3385 Curb & Guttering of Republic AvenueORDINANCE ilu. 5385.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the curbing and guttering of Republic
Avenue from the east line of Fifth Street to the west line of
Osborne Street (on the south side of Republic) and to the west line
of Second Street (on the north side of Republic), and providing for the
cost', thereof, how the same shall be assessed and the manner of pay-
ment therefor.
WHEREAS, by resolution duly adopted on April 18th, 1927 the Board
of Commissioners of the City of Salina have declared that they deem it
necessary to curb and gutter Republic Avenue within the limits herein-
after defined, and
WHEREAS, said resolution was 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 major-
ity 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 of such resolution file with the City Clerk their
protest in writing against such improvements or the making thereof,
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
SECTION 1. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered that
Republic Avenue, in the City of Salina, Kansas, from the east line of
Fifth Street to the west line of Osborne Street ( on the south side of
Republic.) and to the west side of Second Street (on the north side of
Republic) be curbed and guttered, and that said street within the limits
above defined be excavated and graded to such an extent as may be
necessary for the completion of said work and at the intersection of
streets and alleys said paving shall be carried back to the lot line
of the street so improved, the distance between the curbing on each side
of said street to be 30 feet from face to face of curb.
SECTION 2. For the work and improvements herein provided for the
City Engineer shall make and file with the City Clerk on or before
June 23rd, 1927, complete plans and specifications for the curbing and
guttering of said street, with Portland cement concrete combined curb
and gutter, 30 inches wide from back of curb to paving line, curb to be
6 inches at top, 7 inches at bottom, gutter to be 6 inches deep at curb
and 10 inches deep at paving line, and that on or before said date the
,City Engineer shall submit to the Board of Commissioners under oath
detailed estimates of the cost of such curbing and guttering, including
the excavation and grading necessary therefore with the different kinds
of material above mentioned.
SECTION 3. That after such plans and specifications shall have
been filed with the City Clerk as aforesaid the City Clerk shall advertise
in the official City paper for three consecutive days for the receipt
of sealed proposals for the improving of said street with the kind of
materials named and srecified in the preceding section hereof, and for
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such excavating and grading all to be done in strict accordance with
such plans and specifications, and after the receipt of such pro-
posals the said Board of Commissioners may and they are hereby auth-
orized to let contracts for the improving of said street with the
material selected by them, and for such excavating and grading, to
the lowest responsible bidder therefor, as determined by said Board
of Commissioners, the right to reject any and all bids, being speci-
fically reserved.
SECTION 4. That for such improvements special assessments shall
be made as provided by law for the full cost thereof on all lots and
pieces of land to the center of the block on either side of the street
to be improved according to the appraised value thereof, without re-
gard to the buildings or improvements thereon.
SECTION 5. After the passage and publication of this ordinance
the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinterested ap-
praisers, 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 pro-
vided for, shall within five days after having been notified of their
appointment proceed to appraise the lots and pieces of 'land liable
to assessment and taxation as aforesaid, without regard to the build-
ings or improvements thereon, and after making said appraisement
shall return the same to said Board, and said Board shall designate
a time for holding a special session for the purpose of hearing any
complaints that may be made as to the value of any lots or pieces
of land so appraised, of which due notice shall be given in the offic=<
ial 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.
SEC`1'ION 6. For the purpose of paying for said work and improve-
ments the Board of Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed
to issue internal improvement bonds of the City of Salina in an amount
not to._exceed the cost of such improvements and to run for a period
of ten years and be payable in ten approximately 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
ing district of such improvements special assessments covering such host j
and the apportionment therein contained shall hold good for all the install+
ments 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 and par -
eel 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 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 intersections and areas formed by the'erossing 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 force from
and after its publication once in the official City paper.
introduced May 31st, 1927.
Passed June 6th, 1927.
Guy T. Helvering
Atte 5t; Mayor.
Chas R. Banker.
CIty Clerk.
ST'AT'E OP' 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. 3385 passed and approved by the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Salina, June 6th, 1927 and a record of
the vote on its final adoption is found on page 3 / Journal No. 11,
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(Published in The Salina Journal 1927)
ORDINANCE NO. 3385
An Ordinance providing for the curbing and guttering of
e ublic venue from the east line of Fifth Street to
the west line o' Osborne Street (on the south side of
Republic) and to the west line of Second street ( on
the north side of Republic), and providing for the cost
thereof, how the same shall be assessed and the manner
of payment therefor.
INHEREAS, by resolution duly adopted on April 18th ,
1927 the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina have
declared that they deem it necessary to curb and gutter Republic
Avenue within the limits hereinafter defined, and
WHEREAS, said resolution was 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 improv-
ments did not within twenty days from the date of the last
publication of such resolution file with the City Clerk their
protest in writing against such improvments or the making thereof,
NMI THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Salina, Kansas:
SECTION 1. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
that Republic Avenue, in the City of Salina, Kansas, from the
east line of Fifth Street to the west line of Osborne Street
(on the south side of Republic) and to the west side of Second
Street (on the north side of Republic) be curbed and guttered,
and that said street within the limits above defined be excavated
and graded to such an extent as may be necessary for the completion
of said work and at the intersection of streets and allies said
paving shall be carried back to the lot line of the street so
improved, the distance between the curbing on each side of said
street to be 30_ feet from face to face of curb.
SECTION 2. For the work and improvments herein provided
for the City Engineer shall make and file with the City Clerk
on or before J , 1927, complete plans and
specifications for the cur ing and guttering of said 30street,
with
portland cement concrete combined curb and gutter,
inches
wide from bac of curb to paving line, curb to be 6 inches
at top, inches at bottom, gutter to be �.6 inches
deep at curb and 10 inches deep at paving line,. and that
on or before said date the City Engineer shall submit to the
Board of Commissioners under oath detailed estimates of the cost
of such curbing and guttering, including the excavation and
grading necessary therefore with the different kinds of material
above mentioned.
Seotion 3 That after such plans and specifications
shall have been filed with the City Clerk as aforesaid the City
Clerk shall advertise in the official City paper for three consecutive
days for the receipt of sealed proposals for the improving of said
street with the kind of materials named and specified in the pre-
ceding section hereof, and for such excavating and grading all to
be done in strict accordance with such plans and specifications,
and after the receipt of such proposals the said Board of Commissioners
may and they are hereby authorized to let contracts for the improv-
ing of said street with the material selected by them, and for such
excavating and grading, to the lowest responsible bidder therefor,
as determined by said Board of Commissioners, the right to reject
any and all bids, being specifically reserved.
Section
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That for such
improvements special assessments
shall be
made as
provided by law for
the full cost thereof on all
lots.and pieces..of land to the center of the block on either side
of the street to be improved according to the appraised value there-
of, without regard to the buildings or improvements thereon.
Seotion 5 . After the passage and publication of this
ordinance the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disin-
terested 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 im=
provements herein provided for, 'hall within five days after having
been notified of their appointment proceed to appraise the lots
and pieces of land liable to assessment and taxation as aforesaid,
without regard to the buildings or improvements thereonp and after
making said appraisement shall return the same to said Boardp and
said Board shall designate a time for holding a special session
for the purpose of hearing any complaints that may be made as to
the value of any lots or pieces of land so appraised, of which
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,
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Seats_ lon rq. e For the purpose of paying for sild cork and
improvements the Board of Uommissioners are hereby authorized and
directed to issue internal improvement bonds of the City of Salina
in an amount not to exceed the cost of such improvements and to run
for a period of ten years and be payable in ten approximately equal
installments; together with interost not.to exceed 5% per annu% which
bonds shall be made payable at the fiscal agency of the Stato of
Kansas; and for the purpose of paying principal and interest on said
bonds as they severally become due and payable the Board of Com-
missioners shall apportion and assess against the lots and pieces of
land within the taxing district of such improvements special assess-
ments covering such cost and the apportionment therein contained shall
hold good for all 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 and parcel of land within•the taxing
district and shall state tho 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 County3 Kansas;, a full list of all property
liable for such work and improvements, together with respective,
amounts due on each of said traots, pieces and parcels of land, which
amounts shall include the annual installments and interest on all -un-
paid balances for one year at the rate of not to exceed 5j; 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.interseotions 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'force
from and after its publication once in the official City paper
Introduced May 31st 1927
Passed June 6th 1�99� , n
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