Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.497
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
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 houses, and for any other necessary public purposes.
§ 88.497, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 6998