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ORDINANCE NUMBER 8178
(Published in The Salina Journal (�o Z L 1971)
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 3088 and 3104, duly published in the official
city newspaper on the 14th day of May, 1971 and the 20th day of August, 1971; the Board
of Commissioners determined the necessity of and directed that the owners of certain lots
to construct certain sidewalks immediately adjacent to their respective lots within 45 days
from the date of the publication thereof; and
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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 installed along the property line
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on the east side of Tenth Street, adjacent to Lots 1,
9, 11, 13, and 17, Block 44, Military Addition to the
City of Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
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A concrete sidewalk on the west side of Haskett Avenue
from Otto Avenue north 110 feet, adjacent to the east
line of Lot 1, Block 1, Nordboe Addition.
A concrete sidewalk on the south side of Otto Avenue
from Haskett Avenue to Mars Avenue, adjacent to
Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 14, Wallerius Addition.
A concrete sidewalk on the south side of Otto Avenue
from Mars Avenue to Neptune Avenue, adjacent to
Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 13, Wallerius Addition.
A concrete sidewalk on the east side of Neptune
Avenue from Venus Avenue to Otto Avenue, adjacent
to Lots 1, 16, 15, Block 10, Wallerius Addition.
A concrete sidewalk on the east side of Hageman
Avenue from 110 feet north of Otto Avenue to
110 feet south of Yale Avenue, adjacent to an
unplatted tract of land.
A concrete sidewalk on the east side of Seventh
Street, adjacent to the South 20 feet of Lot 2
and all of Lot 3, Block 7, Calkins Addition,
to replace a brick sidewalk.
A concrete sidewalk on the north side of Jewell
Avenue, adjacent to Lot 18, Jewell Avenue, Addition
to the Grounds of Kansas Wesleyan University.
Section 2. That for the work and improvements herein provided for, the City
Engineer shall on or before the 1st day of November, 1971, submit to the Board of Commission
under oath, detailed estimates of the cost of such work and improvements.
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Section 3• That the work and improvements herein provided for shall be constructe
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Clerk and the Office of the City Engineer of the City of Salina, Kansas, as made and provide
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for by law and the ordinances of said City. Said plans and specifications are incorporated
herein by reference.
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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.
Section 7. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the work and improvements
in this ordinance provided for, the Board of Commissioners are hereby directed and authoriz
to issue Internal Improvement Bonds or Scrip of the City 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 (6i) per annum, and for the purpose of paying the
principal and interest on said bonds or scrip 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
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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:
City Clerk
Introduced: October 4, 1971
Passed: October 18, 1971