Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.497. Condemnation of private property. — Private property may be taken by the cities of the third class for public use for the purpose of establishing, opening, widening, extending or altering any street, avenue, alley, wharf, creek, river, watercourse, market place, public park or public square, and for establishing market […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.500. City tax bills. — The city may issue tax bills or certificates transferring to the holder benefits, or parts thereof, as may be provided by ordinance, and sell the same for not less than par, the proceeds being applied only to the use for which such benefits were levied, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 88.503. Appropriation of private property — records of ordinances and proceedings. — As soon as practicable after the confirmation of any verdict rendered under sections 88.010 to 88.070 by the council of any third class city in the proceedings for the condemnation of private property, the city clerk shall file […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.507. Power to levy and collect taxes for general revenue purposes, and to improve streets, alleys, sidewalks, bridges. — Any city of the third class shall have full power and authority, under the following conditions, to do the following things: To levy and collect taxes, for general revenue purposes, on […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.510. Assessment of public property — street improvements, how paid — special tax bills. — 1. All lands owned by any county or other political or municipal subdivisions, cemeteries and railroad rights-of-way, fronting or abutting on any of said improvements shall be liable for their proportionate part of the cost […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.520. Declaration of necessity for improvement to be published — protests. — 1. Before the city council shall be authorized, under the provisions of sections 88.507 and 88.510, to grade or pave any alley, or to grade, pave or gutter the roadway part of any street, when the improvement is […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.523. Certain street improvements — protest, how heard and determined. — When the council of any city of the third 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.530. Improvements, costs — limitations — payment. — 1. The council shall have power to limit the cost to be assessed as a special tax against the abutting property for street improvement as provided in section 88.520. If the council shall, in the resolution provided for by said section, declare […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.533. Condemnation of sidewalks. — In addition to the powers herein granted, the city council 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. ——– […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 88.613. Lighting of streets. — 1. The council may provide for and regulate the lighting of streets and the erection of lamp posts, poles and lights therefor, and may make contracts with any person, association or corporation for the lighting of the streets and other public places of the city […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.617. White way system defined. — The term “white way system” as used in sections 88.617 to 88.633 means the systematic arrangement of ornamental light posts, street arches, frosted and colored lights and globes and other illuminating equipment, conduits and all necessary apparatus therefor in a prescribed district. ——– (RSMo […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.620. White way system — powers of city council. — Councils in cities of the third class may lay out, establish and maintain white way systems; may provide for and regulate the lighting of the streets within the white way district and may make contracts with any persons, associations or […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.623. White way system — further powers of council. — The city council shall have the right to erect, install, maintain and operate lamp posts, electric light poles, street arches, conduits or any other apparatus or appliances necessary in lighting the streets, avenues, alleys or other public places within the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 88.627. White way system — costs, how paid. — The city council may, at its discretion, elect to assess as special taxes, one-half of the cost of installation of a white way system unless by remonstrance estopped, and submit to the voters a proposal to issue bonds for the remaining […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 88.630. Public works, governing statutes. — The city council shall be governed in its proceedings by sections 88.507 to 88.520, 88.812 to 88.822 and 88.854 (governing the improvement of streets, alleys, sidewalks, etc., assessment of costs against abutting property owners, notice, contracts, tax bills, records to be kept by the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 88.633. Water supply. — 1. The council may make contracts with any person, association or corporation 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.637. May open, vacate and improve streets. — The council shall have power to create, open and improve any public square, street, avenue, alley or 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 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.640. Sprinkling and cleaning of streets — cost, how assessed. — The council may provide by ordinance for sprinkling and cleaning, or either or both, the streets and avenues, or any part thereof of the city, and may assess the cost and expense thereof as a special tax upon all […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 88.647. Opening, extending or widening county roads — duty of council as to benefits. — Whenever a petition as is now provided by law is presented to the county commission of any county for the opening, extension or widening of any county road along and adjoining the corporate limits of […]
