1838 Improve Ash StreetORDINANCE NO. 1838.
(Published in the Salina Evening Journal May ,p , 1915.)
An ordinance providing for the paving, curbing, guttering and exca-
vating of Ash street, in the city of Salina, Kansas, between the west
line of College -avenue and the east line of Railroad street, specifying the
manner . of construction, providing for the cost thereof and the manner of
payment, and letting the contract therefor.
WHEREAS, a petition has been presented to the Mayor and Council re-
questing said mayor and .council to pave, curb, gutter and excavate Ash
Street between the limits hereinbefore and.hereinafter specified; and,
WHEREAS, said petit ion has been examined by said mayor and council
and found to contain the names of a majority of the resident owners of
real ,property liable to taxation for such improvements; therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Salina:
Section 1. That it is necessary and hereby ordered that Ash Street
In the city of Salina, . between the west line of College avenue, and the
east line of Rallroad'Street, be paved, with such material as the mayor
and council may herdafter designate and select, as hereafter provided,
said paving to be thirty-four (34) feet in width from gutter to gutter;
Provided, that at the intersections of streets and alleys such pavement
shall extend to the lot line of said street.
Sec. 2. That it is necessary and.,hereby ordered that said Ash
street,, . between the limits defined in section one hereof, be curbed on.
both sides thereof with cement curbing and guttered on both sides there-
of wath cement guttering, such curb to•be six (6) inches in thickness and
such guttering to be twenty-four (24) inches in width, and the lot line
edge of such curb shall be set nineteen and one-half (19-) feet from and
parallel with the center line of said street, except that the intersections
of streets and alleys such curb and gutter shall return to -the lot line
of said street.
Sea. 3. All excavating, rolling and filling necessary for the prop-
er construction of such improvements shall be done, and such paving, curb -
Ing and guttering shall be constructed on and according to the established
grade of said Ash street, as heretofore or hereafter established by the
ordinances of said city.
See. 4. That such street shall be paved with Bermudas Lake Asphalt
Paving material, on a five inch base, according to the specifications of
the city engineer for such kind of paving material now on file with the
City Clerk, and such specifications for such paving material are hereby
adopted and approved as and for the - specifications for the paving, curbirg
and guttering of said' street are Ilereby made a part of this ordinance.
Sec. 5. That a contract be and is hereby let to Watts & Amerman
for the paving and excavating of said street, at and for the following
prices, to -wit: For paving said street with the paving material, speci-
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f ied In -the preceding section, laid on a five inch concrete base, as
specified, one'and 30/100 Dollars ($1.30) per square yard, for the square
yards of such pavement actually laid -and put in place on said street,
and for all excavating on sa id ' street , a s ' s pec if ied, `thirty-three (33¢ )
cents per cubic yard, for the curbic yards of dirt actually removed from
said street; and for the curbing and guttering of , said street a contract
Is hereby let to the said Watts & Amerman at and for the price of fifty-
two cents (52¢). per lineal foot for the lineal feet of such curb and
gutter actually laid and put in place.on said street, which such prices
are hereby found to.*be less than the estimated cost or prices of each
of such improvements made by the city engineer and now on file with the
city clerk.
Sec. 6. After the.passage and publication of this ordinance the
mayor and council shall appoint three disinterested householders who,
after having taken an oath to faithfully and impartially appraise all
lots and pieces of ground liable to taxation and assessment for the cost
of the said improvements, shall, within ten days after having been not -
Pied - of their appointment, proceed to appraise said lots and pieces of
ground liable to assessment and.taxation, as aforesaid, without regard
to the buildings or improvements thereon, and after making said appraise-
ment shall return the same to the mayor and council at the first meeting
thereof after such appraisement shall have been made and completed, and
after said appraisement is returned to the city council the 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 sp"Aal session the mayor and council shall-, if they deem
it just and proper, alter or change such appraisement.
Sec. 7. For the. purpose of paying for the work and improvements
In this ordinance specified the mayor and council are hereby authorized
and directed to issue bonds of the city of Salina, in an amount not to
exceed the cost of such improvements,_ and to run for a period ,of ten
years and. payable in ten equal annual installments, together with in-
terest 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 by ordinance apportion and assess against
the lots and pieces of ground in the taxing district of such improve-
ments special assessments covering the cost of said improvements, and the
apportionment therein contained shall hold good for all the installments
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that are to be collected from the specific property chargeable with.
such improvements. Such assessment 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 installemtns in which such tax is to be collected; and thereafter,
the city clerk shall annually, at the same time other taxes are to be
certified, certify to the county clerk of Saline county, Kansas, a full
list of all property liable for the cost of such work and improvements,
together with the respective amounts due on each of said tracts, pieces
and parcels of land, which amount shall include the annual installments
and the interest on all unpaid balances for one year at the rate of =five
per cent per annum, and such amounts so certified shall be*collected as
other taxes are collected; Provided, that for the purpose of defraying
the cost of improving the squares and areas formed by the crossing of
streets and alleys as.well`as where the improvement is through or ad-
jacent to property of the city, for which the city would be liable,
the assessments shall be made against all taxable property of the city.
Sec. '8. This ordinance shall .take effect and be in force from
and after its publication once in the Salina Evening Journal.
Passed and approved, May 3rd, 1915.
(SEAL)
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker,
City Clerk.
STATE'iM*XANSAS� )
COUNTY OF SALINE ) SS.
CITY OF SALINA )
J. E . _ Put nam,
Mayor.
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a
true and coreet copy of an ordinance passed by the Council and approved
by the Mayor of the City of Salina, May 3rd, 1915; and a record of the
vote on its final adoption is found on page /tea of Journal No. 8.
City Clerk.
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(Published in the Salina Evening Journal ` ) 1915).
ORDINANCE No..,,/If Y"
Ari, ordinance providing fqr the paving, curbing, guttering d�x�cav-at._
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ing ofC_ street, ,in the city of Salina, Kansas, a
between the line of and the �
line ofstreet, specifying the manner of con-
struction, wai providing for the cost 'thereof and the manner of
payment
Whereas, a petition has been presentzd to the ;payor and ,counci'1
requesting said, mayor, and 'council to pave, curb, gutter and excavate
street between the limits hereinbefore and hereinafter
specified; and,
Whereas,
said petition has
been examined by
said mayor and council
and found to.
contain the names
of a majority of
the resident owners of
real property liable to taxation for such improvements; therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor. and. Councilmen of the City of Salina:
Sectio n .1. That it, is necessary, and hereby ordered that
street, in. the city of Salim,, between the line of
and ; the_ _
4 line of _street,
be paved, with such. material as the mayor and council may hereafter
designate and select, as hereinafter provided, said paving to be .5v-
feet
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feet in width from gutter to gutter; Provided, t
that at the inter-
sections of streets, and alleys such pavement, shall extend to' the lot
line of said street.
Sec. 2. That it is necessary and hereby ordered that said
street, between the limits defined in section 1 hereof, be curbed on
both sides thereof with cement curbing and guttered on both sides there-
of with cement guttering, such curb to be six inches in thickness and
such guttering to be twenty-four inches in width f= the imiar edge of
such curb fomAZZWERHEE4.shall be set � �- from and
parallel v;ith the center line of said street, except that at the inter-
sections of streets and alleys such curb and gutter shall return to the
lots line of said street.
Sec. 3. All excavating, rolling and filling necessary for .the
proper construction of such improvements shall be done, and such paving,
curbing and guttering shall be constructed on and according to the estab-
lished grade of said street, as heretofore or hereafter estab-
lished by the ordinancesof said city.
See. 4. That such street shall be paved with Bermudas Lake asphalt
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on a five inch base, according to the apedificationoof the city enginneer
for such kind of paving material now on file with the city clerk., and such
specifications.for such paving material ate hereby adopted and approved as
and for the specifications for the paving, curbing and, guttering of said
street and arebhoreby made a part of this ordinance.
See. 5. That a contract be and is hereby let to Watts &. Amerman for
the paving and -excavating of said street,, at and for the following prices,
to -wit: For paving said street with the paving material specified in the
preceding section,. laid on a five inch concrete base.. as specified, one
dollarp and? 1�"� cents.W_vxxZper square 'yard for the s . quare �)
yards of ofrisuchp to aveinent�,,.ua,1,1,,yI,1,1,9.id, and:,.putkno,place: 1 -ons; said ,street,
and for all excavating od saidz street, as specified,, thirty-threal.cents
per cubic yard for the cubic yard of dirt actually removed from ..said stteetpf;
and for, the curbing and guttering of said street a contractvi,,s hereby let to
the said Matto & Amerman at and for the price of fifty-tWO cents 2krxtkmxx
per lin'6AI foot for the lineal feet of such curb and gutter actually laid
and put in place on said. street; i-,/hich wacli prices are hereby found to be
leas than the estimated. cost or prices of each of such im-,roevemnnts made
by the cityengineerand noir on file with the city clerk..
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Sec. 6. After the passage and publication of this ordinance the
mayor and council shall appoint three disinterested householders who,,
after having taken an oath to faithfully and impartially appraise all
lots and pieces of ground liable to taxation and assessment for the cost
of the said improvements, shall, within ten days after having been noti-
f ied of their appointment, proceed to appraise said lots and pieces of
ground liable to assessment and taxation, as aforesaid,
without regard
to the buildings or improvements thereon, and after making said appraise-
ment shall return the same to the aayor and co unc i 1 at the first meeting
thereof after such appraisement shall have been made and completed, and
after said appraisement is returned to the city council the mayor and
council shall designate a time for holding a special session for the
purpose of hearing complaints and equalizing said appraisement, of Mich
special session due notice shall be given in the official city paper;
and at
such
special
session
the mayor and council shall, if they deem
it just
and
proper,
alter or
change such appraisement.
Sec. 9. For the purpose of paying for the work and improvements
in this ordinance specified the mayor and council are hereby authorized
and directed to issue bonds of the city, of Salina, in an amount, not to
exceed the cost of such improvements, and to run for a period of ten
years and payable in ten equal annual installments, together with in-
terest 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
f, of paying principal and interest on said bonds as they severally become
due the mayor and council shall by ordinance apportion and assess against
the lots and pieces of ground in the ting district of such improve-
ments special assessments covering the cost of said improvements, and the
apportionment therein contained shall hold, good for all the installments
that are to be collected from the specific property chargeable with
such improvements. Such assessment and apportionment ordinance shall
contain the total ajnount of tax apportioned to each tract, pai 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 annually-, at the same time other taxes are to be
certified, certifybto the county, clerk of Saline county, Kansas, a full
list of all propertIT liable for the cost of such work and improvements,
together with the respective ' amounts due on each. of said tracts, pieces
and parcels of land, which amount shall include the annual installments
and the interest on all unpaid balances for one year at the rate of five
per cent per annum, and such amounts so certified shall be collected as
other taxes are collected; Provided, that for the purpose of defraying
the cost of improving the squares and areas formed by the crossing of
streets and alleys as well a.s where the imin_rovement is through or ad-
jacent to property of the city, for which the city would be liable,
the assessments shall be mnade against all taxable property of the city.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be inf force from
and after its publication once in the Salina Evening Journal.
Passed and approved 11� 115.
Attest: _ +_may --or.
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