2430 Improving Republic Ave1
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ORDINANCE NO 2430
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An Ordinancelproviding-forethe excavating, grading, paving,
curbing and guttering of Republic Avenue in the City of
Sal.ina.9.Kansas,..from.the:west line of Highland Avenue in
said City to the east line.of Ninth Street in said City,
-and providing for --the cost thereof, how the.same shall
be assessed and the manner of payment therefor.
WHEREAS, by resolution. duly adopted on the 23rd day of May
192a the Board of..C.ommissioners of,the City of Salina, Kansas have de,
clared that they deem it necessary to excavate, -grade, pave, curb
and gutter Republic Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the
west line of Highland Avenue in said City to the east line of
Ninth Street in said City, and
VVHEREAS said resolution was
published for six days in The
Salina Evening Journal, a -daily newspaper published' `in. the City
of Salina, the official city paper of said City, and:
WHEREAS, the majority of the resident owners.of property
owning a majority in square feet of the lots or real estate liable
to taxation for the cost of said improvement did not within twenty
days from the date of the last publication of such resolution file
with the City Clerk of said City their protest in writing against
such improvement or the making thereof, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That,it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
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that -Republic Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west
line of Highland Avenue in said City to the east line of. Ninth
Street in said City be.excavated and graded to the established grade
thereof as established by ordinance of the City of Salina, Kansas,
provided that at the intersections of streets and alleys said excava-
tion and grading shall be carried to the lot line of the street so
improved and that at such lot line the grade be made to conform to
the established grade of such street or alley if the same has been
established.
Section 2. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
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that Republic Avenue in the .City of Salina, Kansas from the west
line of Highland Avenue.in said.City to the east line of Ninth
Street in saild City be curbed and guttered with such material as
the Board of 'Commissioners. may hereafter designate and select as
hereinafter provided for, according to the specifications of the
City Engineer'of .said City hereinafter provided for, and'that said
curbing -and guttOring at the intersections of streets and alleys
be carried back to the lot line of the street so improved.
Section 3, That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
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that -.Republic Avenue in the..C.ity of Salina, Kansas from the west.
line of Highland Avenue in said City to the east line of Ninth
Street in said City be paved with such material as the Board of
Commissioners may hereafter designate and select as hereinafter
provided for according to.the..specifications of the City Engineer
of said City hereinzfter..provided for,.and that at.the intersec-
tions of streets and alleys said paging be carried back to the
lot line of the street so improved. Said.street shall be paved
for a width of thirty-three.(33) feet excluding -curb and gutter
which are provided for herein.
Section 4. For the work and improvement herein provided
for the. City Engineer.shall make and file with,the City"Clerk
on or before the 13th day of February 1922 complete. -plans and
specifications for guttering, curbing and paving of said street
with the following materials:
PAVING
1. 3 -inch vertical fiber plain wire out brick;
5 -inch concrete base;
Asphalt Filler.
2. 2 -inch asphaltic concrete;
5 -inch concrete base.
3. Asphalt macadam..(penetration)
24 inch wearing surface;.
6 -inch macadam -base. i
4. One=course concrete 6'inches thick.
'CURBING AND GUTTERING
Combined curb and gutter; concrete
From back of curb to paving line 30 inches
Curb to be 6 inches at top; 7'inches at bottom, 16 inches deep.
Gutter to be 6 inches at curb, 7 inches at paving line.
and that on.'or before the said last named date., said City Enginer
shall submit. to the Board of Commissioners, under oath, detailed
estimates of the cost of such paving and of such curbing and gut-
tering of said street with the.different knids of material, herein
mentioned and of the.excavation,and.grading of said street.
Section.5. That after such plans.and specifications shall
have be.en.made..and_pr.epared by.the..City Engineer and filed with
the City Clerk 'as aforesaid, the Board of Commissioners may ad-
vertise by advertisement publishedin the official City paper and
of the City of Salina for three consecutive days for the receipt
of sealed proposals for the curbing, guttering and paving of said
street with the different kinds of material named and spec if iced
in the preceding section hereof and for the excavating and grading
of said street to the established grade thereof as herein provided
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for; and after the receipt of such proposals the Board of Commis-
sioners shall select from the diffePent'kinds- ofstreetpaving
material.the kind with which said street ought in their judgment'
to'be'paved., and said Board of Commissioners may and are hereby
authorized to let contracts for the grading'and excavating of said
street to the 'lowest responsible bidder therefor and for the curbing
and guttering . of said street with the materials so selected and for
the paving of said street with the materialb'so selected to the low-
est responsible .bidders therefor., as' determined by said Board of
Cbmmissioh ers, for the kind'and character of curbing,,.guttering and
paving which shAl . 1 be determined upon by.said'Board of Commissioners.,
and for such excavating and grading;
said Board of Commissioners
reserve the right to re,'Jeet-any and all bids..
Section 6. That for such excavAting'andgrading special
assessments' shall be made for the fullcost thereof`. on all lots and
pieces of land to the center of. the block -on either side of the,
street for the distance. to be.improved according -to the appraised
value of said lots or pieces of land without,regard to . buildings or
improvements therieon-said appraisement�to be madedn-the manner as
hereinafter provided for. The entiredistance to be graded shall
constitute one grading district-.
Section 7. That for such curbingi.
guttering and paving
special assessments shall be,made for the full cost thereof on each
block separately.,:on all lots or pieces of lan&to,the center of the
block on either side of the stret according to theappraised value
thereof without regard to.the buildings or improvements thereon for
the distance to be improved..,
Section 8. After the passage and -publication of this ordi-
nande the. Board ..of.:Commissioners..,.shalI appoint_three°disinterested
4ppraisers,,househQ1dersi who after having-,taken'an oath to make a
true and impartial appraisement-of all lotsandpiece's of land liable
to assessment and taxation for the cost -off -the improvements herein
provided for shall within five days after having been notified of
their -appointment proceed�to appraise -said lots and pieces of land
liable to assessment and taxation as aforesaid as'may be designated.'
by the Boa.rd,,O:f Commissioners. of said City,.without regard to build-
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uild-in s or improvements thereon.., and after making said appralsement
shall return the same -t
o the Board of .Commissioner's at the first
meeting of said Board after.such appraisement shall have been bomplet
ed and, after ,said
-appraisement ,is returned to the Board of Commis-
sioners said Board of Commissioners shall designate a time for hold -
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Ing of a special session of such Board for the purpose of hear-
Ing any complaints that may be made as to the a,value.of any
lots or pieces of land appraised as aforesaid, of which special
session due notice shall be given in the official City paper, at
which special session the Board of:.Commissioners may alter the
valuation of any lot or piece.of land if in their opinion the
same has been appraised.too high or too low.
Section 9. For the purpose.of paying for. the stork and
improvement in this ordinance provided for the Board of Commis-
sioners are hereby authorized and directed to issue internal im-'
provement bonds of the City of Salina in an amount-not,to exceed
the contract price of such improvement and to run for a period
of ten years and be payable in ten equal installments,, together
with the interest not to exceed five (5) per cent•per:annum,
which bonds shall be made payable at the fiscal,ageney of the
State of Kansas; and for the purpose of paying principal and in-
terest on said bonds as they severally become due and payable the
Board of Commissioners shall apportion and'assess.against the lots
land the taxing district of.such improvements
and pieces of within
special assessments covering -the cost of such improvements', and
the apportionment therein contained shall hold good for all the
installments,that are to be collected from the specific property
chargeable with said improvement. Such assessment and apportion-
ment ordinance shall contain the total amount of t€'x.apportioned
to each tract, piece and parcel of land within the,taxing district
and shall 'state the number of annual installments in which such
tax is to be collected; and thereafter the City-Clerk: shall annu-
ally at the same time taxes are to be certified, certify to the
county clerk of Saline.County', Kansas, a full list of all property
liable for sudh work and improvement, together with the respect-
ive amounts due on each of said tracts, pieces and parcels of land,
which amounts shall include the annual installments and interest
on all unpaid balances for one year at the rate of six per cent
per annum and such amounts so certified shall be collected as
other taxes-are collected; Provided that for the purpose of de-
fraying the.cost of improving the•interseetioris and areas formed
by the crossing of streets and alleys as well'as where the improve-
ment is through or adjacent to property of the City, for which
the City would be liable, the assessment shall be made against all
taxable property in the City and paid for by the City at large.
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Section ;0. -_-,This ordinance -shall. -take effect and be in
force from and after its publication once •in the -official City
paper.
Introduced for first reading., January 9th., 1922.
Passed and approved, ........ Janua ry 16th, 1922.
(SEAL) F. S. ar
Mayor
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker.
city Clerk.
STATE OF KANSAS
SS.
COUNTY OF SALINE
I. Chas, E, Banker, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas.,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and cor-
rect copy of ordinance No. 2430 passed by the Board of Commission-
ers and approved by the Mayor of the City of Salina, Kansas, Janu-
ary 16th, 1922; and th t a record of the vote on its final adoption
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ig found on Page z/�'Tof.jou'rnal.No. Said ordinance was pub-
lished in The Salina Evening Journal January 2 1922.
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(First pColished in The Salina -L"vening Journal Jan. :1922
ORDIDIANCE NO. Z, , �w, t)
AN ORDITNANCE, providing for the excavating, grading, paving, curbing and
guttering of Republic Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas
from the 44est line of Ri-ghland Avenue in said City to the
Last line of "inth Street in said City, and providing for
the cost thereof, how the same shall be assessedland the
manner of payment therefor.
WEERI]AS, by resolution duly adopted on the 23rd da.1? Of May
19231 the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas have., de-
clared that they deem it necessary to eXcavate, grade, pave, curb and
gutter Republic Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the West line
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of Highland Avenue in said City to the Fast line of Ninth Street in said
City, and
WHER-4S, said resolution was published for six days in The
Salina Evening Journal., a daily newspaper published in the City of Salina.,
the official city paper of said City, and
VMER:EAS, the majority of the resident owners of property
owning a majority In sciaare-f—eat of the lots or real estate liable to
taxation for the cost of said improvement did not within twenty days
from the date of the last:; publication of such resolution file With the
()ity Clerk of said City their protest in writing agairst such im-
provement or the making thereof, therefor,'
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COLMISSIONERS OF THE CITY
OF S ALI.ILTA , KANSAS.
Section One. That it is necessary and it is' hereby ordered
that Republic Avenue in the City of Salina, Kar as from the West line of
HighlAnd Avenue in said Cityto the East line of Ninth Street in said City,
be excavated and graded to the established grade thereof as established
by ordinam e of the City of Salina, Kansas, provided that at the inter-
section -sof str eets and alleys, saiA excavation and grading shall be
carried to the lot line of the street 60 improved and that at such. lot
line the grade be made to conform to the established grade .of such, street
or alley if the same has been established.
Section Two. That it is necessary and it As hereby ordered
that Republic Avenue in
the
Uity of
Salina, Kansas from the Vfest
line
of
High3a,nd Avenue in said
City
to the
East line of Ninth Street" in
said
City
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be curbed and guttered with such material as the -Board Of Commissioners
as hereinafter
may hereafter designate and seleoVrovided for, according to the SP6-
cifications of the City Engle r of said Oity_�_ereinafter provided for
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essary and it is hereby ordered
that Republic Avenue in the City Of Salina, Kansas from the vVest line of
Highland Avenue in said City to the East line of Ninth Street in said
City be paved with such material as the Board Of Commissioners may here-
after designate and select as hereinafter provided for according to the
specifications of the City Engineer of said City herqinafter provided
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for./, Said street shall be paved for a width of thirty three (33) feet
excluding varb and gutter which are provided for herein.
Section Four. For the work and improvement herein provided
for the City Engineer shall make and filev-fvith the City Clerk on or be-
fore the 13th, -day of February 1922 complete plans and specifications for
guttering, curbing and paving of said street with the following mater-'
ials:
PAVING
1. 3 inch vertical fiber plain wire cut brick.
5 inch concrete base;
Asphalt filler.
2. .2 Inch asphaltic concrete;
5 Inch concrete base,
3@ Asphalt macadam Openetration)l
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21nch wearing surface,
6 inch macadam
4 one course concrete 6 inches thick.
CURBING AND GUTTERING
Combined curb and gutter; concrete.
From back of curb to paving line 30 inches;
Curb to be 6 inches at top, 7 inches at bottom, 16 inches deep;
Gutter to be 6 inches at curb, 7 inches at paving line,
and that on or before the Mid last named date, said City ftgimeer shall
submit to the Board Of Commissioners, under oath, detailed estimates of
the cost of such paving and Of such curbing and, guttering of said street
with the different kinds Of material herein Rand of the excavation and
grading Of said street.
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Section Five. That after such plans and specifications
zhall have been made and prepared by rhe City Engineer and f iled with the
City Clerk as aforesaid, the Board Of Commissioners may advertise by
advertisement oubl fished in the off icial city paper of the (AtY of S&lina
for three consecutive days f ar the receipt of sealed pro posals for
ou-1-bing, guttering and paving of said street with the different kinds of
material named and specified in the preceding section hereof and for the
excavating and grading of said street to the established grade thereof
as hereina-f-t-eir provided for; and after the receipt of such proposals
the Board Of Commissioners shall select from the different kinds of
street paving material the kind with which said street ought in their
judgment to be paved -,and said -0oard Of Commissioners may and are hereby
authorized to let contracts for the grading and excavating of said street
to the lcwest responsible bidder therefor and for the curbing and guttering
of said street with the materials so selected and for the paving of said
street with the materials so selected to the lowest responsible bidders
the ref or, I as determined by said Board Of Commissioners for the kind
and character of curbing, guttering and paving wh-ich shall be determined
upon by said board of Commissioners and for such excavating and grading;
said Board Of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
Section big. That for such excavating and grading special
assessmentsahall be made for fA--
ull cost thereof on all lots and, pieces
of land to the center of the block on either side of the street for the
distance to be improved according to the appraised value of said lots or
pieces of land without regard to buildings or improvements thereon said
appraisement to be made in the manner as hereinafter provided for. The
entire ddstanae tc be graded shall'oonstitute on grading distr-Lot.
Section seven. That for such curbing, guttering and paving
special assessment shall be made for the full cost therel " on each
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Block separately, on all lots or pieces of land to the center of the
block on either side of the streetfor t,ie distance to be imP roved.
Sectinn Eight. After the passage and publication of this
ordinance the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinterested
appraisers, hou,sehclders, who after having taken an oath to make a, true
and impartial appraisement o4 all lots and Piecds of land liable to
assessment and taxation for the cost o
f�11'Mprovement,5herein provided
f ar shall within f ive daNs after hav tng been notified of their appoint-
ment proceed to appraise said lots. arA pieces of land liable to
assessment and taxation as aforesaid, as may be designated by the Board
of Commissioners of said City, without regard to -buildings or improvements
thereon and after making said appraisement shall return the same to the
Board of Commissioners at the first meeting of said board after sa-.h
appraisement shall have been completed and after said appraisement is
returned. to the board of Uommissiovers said Board of Commissioners
shall designate a time for holding of a special session of such board
for the purpose of hearing any complaints that may be made as tc the
value Of azar lCthor pieces of land appraised as aforesaid,of Which
special session due notice shall be given in the Official city paper
at which special session the Board of Cormissidners may alter the
valuation of ary lot or piece$ of land if in their opinion the same has
been appraised too high or too low.
Section Fine. ivor the purpose Of paying for the work and
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improvement in this ordiancethe Board of Commissioners are hereby
authorized and directed to issue internal improvement bonds of the
City of Salina in an ancVnt-....not to exceed the contract price
of such improvement, aild to run for a period of ten years and be payable
in ten equal installments, together with the interest not -fp exceed
per cent im r annum, which bonds shall be made payable at the
fiscal agency of the estate of Kansas; and for the purpose of paying
principal and interest on said bonds as they severally become daze and
payable the Board of Commissioners shall apportion and assess against
the lots and pieces
Of land withtn*tLa'xing district of such im -3 sm ts
provements S,t..ecial asse, en
covering the cost of such improvements. and the apportionment therein
contained shall hold good for all the installments that are to be
Collected from the specific property chargeable with Laid improvement.
Such assess . ment and apportionment ordinance shall contain the total '
amount of tax apportioned to each tract, piece and parcel of land within
the taxing district and shall state the number of annual. installments in
which such tLax is to be collected; and thereafter the City Clerk shall
annually, at the same time taxes are to be certified,
certify to the County
Clerk of Saline County K nsas, a fullist of a
L 11 property liable for
such work and improvement, together with the respective amotmts due
on each of said tracts, pieces ard percei5of land, which amcuntsshall
include the annual installments and interest on all unpaid balances for
one year at the rate of per cent per annum and such amounts
So certified shall be collected as other taxes are collected: Provided,
that f or the purpose of defraying the cc st c f improving the
and A*~ formed by the orossingAitreets and alleys as well as where
the improvement is through or adjacent to property of the city, for
which the City would be liable; the assessment shall be made against all
taxable property A'44 -the city arra paid by the city at large.
Section Ten. ': his ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's publicatiln once in the official city'-paZer.
Introduced fcr first reading, Jan. 9th,, 1922
Passed and approved, Jan. 16th, 1922
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Ida yor
Attest.
City Clark.