3152 Improving Washington AveAn Ordinance providing for the curbing and guttering ofWashi_n _ton
Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the•west n-1� a of
Eleventh Street to'the east line of Phillips 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 29th day of June,
1925, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas have
decalared that they deem it necessary to curb and gutter Washington
Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line of Eleventh
Street to the east line of Phillips Street in said City, and
WHEREAS, stid resolution was published for six days in The
Salina r'vening J urnal, 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 taxa-
tion 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 ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1: That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered that
Washington Avenue in the'City of Salina, Kansas from the west•line of
Eleventh Street to the east line of Phillips Street in said City be
curbed and guttered with such material as the Board of Commission-
ers 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 to 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 the work and improvement herein provided
for the City Engineer shall make and file with the City Clerk on
on before the 24th day of August, 1925, complete plans and specifi-
cations for the curbing and guttering of said street with the
following material:
Combined curb and gutter (Portland Cement Concrete)
to be 30 icnehs wide from back of eLr b to toe of
gutter. Curb to be 6 inches at top, 7 inches at
bottom, 12 inches deep. Gutter " be 6 inches at
curb and 7 inches at toe of gutter, and
that on or before said last named date said City Engineer shall
submit to the Board of Commissioners, under oath, detailed estimates
of the cost of such xiurbing 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.
Section 3. That after such plans and specifications shall have
been made and prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the City
Clerkas aforesaid the Board cf Commissioners may advertise, by adver-
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 material
named and specified in the preceding section hereof', and for the ei
cavation and grading necessary for the completion of such work and
after the receipt of such proposals the said Board of Commissionerz
may and are hereby authorized to let contracts for the curbing and
guttering of said street with the material so selected to the low-
est 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 re-
serve the right to reject any and all bids.
Section 4. That for such curbing and guttering special assesz
ment shall be made for the full cost thereof on each block separ-
ately on all lots or pieces of land to the center of the block on
either side of the.street according to.the appraisers value there-
of, without regard to the buildings or improvements thereon for
the distance to be improved.
Section 5. After the passage and publication oP this
ordinance the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinter-
ested 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 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
without regard*to the buildings or improvements thereon, and after
making said apM aiwement 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 t2
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 opin-
ion the same a has been apir aised too high or too low.
Section 6. For the purpose of payint for the work and improve
ment in this ordinance provided for the Board of Commissioners are
hereby authorized &nd 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
and be payable in ten equal installments, together with the inter-
est not to exceed 5% per annum, which bonds shall be made payable
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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 eollecte& 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 install-
ments 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 aaline 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 par-
cels 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 intersec-
tions 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 C,ty would bd liable the assessment will
be made against all taxable property of the City and paid by the
City at large.
Section 7. This ordinance shallt ake effect and be in full
force from and after its publication once in the oft Bial City
paper,
Introduced for first reading, August 3rd, 1925.
Passed and approved --------- August 17th, 1925.
(SEAL) J. S. Hargett,
411ayor
Attest: Chas. E. Banker
City Clert
State of Kansas )
U )SS.
County of Saline )
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy of Ordinance Number 3152'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 �1 of Journal Number 11.
-Said Ordinance was published in the Salina Daily Union August -?_ O
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(Published in The Salina Baily Union August a 1925)
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An Ordinance providing for the curbing and guttering of Washington
Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line of
Eleventh Street to the east line of Phillips Street in said
City, and providing for the cost thereof, how the same shall
be assessed and the manner of payment therefor*
WHEREA-SI, by resolution duly adopted on the 29th day of June..
1925, the Board of Commissioners of the ity of Salina, Kansas have
declared that they deem it necessary to Burb and gutter Washin6ton
Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line Of Eleventh
Street to the east line of Phillips Street in said City, and
WHERI-4,Ss said resolution was published for six days in e
Salina Evening Journal, a daily newspaper published in the City of
Salina, the official City paper of said City, and
INHERE' S, 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 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 OhDLIN� by the Board of Commissioners of the City of •�alinas
Kansas;
Section 1. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered that
Washington Avenue in the Ctty of Salinas Kansas from the West line of
Eleventh Street to the east line of Phillips utreet in said City be
curbed and guttered with such material as the Board of Commissioners
may hereafter designate and select as hereinafter provided for accord-
ing 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 to be carried back to the lot line of the
street so inprovedp the distance between the curbing on each side of
said street to be 50 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 be-
fore the 2 tti day of August 1925 complete plans and speoi-
fications for the curbing and guttering of said street with the follow-
ing material: -
Combined curb and gutter (Portland Cement Concrete) to be 50
inches wide from back of curb to toe of gutter. Curb to be 6
inches at top., 7 inches at bottom.. 12 inches deep. Gutte-r-To- be
6 inches at curb and 7 inc Fes at toe of gutters, and
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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 necessary for
the completion of such work.
Section 5. 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 published in the official City paper of the City of balina,
Lansas 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 work 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 dost thereof on each black 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. 1,fter 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
to appraise said lots and pieces of land liable to assessment and taxa-
tion as aforesaid as may be designated by the Board of CoTranissioners
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
desigriate a time for holding a special session of such board for the
pu rpo s I e 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 I or piece of land if., in their opinion, the same has been app-
raised 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 amountI not to exceed the contract price for
such improvements, and to run for a period of ten years and be payable
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in ten equal installments, together with the interest not, to exceed 57
per annum, which bonds shall be made payalbe at the fiscal agency of
the State of ±Lansas; and for the purpose of paying principal and inter-
est 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 assess-
ments 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 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 annuallys 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.9 which
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amounts shall include the annual installment` sand interest on all unpaid.
balances for one year at the rate of %per annum on such amounts so
certifiedAshallbe 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 `pity, 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. `.'his ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
from and after its publication once in the official City paper.
Introduced for first reading.. Rugus t 3rd, 1925.
Passed and approved, August 17th,1925,.
Attest:
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