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884 Water WorksFRANK C. YORK, DAVID RITCHIE. PRES. AVD GENRRAL MGR. ATT'Y., SSC. AND TREAS. Real Estate. Loans. Fire Insurance. We Handle Property in Every State in the Union. Exchanges a Specialty. SECOND FLOOR, I2I SOUTH SANTA FE. TELEPHONE No. 57. ��L•L�YEfx�.41........................................................................ To the Mayor and councilmen of the•city of Salina, Kansas Your committee on Franchises and corporations have had under - consideration the subject of th.e waterworks, and after.due consideration beg leave to make the following report, that under the provisions of section 8 of ordinance No, 572 of said city of Salina taker, in conjunction with recent act of the legislature of this State, and upon the terms therein expressed and provided the said city k&Ae the right to submit the question, of the pur- chase'of the said Waterworks to the voters of the said city, Your committee are further of the opinion that it would be to the financial interest of the city to peed at once to the per- fecting of plans to accomplish such result, And Your committee o are father of the opinion that the proper plan of proceedure Is for the city to appoint its appraiser under the provisions of said section 8 aforesaid, and then to serve notice upon the said. Waterworks company to appoint its appraiser, as provide in the said section of the said ordinance No, 572. and for spee- dy accomplishment of such purpose your said committee has caused to be prepared sn ordinance, which they believe will place the matter in shape for immeadiate action, which is hereto attached and made a pert of this report, FRANK C. YORK, �� DAVID RITCHIE, PRES. AND GENERAL MG'E. v% ATT'Y., SEC. AND TREAS. (fes(/%'(/— �(/Z��%2�(/ t/(/C���2(/�/(//(/ � s i"(/(f�U�L��i�"/!/�/(/(/ (fes• Real Estate. Loans. Fire Insurance. We Handle Property in Every State in the Union. Exchanges a Specialty. SECOND FLOORS I2I SOUTH SANTA FE. TELEPHONE No. 57. .................................... .................................... Your committee therefor recommend that the ordnance hereto attached be carefully considered and pass by the council at its earilest opportunity and that such other and father action be had and taken herein as will bring the said matters to a final conclusion as soon as possible. Respectfully submited. wo -*. An'Ordinance creating the office of waterworks appraiser of the city of Salina Kansas and providing for the appointment of such'apprais er, and defin- ing his duties and compensation, Be it ordained by the Mayor and councilmen of the city of Salina, Kansas Sect�d�n 1, That there be -and is hereby created the office of appraiser of the Water Works, of the SalinaWater Works Company of the city of Salina, Kansas. Section 2, That at flh� regular meeting of the council of the city of Salina, Kansas, after the passage of this ordinance, the Mayor of the said city of Salina, by and with the eonsettof the i council* shall appoint some suitable person as appraiser of the Water Works of The Salina Water Works Company, provided that such appraiser may be appointed at a special meeting of the cofcil called for:that purpose, and provided further that the Mayor and council may at any time in their d6scretion remove any such person so appointed, and appoint some other person in his stead. Section 8 It shall be the duty of the person or persons who may be appointed as provided in section 2 of this ordinance to act in conjunction with any person or persons that may be secleted ar appoi1ted uder and by virtue of the provisions con- tained in @tAftexanxNex section 8 of Ordinance No, 872 approved march loth 1888 of the city of Salina% Kansas.and in conjunction with such person or persons. to make a true report and inventory i� of all of the material used in the construction of the water Works of the said The Salina Water Works Company, and to return to the Mayor and council of the.said city of Salina, a true estimate of the actual value of the said water works at the time of such appiaisment, which said inventory and estimate shall be made under'oath, of the said appraisers aforesaid, and for the purpose of assertaining the true value of the said Water Works the said person so appointed as aforesaid shall have the right and he is he}y authorized to expend on behalf of the said city such amounts of money as shall be necessary, to obtain such evi- Bence#s all be necessary to make a fair estimate of the value 1�� of said Water Works. Provided that the said appraiser so appointed as aforesaid shall -not expend any money or contract any obligations on behalf of said city, untilf there shall be first submited to ti the Mayor and council of the said city, an estimate of the amount that will be necessaryorfor any such purpose, and such estimate or so much thereof/ as shall be deemed necessary by the said Mayor and council shall be approved by resolution. And no money }: shall be expended or obligations in -Burred for and on behalf of said city in excess of the amount or amounts so approved by said Mayor and council as aforesaid. Section 4. ;The said appraiser so appointed as aforesaid shall ♦ ». redeve as compensation for his services under this Ordinance the sum of 11 per day.for the time neeessamy employed in the t** performance of the duties hereunder, which shall be in full copensation for his services for such duties. Section b This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force 40 ,,* w from and after its publication once in the Daily Republican journal in the said city of 3alina.Kanaas. —� ' -C) Approved Mayorie