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R D I .N A N L E. N 0.- 1749
An ordinance providing for the paving, curbing, guttering and ex-
cavating of Walnut street, in the city of Salina, Kansas, between the West
side of Tenth street and the East side of College avenue, specifying the
manner of construction and providing for the payme►at of the cost thereof
and the manner of payment.
Whereas, a petition has been presented to the mayor end council re-
questing said mayor and council to pave, curb, gutter and excavate Walnut
street, in the city of Salina, between the West side of Tenth street and
the East side of College avenue, and,
Whereas, such petition has been examined by said mayor and council
and found to contain a majority of the names of the resident owners of
property owning property abutting on both sides of said Walnut street be
tween the limits above set forth, and that the mayor and council by virtue
thereof have jurisdiction to make the improvements in such petition
prayed for: therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Salina:
Section 1. That it is necessary and hereby ordered that Walnut
street, in the city of Salina, Between the West side of Tenth street and
the East side of College avenue, be paved, with such material as the may-
or and council may hereafter select and designate, as h6v'.;_nafter provided,
said paving to be thirty-three (33) feet in width, from gutter to gutter,
except that at -the interesections of streets and alleys such pavement shall
extend to the lot lines of the intersecting streets.
Sec. 2. That it is necessary and hereby ordered that Walnut street,
between the limits defined in section one hereof, be curbed on both sides
thereof with cement curbing, and guttered on both sides thereof with ce-
ment guttering, such curb to be about six inches in thickness and such
gutter to be twenty-four (24) inches in width from the inner edge of such
curb, and such curb -shall be set eighteen and one-half (184) feet from the
center of said street, on either side thereof, exeept at the intersections
of streets and alleys, where such curb and gutter shall return to the
lot lines on said Walnut street.
Sec. 3. All excavating, filling, and rolling necessary for the
proper construction of such paving, curbing and gutteri,,K :hall be done,
and such paving, curbing and guttering shall be done and constructed ac-
cording to the established grade of said Walnut street, as heretofore or
hereafter established by the ordinances of said city.
Sec. 4. For the work and improvements herein provided for, the
city engineer shall make and file with the city clerk, on or before the
16th day of March, 1914, plans and specifications thereof, which specifi-
cations shall cover and embrace the different kinds of street paving,
such as brick block, asphaltic -concrete and cement, with concrete found-
ation, and cement curb and•gutter; and said engineer.shall also file with
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said clerk an estimate cost of the work and improvement herein provided
for.
Sec. 5. After such plans and specifications shall have been filed
with said city clerk, the mayor and council shall advertise for bids for
the different kinds of street paving therein specified, and for such curb-
ing, guttering and excavating, and, after the redeipt of such bids, if
the same are found satisfactory to the said mayor and council, said mayor
and council shall determine the kind of paving material to be used on
said street, and may let the contract for the paving of said street with
the material so selected, and for the curbing, guttering and excavating
of said street.
Sec. 6. After the passage and publication of this ordinance the
mayor and council shall appoint three disinterested householders who, aft-
er having taken an oath to faithfully and impartially appraise all lots
and pieces of ground libale to taxation f.or the improvements herein pro-
vided for, shall, within ten days after having be.--,, noti. Ied of their
appointment, proceed to appraies said lots andpieces of ground liable to
taxation, without regard to any buildings or improvements.thereon, and,
after making said appraisement, shall return the same to the mayor and
council at the first meeting thereof after such appraisement shall have
been completed, and after such appraisement is returned to the mayor and
council the said mayor and council shall designate a time for holding a
special session for the purpose of hearing complaints and equalizing said
appraisement, of which special session due notice shall be given in the
official city paper, and at such special session ti;e mayor and council
shall, if they deem it just and proper, alter or change such appraisement.
Sec. 7. For the purpose of paying for such paving, curbing and
guttering the mayor and council are hereby authorized and directed to is-
sue bonds of the city of Salina, in an amount not to exceed the contract
price, and to run for such period of time as the _. .Mor a .*I council shall
detdrmine, not exceeding however ten years from the date of such bonds,
and be payable in equal installments in each year for the life of said
bonds, together with interest not to exeeed five percent per annum,
whcih bonds shall be made payable at the fiscal agency of the State of
Kansas, and for the purpose of paying principal and interest on said bonds
as they severally become due t! -_e mayor and council shall each year during
the life of said bonds levy assessments against the lots and pieces of gr
ground liable to taxation for the improvements herein provided for in an
amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest for that year; Pro-
vided that for the purpose of defraying the cost of paving and otherwise
improving the squares and areas formed by the crossing of streets and
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alleys as well as where as the improvement is through or adjacent to -
property of the city, for whcih the city would be liable., the assess-
ments shall be made against all the taxable property of the city;
and the city clerk shall certify said assessments as they are sever-
ally made, to the county clerk, of Saline county, Kansas, at the
same time and in the samemanner as other city taxes are certified,'
and said assessments shall be liable to teh same penalties as all other
taxes.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force,
froma and after itspublication once in the Salina Evening Journal.
Passed and approved March 2, 1914.
V. E. NiQuett p,,
Mayor.
(SEAL)
Attest:
Chas- R_ Banker
City Clerk.
STATE OF KANSAS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF SALINE)
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a
true and correct copy of an ordinance pft ssed by the council and ap-
proved by the Mayor of the city of Salina, March 2, 1914, and a re-
cord of the vote . on its final adoption is found on page.( of
Journal No. 8.
City Clerk.
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(Publisr.ed in the Salina Evening Journal , 1914).
ORDINANCE NO.���
An ordinance providing for the paving, curbing, guttering and excavating
of Walnut street,in the city of Salina, Kansas, betvieen the-2�_
side of street and the side of
specifying the manner of constructionand providing for the
payment of the cost thereof and the,anner of payment.
lhereas, petitionhas been presented to the mayor and council
rgquesting said mayor and council to pave, curb, gutter'and excavate
Walnut street, in the city -of Salina, betieen the' side of_'
street and the side of�a&rxa�; and,
Whereas, such petition has been examined by said mayor and council
and found to contain a majority of the names .of the resident owners of
property owning property abutting on both sides of said Walnut street
between the limits above set forth, and that the mayor and council by
virtue thereof have jurisdiction to make the improvements in such peti-
tion prayed for; therefore,
Be it ordained. by the Payor and Councilmen of the City of Salina:
Section 1. That it is necessary and hereby ordered that Walnut
street, in the city of Salina, between the side of
street and side of , be paved, with such
material as 'the mayor and council may hereafter select and designate,
as hereinafter provided, said having to be -;?-?4 _;9_::dfeet in
width, -from gutter to gutter, except that at the intersections of streets
and alleys such pavement shall extend to the lot lines of the inter -
setting streets.
Sec. 2. That it is necessary and hereby ordered that Walnut z
street, between the limits def in�ed in -section one hereof, be curbed on
both sides thereof with cement curbing, and guttered on both -sides
thereof with.cament guttering, such curb to be about six inches in
thickness and such gutter to be` winches in ilidth from the
inner edge of such curb, and smch curb shall be set � feet
from the center of said street on either side thereof, except at the
intersections of streets and alleys, where such curb and gutter shall
return to the lot lines on said Walnut, street.
Sec. 3. All excavating, .filling and roiling necessary for the
proper construction of'such paving, curbing and guttering shall be done,
and such paving, curbing and guttering shall be done and constructed
according to the established grade of said Walnut street, as heretofore
or hereafter established. by the ordinances of said .city.
Sec. 4. For the work and improvernents herein provided for, the
city engineer shall make and file with the city clerk, on or before the
"day ;of_ 1914; plans and specifications thereof,
which specifications shall covrrand embrace the different kinds of street
paving, such as brick block,, asphaltic concrete -and cement, with' concrete
foundation, andcement.curb andgutter; and said engineer shall also
file with said clerk an estimate of the cost of the work and improve-
rnent herein provided
Sec. 5. After, such plans, a-nd: spec ification s shall have been
filed with said city clerk, the mayor and council shall s:.dvLrtise for
bids for thedifferent kinds of stre6t paving therein specified, and
for such curbing, guttering and excavating, -and, after the 're-ceipt of
such bids, if the same are found satisfactory to the said mayor and
council,, said mayor and council shall determine the kind of paving
material to be used on said street, and may let the contract for the
paving of said street with the material so selected, and for the curbing,
guttering and excating of said street.
.lots and pieces of ground liable to taxation for tne� i�rovemerlts herein
provided for,. shall, within ten days aftL- r having been notified of
their appointment, proceed to appraise said lots and pieces of ground
liable.to taxation, without regard to any buildings or:improvements
thereon, and, after making said appraisemen, shall return the same to
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the mayor and council at the first meeting thereof after such appraise -
menu shall, have been eom,leted, and after such appraisement is rettarned
to the mayor and council the said mayor .and council..shall designate a
time for holding a special session for the purpose of hearing complaints
and equalizing said appraisement, of which -special session.due notice
.shall be given in. the official city paper, and at such special session.
the mayor and council shall-, if they deera it just and proper, mixt alter
or change such appraisement.
Sec.
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For
the purpose
of paying forsuchraving, .
curbing and
guttering,
the
mayor
and .council
are hereby authorized and
directed to
issue bonds of the city of Salina, in an amount not to exced the contract
price, and to run for such a period of time as the mayor and council
shall detrmine, not exceeding however ten years from the date of such 4
bonds, and be payable in .:equal installments in each .year for the life.
aRidabonds, together with interest not to exceed five -per cent per,
annum; which .bonds shall be made payable at the fiscal agency of the
State of. Kansas; and for the purpose of paying principal and interest on.
said 'bonds as they severally become due the mayor and council shall each
year ,during- the life of said bonds levy assessments against the lots and
piees of ground liable to taxation for the improvements herein provided
for in an amount sufficient to pay the principal, and interest for that
year; Provided that for the purpose of defraying -the cost of paving and
otherwise improving the squares and areas formed by the crossing of
strets and alleys as well as where the inTprovement is through or adjacent
to property of the city, for which the city would be liable, the assess-
ments shall be made against all the taxable property of the city; and
the.. city .clerk ' shall certify said assessments, as they are severally.
made, to the county clerk of Saline county, Transas, at the same time
and in the same manner as other e city taxes are certified, and said
assessments shall be liable to the same panaltie's-as all other taxes.