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1402 Sewer Improvements(Published in the Salina Evening Journal:A , 1908). ORDINANCE NO /V® 2 . An ordinance providing for the construction of certain sewers in the city of Salina, Kansas specifying the manner of construction providing for the cost thereof and the manner of payment, and iet- ing the contract therefor. Whereas, specifications have been filed by the city engineer for the construction of certain sewers in the city of Salina, Kansas, as herein- after and in said specifications described; and, Whereas, estimates of the cost;:" of each and all of said sewers have been made by the city engineer and are now on file with the city clerk of said city; and, 1hereas, the mayor and council of said city hereby declare that the construction of said sewers is an improvement necessary to be made, therefore, Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the city of Salina: -- Section 1. That the following described sewers, to -wit: A teh (10) /xf�,'inch sewer on University place from Baker street west to a point east of the right of way of the Missouri Pacific railroad; A twelve (12) inch sanitary and surface sewer on Elm and Ninth streets and described as follows: Commencing at the manhole at the junction of Wlm and Eighth streets, running west about 295 feet to the junction of Elm and Ninth streets, thence north along Ninth street about 700 feet to a point south of the Missouri Pacific-, railway tracks; and a ten (10) inch lateral ,-. sewer on Walnut street from Phillips street west to the center of Col- lege avenue; be built in the city of Salina, and that a contract therefor be and is hereby let toat and for the total price or sum of $_ f--w.P�9�--� as3� given and specified in the proposal or bid of said- WQ-t� /�� now on file with the city clerk, which said proposal or bid is hereby specially referred to herein and made a part of this.ordinance, said price to cover and include all the cost of labor and material for con- , strutting and blilding said sewers according to the � ineer's plans and sspecifications therefor, and which contract price is hereby found not to exceed the cost of such improvements as estimated by the city engineer's,,, which;estimate is now on file with the city clerk. Sec. 2. That all such wor and improvements as contracted and pro- vided for by section one of this ordinance shall be done in strict com- pliance with the city engineer's specifications therefor now on file with the city clerk, and in accordance with the instructions and direc- tions of said city engineer made and given from time to time. Sec..3. That the cost and expense of the construction of said sewers shall be assessed against all lots and pieces of ground contained in the city of Salina as a sewer district, as provided by Ordinance No. 613, passed and approved December 23, 1887, and that the mayor and coun- cil are hereby authorized to provide for the payment of the cost thereof by installments instead of levying the entire tax or special asseessment at one time; and for such installments. the mayor and council .are hereby authorized to issue improvement bonds of the city of Salina, payable in installments of equal amounts each year, none of which bonds ornin- stallments thereof shall run longer than ten years or bear interest exeeeding five per cent per annum; Provided, that such bonds shall not be issued in an amount in excess of the contract price for the work or improvements, except that the installment coupons shall include the in- terest on such installments until the maturity thereof; and, Provided, further, that such bonds may be issued to the contractor constructing such improvement in payment thereof, or the mayor and council may sell the _ same -at -not.- less. Ahaatheir., par. value and pay- the proceeds * thereof to the contractor. Sec. 4. That the city attorney is hereby instructed to prepare a contract with said - 74 � for the constri.iction A the sewers provided for in this ordinance, in accordance herewith and the specifi- cations.efAty� said city engineer. See : 5 . Tl is . ordinance shall take effect' and be in force from and after i;tspubl'aton once in the official city paper. passed and,,.,appxoved, March 1908. Atte'st's. �t 19' Mayor. City Clerk.