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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12368O R D I N A N C E NO. 12368 AN ORDINANCE, declaring the necessity for the acquisition of easements and licenses in certain real property within The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for the purpose of construction of sewers and related appurtenances in the project known as Upper Maline Trunk Sanitary Relief Phase III A (90080A) to serve the needs of residents of the area, and authorizing the acquisition of said easements and licenses by purchase or by the institution of condemnation proceedings. WHEREAS, there exists within The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District an area of the County of St. Louis within the Maline Creek Watershed wherein live and work numerous people; and WHEREAS, sewage gathered from such area will have no adequate means of disposition, and will constitute a menace to public health and welfare of the general public and the residents of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District; and WHEREAS, it is the purpose and design of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to protect the public health and welfare by construction, reconstruction, maintenance or repair of sewers and related appurtenances on, over and across said area in order to relieve and alleviate these conditions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT: Section One. In order to protect the public health and relieve dangerous conditions, it is necessary to appropriate and acquire by the exercise of eminent domain or otherwise easements and licenses in real property for the construction of sewers and related appurtenances in the project known as Upper Maline Trunk Sanitary Relief Phase III A (90080A) as hereinafter set forth, said easements and licenses being more particularly described below: Upper Maline Trunk Sanitary Relief Phase IIIA M.S.D. Project No. 90080A Parcel #36 (Lipton Properties X, Ltd. Property) 12G610120 Deed Book 7503 Page 1321 THREE (3) VARIABLE WIDTH SEWER EASEMENTS being part of a tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd. by deed recorded in Deed Book 7503 Page 1321 of the St. Louis County, Missouri Recorder’s Office and in Charvel a subdivision in Sections 7 and 8, Township 46 North, Range 7 East, St. Louis County, Missouri, a subdivision according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 129 Page 50 of the St. Louis County, Missouri Recorder’s Office, said variable width sewer easements being more particularly described as follows: VARIABLE WIDTH SEWER EASEMENT NO. 1 COMMENCING at the southeast corner of said Charvel subdivision; THENCE South 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds East, along the south line of said Charvel subdivision, said south line also being the south line of a tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd. by deed recorded in Deed Book 7503 Page 1321, a distance of 126.16 feet to a point, said point being on the northwest right-of-way line of Lucas and Hunt Road (variable width); THENCE North 22 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds West, along the northeast line of an existing 10.00 foot wide easement to METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT as recorded in Deed Book 4355 Page 55, a distance of 21.76 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described VARIABLE WIDTH SEWER EASEMENT NO. 1; THENCE North 22 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds West, along said northeast line, a distance of 54.87 feet to a point; THENCE South 34 degrees 58 minutes 22 seconds East a distance of 39.59 feet to a point; THENCE North 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 671.93 feet to a point; THENCE South 39 degrees 13 minutes 41 seconds East, along the northeast property line of said tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd., a distance of 8.66 feet to a point; THENCE South 55 degrees 17 minutes 46 seconds West, along the northwest line of an existing 20.00 foot wide easement as recorded in said Charvel subdivision, a distance of 58.84 feet to a point; THENCE South 53 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds West, along the said northwest line of an existing 20.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 323.06 feet to a point; THENCE South 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds West a distance of 300.90 feet to a point; THENCE North 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds West, along the said north line of an existing 20.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 1.62 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, excepting therefrom those portions covered by the existing 10.00 foot wide and 15.00 foot wide easement recorded in Plat Book 129 Page 50 of said recorder’s office. 10.00 FOOT WIDE SEWER EASEMENT NO. 2 COMMENCING at the said southeast corner of said Charvel subdivision; THENCE South 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds East, along the south line of said Charvel subdivision, said south line also being the south line of a tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd. by deed recorded in Deed Book 7503 Page 1321, a distance of 15.00 feet to a point; THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the east line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement as recorded in said Charvel a subdivision, a distance of 20.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described 10.00 FOOT WIDE SEWER EASEMENT NO.2; THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the said east line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 10.00 feet to a point; THENCE South 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 82.83 feet to a point on the southwest line of an existing 10.00 foot wide easement as recorded in said Charvel subdivision; THENCE South 22 degrees 35 minutes 59 seconds East, along the said southwest line of an existing 10.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 10.85 feet to a point on the said north line of an existing 20.00 foot wide easement; THENCE North 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds West, along the said north line of an existing 20.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 87.06 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. VARIABLE WIDTH SEWER EASEMENT NO. 3 COMMENCING at the said southeast corner of said Charvel subdivision, THENCE South 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds East, along the south line of said Charvel subdivision, said south line also being the south line of a tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd. by deed recorded in Deed Book 7503 Page 1321, a distance of 15.00 feet to a point; THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the east line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement as recorded in said Charvel subdivision, a distance of 259.05 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described VARIABLE WIDTH SEWER EASEMENT NO.3; THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the said east line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 282.80 feet to a point; THENCE South 05 degrees 44 minutes 46 seconds East a distance of 96.62 feet to a point; THENCE South 00 degrees 18 minutes 09 seconds West a distance of 210.99 feet to a point on the northeast line of an existing 10.00 foot wide easement to METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT as recorded in Deed Book 4355 Page 55; THENCE North 22 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds West, along the said northeast line of existing easement, a distance of 26.40 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, excepting therefrom that portion of an existing 10.00 foot wide existing easement as recorded in Plat Book 129 Page 50, being located within Variable Width Sewer Easement No. 3. Also, three (3) temporary construction license for the use during the construction of any sewer in the above described sewer easement, said temporary construction license being more particularly described as follows: VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 1 COMMENCING at the southeast corner of said Charvel subdivision; THENCE South 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds East, along the south line of said Charvel subdivision, said south line also being the south line of a tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd. by deed recorded in Deed Book 7503 Page 1321, a distance of 126.16 feet to a point, said point being on the northwest right-of-way line of Lucas and Hunt Road (variable width); THENCE North 22 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds West, along the northeast line of an existing 10.00 foot wide easement to METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT as recorded in Deed Book 4355 Page 55, a distance of 76.63 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 1; THENCE North 22 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds West, along said northeast line, a distance of 178.77 feet to a point; THENCE North 00 degrees 18 minutes 09 seconds East a distance of 210.99 feet to a point; THENCE North 05 degrees 44 minutes 46 seconds West a distance of 96.62 feet to a point on the east line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement as recorded in Plat Book 129, Page 50; THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the said east line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 54.14 feet to a point on the south line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement as recorded in Plat Book 129, Page 50; THENCE South 83 degrees 39 minutes 14 seconds East, along the said south line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 30.10 feet to a point; THENCE South 00 degrees 50 minutes 31 seconds East a distance of 382.16 feet to a point; THENCE South 89 degrees 56 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of 39.96 feet to a point; THENCE South 24 degrees 11 minutes 43 seconds East a distance of 105.35 feet to a point; THENCE North 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 609.06 feet to a point on the northeast property line of said tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd.; THENCE South 39 degrees 13 minutes 41 seconds East, along said northeast line, a distance of 52.65 feet to a point; THENCE South 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds West a distance of 671.93 feet to a point; THENCE North 34 degrees 58 minutes 22 seconds West a distance of 39.59 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, excepting therefrom those portions covered by the existing 10.00 foot wide and 15.00 foot wide easement recorded in Plat Book 129 Page 50 of said recorder’s office. VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 2 COMMENCING at the said southeast corner of Charvel subdivision; THENCE South 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds East, along the south line of said Charvel subdivision, said south line also being the south line of a tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd. by deed recorded in Deed Book 7503 Page 1321, a distance of 15.00 feet to a point; THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East a distance of 30.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO.2; THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the said east line of an existing 15.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 195.73 feet to a point, on the southwest line of an existing 10.00 foot wide easement recorded in said Plat Book 129, Page 50; THENCE South 22 degrees 35 minutes 59 seconds East, along the said southwest line of an existing 10.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 212.46 feet to a point; THENCE North 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds West a distance of 82.83 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 3 COMMENCING at the southeast corner of said Charvel subdivision; THENCE South 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds East, along the south line of said Charvel subdivision, said south line also being the south line of a tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd. by deed recorded in Deed Book 7503 Page 1321, a distance of 126.16 feet to a point, said point being on the northwest right-of-way line of Lucas and Hunt Road (variable width); THENCE North 22 degrees 53 minutes 14 seconds West, along the northeast line of an existing 10.00 foot wide easement to METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT as recorded in Deed Book 4355 Page 55, a distance of 21.76 feet to a point; THENCE South 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds East, along the said north line of an existing 20.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 1.62 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 3; THENCE North 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 300.90 feet to a point; THENCE 53 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds West, along the northwest line of said existing 20.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 292.47 feet to a point; THENCE North 89 degrees 42 minutes 38 seconds West, along the north line of said existing 20.00 foot wide easement, a distance of 10.41feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Upper Maline Trunk Sanitary Relief Phase IIIA M.S.D. Project No. 90080A Parcel #43 (Nichols, Charles Property) 12F410929 Deed Book 9657 Page 532 A VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE across the north end of a tract of land conveyed to Charles Nichols by deed recorded in Deed Book 9657, Page 532 of the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office and being in Fractional Section 8 and U.S. Survey 111, Township 46 North, Range 7 East, St. Louis County, Missouri, being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the northeast corner of said Charles Nichols tract, said northeast corner also being the intersection of the southwestern right-of-way line of Halls Ferry Road (variable width) as widened by condemnation Cause No. 290114 of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri with the south line of property conveyed to Amrut Patel by deed recorded in Deed Book 8857, Page 1327 of the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office; THENCE 29.52 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 5775.00 feet and a chord bearing of South 20 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds East, along the said southwestern right-of-way line of Halls Ferry Road ; THENCE South 69 degrees 17 minutes 53 seconds West, along said southwestern right-of-way line also being a radial line, a distance of 5.00 feet to a point; THENCE South 75 degrees 51 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 27.22 feet to a point; THENCE North 23 degrees 30 minutes 55 seconds West a distance of 3.77 feet to a point; THENCE South 67 degrees 31 minutes 46 seconds West a distance of 25.07 feet to a point; THENCE South 76 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds West a distance of 85.43 feet to a point; THENCE North 24 degrees 57 minutes 13 seconds West, along the west line of said Charles Nichols tract, a distance of 30.56 feet to a point; THENCE North 76 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds East, along the north line of said Charles Nichols tract, a distance of 145.47 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, excepting therefrom those portions covered by the existing easement to METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT as recorded in Deed Book 3823, Page 221 of said recorder’s office. Upper Maline Trunk Sanitary Relief Phase IIIA M.S.D. Project No. 90080A Parcel #51 (Striebel Property) 12G640381 Deed Book 16027 Page 2854 A 15.00 FOOT WIDE SEWER EASEMENT being part of a tract of land conveyed to Gregory S. Striebel and Paula J. Striebel by deed recorded in Deed Book 16027, Page 2854 of the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office and being in Part of Lot 1 of “Thomas Gardner’s Estate” in Section 8, Township 46 North, Range 7 East, St. Louis County, Missouri, being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the intersection of the east line of a tract of land conveyed to Eric Tomlin by deed recorded in Deed Book 13187, Page 2188 of the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office, said east line also being the west line of said Striebel tract of land and the northwestern right-of- way line of Lucas and Hunt Road (variable width) as widened by condemnation Cause No. 344199 of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri; THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the said west line a distance of 17.62 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the centerline of the herein described 15.00 foot wide sewer easement; THENCE North 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 376.01 feet to the POINT OF TERMINATION, said POINT OF TERMINATION being on the east line of said Striebel tract and being North 03 degrees 48 minutes 31 seconds East a distance of 17.27 feet from the intersection of the east line of said Striebel tract and said northwestern right-of-way line of Lucas and Hunt Road. Also two (2) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE for the use during the construction of any sewer in the above described sewer easement, said TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE being more particularly described as follows: A 52.50 FOOT WIDE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 1 A 52.50 foot wide temporary construction license adjacent to the northwestern line of the above described 15.00 foot wide sewer easement, bounded on the east by the east line of said Striebel tract and bounded on the west by the west line of said Striebel tract. A VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 2 A variable width temporary construction license being adjacent to the southeastern line of the above described 15.00 foot wide sewer easement and bounded on the southeast by the northwestern right-of-way line of Lucas and Hunt Road, bounded on the east by the east line of said Striebel tract and bounded on the west by the west line of said Striebel tract. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO.1 and NO.2 will become null and void upon completion of the above described sewer construction. Upper Maline Trunk Sanitary Relief Phase IIIA M.S.D. Project No. 90080A Parcel #53 (Patel, Amrut Property) 12F410864 Deed Book 8857 Page 1327 A 17.50 foot wide sewer easement across the south end of a tract of land conveyed to Amrut Patel by deed recorded in Deed Book 8857, Page 1327 of the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office and being in Fractional Section 8 and U.S. Survey 111, Township 46 North, Range 7 East, St. Louis County, Missouri, being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the southeast corner of said Amrut Patel tract, said southeast corner also being the intersection of the southwestern right-of-way line of Halls Ferry Road (variable width) as widened by condemnation Cause No. 290114 of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri with the north line of property conveyed to Charles Nichols by deed recorded in Deed Book 9657, Page 532 of the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office; THENCE South 76 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds West, along the said north line, a distance of 145.47 feet to a point; THENCE North 36 degrees 47 minutes 56 seconds West, along the west line of said Amrut Patel tract, a distance of 18.99 feet to a point; THENCE North 76 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds East a distance of 150.89 feet to a point on the said southwestern right-of-way line of Halls Ferry Road; THENCE 17.61 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 5775.00 feet and a chord bearing of South 20 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East, along the said southwestern right-of- way line of Halls Ferry Road to the POINT OF BEGINNING, excepting therefrom that portion covered by the existing easement to METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT as recorded in Deed Book 3823, Page 225 of said recorder’s office. Also a VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE for use during the construction of any sewer in the above described sewer easement, said variable width temporary construction license being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the southeast corner of said Amrut Patel tract, said southeast corner also being the intersection of the southwestern right-of-way line of Halls Ferry Road (variable width) as widened by condemnation Cause No. 290114 of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri with the north line of property conveyed to Charles Nichols by deed recorded in Deed Book 9657, Page 532 of the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office; THENCE 17.61 feet along a curve to the right having a radius of 5775.00 feet and a chord bearing of North 20 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds West, along the said southwest right-of-way line of Halls Ferry Road to the POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE South 76 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds West a distance of 150.89 feet to a point; THENCE North 36 degrees 47 minutes 56 seconds West, along the western line said Amrut Patel tract, a distance of 117.39 feet to a point, said point being the northwest corner of said Amrut Patel tract; THENCE North 76 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the north line of said Amrut Patel tract, a distance of 31.14 feet to a point; THENCE South 50 degrees 14 minutes 51 seconds East a distance of 68.89 feet to a point; THENCE North 76 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds East a distance of 119.01 feet to a point on the said southwestern right-of-way line of Halls Ferry Road; THENCE 52.79 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 5775.00 feet and a chord bearing of South 19 degrees 58 minutes 22 seconds East, along the said southwestern right-of-way line of Halls Ferry Road to the POINT OF BEGINNING, excepting therefrom that portion covered by the existing easement to METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT as recorded in Deed Book 3823, Page 225 of said recorder’s office. Upper Maline Trunk Sanitary Relief Phase IIIA M.S.D. Project No. 90080A Parcel #57 (Lipton Properties X, Ltd. Property) 12G620680 Deed Book 7503 Page 1314 A 15.00 FOOT WIDE SEWER EASEMENT across the southeast end of a tract of land conveyed to Lipton Properties X, Ltd. by deed recorded in Deed Book 7503, Page 1314 of the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office and in Charvel, a subdivision in Sections 7 and 8, Township 46 North, Range 7 East, St. Louis County, Missouri, a subdivision according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 129, Page 50 of the St. Louis County, Missouri Recorder’s Office. The centerline of said 15.00 foot wide sewer easement being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the southeast corner of Charvel a subdivision, said southeast corner also being on the northwestern right-of-way line of Lucas and Hunt Road (variable width); THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the east line of said Charvel Subdivision, a distance of 37.83 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the centerline of the herein described 15.00 foot wide sewer easement; THENCE South 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds West a distance of 357.80 feet to the POINT OF TERMINATION of the centerline of said 15.00 foot wide sewer easement, being on the southwest line of said tract of land conveyed in Deed Book 7503, Page 1314, said Point of Termination also being North 39 degrees 13 minutes 41 seconds West a distance of 21.21 feet from the southwest corner of said tract of land conveyed in Deed Book 7503, Page 1314, said southwest corner also being on the said northwestern right-of-way line of Lucas and Hunt Road excepting therefrom that portions of three existing 10.00 foot wide easements and an existing 20.00 foot wide easement as recorded in said Plat Book 129, Page 50. Also two (2) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE for use during the construction of any sewer in the above described sewer easement, said TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE being more particularly described as follows: A VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 1 A variable width temporary construction license being adjacent to the northwestern line of above described 15.00 foot wide sewer easement and being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the said southeast corner of Charvel a subdivision, said southeast corner also being on the said northwestern right-of-way line of Lucas and Hunt Road (variable width); THENCE North 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds East, along the east line of said Charvel a subdivision, a distance of 47.02 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described variable width temporary construction license; THENCE South 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds West, along the northwestern line of said described 15.00 foot wide sewer easement, a distance of 363.67 feet to a point on the southwest line of said tract of land conveyed in Deed Book 7503, Page 1314; THENCE North 39 degrees 13 minutes 41 seconds West, along said southwest line, a distance of 52.65 feet to a point; THENCE North 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 145.06 feet to a point; THENCE South 34 degrees 58 minutes 22 seconds East a distance of 41.51 feet to a point; THENCE North 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 143.13 feet to a point; THENCE North 34 degrees 58 minutes 22 seconds West a distance of 41.51 feet to a point; THENCE North 55 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 116.58 feet to a point on the said east line of Charvel a subdivision; THENCE South 00 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds West, along said east line, a distance of 64.34 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, excepting therefrom that portions of three existing 10.00 foot wide easements as recorded in said Plat Book 129, Page 50. A VARIABLE WIDTH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO. 2 A variable width temporary construction license being adjacent to the southeastern line of said above described 15.00 foot wide sewer easement and bounded on the southeast by the northwest line of said existing 20.00 foot wide easement as recorded in said Plat Book 129, Page 50 and bounded on the east by the western line of said existing 10.00 foot wide easement adjacent to the said east line of said Charvel a subdivision as recorded in said Plat Book 129, Page 50. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE NO.1 and NO.2 will become null and void upon completion of the above described sewer construction. Section Two. Counsel for The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District be and is hereby authorized to enter into contracts to acquire by purchase if possible, or to institute and prosecute an action in condemnation pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and the laws of the State of Missouri for the appropriation of private property rights as hereinabove set out. The foregoing Ordinance was adopted January 11, 2007.