HomeMy Public PortalAbout00134 O R D I N A N C E NO. 134
AN ORDINANCE declaring the necessity for the acquisition
of easements within certain existing property within The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, for the purpose of
permitting construction of sewers therein to serve the needs of
residents on lands in Laughlin's Resubdivision of Laughlin's
Addition to Sycamore Hills, in the City of Overland and
authorizing the institution of condemnation proceedings in
connection therewith, with an emergency clause;
WHEREAS, there exists within The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District an area known as Laughlin's Resubdivision of
Laughlin's Addition to Sycamore Hills, lying within St. Louis
County, Missouri, and in which there work and live numerous
people; and
WHEREAS, sewage gathered from such area has no
alternative means of disposition to crossing said property and
constitutes 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
by relieving and alleviating 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 the aforesaid insanitary and dangerous conditions, it is
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necessary to appropriate and acquire by the exercise of eminent
domain or otherwise, easements for the use of sewers as
hereinafter set forth, together with such working space adjacent
to the right-of-way as obtained as may be required for working
room during the construction period, and the right of ingress and
egress over the premises sought to be condemned for the access to
such easements:
An easement ten (10) feet in width across
property now or formerly of James M. Blanke and
Mildred V. Blanke, his wife, in Lot 29, Block 5
of Laughlin's Resubdivision of Laughlin's
Addition to Sycamore Hills, a Subdivision of St.
Louis County, Missouri, according to the plat
thereof recorded in Plat Book 6, page 65 of the
St. Louis County Records, described as follows:
The west ten (10) feet of the south thirty
(30) feet of Lot 29 in Block 5 of aforesaid Sub-
division.
An easement eight (8) feet in width across
property now or formerly of Anthony Mikulus and
Marie E. Mikulus, his wife, in Lot 10, Block 5
of Laughlin's Resubdivision of Laughlin's
Addition to Sycamore Hills, a Subdivision of
St. Louis County, Missouri, according to the
plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 6, page 65
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of the St. Louis County Records, described as
follows:
The south eight (8) feet of the north
thirty (30) feet of Lot 10, Block 5 of afore-
said Subdivision.
An easement eight (8) feet in width across
property now or formerly of Vella Bennett, in
Lot 24, Block 6 of Laughlin's Resubdivision of
Laughlin's Addition to Sycamore Hills, a Sub-
division of St. Louis County, Missouri, according
to the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 6,
page 65 of the St. Louis County Records, described
as follows:
The north eight (8) feet of the south twenty-
six (26) feet of Lot 24, Block 6 of aforesaid Sub-
division.
An easement ten (10) feet in width across
property now or formerly of Constantine P. Filla
and Mary Filla, his wife, in Lot 9, Block 6 of
Laughlin's Resubdivision of Laughlin's Addition
to Sycamore Hills, according to the plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 6, page 65 of the St. Louis
County Records, described as follows:
The east ten (10) feet of Lot 9, Block 6 of
aforesaid Subdivision.
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An easement ten (10) feet in width across
property now or formerly of James M. Wilkinson
and Betty Wilkinson, his wife, in Lot 5, Block 6
of Laughlin's Resubdivision of Laughlin's Addition
to Sycamore Hills, a Subdivision of St. Louis
County, Missouri, according to the plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 6, page 65 of the St. Louis
County Records, described as follows:
The south ten (10) feet of Lot 5, Block 6
of aforesaid Subdivision.
Section Two. Counsel for The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District be and is hereby authorized to institute and
prosecute an action in condemnation pursuant to the provisions of
the Plan of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and the laws
of the State of Missouri, for the appropriation of private
property as hereinbefore set out.
Section Three. The immediate construction of sewers
being necessary in order to protect the public health within the
District constitutes an emergency within the meaning of the Plan
of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and this Ordinance
shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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The foregoing Ordinance was adopted June 11, 1957.