1516 Improve Santa Fe(Published in the Sarna Evening Journal September, 1909)
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ORD IN.ANCE NO
An ordinance providing for, the curbing and guttering of both sides of
Santa Fe avenue, in the city of Salina, Kansas between the south
side of Crawford avenue and the south side of haflin avenue; speci�
Eying the manner of construct ion,' providing for the cost thereof
and the manner of payment, and letting the contract therefor.
Whereas, by resolution duly adopted and approved on the 15th day of
March, 19099 the mayor and council declared that ,they deem it :necessary
to pave and to curb and gutter. Santa Fe avenue, in said city, between
the south side of Crawford avenue and the south side of Claflin avenue;
and,
'Whereas, said resolution Jas duly published for t.en consecutive . days
in the Salina Evening Journal,. as daily newspaper printed in the city
of Salina; and,
Whereas, a majority of the resident owners of property liable to
taxation for the cost of .such paving and such curbing and guttering of
said street, within the limits defined -,-did not, within twenty days
from the last publication of such xsjdkx= resolution, file with the city
clerk of said city their pretest against such paving or against such
curbing and guttering of such street; and,
Whereas, the said Mayor and.Council deem it necessary and for the
best interests of said city that such Santa Fe avenue, iadthin the limits
herein defined, be at this time curbed and guttered on both sides thereof,
and
that the
paving thereof
be.
deferred
until
such time as the mayor
and
council
shall determine
to
pave the
same;
therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of thecity of Salina:
Section 1. That 'it is necessary and hereby ordered that Santa Fe
avenue, in the city of Salina., Kansas, between the south .side of Craw-
ford avenue and the souuh side of Claflin avenue, be curbed on both -
aides thereof with cement curbing and guttered on both sides thereof
with cement guttering, such curbing and guttering to be made and con-
structed as a combined curb and gutter, the curb part of the same to be
six (6) inches in thickness. and the gutter part thereof. to be thirty
(30} inches,'more or less, from the -back edge of such curb to the
street, and the46dge of such curbing shall be set_ 0feet
from and parallel with the lot line on either side of said street, except
at the intersections of streets and alleys where such curb and gutter
shall return to the lot line of said street
See. 2. That all exca*sting, filling and rolling necessary for the
proper construction of such curbing and guttering shall be done.
Sec. 3. That the plans, specifications and profiles of the city
engineer now on file with the city clerk for the -curbing and guttering
herein and,therein provided for are.hereby adopted and approved as and
for the plans, specifications -and profiles for the curbing and guttering
of such street, and all 'the_'.work herein and in such plans andspecifi-
cations provided for shall be done in accordance with such plans and
specifications., which are hereby_: `incorporated in and made a part of this
ordinance, ; and all the work herein and therein provided for shall be
done under the direction of the city engineer or his duly authorized
assistant.
See. 4. That after the .passage 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 Por .the improvement herein provided for,
shall, within ten days after 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
paid appraisement shall return the same to the city council at the first
meeting thereof, after such appraisement shall have been completed, and
after said appraisement is returned to the city council the mayor and
council shall -designate a time for holding a special xlw&t session for
the purpose of hearing complaints and, equalising said appraisement, of Vd&Zc
which apedial session 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, alter or change such appraisement.
Sec. 5. That a contract be and is hereby aet to L. K. Lyon and A.
A Lyon, partners doing business under the name of-Lyon Bros-9 for the
curbing and guttering ptovided for in this ordinance, at and for the
uniform. price of forty (40) cents per lineal foot for the curbing
and thirty'-two (32) cents per lineal foot for the-guttering, 'Pro-
vided, that for curb built into the private driveway of any property
owner along such street the price to such property owner shall not be
more per foot than the, contract price stipulated herein to be paid by
the city. Payment for the work hereby let by the said city of Salina
shall be made on the measurements iaade by the city, engineer and the city
shall pay for such work in cash -or in improvement bonds, as hereinafter
P rovided and described, at,the option of the mayor and council.
Sec. 6• For the purpose' of, paying for'said curbing and guttering
in installments, instead of levying the entire tax or spec ial assessiaent
for such cost at one time,tx the Yaayor and council are hereby authorized
to issue improvement 'hands ofsaid city, payable in installments of equal
amounts each year, none of which bonds nor any of the installments
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theredshall run longer than ten (144 years nor bear interest exceeding
five (5) per, cent per annum. Such bonds may be issued to this contractors
constructing such improvement in payment thereof, or the mayor and council
may sell said bonds at„ not. less than their par value, and pay the pro-
ceeds thereo.f to the' contractors, and such bonds shall be of such denom�-
inations as the m4yor .and council may deems proper. 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 an assessment against the lots and pieces of ground liable to tax-.
ation for the improvement, in an amount sufficient to pay the principal
and interest for that year;. Provided, that for the purpose of paying the
cost of curbing and guttering the squares and areas formed by the crossing
of streets and alleys, 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 cler'.c of Saline county,. Kansas, at the same time
and in the same manner as other city taxes are certified, to' be colledted
as other taxes are collected.
Sec. 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its publication once in the Salina Evening Journal•
Passed and approved September 27, 1909•
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Attest*. Mayor .
vy l erk .