06-28-1926 MinutesC OMP,M S IONERS PROCEEDINGS., REGULAR MEETING.
C 010.1ISS ION]ERS ROOM,
SALINA, KANSAS
JUNE 28th, 1926.
Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners June 28th,
1926. Meeting was called to order by acting Mayor dampbell, the
roll was called and Commissioners Campbell and Dodds and City
Attorney Norris responded. Commissioner Helvering absent.
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 21st, 1926
were read and approved as read.
City Engineer submitted Estimate Number 19 for paving work
included in contract dated June 23rd, 1926.
On motion of Commissioner Dodds same was approved by the
Board of Commissioners.
An ordinance was introduced entitled: "An ordinance making
an appropriation for the payment of a certain claim."
On motion of Commissioner Dodds the ordinance was read and
adopted by sections and on its final adoption the roll was called
and the following vote was had; Ayes: Campbell and Dodds. (2)
Nays: (0) Commissi oner Helvering absent. The Mayor approved
the same and is numbered 3260:
The following resolution was introduced for second reading:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Salina J. Kansas:
WHEREAS, on the 14th . day of June 1926 petitions were filed
in the office of the City Clerk setting forth that portions of
the following streets in said City described as follows, to -wit:
Santa Fe Avenue from south line of Mulberry to north line
of Claflin Avenue.
Iron Avenue from west line of Ninth Street to east line
of College Avenue.
Seventh Street from north line of Ash Street to south line
of Elm Street.
Ash Street from west line of Santa Fe Xvenue to west line
of lwelfth3treet.
Twelfth Street from north line of Ash Street to south line
of Bishop 6treet,
shduld be specially illuminated and that additional systems of
lights are necessary for that purpose and that such illumination
thereof will be conducive to the public convenience and welfare,
and praying the governing body of said City to specially illumin-
ate such portions of said streets above mentioned and to con-
struct, install, equip and maintain additional systems of street
lights for such purposes, which petitions purported to be
signed by the resident owners of not less than one-half of
the feet owned by residents and fronting or abutting upon such
portion of said streets described in said petitions and
WHEREAS, at the meeting of the Board of Commissioners on
June 14th, 1926 they fixed Monday, June 21st, 1926 at 5:00 P. M.
at the meeting room of the Board of Commissioners in the City
Hall of said City as a time and place for the hearing of said
petitions, and directed the City Clerk to give notice thereof in
the official City paper at least five days before the date fixed
for such hearings,, and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has given due notice of the time and
place fixed for such hearings by publication in the Salina Journal,
the official city paper, and has presented such notice together
with Proof of Publication thereof to the Board of Commissioners
and the same has been found to be sufficient and to have been
duly given; and
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WHERE S, at the time and place fixed by said notice, after
hearing all persons in favor of or opposed to the granting of
the prayers of said petitions, and all other evidence submitted
for the purpose of ascertaining whether such petitions are signed
by the proper number of persons possessing the qualifications
presrcibed by law, said Board of Commissioners Pound that said
petitions are signed by the resident owners of not less than
one-half of the feet owned by residents and fronting or abutting
on that portion each of said streets, within the limits and above
described, and that the allegations of said petitions are true
and that it is advisable to s oilluminate said portions of said
streets and that the cost thereof will not be too burdensome
on the persons to be directly benefited; NOVI `!'HEREFuRE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the construction, installation, equipment
and maintenance of additional systems of lights on said portions
of said streets as in said petitions and hereinabove described
is necessary, and that such additional systems of lights to con-
sist of what is commomly known as White lWay Systems, consisting
of single lights on poles at intervals of approximately 200 feet,
more or less, on either side of said streets within the limits
above mentioned, be constructed, installed, equipped and maintained
in the manner provided by law; that the Board of Commissioners be
and they are hereby authorized to contract therefor, at a cost to
the property abutting or fronting on such street of not to exceed
21¢ per foot, such cost to be paid by special assessments against
the property abutting on each such street, in ten annual install-
ments, for whelh Internal Imrpvement Bonds shall be issued in the
manner provided by law; that the City Engineer 'shall on or before
the 6th day of July, 1926, submit to the Board of Commissioners,
under oath, detailed estimates of the cost of constructing, install-
ing and equipping such additional systems of lights and detailed
plans and specifications therefor, and that the City Clerk shall
thereafter advertise in the official City paper for at least three
consecutive days for sealed proposals for the construction, install-
ing and equipping of such systems of lights according to such plans
and specifications, such proposals to be received at the time and
place hereafter to be fixed by the Board of Commissioners, at which
time the Board of Commissioners shall let such work by contract to
the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders whose bid shall not exceed
such estimate, but with the right reserved to reject any and all
such proposals; that after such contract or contracts shall have
been awarded and the cost of such work determined the Board of Com-
missioners ahall issue Internal Improvement Bonds payable in ten
equal installments of equal amount each year bearing interest at
not to exceed 5 per cent per annum, which shall not be issued in an
amount in excess of the contract proces of such work, except that
the installment coupons shall include the interest on such install-
ments to the maturity thereof and shall be in such deonominations
at the Board of Commissioners shall deem proper and such cost shall
be assessed against the lots or pieces of land on that portion of
said street above described according to the front foot thereof and
such special assessment shall be levied by the City and certified
by the City Clerk to the County Clerk to be placed on the tax rolls
for collection, subject to the same penalties and collected in like
manner as other taxes, which assessments shall be collected in ten
approximately equal annual installments but in computing the amount
of such special assessments on each lot liable therefor interest shall
'be added therefor at the rate of 5 per cent per annum from the date
of the issuance of said bonds intil the maturity of the installment
of bonds next thereafter maturing; that the cost of operating and
maintaining such additional systems of lights and of illuninating
such streets shall be paid by the City at large as provided by
law and the Board of Commissioners shall contract with some private
individual or corporation for the operation and maintenance of such
lighting systems for a period not to exceed ten years.
(SEAL)
Attest:
Introduced ------------- June 21srt, 1926.
Adopted and approved, -- June 28th, 1926.
Chas. E. Banker,
City Clerk.
L. T*Campbell,
Acting u yor
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On motion of Commissioner Dodds the resolution was adopted
as read and on its final adoption the roll was called and the
following vote was had; Ayes: Camxt ell and Dodds (2) Nays: (0)
Commissioner Helvering absent.
An ordinance was introduced for first reading entitled: "An
ordinance specifying and selecting the material and letting
contract for the construction of a storm sewer in Storm Sewer Dis-
trict Number 2."
On motion of Commissioner Dodds the ordinance was referred
to the Board of Commissioners.
On motion of Commissioner Campbell, City was authorized to
draw $5450.00 from the Firemens Relief Fund for payment due to
The Seagrave Corporation on aerial truck and issue warrant to
Treasurer of Firemens Relief Fund for such amount bearing inter-
est at the rate of 4% per annum due on or before two years from
date, to be repaid out of Fire Department Fund.
On motion of Commissioner Dodds, Board of Commissioners
adjourned until Tuesday, July 6th, 1926.
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City C lerk.