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AI�� ORDIt�?AI�TCE REAFFIR�r:IA?G THE ACTION OF THE CITY COUT'CIL IN
DECLARZr1G IT NEC�S�ARY TQ I"�'ROVE, �ROV'IDI1�G FOR THE If�ROVE!,+�NT
AA'D DIRECTIDTG TFiE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FQR BIDS TO DO THE 4VORK
OT' THAT FART OF GOUD HOPL STR�,�.T FRON� THl� C'�1TEEt LIN� OF LUliIS
�T���r'T TU A PUINT 2$ F�LT �1ST OF THt� �v�LST LINL OF N�I1V-NESUTA AV�TUE.
BE IT QHDAITTED BY TF� CTTY CCUT3CIL CF THE CITY OF Ct�PE GIRARDEAU,
?�dIS50LTRI, AS FOLL�'�iV'S;
SECTION Z. That the City Council of the City o�' Cape Girardeau,
`4issouri, has by resolution in writing, duly adopted at a mseting of
the said CounciZ held on the 26th 3ay of April , Z�48� found and
declared it to be necessary to improve that part of Good Hope Street from the
center line of Louis Street to a point 28 feet east of the west line of Iviinnesota t�venue,
by grading to the established grade, to a point 5 feet back of the proposed curb lines, or
as otherwise shown on the plans for the improvement, constructing a Portland Cement Concrete
Pavement, 6 iriches thick, and 30 feet wide between:�the bacits of curbs except at the intersect-
ions of Louis S.treet and I�linnesota Avenue where the pavement shall be carried out to the
property lines of Good Hope Street together wi.th in�egral curbs along the sides thereof, and
the necessar�rt���li�a��i�s�snce o��'se,i�daimprovemen��oa�be appro�timately 394 fe�t,
and along which property subject to ass�ssment for said improvement
total� agproximately 6k0 feet. Said resolutior. further provided
that said work of improvement should be done by contract let in the
uaual and ordinary way as provided by law and ordinance and further
provided that special ta�c bills should be issued in payment of the
cast of said improvement based on an assessment against the progerty
fronting or abutting on said portion of said street so improved, as
grovided by law a.nd by Co��aissior. Form Crdinance ?�o. 328, passed end
approved. on the �th day of ".?ay, �q25, and according to the plana,
specifications and estir�te of eost therefor mdde and filed with the
�ity Cl�rk and adopted by t he Cauncil, �n� in accordance with this
ordinancQ.
S�CTIb;' 2. The ('ouncil finds and daclares that said resolution
has beAn published in the Southeast �-iissouriGn, a daily n�wspaper
printed and published in tha Gity of Cape Cirardeau, �,-�issou ri, and
doing the �ity printir.g, for sevsn consacutiva issu��s, and th�t more
t'r:an t=n d&ys h�vs 3lagszd since the lust publication thersof in said
przper, and that a majority of the resident ownsrs of lands liable for
th9 cost of said i�nprov�mant at the date of p�ss�ge of said rasolution
and who also own � majority of the front f�et fronting and �butti:g on
said improvemant did not within ten d�iys aftar s�id last data of public-
ation of s�id resolution, file with tha City Clark thair protast ag�inst
the i�prover�ent as required by law and tiha ordinancas of the City. The
Council baing of tha opinion that the nec�ssity still axists for the
improvemsnt of said Good Hope Stre�tas proposed in s�id resolution,
h�reby r�affircas its pr�vious action in decl�ring s.id improvemant
necogs�ry.
SECTIOP' '2. Ths Council further finds that all requir�ments imposed
by law und ordinanc3 for said improvem�nt hav3 been complisd aith lnd that
it h��s tharsby acquirod authority to ordsr s�id imgrovsment and it now
hsreby ord�rs and dir:3cts th:�t th�t purt of Good Hope Str3et in th�
t'ity of ��pe ("ir;.�rdouu, °`issouri, eommencing ut th� center line of Louis
Street and extending to a point 2g feet east of the west �,ine of I�lirinesota
Avenue, be improved by �rading to the established grade, to a point 5 feet
bac�:.:of�.;the proposed,.curb lirie�, :qr as otherwise shown on the plans for the
improvement, constructing a Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, 6 incr�es thick,
and 30 f eet wide between the backs of curbs except at the intersections of
Louis Street and I�:ir�r�esota .�venue �rhere the pavement shal.l be carried out to
the property lines of Good Hope Street, together with integral curbs along
the sides thereof, and the necessary inlets and pipe to take care of the
surface water, all in accordance
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with th� pl;;ris �nd sp3eifications for said improvament pr�viously
wdopt�;d und on filo in th: offic� of th� City Cl;,rk, with Commission
Ferm C'rdinunc�3 D1o. 328, p;.ssed und upprov��d on th� 8th d�.:y of :ti'�;y, 19�5�
tznd with Lhis ordin:,,nc� .
S�CTION 4. Th3 Council further ord�rs und dir�cts thut suid work
of improvement on that ps rt of Good Hope Street �:.bove dsscrib��d b�
denA by eont r=.;ct� Gnd th�t it bo done so th�t it will in �11 rsspscts
eomply v��zth s�id pl�:ns ::nd spoeifie,.tions ther�for� �,nd th�:t th� eost
th�r�of a��i11 not �:xe���d th� estimate of eost for s�id w�ork preparad by
thn rity ^ngin=;r and en fil� in th� offic� of th� City Clerk 4nQ her3-
tofer� �pproved yy th^ �ouncil, and that s�id work of improv�msnt be done
in sueh manner us te eomply with tho term� �;nd provisions of said Commiss-
ion Form ('rdir.:.ncs No. 32� �nd of this ordinanco. P'o contract sh�ll be
ant9red ir.to under uuthority of this ordin:�ne9 th�:t exco�ds the sstim•�to
of th9 tr�hol� cost of th� improvement pr�viously m��d3 by th� City +ngine�r
and •�bov, r�f3rr�d to. Th� Council furth�r finds �:nd d�cl�res th:,t in its
judgm�nt the condition of th� C�ner:l R�venue Fund of the Gity is such th�t
no p�:rt of th� cost of suid improv-�ment sh_,11 be paid th�r�from.
SECTIOT' S• Th� �ity Cl�rk is hereby authorizcd ��.n� dir�cted to
wdv�rtise for bids in th� n�;crsp�;per doing the city printin� for the
eonstruction of s�id improvem;;nt �ccording to th� pl:.ns, spacific:tions
ind sstim�t-� of cost th�refor, �.nd in •�ccord�:nc:; vvith said Commission
Form Crdin�.rc-� T'o. 328, :.nd this ordinunco, and the cl�rk in Gdv;rtising
for Guch bids �h�_;11 �:dvis� bidd�r of th; d�posit �,nd bond r�quired by l�ww
to b� given, and furth�r .�dvisQ bidc��r th_.t no contrr,et will be �w�,rded
the succ�ssful bidder unl�ss h; stipul:�t�ss in his propos•�l thut he vrill
ac���pt sp�ciul tax bills to b� i:,suad •�g�.inst th� property �butting on
s�id improv,=,ment in p.:ym�nt tharofor, �and t�4t he will in no evQnt hold
th� rity li:,bl�� for ths cost of tha work or _;ny purt th�raof, and will
furth�r, upon compl�tion of the work, p�:y the �ngine�r's sorvices :�nd µny
other cost �accruing in compl�ting his contr:�ct.
"ECTICi�i 6 . The '�Iayor of the City is heraby ��uthorized �;nd dir�ct:�d
to -ant�r into �� contr�;ct for th� City with th� ContrGctor who sh•�11 Y:er�-
z�ft�r b� :�w�rded the contr•act for such improv3mont in accordunca a�i�h tha
1=�W and ordinunc�s of th� City, ��nd suid contr:�et shall provide th;:t such
mork of improv�m3nt be don� in �ccord4nco with th� s�;id pl�ns, specifications,
sstim;�te of cost, Ordinunce PTo. 328, and this ordin�nce.
S�!'TIC"' �, '•'h�n s•�;id work of improvement hus b�an compTated us h3roin
provided •.�nd hus further b��n ;�pproved by the City �ngine�r in u writtsn
r�port thereof, �nd wh�n suid r�port h<:s be-�n ;�pproved und �,dopt�d by the
rit,y �ouncil, the cost of �aici work sh:�ll be p:.�id for v�•ith spocial t��x bills
iseuqd in f-uvor of th; contructor who did tha ccork and �.gainst tho lots,
t racts :�nd parcals of lund frontin� or �butting on said improvement �long
th-� distanc" mention�d in proportion to th�� numb�r of front f�et of property
fronting or ubutt ing on s�id portion of said str�et so improv3d, in �ccord-
::r.ee �uith the 1•:�w �.�nd suid ^_ommission Form Crdin�tnca P'o. 32E �wnd which
s::id sp�cial t�:x bills sh_�ll b� deliverad to th� s��i�l Contractor. Sur,h
sp�ci�,l tax bills shall beur int�r�st from thirty dxys �ft�r their dute �t
�ight (�) p.�.r c�nt p�r :�nnum.
SECTICN �. This ordinunc� sh;:ll taka �ffact and ba in force from
and �:fter ten d�ys 'aftar its pa�s4ge ::nd upproval.
T'assed <�nd approvsd this _ 02�`__ d�;y of 6�
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