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2175 Sewer Improvementsi (Published in the Salina Daily Union, April ?J� , 1918) r Ordinance No. An ordinance providing for the construction of certain sewers in the City of Salina, Zansas, letting the constrict therefor and provid- ing for the payment of the cost of the same. WHEREAS, plans;and specifications for certain sewers hereinafter described have been made and prepared by the City Engin- eer and approved and adopted by the LTayor and Council, and 'IfflEREAS, bods for the construction of such sewers have heretofore been had by the said City and.are now on file with the City Clerk; NOw THEREFORE, Be fit Ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Salina, Kansas; Section 1. That the I,Iayor and Council deem it nee- essary and hereby order that sewers be built and constructed and man -holes and catch basins be built and constructed thereon at and for the price and prices mentioned in the bid and proposal of M. R. Imerman dated April 1, 1918 and opened and considered by the Idayor and Councilmen of said City on April 1'.'), 1918. The sewers so to "be built and constructed to be of vitrified clay pine, double strength and the.man-holes to be.of brick as provided in Section 16 of said proposal; catch basins to be as described and the brick work there- for constructed as provided for in Sections 1'7 and 18 of such proposal and the price to be paid forA to be the amount specified in said proposal for such work less four (4') per cent. Said proposal and bid being referred to and incorporated in this ordinance as fully and completely as though written out at length herein.. t. Section 2. The -plans and specifications of the said City Engineer of Salina, iansas, for the sewers above described, dated March 4th, , 1918 and now on file with the City Clerk are hereby afopted and approved as and for the plans and specifications for such sewers and are hereby made a part of this ordinance. All work herein specified and described shall be done in accordanee,with the plans and 0 if , - '1 0 lments ofequalamounts each year, none of which bonds nor the in..? stallments thereof shall ran -longer than ten years or bear interest exceeding five per -cent per annum, and such bonds may be delivered to the constractor building such sewers in payment thereof or the Mayor and Council may sell.baid bonds at not less than their par value and pay said contractor out of the proceeds thereof, and for the purpose of, paying principal and interest on said bonds, as they severally be- come due, the Ilayor and Council shall each year, during the life of said bonds., levy an assessment or special tax against all taxable real estate in said City -at the assessed value thereof for general revenue par -pose, in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest of said bonds for that year, and the City blerk shall certify said assess- ments and 'special taxes as they are severally I made and levied as afore- said, to the County Clerk of Saline County, Zansas', at the same time'an,;7L in the same manner as other taxes of said City are certified. Section 7. That said contractor shall properly refill all excavations made in the construction of the above described sewers according to the Plans and specifications of the City Engineer therefor and shall properly refill said excavations if any sinking or depression appears therein within a period of one year after the acceptance of said sewers by the aforesaid City. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication once in the Salina Daily Union. Passed and approved April �-19180 ,ten a Mayor. Attest: City Clerk. x:16 ORDINANCE NO. 2175 (Published in the Salina Daily Union, April 1918) An ordinance providing for the construction of certain sewers in the City '*of ' Salina, Kansas, letting the contract therefor and providing for the payment of the cost of the same. WHEREAS, plans and specifications for certain sewers herein- after described have been made and prepared by the City Engineer and approved and adopted by the Mayor and Council, and WHEREAS, bids for the construction of such sewers have heretofore been had by the said City and are now on file with the City Clerk; Now, Therefore, Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Salina: Section 1. That the Mayor and Council deem it necessary and hereby order that sewers be built and constructed and manholes and catchbasins be built and constructed thereon at and for the price and prices mentioned in the bid and proposal of M. R. Amer- man dated April lst, 1918, and opened.and considered by the Mayor and Councilmen of said City on April 1st , 1918. The sewers so to be built and constructed to be of vitrified clay pipe, double strength and the manholes to be of brick as provided in Section 16 of said proposal; catchbasins to be as described and the brick work therefor constructed as provided for in Sections 17 and 18 of s proposal and the price to be paid for all of such to be the amount specified in said proposal for such work less four (4) per cent. Said proposal and bid being referred to and incorporated In this ordinance as fully and completely as though written out at length herein. Sec. 2. The plans and specifications of the said City En- gineer of Salina, Kansas, for the sewers above described, dated, March 4th, 1918, and now on file with the City Clerk are hereby- adopted ereby adopted and approved as and for the plans and specifications for such sewers and are hereby made a part of this ordinance. All work herein specified and described shall be done in accordance with. the plans and specifications and under the construction of the City Engineer. Sec. 3. The contract is hereby let to M. R. Amerman for the building and construction of the sewers, catchbasins and man- holes heretofore described at and for the prices hereinbefore men - tinned. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CJ 1 Sec. 4. It is hereby found and determined that the prices hereby agreed to be paid*for each of said sewers catchbasins l , _...._. cost of such sewers, and manholes is less than the estimated catchbasins and manholes, and the estimates made by the City Engineer therefore, and now on file with the City Clerk. Sec. 5. The person, to whom said contract is awarded as. aforesaid, shall execute a written contract with said City for the purpose of building such sewers, catchbasins and manholes as aforesaid, and shall file with the City Clerk a good and suffi- cient bond in the total sum of said contract, conditioned that he will build such sewers according to said specifications; that he will re -fill the ditches made in the streets and alleys under which such sewers shall be laid and constructed; that he will ful- fill the guarantee required in said specifications; and that he will hold and save harmless the city of Salina, from all damage to persons and property which may arise through the carelessness or neglect of said contractor or his servants and employees; that he will protect said City from all liens or claims for labor and ma- terial used and employed in the building of such sewers. Sec. 6. The cost and expense of -constructing such sewers shall be assessed against all lots and pieces of ground contained in the City of Salina sa a sewer district, as provided by Ordin- ance No. 613, passed and approved December 23rd, 1887, and the Mayor and Council are hereby authorized to provide for the pay- ment of the cost thereof by installments instead of levying the entire tax or special assessments at one time, and for such in - stallment.s they may issue sewer improvement bonds of the City of Salina, payable in installments of equal amounts each year, none of which bonds nor the installments thereof shall run longer than ten years or bear interest exceeding five per cent per annum, and such bonds may be delivered to the contractor building such sewers in payment thereof or the Mayor and Council may sell said bonds at not less than their par value and pay said contractor out of the proceeds thereof, and for the purpose of paying principal and in- terest on said bonds, as they severally become due, the Mayor and Council shall each year, during the life of said bonds, levy an assessment or special tax against all taxable real estate in said City at the assessed value thereof for general revenue purpose, in anamount sufficient to pay the principal and interest of said bonds x for that year; and the City Clerk shall certify said assessments and special taxes as they are severally made and levied as afore- said, to the County Clerk of Saline County, Kansas, at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes of said City are certi- fied.. Sec. 7. That said contractor shall properly refill all exca- vations made in the construction of the above described sewers ac- cording to the plans and specifications of the City Engineer there- for and shall properly refill said excavations if any sinking or. depression appears therein within a period of one year after the acceptance of said sewers by the aforesaid City. Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its publication once in the Salina Daily Union. (SEAL) Attest: Passed and approved, April 19th, 1918. Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk. STATE OF KANSAS ) ) SS. COUNTY OF SALINE ) L. C. Underwood Acting Mayor. I. Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk .of the city of Salina, Kansas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 2175 passed by the Council, and approved by the Acting Mayor of the City of Salina, Kansas, April 19th, 1918; and a record of the vote on its final adoption is found on Page l0� of Journal No. 9. Said ordinance was pub- lished in the Salina Daily Union, April 1918. City Clerk. I 1 1 1 Ll