[CC 1990 §16-8; CC 1978 §907.005]
The cost of bringing to grade all streets, avenues, alleys and
other highways, and for the building of bridges, culverts, public
sewers and foot walks across streets, avenues, alleys and other public
highways shall be paid out of the General Revenue Fund of the City,
provided however, that the Board of Aldermen may by ordinance, when
permitted to do so under the law, provide other means of payment of
the cost of bringing to the established grade any street, avenue,
alley or other highway or square or area formed by the intersection
or meeting of streets or other highways or part thereof proposed to
be improved.
[CC 1990 §16-9; CC 1978 §907.007]
The Board of Aldermen shall have power within the City, by ordinance,
to cause the streets, avenues, alleys and public places of the City,
or any part thereof, to be sprinkled, oiled, repaired and surfaced
and resurfaced and the cost thereof to be paid by special tax as provided
for by law.
[CC 1990 §16-10; CC 1978 §907.009]
The cost of paving, macadamizing, guttering and curbing (where
such curb is set out into the street beyond the sidewalks) all streets,
avenues, alleys and other highways or any part thereof or any connection
therewith and repairing the same, and for doing all excavation and
grading necessary therefore, after said streets, avenues, alleys and
other highways or parts thereof or connections therewith have been
brought to a grade as hereinbefore provided, shall be levied as a
special assessment upon all lots and pieces of ground upon either
side of such street, avenue, alley or other highway or part thereof
or connection therewith abutting thereon along the distance improved
in proportion to the front foot.
[CC 1990 §16-11; CC 1978 §907.011]
The City of Belle is hereby granted power, authority and right
to issue its bonds, within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
and State laws, for the purpose of paving, graveling, macadamizing,
guttering and curbing all or any part of any public street, avenue,
alley or public highway, provided however, that such bonds shall not
be issued until two-thirds (⅔) of the legal voters of said
City have consented thereto in accordance with the laws of Missouri.
[CC 1990 §16-12; CC 1978 §907.013]
The cost of paving or macadamizing the squares and areas as
formed by the crossing or meeting of streets and other highways and
parts thereof, or connections therewith, shall be borne by a special
assessment as provided for by law.
[CC 1990 §16-13; CC 1978 §907.015]
The assessments made for making and repairing sidewalks and
sidewalk curbing and for paving, macadamizing, curbing and guttering
all streets, avenues, alleys and other highways and repairing the
same, as herein provided, shall be known as special assessments for
improvements and shall be levied and collected as a special tax, as
provided by law.
[CC 1990 §16-14; CC 1978 §907.017]
The Board of Aldermen is hereby given power, by ordinance, to
create, open and improve any public square, public park, street, avenue,
alley and other highway, old or new, and also to vacate or discontinue
the same whenever deemed necessary or expedient, provided that all
damages sustained by the citizens of the City or the owners of the
property therein shall be ascertained as prescribed by law relating
to the condemnation of private property for public use; and provided
further, that whenever any public square, street, avenue, alley or
other highway shall be vacated, the same shall revert to the owners
of the adjacent lots in proportion as it was taken from them; and
when the grade of any street or alley shall have been once established
by ordinance, it shall not be lawful to change such grade without
making compensation to all persons owning real estate on such street
or square, avenue, alley or other highway who may be damaged by such
change of grade, to be determined and governed in all respects with
reference to benefit and damages as is provided under the laws of
Missouri.
