Cost of relaying or repairing pipes, etc.
Memphis Charter, art. 53, § 531
in effectSec. 531. - Cost of relaying or repairing pipes, etc.
In case, in the opinion of the legislative body, it becomes necessary or proper in the making of any such improvement on any street, highway or alley, or part or parts thereof for the municipality, either itself to relay, or through a water company to cause to be relaid, any water pipe, or to lay new water pipes, or it becomes necessary or proper for the municipality to relay sewer drains or build new sewers, or for water or sewer connections to be repaired or replaced, or otherwise reconstructed or improved, or it becomes necessary or proper to provide for drainage or oiling of the street improvement, or it becomes necessary or proper to make other improvements, then the cost of any and all such improvements or any part thereof may, in the discretion of the legislative body, be included in the cost of improvement, one-half of which cost may be assessed against the abutting property as provided in Acts 1907, chapter 341, as amended.
(Acts 1909, ch. 109, § 8; Priv. Acts 1925, ch. 512; Priv. Acts 1949, ch. 495, § 1)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART53STIMUNFRFOASLA_S531COREREPIETFetched: 10/28/2026