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Glasgow Estimate of Cost Required Before Contract for Retaining Walls or Sidewalks, Order to Pay, Etc ordinance (§ 520.150)

Chapter 520: Sidewalks and Retaining Walls

In short: Before the Board of Aldermen contracts for bridges, retaining walls, sidewalks, culverts, paving, curbing, guttering or grading on a street or alley, the City Engineer must estimate the cost, and the contract price can't exceed that estimate. Local or special repairs need no estimate.

Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.

Before the Board of Aldermen shall make any contract for building bridges, retaining walls, sidewalks, culverts, or for paving, curbing, guttering or grading on any street, alley, avenue or other highway, an estimate of the cost thereof shall be made by the City Engineer under the supervision of the Committee on Streets and Sidewalks and such estimate shall be submitted to the Board of Aldermen, and no contract shall be entered into for any such work or improvement for a price exceeding such estimate, provided that no such estimate shall be required for the making of any local or special repairs.

Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 520.150

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.