8361 Levy AssessmentsORDINANCE NUMBER 8361
(Published in The Salina Journal c 1974) I
AN ORDINANCE providing for the construction of certain sidewalks, for
the payment of the cost thereof, and how the same shall be assessed and the
manner of the payment therefor.
WHEREAS, as provided by Resolution Numbers 3162, 3170, 3184, duly
published in the official city newspaper on the 28th day of September, 1973, the
25th day of January, 1974, and the 24th day of May, 1974; the Board of CommissionE rs
determined the necessity of and directed that the owners of certain lots to
construct certain sidewalks immediately adjacent to their respective lots within
45, 60 and 30 days from the date of the publication thereof; and
WHEREAS, the owner or owners, or a part of them failed to cause said
sidewalks to be so constructed, and SO NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered that certain
sidewalks be constructed along the following course, to -wit:
A concrete sidewalk on the North side of Wayne
Avenue from Norton Street East 138 feet, adjacent
to the South line of Lot 28, Block 3, South Field
Addition.
A concrete sidewalk on the North side of Wayne
Avenue from Roach Street West 138 feet, adjacent
to the South line of Lot 14, Block 4, South Field
Addition.
A concrete sidewalk on the North and East side of
Key Avenue from Belmont Boulevard to Neal Avenue,
adjacent to Lots 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25, Block 24, Key Acres Addition.
A concrete sidewalk on the South side of Hartland
Avenue, adjacent to Lot 8, Block 25, Key Acres
Addition.
A concrete sidewalk installed at the curb line on
the north side of Wayne Avenue and adjacent to
Lot 14, Block 6; and Lot 12, Block 11, Gebhart
Manor Addition.
A concrete sidewalk installed at the curb line on
the south side of Wayne Avenue and adjacent to
Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 2; and Block 3, Meadowlark
Acres Addition.
A concrete sidewalk on the North side of Kirwin
Avenue and adjacent to Lot 14 and the South 5 feet
of Lot 12, Kirwin Avenue, Grounds of Kansas
Wesleyan University.
A concrete sidewalk on the Southeast side of
Edward Street and adjacent to Lot 16 except the
Southeast 5 feet; and Lot 17 and the Southeast
5 feet of Lot 16, Block 13, Belmont Addition.
Section 2. That for the work and improvements herein provided for, the
City Engineer shall on or before the 12th day of August, 1974, submit to the
Board of Commissioners, under oath, detailed estimates of the cost of such work
and improvements.
Section 3. That the work and improvements herein provided for shall
be constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications on file
in the Office of the City Clerk and the Office of the City Engineer of the City
of Salina, Kansas, as made and provided for by law and the ordinances of said
City. Said plans and specifications are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 4. That after the City Engineer has filed the detailed
estimate above ordered, the Board of Commissioners may advertise by advertisement
published in the official city newspaper of the City of Salina, Kansas, for three
(3) consecutive days for the receipt of sealed proposals for constructing said
sidewalks according to plans and specifications set out in Section 1 hereof, and
that said Board of Commissioners may and are hereby authorized and directed to
let contracts for said sidewalk construction to the lowest responsible bidder
or bidders therefor as determined by the Board of Commissioners, said Board
reserving the right to reject any or all bids, if no bids shall be received
within the estimate, the Board of Commissioners shall have the power to do such
work and make such improvements within the estimated cost thereof, as provided
by law.
Section 5. That when said sidewalk or sidewalks have been constructed,
then special assessments shall be levied against said lot, lots or parts of lots
for the full cost or pro rata abutting footage cost thereof and the Board of
Commissioners shall levy an assessment against each lot or piece of land abutting
said sidewalk, by ordinance, and the property owner or owners shall have 30 days
after the publication thereof in which to make full payment of the assessment.
The City Clerk shall mail a notice not less than 15 days prior to the end of said
30 days period to the owner or owners of the property or parts thereof, as shown
on the records of the Office of the Register of Deeds, but failure of the owner
or owners to receive the notice shall not affect the validity of the assessment.
Section 6. That for the payment of the cost of construction of the
above mentioned sidewalks, assessed in four (4) approximately equal installments,
shall be made against the property abutting on the sidewalks.
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Section 7. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the work and
improvements in this ordinance provided for, the Board of Commissioners is hereby
directed and authorized to issue Internal Improvement Bonds or Scrip of the City
Board of Commissioners shall apportion and assess against the lots and pieces of
land within the taxing district of such improvements, special assessments
covering the cost of such improvements and the apportionment herein contained
shall hold good for all of the installments that are to be collected from the
specific property chargeable with said improvements. Such assessment and
apportionment ordinance shall contain the total amount of tax apportioned to
each tract, piece or parcel of land within the taxing district and shall state
the number of annual installments in which such tax is to be collected; and
thereafter the City Clerk shall annually at the same time other taxes are
certified, certify to the County Clerk of Saline County, Kansas, a full list of
all property liable for such work and improvements, together with the respective
amounts due on each of said tracts and pieces of land, which amounts shall
include the annual installments on all unpaid balances for one year at the rate
not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum on such amounts so certified which shall
be collected as other taxes are collected. That pending the issuance and sale
of bonds or scrip as aforesaid the temporary notes may be issued from time to
time to pay the accrued cost thereof in the manner and form required by law.
Section 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
(SEAL)
Attest:
Z' ZAW-4�--
D. L. Harrison, City' Clerk
Introduced: August 5, 1974
Passed: August 12, 1974
W. M. Usher, Mayor
of Salina,
Kansas, in an amount not to exceed the
contract price or cost of such
improvements.
Said bonds or scrip shall run for a
period
of four (4) years and
be payable
in four (4) equal installments, together
with
interest not to exceed
six percent
(6%) per annum, and for the purpose of
paying
the principal and
interest on
said bonds or script as they severally
become
due and payable, the
Board of Commissioners shall apportion and assess against the lots and pieces of
land within the taxing district of such improvements, special assessments
covering the cost of such improvements and the apportionment herein contained
shall hold good for all of the installments that are to be collected from the
specific property chargeable with said improvements. Such assessment and
apportionment ordinance shall contain the total amount of tax apportioned to
each tract, piece or parcel of land within the taxing district and shall state
the number of annual installments in which such tax is to be collected; and
thereafter the City Clerk shall annually at the same time other taxes are
certified, certify to the County Clerk of Saline County, Kansas, a full list of
all property liable for such work and improvements, together with the respective
amounts due on each of said tracts and pieces of land, which amounts shall
include the annual installments on all unpaid balances for one year at the rate
not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum on such amounts so certified which shall
be collected as other taxes are collected. That pending the issuance and sale
of bonds or scrip as aforesaid the temporary notes may be issued from time to
time to pay the accrued cost thereof in the manner and form required by law.
Section 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
(SEAL)
Attest:
Z' ZAW-4�--
D. L. Harrison, City' Clerk
Introduced: August 5, 1974
Passed: August 12, 1974
W. M. Usher, Mayor