3853 Street Improvement Highland AveORDINANCE N0. 3853
(Published in the Salina Journal U 1930)
AN ORDINANCE providing for the curbing, guttering and paving of
Highland Avenue from the south line of Claflin Avenue to
e north line of Cloud Street, and providing for the cost
thereof, how the same shall be assessed and the manner of
tayment therefor.
`4`HERFAS, by Resolution No. 489 duly adopted on January 27th, 1930,
the Board of ommissioners of the City of Salina have declared
that they deem it necessary to curb and gutter, grade and pave
Highland Avenue within the limits hereinafter defined, and
VH?REAS, said reso ution was duly published for six days in the
Salina Journal, a daily newspaper published in said city, the
official city paper, and the majority of the resident property
owners orjning a majority in square feet of the lots or real estate
liable to taxation for the cost of said improvements did not within
twenty days from the date of the last publication thereof file with
the City Clerk a sufficient protest in writing against the making of
said improvements; NO!.' THEREFORE
BT' IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. chat it is necessary and it is hereby ordered ,
that Highland Avenue in the City of Salina from the south line
of Claflin Avenue to the north line of Cloud Street in said city
be curbed and guttered and paved and that such street within such
limits be excavated and graded to such extent as may be necessary
for the completion of said work, and that at the intersection of
streets and alleys said curb and gutter and paving shall be carried
back to the lot line of the stroet so improved, the width of such
paving to be 28 feet exclusive of curb and gutter.
Section 2. For the work and improvements herein provided
for the City Engineer shall make and file with the City Clerk on
or before March 31st, 1930 complete plans and specifications for
the curbing and guttering and for the paving of said Highland Avenue
(including excavating) with the following materials:
Paving: 6in.ch Reinforced Concrete; 6 inch Vibrolit#ic Concrete; ,
22 inch Brick with asphalt filler on 5 inch concrete base.
Concrete combined curb and gutter, 30 inches wide from back of curb
to paving line, curb 12 inches deep at back; gutter 6 inches deep
and shall on or before the same date submit to the Board. of Commissioners
under oath detailed estimates of the cost of such work with such materials.
Section 3. That after such plans and specifications shall have
been made and prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the City
Clerk as aforesaid the Board of Commissioners may advertise, by ad-
vertisement published in the official city paper of the City of Salina,
Kansas for three consecutive days for the receipt of sealed proposals
for the improving of said street with the kind of material named and
specified in the preceding section hereof, and for the excavating and
grading necessary for the completion of such work, and after the receipt
of such proposals the said Board of Commissioners may and are hereby
authorized to let contracts for the improving of said street with the
material selected by them to the lowest responsible bidder therefor,
as determined by said Board of Commissioners, and for such excavating
and grading. Said Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any and all bids.
Section 4. That for the i-rproving the above mentioned
street special assessments shall be made for the full cost thereof
according to law on all lots and pieces of land to the center of
the block on either side of the street according to the appraisers
value thereof, without regard to the buildings or improvements
thereon for the distance to be improved.
Section 5. After the passage and publication of this
ordinance the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinterest-
ed appraisers, householders, who after having taken an oath to make
a true and impartial appraisement of all lots and pieces of land
liable to assessment and taxation for the cost of the improvements
herein provided for, shall within five days after having been noti-
fied of their appointment proceed to appraise said lots and pieces
of land liable to assessment and taxation as aforesaid as may be
designated by the Board of Commissioners of said city, without
regard to the buildings or i-provements thereon, and after making
said appraisement shall return the same to the Board of Commissioners
of said city and said Board of Commissioners shall designate a time
for holding a special session of such Board for the purpose of
hearing any complaints that may be made as to the value of any lots
or pieces of land appraised as aforesaid, of which special session
due notice shall be given in the official city paper, at
which special session the Board of �aommissioners may alter any
valuation of any lot or piece of land if, intheir ooinion, the
same has been ap,raised too high or too low.
Section 6. For the purpose of paying for the work and
improvements in this ordinance provided for the Board of Commis-
sioners are hereby authorized and directed to issue internal
improvement bonds of the City of Salina in an amount not to exceed
the contract price of such i-provements and to run for a period
of ten years and be payable in ten equal installments, together
with interest not to exceed 50/1c per annum, which bonds shall be
made payable at the fiscal agency of the State of Kansas; and for
the purpose of paying principal and interest on said bonds as they
severally become due and payable the Board of Commissioners shall
apportion and assess against the lots and pieces of land with
the taxing district of such improvements special assessments cover-
ing the cost of such improvements and the apportionment therein
contained shall hold good for all the installments that are to be
collected from the specific property chargeable with said irprove-
ments. Such assessment and apportionment ordinance shall contain
the total amount of tax apportioned to each tract, piece and parcel
of land within the taxing district and shall state the number of
annual installments in which such tax is to be collected; and there-
after 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,
pieces and parcels of land, which amounts shall include the annual
installments and interest on all unpaid balances for one year at
the rate of not to exceed 5% per annum, on such amounts so certified
which shall be collected as other taxes are collected; PROVIDED,
that for the purpose of defraying the cost of improving the inter-
sections and area formed by the crossing of streets and alleys,
as well as where the improvement is through or adjacent to property
of the city for which the city would be liable the assessment will
be made against all. taxable property of the city and paid by the
city at large.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its publication once in the official city paper.
Introduced, March 10, 1930
Passed, March 17, 1930
Guy T. Helvering
mayor
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker
City Clerk
STATE OF KANSAS )
) SS
COUNTY OF SALINE )
I, Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. 3853 passed and approved by the Board of Com-
missioners of the City of Salina, Kansas March 17, 1930: and arecord
of the vote on its final adoption is found on page Journal No. 12
City Clerk
(Published in the Salina Journal
ORDINANCE NO. 3853
� -'�( 1930 )
AN ORDINANCE providing for the curbing, guttering and pavingof
Highland Avenue fr8m the south line of laflin Avenue o
11 e�nor�'F`-line of loud Street, and providing for the cost
thereof, how the same shall be assessed and the manner of
Payment therefor.
IYHEREAS, by Resolution No. 489 duly adopted on January 27th, 19309
the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina have declared
that they deem it necessary to curb and gutter, grade and pave
Highland Avenue within the limits hereinafter defined, and
'NHEREAS, said resolution was duly published for six days in the
Salina Journal, a daily newspaper published in said city, the
official city paper, and the majority of the resident property
owners owning a majority in square feet of the lots or real estate
liable to taxation for the cost of said improvements did not within
twenty days from the date of the last publication thereof file with
the City Clerk a sufficient protest in writing against the making of
said improvements; NOVI THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That it is necessary and it is hereb-;7-ordered
that Highland Avenue in the City of Salina from the south line
of Claflin Avenue to the north line of Cloud Street in said city
be curbed and guttered and paved and that such street within such
limits be excavated and graded to such extent as may be necessary
for the completion of said work, and that at the intersection of
streets and alleys said curb and gutter and paving shall be carried
back to the lot line of the street so improved, the width of such
paving to be_ 2ja_ feet exclusive of curb and gutter.
Section 2. For the work and improvements herein provided
for the City Engineer shall make and file with the city Clerk on
or before March 31st, 1930 complete plans and specif&cations for
the curbing and guttering and for the paving of said Highland Avenue
(including excavating) with the following materials:
Paving: 6inch Reinforced concrete; 6 inch Vibrolithic C
oncr
2-1�, inch Brick with asphalt filler on 5 inch concreteebase.
Concrete combined curb and gutter, 30 inches wide from back of curb
to paving line, curb 12 inches deep at back; gutter 6 inches deep
and shall on or before the same date submit to the Board of
Commissioners under oath detailed estimates of the cost of such
work with such materials.
Section 3 . That after such plans and specifications shall
have been made and prepared by the City Engineer and filed with
the City Clerk as aforesaid the Board of Commissioners may ad-
vdrtise, by advertisement published in the official city paper
of the City of Salina, Kansas for three consecutive days for the
receipt of sealed proposals for the improving of said street with
the kind of material named and specified in the preceding section
hereof, and for the excavating and grading necessary for the com-
pletion of such work, and after the receipt of such proposals the
said Board of Commissioners may and are hereby authorized to let
contracts for the improving of said street with the material
selected by them to the lowest responsible bidder therefor, as
determined by said Board of Commissioners, and for such excavating
and grading, Said Board of Commissioners reserve the right to
reject any and all bids.
Section 4. - That for the improving the above mentioned
street special assessments shall be made for the full cost thereof
according to law on all lots and pi.eces of land to the center of
the block on either side of the street according to the appraisers
value thereof, without regard to the buildings or improvements
thereon for the distance to be improved.
Section 5 . After theassa a and
p g publication of this
ordinance the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinterest-
ed appraisers, householders, who after having taken an oath to make
a true and impartial appraisement of all lots and pieces of land
liable to assessment and taxation for the cost of the improvements
herein provided for, shall within five days after having been noti-
fied of their appointment proceed to appraise said lots and pieces
of land liable to assessment and taxation as aforesaid as may be
designated by the Board of Commissioners of said city, without
regard to the buildings or improvements thereon, and after making
said appraisement shall return the same to the Board of Commission-
ers of said city and said Board of Commissioners shall designate
a time for holding a special session of such Board for the purpose
of hearing any complaints that may be made as to the value of any
lots or pieces of land appraised as aforesaid, of which special
session due notice shall be given in the official city paper, at
which special session the Board of Commissioners 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 For the purpose of paying for the work and
improvements in this ordinance provided for the Board of Commis-
sioners are hereby authorized and directed to issue internal
improvement bonds of the City of Salina in an amount not to exceed
the contract price of such improvements and to run for a period
of ten years and be payable in ten equal installments, together
with interest not to exceed 5% per annum, which bonds shall be
made payable at the fiscal agency of the State of Kansas; and for
the purpose of paying principal and interest on said bonds 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 cover-
ing the cost of such improvements and the apportionment therein
contained shall hold good for all the installments that are to be
Collected from the specific property chargeable with said improve-
ments. Such assessment and apportionment ordinance shall contain
the total amount of tax apportioned to each tract, piece and parcel
of land within the taxing district and shall state the number of
annual installments in which such tax is to be collected; and there••
after the City Clerk shall annually, at the same time other taxes
are certified, certify to tho 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,
pieces and parcels of land, which amounts shall include the annual
installments and interest on all unpaid balances for one year at
the rate of not to exceed 5% per annum, on such amounts so certified
which shall be collected as other taxes are collected; PROVIDED,
that for the purpose of defraying the cost of improving the inter-
sections and areas formed by the crossing of streets and alleys,
as well as where the improvement is through or adjacent to property
of the city for which the city would be liable the assessment will
be made against all taxable property of the city and paid by the
city at large.
Section 7 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its publication once in the official city paper.
Introduced, March 10, 1930
Passed, March 17, 1930
Attest; -- ' Mayor
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