5959 Utility Imp - Jones Add1
ORDINANCE NUMBER 5959
(Published in the Salina Journal / -"(-' ,1955)
AN ORDINANCE creating and defining a certain lateral sanitary sewer district in the city
of Salina, Kansas, designated as lateral Sanitary Sewer District Number 317 and providing
for the construction of a lateral sanitary sewer in said Lateral Sanitary Sewer District
Number 317, so created, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof and for the levy-
ing of special assessments against the property in said district for the payment of the
cost of such construction and for the issuing of bonds to pay the cost thereof.
? BE I2 ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. Lateral Sanitary Sewer District Number 317. That there be and there is
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hereby created Lateral Sanitary Sewer District in the City of Salina, Kansas, which shall
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be and it is hereby designated as Lateral Sanitary Sewer District Number 317 and which
P district shall include all the following described property in the City of Salina, Kansas,
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Benefit District: Lots 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 81 10, 12, 14, 16, 22,
27,7_26-, M on -Third Street and Lots 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19,
and 27 on Second Street in Jones Addition; and Lots 1 and 3 on
Fourth Street and 2 and 4 on Third Street in Original Townsfite
(now city) in City of Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
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Section 2. It is necessary and it is hereby ordered that an eight inch V. C. P.
lateral sanitary sewer with all necessary connections, manholes, flushing tanks and other
appurtenances be constructed and built in and to serve said Lateral Sanitary Sewer District
Number 317 as created by Section 1 of this ordinance along the following course, to -wit:
An 8 inch clay pipe sewer beginning at an existing manhole in
the center line of Lincoln Avenue and the center line of first
alley east of Third Street extended south; thence south 180 feet
where a manhole will be constmcted with branch "A" going west
and branch "B" extending south, branch "A" extends along south
edge of AT and SF right-of-way 320 feet to the center line of
first alley east of Second Street; thence south 220 feet where
a manhole will be built being terminus of branch "A': branch
"B" begins at first manhole to be constructed thence south in
alley first east of Third Street 80 feet where a manhole will
be constructed which will be terminus of branch "B" and Lateral
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Section 3. That the City Engineer shall on or before May 24th. 1955, prepare
and file in the office of the City Clerk, plans and specifications for the construction
of the lateral sanitary sewer provided for in the proceeding sectiam of thiscrdinance
which shall be of the proper character to serve the property ly8ng within the district for
which such sewer is to be constructed and shall on or before the same date prepare and sub-
mit to the Board of Commissioners a detailed estimate under oath of the cost threof. That
thereafter the City Clerk shall advertise for three consecutive days in the official city
paper for sealed proposals for the building and construction of such a sewer according to
such plans and specifications, which proposals shall be filed with City Clerk on or before
the time fixed in such notice, at which time the Board of Cormdssioners may let a contract
for the building and construction of such sewer to the lowest and best responsible bidder
or bidders therefore, if there be any whose bids do not exceed the estimated cost thereof,
but said Board shall reserve the right to reject any or all such proposals, and if no bids
shall be received within such estimate, the Board of Commissioners shall have the power to
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do such work and make such improvements within the estimated cost thereof as provided by
law.
Section 4. That for the cost of building and construction of such sewer, special
assessments shall be made for the full cost thereof on all lots and pieces of land within
and for which such sewer shall be built, according to the appraised value tiereof, without
regard to the buildings or improvements thereon.
Section 5. After the passage and publication of this ordinance, the Board of
Commissioners shall appoint three disinterested appraisers, who after having taken oath to
make a true and impartial appraisement of all lots and pieces of land liable to taxation
for the cost of such improvements, whall within five days after having been notified of
their appointments proceed to appraise all of the lots and pieces of land within the district
liable to assessment and taxation as aforesaid, without the regard to the buildings or
improvements thereon, and after making such appraisements, shall return to the Board of
Commissioners of said city and said Board shall designate a time for a special meeting of
said Board for the purpose of hearing any complaints that may be made as to the value of
any lot or piece of land appraised as aforesaid, of which apecial session due notice shall
be given in the official city paper, at which special session said Board may alter any
valuation of any lot or piece of land, if, in their opinion, the same has been appraised
too high or too low.
Section 6. The special assessment herein provided for may be paid bythe person liable
therefore in four approximately equal annual installments but the owner of any property
liable to such assessment may within thirty days from the date of determining the amount
assessed against the property, pay the same in full and his property so paid on shall not
be liable for any assessments for the cost of such improvements, and bonds as hereinafter
provided for shall be issued inan amount of the cost of such improvements remaining unpaid
at the end of thirty days from the time such assessment is fixed.
Section 7. For the purpose of paying for the work and improvements in this ordinance
provided for, the Board. of Commissioners may and are hereby authorized and directed to
issue improvement bonds of the City of Salina, Kansas, on an amount not to exceed the total
cost of such improvement, and to run for a period of four years and be payable in four
approximately equal annual installments, together with interest not to exceed five per cent
per annum, which bonds shall be issued and payable according to law; and for the purpose
of paying the principal and intwest on said bonds as they severally become due and pay-
able 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 improvement and apportionment therein contained shall hold good for all of the
installments that are to be collected from the specific property chargeable therefore, with
such improvements; such assessment and apportionment ordinance shall contain the total
amount of tax apportioned to such 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 that other taxes are certified,
certify to the County Clerk of Saline County, Kansas, a full list of all property liable
i` for such work and improvement, together with the respective numbered amounts due on each
{ of said tracts, pieces or parcels of land, which amounts shall include the annual install-
ments and interest on all unpaid balances for one year at the rate of not to exceed five
per cent per annum on such amounts so certified, which amounts shall be collected as other
taxes are collected.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
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publication once in the official city paper. j
(SEAL)
Attest:
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City clerk
Introduced: May 10, 1955
Passed: May 17, 1955
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Mayor