§ 40-97. Limited street improvement costs; special tax bills.

(a)

The board of aldermen shall have power, by ordinance, in all cases where the cost does not exceed $2.00 per front foot per annum upon the property abutting upon any street, avenue, alley or public place to be improved, to cause the streets, avenues, alleys and public places of the city, or any part thereof, to be sprinkled, oiled, repaired, surfaced and resurfaced. The cost of such work shall be provided for and defrayed by a special tax to be assessed in favor of the city or contractor on the adjoining property fronting or bordering on the streets, avenues, alleys and public places where such sprinkling, oiling, repairing, surfacing and resurfacing is proposed to be done, in proportion that the linear feet of each lot fronting or bordering on the street, avenue, alley and public place to be sprinkled, oiled, repaired, surfaced and resurfaced bears to the total number of linear feet of all the property chargeable with the special tax in the territory embraced by the contract under which the sprinkling, oiling, repairing, surfacing and resurfacing is to be done. Property owners adjoining improvements shall agree to their cost share.

(b)

Such work may be done by the city and an accurate account of the cost thereof kept by the city or may be contracted for annually by the board of aldermen at such time and under such terms as shall be provided by ordinance.

(Code 1971, § 20-67; Code 1991, § 22-108)

State law reference

Similar provisions, RSMo 88.811.