at such time, to such extent, of such dimensions, and under such regulations as may be provided by ordinance. These may be extensions or branches of sewers already constructed or entirely new throughout, as may be deemed expedient. The city may levy a tax on all property made taxable for state purposes over the whole city to pay for the constructing, reconstructing and repairing of such work, which tax shall be called "special public sewer tax" and shall be of such amount as may be required for the sewer provided by ordinance to be built; and the fund arising from said tax shall be appropriated solely to the constructing, reconstructing and repairing of said sewer. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7472)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7319; 1919 § 8734; 1909 § 9613