3150 Improving Prescott AveAn Ordinance providing for the curbing and guttering of Prescott
Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west lMne—of
El- eve nth Street to the east line of Twelfth Street in said
City, and providing for the cost thereof, how the same shall
be assessed and the manner of payment therefor.
WHEREAS, by resolution duly adopted on the 4th day of May,
19259 the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas,
have declared that they deem it necessary to curb and gutter
Prescott A enue in the•City of Salina, Kansas from the west line
of Eleventvh Street to the east line of Twelfth Street in said
City, and
WHEREAS, said resolution was.published for six days in The
Salina Evening Journal, a daily newspaper published in the City
of Salina, ,the official City paper of said City_, and
WHEREAS the majority of.the resident pnperty owners m7ning
a majority in square feet of the lots or real estate liable to tax-
ation for the cost of said improvement did not within twenty days
form the date of the last publication of such resolution file with -
the City Clerk of said City their protest in writing against such
improvements or the making thereof, 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
Prescott avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line
of Eleventh Street to the east line of Twelfth Street in said City
be curbed and guttered with such material as the Bord of Commis-
sioners may hereafter designate and select as hereinafter provided
for according to the specifications of the City engineer of said
City hereinafter provided for, and that at the intersections of
streets and alleys said curbing and guttering 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. That for such work and improvement herein provided
for the City Engineer shall make and file with the City Clerk on
or before the 24th day of August, 1925, complete plans and specifi-
cations for the curbing and guttering'of said street with the fol-
lowing material:
Combined curb and gutter (Portland Cement Concrete)
to be 30 inches wide from back of curb to toe of
gutter. Curb to be 6 inches at top, 6 inches at
bottom, 12 inches deep.. Gutter to be 6 inches at
curb, 7 inches at the toe of gutter, and
that on,or before the said last named date said City Engineer shall
submit to the Board of Commissioners, under oath, detailed estimates
of the cost of such curbing and guttering of said street with the
kind of material mentioned and of the excavation and grading neces-
sary for the completion of such work.
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Section Z. That after such plans and'specifications-.shall hay
been made and prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the Cit
Clerks s -aforesaid the Board of Commissioners may advertise, by adv
tisement published in the offidial City paper of the City of Salina
Kansas for six consecutive days for the receipt'of sealed proposals
for the curbing and guttering of said street with the kind of mater
ial named and specified in the preceding section hereof, and for th
excavation, and grading necessary for the completion of such work, a
after the receipt of such proposals the said Board of Commissioners
may and are hereby authorized to let contract for the curbing and
guttering of said street with the material so selected to the lowes
responsible bidder therefor, as determined by said Board of Commis-
sioners for the kind and character of curbing and guttering which
shall be determined upon by said Board of Commissioners and for sue
excavating and grading; said Board�of Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
Section 4. That for such curbing and guttering special
assessment shall be 'made for the full cost thereof on each block
separately on,, all lots or pieces of land to the center of the block
on,either side of the street according to the appraisers value thea
of without regard to the buildings or improvements thereon for the.
distance to be,improved.
Section 5. After the passage and publication of this ordinal
the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinterested apprai:
ers, householders who after having taken an oath to make a true and
impart ial,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 notified of
their appoimtment proceed to appraise said lots and pieces of land
liable to assessment and taxation as aforesaid, as may be designates
by the Board of Connissioners of said City, without regard to the
buildings or improvements thereon, and after making; said appraisemer
shall return the same to the Board of'Commissioners of said City,
and said Board of Commissioners shall designate a tiros for holding a
special session of such Board for the purpose of hearing any com-
plaints 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 improve-
ments in this ordinance provided for the Board of Commissioners
are hereby authorized to issue internal improvement bonds of the
City of Salina in an amount not to exceed the contract price for
such improvements, and to run for a period of ten years and be
payable in ten equal installments, together with the 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 covering 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 improvements. Such aseess-
ment 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 nuber of annual installments
in which such tax is to be collected; and therafter 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 respectivr amounts due on each of said tracts, pieces and
parcels of land, which amounts due 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 for first reading, August 3rd, 1925.
Passed and approved --------- August 17th, 1925.
(SEAL)
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker,
City Clerk.
J. S. Hargett,
Mayor
STATE OF KANSAS )
. I ) 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 Number 3150 passed and
approved by the Board of Commissioners, August 17th, 1925;
and a record of the vote on its final adoption is found on
Page $ of Journal Number ll. Said Ordinance was pub-
lished in the Salina Daily Union August 201925.
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(Published in The Salina Daily Union 0 1925)
ORDINANCE NO. cS J
An Ordinance providing for the curbing and guttering of Prescott
.Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line of
.Eleventh Street to the east line of Twelfth btre#et in said
City, and providing for the cost thereof, how the same shall
be assessed and the manner of payment therefor,
WHEREAS, by resolution duly adopted on the 4th day of day,
1925, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas
have declared that they deem it necessary to curb and gutter
Prescott Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line
of Eleventh Street to the east line of twelfth street in said City,
and
WHERH�.S, said resolution was published for six days in, jhQ
Salina evening Journal, a daily newspaper published in the City
of Salina, the official City, paper of said City, and
WHEREAS, the majority of the resident property owners owning
a majority in square feet of the lots or real estate liable to tax-
ation for the cost of said improvement did not within twenty days
from the date of the last publication of such resolution file with
the City Clerk of said City their protest in writing against such
improvement or the making thereof, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDrINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of 'alina,
Kansas;
Section 19 Triat it is necessary and it is hereby ordered that
Prescott Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the gest line
of Eleventh Street to the east line of `Xwelfth Street in said City
be curbed and guttered with sueh material as the Board of, Commiss-
ioners may hereafter designate and select as hereinafter provided
for according to the specifications of the City Engineer of said
City hereinafter provided for, and that at the intersections of
streets and alleys said curbing and guttering be carried back to the
lot lane of
the street so
improved# the distance between
the curbing on
each side of
said street
to be0 feet from face to face
of curb.
Section
2. That for
the work and improvement herein
provided for
the City .Ehgineer shall make and file with the City Clerk on or be-
fore the day of .August , 1925, complete plans and speei fi ca-
tions for the curbing and guttering of said street with the following
material.-
Combined
atori.a1:
Combined Curb and Gutter (Portland Cement Concrete) to be 30
inches wide from back of curb to toe of gutter, Curb to be 6 incFe
at top, 6 inches at bottom, 12 inches deep. Gutter to be
ince e`s at curb, 7 Y inc e's a"'t the toe of gutter, and
that on or befe the said last named date said City" Engineer shall
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submit to
the Board of Commissioners, under oath, detailed
estimates
of
the cost
of such curbing and guttering of said street with
the kind
of
material mentioned and of the excavation and grading necessary for the
completion of such work.
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 adver-
tisement
dver-
tisement published in the official City paper of the City of Galina,
Kansas for six consecutive days for the receipt of sealed proposals for
the curbing and guttering of said street with the kind of material
named and specified in the preceding section hereof, and for the exca-
vation and grading necessary for the completion of such word:, and after
the receipt of such proposals the said Board of 'Commissioners may and are
hereby authorized to let contracts for the curbing and guttering of said
street with the material so selected to the lowest responsible bidder
therefor, as determined by said Board of Commissioners for the kind and
character of curbing and guttering, which shall be determined upon 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 such curbing and guttering special assessment
shall be made for the full cost thereof on each block separately on all
lots or 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 disinterested appraisers, house-
holders who after having taker, an oath to make a true and impartial
appraisement.of all lots and pieces mf land liable to assessment and tax-
ation for the cost of the improvements herein provided for, shall within
five dams after having been notified 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
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making said appraisement shall return the same to the Board of Commiss-
Loners of said City, and said Board of Commissioners shall designate a
time for holding a special session of such Board for the purpose of hear-
ing 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 Commissioners
are
hereby
author-
ized and directed
to issue
internal improvement bonds of
the
`ity of
Salina
in an amount not to exceed the contract price for sud'L improvements, and
to run for a period of ten years and be payable in ten equal installments,
together with the 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
purpos(, 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 covering the cost of such improve-
ments 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 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 baline 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 due shall include the annual installments and interest on all un-
paid balances for one year at the rate o fns% per annum on such amounts
so certifiet�Assh�a�ll 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 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 for first reading.. August 3rd, 1925,
Passed and approved, August 1925,