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Commissioners Room,
Salina, Kansas.
December 20th, 1926.
Re-ular meeting of the Board. of Commissioners,December
20th, 1926. I.2eeting was called to order by 1,"ayor Helvering,
the roll was called and Commissioners Helvering, Campbell
and Dodds and City Attorney Norris responded.
The minutes of the Special I.Ieeting of December 14th, 1926;
11-egular I:Ieeting of December 13th, 1926 and Adjourned Lleeting of
December 14th, 1926 were read and approved as read.
An ordinance was introduced ens-it,led.: "An ordinr-ince mak-
ing appropriations for .miscellaneous purposes. -
On motion of Commissioner Campbell thq ordinance was read
and adopted by sections and on its final adoption the roll was
called and the folltroing vote was had; Ayes: Helvering.,
Campbell and Dodds (3) Nays: (0) The 'Mayor approved the
same and is numbered 3319.
An ordinance was introduced for second reading entitled:
"An ordinan'be relating to and apportioning and levying special
assessments on certain lots and ;nieces of ground in the City
of Salina, Kansas, to pay the cost of building and. constructing
a lateral storm sewer in lateral storm sever District Into. 4
in said City, and. relating to and providing for the collection
and payment of such assessments."
On ziotion of Commissioner Campbell the ordinance was read
and adopted by sections and on its final adoption the roll was
called and the follot=ging vote was had; - Ayes: Helvering,
Campbell and Dodds (3) flays: (0) 'the LIlayor approved the
same and is numbered 3319.
The resolution whcih was introduced -november 23rd, 1926
for the curbing, 7,uttering and paving,,public street in the
City of Salina trhich lies along the section line co) -mon to
Sections 8 and 17, in Township 14, South Range 2 'hest , in
accordance t-rith the provisions of Sections 13-1032 to 13-1035
inclusive of Revised Statutes, Kansas, 1923, was presented
for final adoption,
City Clerk produced evidence of the publication in the
official City paper of a notice of the introduc tion of said
resolution 20 days before said no'-;ce as Lhe time and place
for gearing written objections to said public improvement and
to)_�the pzlssage'of. said?resolution. The City Clerk announced
that no written objections had been filed and no persons ap-
peared to object to said resolution or to said improvement.
Commissioner Campbell moved that the resolution be
amended by eliminating curb and gutter and that the pavement
be of concrete 20 feet wide, which motion to amend was duly
seconded an_'._ carried by unanimous vote of the commissioners.
Thereupon said resolution as amended was duly read as follows:
lil l ;S, in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners of
the City of Salina, Kansas, it has become expedient and a public
necessity to grade and pave a certain public street in said
city, hereinafter described, so as to connect the existing pave-
ment in the City of Salina which terminates at the section
corner common to Sections 7, FI, 17 and 18, in Township 143,
South Range 2 'VVest in Saline Count,, , with a certain County :load
in said County extending east from the city limits from a point
1800 feet east of the terminus of said existing pavement, and
_d ERF.A3 , the Board of Commis si oners of said City desire
to co-operate with Saline County, Kansas in the improvement of
the portion of said street above described in the manner
provided for by Sections 13-1032 to 13-1035, inclusive, of the
Devised Statutes of Kansas 1923; NIOW THEREFORE,
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Galina , Kansas, that it has become expedient and a public
necessity to grade and pave the pu} lic street in the City of
Salina common to Sections 8 and 17 in Township 14, South,
Range 2 77est; commencing at the corner common to Sections
7, 831 17 and 18 and running thence east 1880 feet to the
corporate limits of the City of Salina, said street, the center i
line of which is the common section line above referred to, lying
partly within and partly without the City of Salina, so as to
connect the existing pavement in said City, which terminates at
the section corner common to said Sections 7, 8, 17 and 18,
above referred to, with the county road in Saline County at a point
18RO feet east of said common section corner, the portion of
said street to be improved being less than one half mile -in
length; and that saidstreet within such limits be grade.
end PqLve.d. That said pavement be of concrete 20 feet
wide.
That the Cost of such improvements shall be paid as
f olio:^rs: Thirty per cent by the City of Salina, thirty per-
cent by Saline County, bans as and forty per cent by the
property liable to special assessment; all of such amounts
to be determined, assessed and collected in the manner
provided by law.
Introduced, November 23rd, 1926
Adopted and approved, December 20th, 1926.
ATTEST:
Chas. E. Banker
City Clerk.
Guy T. Helvering,
Mayor
On motion of Commissioner Campbell, duly seconded,
said resolution as amended was duly adopted as read and. on
its final adoption the roll was called and the following vote
was had; Ayes: He lvering, Campbell and Dodds (3) Nays: (0_)
On :-lotion of Commissioner Dodds, duly seconded and car-
ried, the City Clerk was instructed to certify said resolution
as adopted to the Board of Commissioners of Saline County, for
action as provided by law. �-, if ,' (L
The following resolution was introduced and read:
'.1H: -REAS, in the ,iudgrrment of the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Salina, Kansas, it has become expedient and
a public necessity to curb, gutter, grade and pave Crawford
Avenue in said City connecting the existing pavement on
Crawford Avenue at Tenth Street in said City with a certain
county road in the County of Saline, extending west from the
city limits of said city at the Ifi ssouri Pacific Railroad
right-of-way, and
1, -FEiL ASS the Board of Commissioners of said city desire
to cooperate with Saline County, Kansas in the improvement of
the portion of said street above described in the manner pro-
vided for by Sections 13-1032 to 13-1035, inclusive, of the
Revised Statutes of Kansas 1923; N0Vi THiIR. +�FOREP
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Conmtiss i oners of the City
of Salina, Kansas; that it 7 -as become expedient and a public
necessity to curb, gutter, grade and pave Crawford Avenue
in the City of Salina, Kansas, from the east line of Tenth
Street (north of Crawford) in said City, to the City limits at
the east line of the Missouri Pacific railroad Right -of -tray, so
as to connect the existing pavement on said Crawford Avenue at
Tenth Street in said city with the county road lying between
Sections 14 and 23, and extending west from said City limits
at the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way, such portion
of said street being less than one-half mile in length; and
that said street within said limits be curbed, guttered, graded
and paved.
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That said curb and gutter be combined concrete curb and
gutter two feet in width exclusive of width of curb, and that
said paving be of concrete
W feet wide exclusive of curb and gutter.
That the cost of such improvements shall be paid as
follows: thirty per cent by the City of Salina, thirty per cent
by Saline County, Kgnsas and forty per cent by the property
liable to special assessment; all of such amounts to be determined
assessed and collected in the manner provided by late.
Introduced, December 20th, 1926.
Passed.
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A ttest:
City Clerk.
Commissioner Campbell moved that the City Clerk publish
notice of the special meeting to be held February 7th 1927
at 5:00 o'clock P. 14. at the rleeting room of the Board of Com-
missioners of said City, which date has been fixed as the time and
place for the consideration of such resolution, and that any Citi-
zen of said City, or the owner of any property liable thereby, nay
appear and make written objection to the contemplated improvement
and to the passage of said resolution at said time and place.
The following resolution Inas introduced and read:
'HERE'nS, in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Salina, Kansas, it has become expedient and
a public necessity to curb, gutter, grade and pave Pacific
Street in said City, connecting the existing pavement on
Santa Fe A venue in said City with a certain county road in
the County of Saline, extending east from the city limits of
` said City at Front Street, and
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`. HJREAS, the Board of Commissioners of said city desire
to cooperate with Saline County Kansas in the improvement of the
portion of said street above described in the manner provided
for by Sections 13-1032 to 13-1035 inclusive, of the Revised
Statutes of Kansas 1923; NOW TH:EREFORE,
BE IT i_�SOHVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City
of 'alina, Kansas that it has become expedient and a public
necessity to curb, gutter, grade and pave Pacific Street in
the City of Salina, Kansas from the east line of Santa Fe Avenue
in said city to the city limits at the center line of Front Street
therein, the same being the center lines of Sections one and 12,
Township 14, Range 3, so as to connect the existing pavement
on said Santa Fe Avenue in said city with the county road in
said county lying between and adjacent to the southeast quarter
of )ection One (1) and the northeast Quarter of 6ection Twive (12)
and extending east from said city limits, at Front Street, such
portion of said street being less than one-half mile in length;
and that said street within such limits be curbed, guttered,
r graded and paved.
That said curb and gutter be of combined concrete curb and
gutter two feet in vaidth excluvise of width or curb, and that
said raving be of concrete
:W feet wide exclusive of curb and gutter.
That the cost of such improvements shall be paid as follows:
thirty per cent by the City of Salina, thirty per cent by Saline
County, Kansas and forty per cent by the property liable to special
assessment; all of such amounts to be determined, assessed and
collected in the manner provided by lava.
Introduced, December 20th, 1926.
Passed
Attest.
City Clerk.
Commissioner Campbell moved that the City Clerk publish
notice of the special meeting to be held February 7th, 1927
at 5:00 o'clock P. I.r. at the meeting room of the Board of Commis-
sioners of said City, which date has been fixed as the time and
dace for the consideration of such resolution, and that any citizen
of said city, or the owner of any property liable thereby may
appear and make written objection to the contemplated improvement
and to the passage of said resolution at said time and place.
Commissioner Campbell moved that the Board of Commissioners
recess until 8:00 o'clock P. Iy1. at which time the Commissioners
re -convened. Present same as before.
Consulting Engineer and City -Engineer submitted report
and recommendation for pump and electrical equipment for sewage
Disposal Plant.
Commissioner Dodds moved that the alternate in the proposal
of H. J. Taylor Construction Company for 440 volt motors be accept-
ed, at the reduction in price as contained in such proposal and
that the necessary transformers and equipment necessary for the
installation of such motors be provided for; also that DeLavaud
pipe be used around plant at a reduction of X100.00 as per such
proposal; and that American pumps as recommended by the Engineers'
report be used in sewage Disposal Plant. Motion duly carried.
Commissioner Campbell moved that V estinghouse I'lotors be used
at pumping station. IlDtion duly carried.
Commissioner Dodds moved that the :engineer be authorized
after making proper tests to substitute for the concrete mix as
specified, a mix of equal strength, the difference in price to be
credited by the contractor and deducted from the contract price.
Motion duly carried.
An ordinance was introduced for second reading^ entitled:
"An ordinance confirming and ratifying a contract for the building
and construction of a system of disposal works for the purification
of the sewage of Salina, Kansas, and providing for the issuance of
Temporary Notes to pay the cost thereof as the work progresses,
pending the issuance and sale of bonds as required by law."
On motion of Commissi oner Dodds the ordinance was read and
adopted by sections and on its final adoption the roll was cal led
and the following vote was had; Ayes: Helvering, Campbell and
Dodds (3) Nays: (0) The Mayor approved the same and is numbered
3320.
Commissioner Campbell moved and motion was duly received and
carried, that the City Clerk advei-,tise ten days prior to date of
sale, in the Salina Journal, the official City paper. and in the
Topeka Daily Capital, the official State paper, for bids on bonds
amounting to .,139,662.55 bearing interest at the rate of 4-1/4%
or 4-1/2 to be dated January 10th, 1927. Bids to be received
January 3rd, 1927.
City Engineer filed plans, specifications and sworn estimate
of cost of '.shite 17ay System on Santa Fe Avenue between '• a lnut Street
and Viulberry Street, pursuant to resolution passed December 13th,
1923.
On motion of Commissioner Campbell same were approved by the
Board of Commissioners.
On motion of Commissioner Campbell contract was awarded to
United Pourer & Light Corporation at a price of ;;315.00. Motion
duly carried.
On motion of Commissioner Dodds, Board of Commissioners
adjourned.
City Clerk.