3151 Improving Baker StreetORDINANCE NUMBER 3
An Ordinance providing for the curbing and guttering of Baker Street
in the City of Salina, Kansas from the south line of South
Street to the north line of Morrison Avenue in said City,
and providing for the 'cost thereof, how the same shall be
assessed and manner of payment therefor.
WHEREAS., by resolution duly adopted on the 11th day of May,
19252 the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas have
declared that they deem it necessary to curb and gutter Baker Street
in the City of Salina Kansas from the south line of South Street
to the north line of Morrison Avenue in said City,
WHEREAS said resolution was published for six days'in The
Salina Daily 6nion, 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
taxation for the cost of said improlvemt 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 ORDAINED ty the Board of Commissioners of the City of
Salina, Kansas: '
Section 1. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
that Baker Street in the City of Salina, Kansas from the south line
of South Street to the north line of Morrison Avenue in said City
be curbed and guttered with such material as the Board 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 t`o
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 the 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 speci-
fications for the curbing and guttering of said street with the
following material:
Combined curb and gutter (Portland Cement Concrete)
to be 30 inches wide from back of curb to toe of gut-
ter. Curb to be 6 inches at top, 7 inches at bottom,
12 inches deep. Gutter to be 6 inches at curb and 7
inches at 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 esti-
mates of the cost of such curbing and guttering of said street with
the kind and material mentioned and of the excavation and grading
necessary for the completion of such work.
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Section 3. That after such plans and specifications shall have
been made and prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the City
Clerks a aforesaid the Board of Commissioners may advertise, by adve
tisement published in the official 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 materi
named and specified in the preceding section hereof, and for the ex-
cavation and grading necessary for the completion of such work and
after the receipt d' 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 Commis-
sioners for the kind and character of curbing and guttering, which
shall be determined.upon by said Board of Commissioners, and for sac
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 sel
arately 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 ordi-
nance the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinterested
appraisers, householders who after having taken an oath to make a
true and impartial appraisement of all lots and pieces of land liabl
to assessment and taxation for the cost of the improvements herein
provided for, shall within five days 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 City, without regard to
the lots or improvements 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 com-
plaints that may be made as to the value of any lots or pieces of
land aper aised as aforesaid, of which specialsession 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 and directed 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
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and be payable in ten equal installments, together with the inter-
est 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 be-
come 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 theerin 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 tractm 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 galine County,
Kansas a full list of all property liable for such work and improve-
ments, 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 nct to exceed 5/0.' 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 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 for 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 off icial City
paper.
Introduced for first reading, August 3rd, 1925.
Passed and approved --------- August 17th, 1925.
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker
City Glerk.
J. S. Hargett,
Mayor
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 Number 3151 passed and ap-
proved by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas, August 17th, 1925; and a record of the vote on its
final a dopt ion is found on Page of Journal Number 11.
Said Ordinance was published in the Salina Daily Union
August x/1925.
ORDINANCE NO.��
An Ordinance providing for the curbing and guttering of Baker Street
in the City of Salina, Kansas from the south line of South Street
to the north line of Morrison avenue in said Cit and r
for the cost thereof
of Payment therefor. , how the same shall be assessed andmanner$
WEERELS, by resolution duly adopted on the 11th day of may,
1525 the Hoard of Commissioners of the City of Ialina, Kansas have
declared that they deem it necessary to curb and gutter Baker Street
in the City of Salina, Kansas from the south line Of South Street to
the north line of Morrison Avenue in said City, and
WHEREAS, said resolution was published for six days in 'J'he Salina
Daily Union, a daily newspaper published in the City of Salina, the
Official City paper of said City, and
NHER.E S, t2 -Le majority of the resident
property
majority in square feet of the lots or real estate liable �tootaxagtion
for the cost of said improvement did not within twenty days from the
date of the last publication of such resolutionfile with the City
Clerk of said City their protest in writing against such improvement
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
Baker Street in the City of Salina, Kansas frow, the south line of South
Street to the north line of Morrison avenue in said City be curbed and
guttered with such material as the board of Commissioners may hereafter
designate and select as hereinafter provided for according to the speci-
fications 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 , cel WP*the work and improvement hereinrov
p ided for.
the City 1�agineer shall make and file with the City Clerk on or be -
of the �t day o f ;augus t
1925, complete plans and specifi-
cations for the curbing and guttering of said street with the following
material: g
Combined curb and gutter ( Portland Cement Concrete) to be 30
in chem wide from back of curb to toe of gutter.
inches at top, 7 inches at bottom Curb to be
be 6 inches at curb and 7 s 12
inches deep. Gutter"�o`C`
-- 3'es at 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 estimate&
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.
Seg? 3. That after such plans and specifications shall have
been made and prepared - by the City Engineer and filed with the Cit.
Clerk as aforesaid the Board of Commissioners may advertise, by adver-
tisement published in the official City paper of the Qity of °'alina,
Kansas for six consecutive days for the receipt of sealed proposals
for the curbing and guttering of said street with the bind of material
named I. and specified in the preceding section hereof, and for the exca-
vation and grading necessary for the completion Of such work and alter
the receipt of such proposals the said .Board of Commissioners may and
are hereb ( 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 ,,
gradin
Said Board of Commissioners reserve the right 6
Sh 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
d
land
to the center of
the block on either- side
street according
to the
appraisers value
of the
thereof without re a
g r to the
buildings or improvements thereon for the distance to be improved.
Section 5. lifter the passage and publication of this ordinance
the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinterested 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 notified of their, appointment proceed
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
Commissioners of said City, and said Board of COMmissioners shall desi -
nate ;a time for holding a special session of such Board for the purpose
of herring 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 wrorlk and improvements
in this ordinance provided for, the Board of Corr,Missioners are hereby
authorized and directed to issue internal improvement bands of the City
of 6al:ina in an amount not to exceed the contract Price for such im-
pro vemen is 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 ranaas; and for the purpose of paying principal and interest
on said 4onds as they severally become due and payable the Board of
Commissioners shall apportion and assess against the lots andi
P eces 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 coll-
ected from the specific property chargeable with said improvements.
Such assessment and apportionment ordinance shall contain the to tal
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 Saline County, Kansas a full list of allr
Property liable
for such work and impro vemen ts, 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
es
for one year at the rat� � e
U, ,�per annum on such amounts so certi-
fied�shall be collected at other taxes are collected• or
o 'ided 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 iMP
Provement is through or adJacent to property of the City,
for which the City would be liable, the assessment will be m
all taxable ade against
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,
2:ntroduced for. first reading, August 3rd, 1925.
Passed and approved.. August 17th 1925,