2889 Street Improvements Highland AvenueORDINANCE Na. 2889
City be paved 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 here-
inafter provided for, and that at the intersections of streets and
alleys said paving be carried back to the lot line of the street
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so improved. Said street shall be paved f -dr a width of thirty-
An Ordinance providing for the curbing., guttering, excavating,,
grading and paving Highland Avenue In the City of Salina,
Kansas from the south line R Republic Avenue to the north
line of Beloit Avenue 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 24th day of
September 1923 the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina.,
Kansas have declared that they deem it necessary to excavate A
grade., pave., curb and gutter Highland Avenue in the City of Galina,
Kansas from the south line of Republic Avenue to the north line
of Beloit Avenue in said City., and
WHEREAS$ said resolution waspublished for six days in The
Salina Evening Journal, a daily newsppaper published in the City
of Salina the official City paper of said City, and
WHEREAS, the majority of the resident property owners own-
ing a majority in square feet of the lots or real estate liable
to taxation for the cost of said improvements did not within twen-
ty days frons- the date of the last publication of such resolution
file with the City Clerk of said City theur protest in writing
against such improvement or the making thereof, THEREFORE,,
BE IT ORADINED by the Board of Commissioner's of the City of
Salina, Kansas:
.Section 1. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
that Highland Avenue in the City 6f'Salina, Kansas from the south
II line of Republic Avenue to the north line of Beloit Avenue in said
City be excavated and graded to the established grade thereof as
-established by ordinance of the City of Salim., Kansas, provided
that at the intersections of streets and alleys said excavation
and grading shall be carried to the lot line of the street so im-
proved and that at such lot line the grade be made to conform to
the established grade of such street or alley if the same has been
established.
Section 2.- at it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
that Highland Avenue in the City of Salina., Kansas from the south
line of Republic Avenue to the north line of Beloit 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 specifications of the City Engineer
of said City hereinafter provided for, and that at the intersection
of streets and alleys said curbing and guttering be carried back
to the lot line of the street so improved.
Section hat it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
that 1ihland Avenue in the City of Salina., Kansas from the south
line of Republic Avenue to the north line of Beloit Avenue in said
City be paved 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 here-
inafter provided for, and that at the intersections of streets and
alleys said paving be carried back to the lot line of the street
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so improved. Said street shall be paved f -dr a width of thirty-
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five (35) feet excluding curb and gutter and excluding thir-
teen (1.3) foot parking in center of street*
Section 4.For the Mork and improvement herein provided
for the City Engineer shall make and file with the City Clerk on
or before the 3rd day of December 1923, complete plans and spoi-
fications for the curbing, guttering and paving of said street
with the following materials.
PAVING
1. 3-inch vertical Fiber plain wire out brick
5-inch concrete base.
Asphalt Filler.
2. 2-inch Asphaltic concrete.
5-inch concrete base
3. 6-inch Portland Cement Concrete (Reinforced)
CURBING AND GUMMING
Combined curb and gutter - concrete.
From back of curb to paving line 34 inches,
Curb to be 6 inches at top, 7 inches at bottom,
12 inches. deep.
Gutter to be 5 inches at curb, 7 inches at paving
line.
and that on or before the said last named date said City
Engineer shall summit to the Board of Commissioners under oath,
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detailed estimates of the cost of such paving and of such. curb-
Ing and guttering of said, street with the different kinds of
material herein mentioned and of the excavation and grading of
said street.
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 ad-
vertise by advertisement published in the official City paper
of the City of Salina for 5 consecutive days for the receipt of
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sealed proposals for the curbing. guttering and paving of said
street with the different kinds. of material named and specified
in the preceding section hereof and for the excavating and
grading of said street to .the established grade thereof as here-
in provided for; and that after the receipt of such proposald
the Board of Commissioners shall s elect from the different
Finds of materials, the kind with h:tch::saidr�street ought, in
their judgment, be paved and. said Board of Commissioners are
hereby authorized to let contracts for the grading and excavat-
Ing of said street to the lowest responsible bidder therefor
and for the curbing and guttering of said street with the materi-
als so selected to the lowest responsible bidder therefor, as de-
termined by said Board, of Commissioners for the kind and char-
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acter of curbing, guttering and paving which shall be determined
upon by said Board of Commissioners, and for such excavating
and grading; said Board of Commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Section 66. haat for such excavating and grading special
assessment shall be made for the full cost thereof on all lots and
P pieces of land to the center of the block on either side of the
street for e
o the distance to be improved according to the appraised
value of said lots and pieces of land without regard to the buuild-
ings or improvements thereon, said appraisement to be made in the
manner as hereinafter provided for.. The entire distance to be
graded shall constitute one grading district.
Section 7. That for such curbing and guttering and paving
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 appraised
value thereof without regard to the buildings or improvements
thereon for the distance to be improved.
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Section 8. 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
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 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 Com-
tract price for such improvements., and to run for a period of ten
years, and be payable in ten equal installments$ together with
missioners 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 whcih special
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session the Board. of Commissioners may alter any valuation of any
lot or piece of land, if in their opinion, the same has been ap-'
praised too high of too low.
Section 9 For the purpose of paying for the work and im-
provement, in this ordinance provided for, the Board of Commission-
ers are hereby authorized and directed to issue internal improvement
bonds of the City of Salina, in an amount not to exceed the con-
tract 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 five (5) per centum 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 a,pportiotent therein contained shall hold good for all the
irs tallments that are to be collected from the specific property
chargeable with Said improvements. Such assessment and apportion-
ment ordinance shall containthe 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 annu,-
ally 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 re-
spective amounts due on each of said tracts, pieces and parcels of
land, whech amounts shall include the annual installments and inter-
est on all unpaid balances for one year at the rate of six (6)
per cent per annum on such amounts so certified, shall be collect-
ed 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 im-
provement 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 10. 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, ''ove fiber 19th, 1923.
Passed and approved ..... „ _..November 26th, 1923.
J. S. Hargett, _.
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Attest: Chas. E. Banker
City Uleric.
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STATE OF KANSAS )
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COUNTY OF SALINE )
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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. 2889 passed by the
Board of CoT missioners and approved by the payor of the City
of Salina.. Kansas, November 26th, 1923; and a record. of the
vote on its final adoption is found. on Wage '3 �' f Journal
Number 10,
ity lerk<
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(Published in The Salina Daily Union, -1 1923)
ORDINANCE NO.
An ordinance providing for the curbing, guttering, excavating,
grading and paving Highland Avenue in the City of Salina,
Kansas from the sou line o epu lic Avenue to the north
line of Beloit Avenue 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 24th day of
September 1923 the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas have declared that they deem it necessary to excavate
grade, pave, curb and gutter Highland Avenue in the City of Galina,
Kansas from the south line of Republic Avenue to the north line
of Beloit Avenue 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 property owners owning
a majorty 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 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 Highland Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the south
line of,Republic Avenue to the north line of Beloit Avenue in said
City be excavated and graded to the established grade thereof as
established by ordinance of the City of Salina, Kansas, provided
that at the intersections of streets and alleys said excavation and
grading shall be carried to the lot line of the street so improved
and that at such lot line the grade be made to conform to the
established grade of such street or alley if the same has been
established.
Section 2. That it is necessary and itis hereby ordered
that Highland Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the south
line of Republic Avenue to the north line of Beloit 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 specifications of the City Engineer
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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.
Section 3. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered
that Highland Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the south
line of Republic Avenue to the north line of Beloit Avenue in said
City be paved with such material as the Board of Commissioners 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 paving be carried back to the lot line of the street so im-
proved. Said street shall be paved for a width of thirty-five (35)
feet excluding curb and gutter andcexoIndbi8vthislt6(gh u13E)ife.ot parking
in center of street.
Section 4. For the work and improvement herein provided
for the City Engineer shall make and file with the City Clerk on
or before the day of 2�Y- _192,5 complete plans
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and specifications for the curbing, guttering and paving of said
street with the following materials.
PAVING 1. 3 -inch vertical fiber plain wire out brick.
5-icnh concrete base.
Asphalt Filler,
2. 2 -inch asphaltic concrete
5 -inch concrete base.
3. 6 -inch Portland Cement Concrete (Reinforced)
CURBING APID GUTTERING
Combined curb and gutter - concrete.
From back of curb to paving line 30 inches.
Curb -to be 6 inches at top, 7 inches at bottom,
12 inches deep.
Gutter to be 6 inches at curb, 7 inches at paving
line.
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 paving and of such curbing and gut-
tering of said street with the different kinds of material herein
mentioned and of the excavation and grading of said street.
'Section 5. That after such plans and specifications shall
have been made and prepared b. the City Engineer and filed with
the City Clerk as _a foresa.id, the Board of commissioners may ad- .
vertise byadvertiserient.published in the official City paper of
the City.of Salina for 5 consecutive days for the receipt of sealed
proposals for the curbing, guttering and paving of said street.
with the different kinds of material namod anc. specified in the
preceding section hereof a.nd. fcr the exca-vating and grading of
said. street to the established gra e thereof as herein provided
for; and after the receipt of such proposals the Board of Coram
issioners shall select f`orn the dif`�:erent kinds of materials, the
kind. with which said. st.eet ought, in their jud.6ment, be paved
and said Board of Commissioners are hereby authcrizec; to let con-
tracts for the grading and excavating; of said. street to the lowest
responsible bidder therefor anc! for the curbing and guttering of
s".id. street with the materials so selected. to the lowest respon
sible bidder therefor, a -t determined by sa.id.'Board of Commissioners
for the kind and character of curbing, guttering and paving 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 6. That' for such excavating an6: grading special
assessment shall be rx(fte for the full cost thereof on all lots and
pieces of land to the.center of the block on either side of the
street for the distance to be improved according to the appraised
value of said lots or ,pieces of land without.regard to the build-
ings or improvements thereon, said.appra.isement to be made in ,.the
manner as hereinafter provided for. The entire distance to be
graded shall constitute one grading district.
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Section 7. That for such curbing and guttering and. paving
special assessment shall be made for the full cost thereof on each
b-l6bk separately, on all lots or pieces of land to the center of
the b1oC+k ola eYtYfeY` gide of the street according to the appraised
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Value thereof w,kthout regc.rd. to the buildings op in
prov?meats there.,
an for the distr;nee to be improved,
Section S. bfter the passc,Ee and publication of this ord.ine.n :e
the Board.of Commissioners shca l appoint three disinterested
appraisers; householders who; -.fter hr.ving tc.ken an oath to make
true and impartial appraisemert of r,.11 I lots ,.no_ -pieces of land
liable to assessment and tax-ti.on for the cost of the improvements
here in;provid-ed. for, shall, within five Cc.ys after having been
notified, of their appointr.;errc, proneed 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 Cit y,.with—
out reEard tothe buildings or improvements thereon, and .after
making said appraisement, shall return the .sarle to the Board of
Commissioners and. said. Board, of Commissioners shall desi€nate a
time for holding a` special session Of,sucz Board for the'purpose
of hearing any complaints tYzac 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 pc.per, at
which special session the Board of Commissioners may alter any
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valuation of any lot or piece of land, if in their opinion, the
same ,has been appraised too high or too low.
Section 9. For the purpose of pa yin; for the work and. improve.,.
meats in thi+t'ordinance provic.ed for, the Board. of Commissioners
are hereby authorized and. directed to issue internal improvement
bonds of the Crity of Salinas 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 five (5) per centum per annum, which bonds s hall'be
made payable at the fiscal agency of the State of Kµnsas.; 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 eoSering
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the cost of such improvemanty. and the apportionment therein con-
tained shall hold €ood for all the installments that are to be
collected from the specific property'chargeable.with said improve-
ments. Stach assessment and apportionment ordinance shall contain
the total amount of tax apportioned to each tract, piece and par-
cel of land within the taxing district and shall state the number
of annual installments, in w hich'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 propercy liable for such work andimprove-
mento together w ith the respeo`:i.:Ts a,: ants due on each -of said .
tracts; piec es and parcels of land, which amounts shall include
the annual installments and interest on all unpaid jDalances for
one year at the rate of six ;6) per cent per annum on such amounts
so certified, s hall be collected as otter tares 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 thru 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 10. 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, November 19th', 1923
Passed and approved, _ November.26th. 1923.
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