2244 Improve Gypsum AvenueORDINANCE NO. 2244 ,
(Published in the'Salina Daily Union April 1919)
An ordinance providing for the paving, curbing, guttering and,
excavating of certain streets in the city of Salina, Kan-
sas, specifying the manner of construction, providing for
the cost thereof and the manner of payment.
WHEREAS, a petition has been presented to the Mayor and
Council requesting said Mayor and Council to pave, curb, gutter,
excavate and grade Gypsum Avenue from the east line of Front
Street to the west line of C olumbia. Avenue ; and Phillips Street
from the'south side of Walnut Street to the north side of South
Street; and Second Street from the south side of Iron Avenue
south a distance of 400 feet, and
WHERFAS, said petitions have been examined and found to
contain the names of a majority of the resident owners of real
property liable to taxation, and
WHEREAS, a resolution was duly passed and approved by
the Mayor and Council of the City .of .Salina upon January 20th,
1919, for the paving, curbing, guttering, excavating and grad-
ing of Third Street from the north line of Ash Street to the
south line of Elm Street in said City, and
WHERFAS, within the time allowed by law therefor no pro-
test was entered or filed against any of such work and improve-
ments, Now Therefore, '
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Salina;
Section 1. That it is necessary and hereby ordered that
Gypsum Avenue in the city of Salina, Kansas, from the east line
of Front Street to the west line of Columbia Avenue, and Third
Street from the north line of Ash Street tv the south line of
Elm Street; and Phillips Street . from the south side of Walnut
Street to the north side of South Street; and Second Street
from thesouth side of Iron Avenue South a distance of 400 feet,,
in said City be paved with such material as the Mayor and Coun-
oil may hereafter designate as hereinafter provided, such paving
to be of such width as the Mayor and Council shall hereafter de -
termine and shall extend to the lot line on such streets at the
intersection of such streets with any other streets or alleys.
Section 2. It is necessary and hereby ordered that said
streets,,within the limits aforesaid, be curbed and guttered on
bdth sides thereof with cement curb and gutter, the curb part
thereof to be six (6) inches in thickness and the gutter part
thereof oto be forty-two (42) -inehes in width from the back`"edge
of such curbing and guttering to the paving line on said streets.
The lot line edge of such curbing and guttering shall be set such
a distance from the center of said streets as the Mayor and Coun-
oil shall hereafter determine; Provided, however, that at t he
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intersection of such street with any other streets or alleys such
curbing and guttering shall return to the lot line of such streets.
Section 3. All excavating, rolling and grading for the
proper construction of such paving, curbing and guttering shall
be laid and constructed on the established grade of said Streets
as heretofore or hereafter established by the ordinances of the
Eity of Salina.
Section 4. The City Engineer's plans and specifications
and estimates of cost for the making of the improvements herein
provided for, filed with the City Clerk on the 7th day of April,
1919, are hereby adopted and approved by the Council.
Section 5. The Mayor and Council shall hereafter by ordin-
ances determine the kind of paving, curbing and guttering to be
placed on the above described streets, and shall let a contract
for the construction of such paving, curbing and guttering to
the most satisfactory and responsible bidder or person.
Section 6. After the passage and publication of this ordin-
ance the Mayor and Council shall appoint three disinterested house
holders of the City who, after having taken an oath to faithfully
and impartially appraise all lots and pieces of ground liable to
assessment and taxation for the.cost of said improvements, shall
within ten days after having been notified of their appointment,
proceed to appraise said lots and pieces of ground liable to taxa-
tion for such improvements, without regard to the improvements
thereon, and after making such appraisement, shall return the same
to the Mayor and Council, and after such appraisement is returned
to the 1. Mayor and council, the said Mayor and Council shall desig-
nate a time for holding a special session for the purpose of hear-
ing complaints and equalizing sand appraisements, of whichspectl,
segsion, due notice shall be given in the official City paper,
and at said special session the Mayor and Council shall, if they
deem it just and proper, later or change such appraisement.
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Section 7. For the purpose of paying for such paving, curb -
Ing, guttering, excavating and grading, the Mayor and Council are
hereby directd_d and authorized to issue bonder of the City of Salina,
in an amount not to exceed the contract price therefor, and to run
for such a period of time as the Mayor and Council shall determine,
not to exceed, however, ten years from the date of such bonds, and
to be payable in equal amounts each year during the life of such
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bonds, together with interest not to exceed the rate of five
per cent per annum, which bonds shall be payable at the fiscal
agency of the State of Kansas, and for the purpose of paying
the principal and interest on such bonds as they severally be-
come due, the Mayor and Council shall each year during the life
of such bonds, levy assessment against the lots and pieces of
ground liable for 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 excavating the squares and areas formed by the
.,:, crossing of the streets and alleys, as well as where the improve-
ment is through ,or adjacent to City property, for which the City
would be liable, the assessment shall be made against all of the
to'xable property of the City, and the CityClerk shall certify
said asseessments as they are severally made, to the County Clerk
of Saline County, Kansas, at the same time and in the same man-
neras other taxes are certified, and said assessments shall be
liable to the same penalties'as other taxes; Provided that the
Mayor and Council shall by ordinance apportion and assess the
special assessments aforesaid against the lots and pieces of
ground in the taxing districts for said improvements, which
assessments and apportionment shall hold good for all the in-
stallments that are to be collected from the specific property
chargeable with said improvements.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force from and after its publication once in the official
C it y ` paper.
Passed and approved this 7th day of April, 1919.
(SEAL) Edd Ma thews .
Attest: Chas. E. Banker; Mayor.
City Clerk.
STATE OF UNS&S SS.
COUNTY OF SALINE
1, Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk of the city of Salina, Kansas,
do hereby- certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of Ordinance No. 2244 passed by the Council and approved by the
Mayor of the City of Salina, Kansas, April 7th, 1919; and a record
of the. vote on its final ac6 ption is found on Page /Y0 of Journal
9. Said - ordinance was published in The Salina Daily Union,, April
1919.
City Clerk.
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Publishedh the Salina Daily Unior:
U; DIIIANCE L;(?, ` 244
An ordinance providing for the paving, ,curbing, guttering and excavating
of certain streets in the City of Salina, iZgnsa s , specifying the
rfnanner of construction, providing for the cost thereon and the man-
ner of payment.
VVII- tR AS, a. petition has been presented to the )ayo-r and Council
requ.estiiig, said 'Laior and Courcil to 1)ave, curb; gutter, .excavate and
grade Gyp suj�r, Avenue from the East line ofI'rai t Street to theVVest line of
Colam.bia avenue; and Phillips Street from the South side of Walnut Street
to the North side of South Street; and Second. 'treet from the South side
of Iron a+venue South a_ dista,lce of 400 feet, and
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petitions have
been ex.:mined and found
to
contain
the names of a maority
.of the residence
owners of . real property
liable
to taxation, and
'WEEREAS, a resolution vias duly passed and approved by the h"ayor
and C.o;anc.il of the City of Salina upon. January 20th, 1919, for the paving
curbinp, guttering, excavating and rred.in�: of Third Street :from the Porth
line of Ash Street to the South line .of Elm Street in said City, and.
,IJ-FIE~?EAS, within the time allo:FJed. by law therefor no protest W s"
entered or filed: against any of su.eh xork and i-rprovements, D,10W 12HERMFORE,
BE Ii' OgDJAIVED by the Toyor and Councilmen of the City of Saline:
Section 1. `'Ir.;pt it- is necessary and hereby ordered. that Gypsum
Avenue in the City of Salina, ��'�ansas, from the East line of Front Street
to the `gest line of Columbia Avenue and `l'hi.rd Street from the Rgrth line
of Ash Street to the South line of .elm Street,and Phillips Street from
'the South side of ja.lnu.t Street to the ,-forth. side of South Street: and
»econd Street from the South side of Iron Ivenue South P distance of 400
feet, in said City be paved with such material as the I�-±aVor and Courici_l
may hereafter designate as hereinafter provided, such paving to be of
such. iziidth as the IVlayor and Coulaci.l shall hereafter determine a.rtd shall
extend to the lot line on such streets at the intersection of sash streets
yvith any other streets or alleys.
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Section 2. It is necessary and,hereby ordered that said
streets, within tL.e limits aforesaid, -be curbed and guttered on both
sides thereof with cement cL7,rb.and gutter, the curb part thereof to
be six (6) inches in. thickness and the gutter part thereof to be
Forty-two (42) inches in width from the back- edge of= such curbing
and guttering to the paving line on said streets. The lot line edge
of
such curbing and guttering shall be, set such distance from the
center of said streets as the 1-dayor e-nd Council shall hereafter de-
termine; provided, however, that at -the intersection of such street
with any other streets or alleys such curbing and guttering shall
return to the lot line of such streets.
Section. X11 excavating, rolling and grading for the proper
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construction of such pavirig,'curbing and guttering shall be laid and,
constructed on the established grade of said streets as heretofore or
hereafter established by the ordinances of the City of Salina.
Section 4. The City Engineer's plaris and specifications
and estimates of cost for the making of the4 improvements he� �-ipro_
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vided for, filed .with the City Clerk on the day of
1919, are hereby adopted and approved by the Council,.
Section 5. The mlayor and Council shall here I after by ordin-
ances determine tl-,.e -kind of paving, curbing and guttering to be
placed on the above described streets, and shall let a contract for
the construction of such paving, curbing and guttering to the most
satisfactory and responsible bidder or person.
Section 6. After the passage and publication of this or-
dinance the !,,Tlayor and Council shall appoint three disinterested house
holders of the City who, after having taken an oath to -faithfully and
impartially appraise all lots and pieces of ground liable to assessment
and taxation for the cost of. said improvements, shall within ten days
after having been notified of their appointment, proceed to appraise
said lots and pieces of ground liable to taxation for such improvements,
without regard to the improvements thereon,.and after making such
aPpraisement, shall return the same to the Jdayor and Council, and after
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such, appraisement is returned to the Mayor and Council, the said
Mayor and Cou-no il shall designate a time for holding a spedial session
for thepurposeof hearing complaints and equalizing said, apprai,sements,
of which special session, due notice shall be given in the official
City paper, and at said special session the I'dayor and Council shall,
if they deem it just and -proper, alter or change such appraisement.
,9ection 7. For the
purpose of paying for such paving, curb -
guttering, excavating and grading, the Mayor and Council are
hereby directed -and authorized to issue bonds of the City of Salina, in
an amount not to exceed the contract price therefor, and to ran for
such a. period of time as the Mayor and Council shall determine, not to
exceed, however, ten years, from the date of such. bonds, arid, to be pay-
able in equal amounts each year during the life of such bonds, together
,vvith interest not to exceed the rate'of five per cent per annum, tijhich
bonds - shall be payable at the fiscal agency of the State of l_ansa,s, and
for the purpose of- paying the principal and interest on such bonds as
they severetlly become due, the Idfayor and Council shall each year during
the life of such bonds, levy assessment against the lots and pieces of
ground liable for taxation for the improvements herein provided for,,.in
an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interestfor that year;
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Provided, that for the purpose of defravilig! the cost of paving and ex-
cavating the squares and areas formed by the crossin.of the streets
and alleys, as well as where the improvement is through or adjacent to
City property, for �ihich the City vvould be liable, the assessment shall
be made against all of the taxable property of the City, and the City
Clerk Shall certify said assessments as they are severally made, to the
County Clem_ of Saline County, Kansas, at the same time and in the same
manner as other taxes are certified, and said assessments shall be
liable to. the same penalties: as other taxes; Provided, 'that the M-layor
and Council shall by ordinance apportion and assess the special asses.s-
ments aforesaid against the lots and pieces of ground in the taxing.
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districts for said improvements, which assessment and apportion-
men- shall hold good for all the installments that are to be collected
from the specific property chargeable %lith said improvements.
Section 8. his ordinance shall ta:-, e effect and be in full
force from and after its publication once in the official Cite paper.
Passed and a -pp -roved this 7th _ day of April -- 1919.
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ITaay o r .
Attest:
City Clerk.
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