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♦ \ INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON BILL NO. 7631 ORDINANCE NO. 5428 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PLANS.,..SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTI- MATE OF THE "WHOLE COST. OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF FAIRHAM AVENUE,_ EXTENDING FROM NORTH & SOUTH BOULEVARD TO HARRISON AVENUE, A .PUBLIC STREET„IN THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, DESIGNATED.AS PROJECT NO. 763; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE. FOR BIDS FOR FURNISHING ALL MATERIALS, LABOR, AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK, AND PROVIDING PAYMENT THEREFOR PARTIALLY BY THE CITY . OF UNIVERSITY.CITY, MISSOURI-;- .OUT OF AVAILABLE CITY FUNDS, AND PARTIALLY BY LEVYING . A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OR TAX AGAINST THE ABUTTING PROPERTY._IN_.THE NAME OR NAMES OF THE OWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF. AS_PROVIDED BY THE CITY CHARTER, E AND THAT THE COUNCIL FINDS AND _DECLARES IT NECESSARY AND E IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT. THE IMPROVEMENT BE MADE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL. OF THE. .CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MIS- SOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The plans and specifications for the improvement of Fairham Avenue extending from North & South Boulevard to Harrison Avenue, a distance of approximately six hundred eighty..feet., .(680' ) in the City of E University City, Missouri, together with_ the .estimate of the "Whole Cost” of this work as on file in the office of, the ..City_ Engi.neer, and designated as Project No. 763, are hereby approved..__and.,ado.pt,ed, .and the Council finds and ' -declares .it necessary .and in the publi.c.._.interest .that the improvement be 1 made. Section 2. The aforesaid . street shall. , be. improved by grading the roadway to fit the existing improvements. .as_cl.osely.,as. practical; by preparing the roadbed twenty-eight feet (28' ) wide .for the superstructure; by construct- } ing a Portland Cement concrete.. curb and gutter in combination thirty inches (30") wide to size. and shape shown on plans, and .placed along the edges of the roadway measured twenty-eight_.(28' ) back to back of ,curbs; by constructing on the prepared subgrade between . said gutters. _ a foundation course of asphaltic concrete base five. and one-half .i.nches_. ..(.5 1/2"). t.hick; by laying thereon an asphaltic concrete wearing cours..e. one . and _one-half.-inches ( 1 1/2") thick; by cons.tructing .concrete: drive.way :approaches. _.six. inc:hes:.. (6") thick as shown on plans;..by. constxucting drainage -structures as._ shown....on plans; by making all _ . connections with existing streets; and doing all other work necessary to complete the entire project in a satisfactory manner; by guaranteeing to keep K in repair all of the above mentioned work and .to replace any defective work or materials._ ..for a period of one (1) year, commencing on the day of the acceptance by the City of the completed work, all in accordance with the plans and specifications on file. Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to advertise for sealed bids in a regular weekly newspaper., of general circulation, published