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2797 Improving Minneapolis AveORDINANCE_No.._2797 lina Evening Journal 1923) An Ordinance providing for the curbing, guttering, excavating, grading and paving Minneapolis Avenue in theCity of Salina, Kansas from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland Avenue in said City,a nd providing for the cost thereof, how the same shall be assessed and manner of payment therefor. WHEREAS, by resolution duly passed on the 27th day of April, 1923 the board of ConLmissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas have declared that they deem it necessary to excavate, grade, pave,.curb and gutter Minneapolis Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland 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, Kansas, the official City paper of said City, and WHEREAS, the majority of the resident owners of property liable to taxation for the cost of said improvements, owning a majority in square feet of the lots or real estate, did not within twenty days from tlLe 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 Minneapolis Avenue from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland 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 con- form to the established grade of such street or alley if the same has been established. Section 2. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered that Minneapolis Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland 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 accor- ding to the specifications of the City Engineer of said City hereinafter provided for, and that at the intersection of streets and alleys said curbing, 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 Minneapolis Avenue in the City of Salina, Ransas from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland 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 intersection of streets and alleys said paving be carried back to the lot line of the street so improved. Said street shall be paved for a.width of twenty- six (26) feet excluding curb and gutter which are provided for. 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 4th day of June, 1923 complete plans 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 -inch concrete base, Asphalt filler. 2. 2 -inch asphaltic conntete, 5 -inch concrete base, 3- 6 -inch Portland Cement Concrete (Reinforced) CURBING & GUTTERING Combined curb and gutter - concrete From back of curl) 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 ibine, and that on or before the said last named date said pity Engineer shall submit to the Board of Commissioners, under oath, detailed estimates of the cost of such paving and of such curbing and gutter- ing of said street with the different kinds of materials herein men tioned 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 adver- tise by advertisement published in the official City paper of the "ity of Salina for five consecutive days for the receipt of 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 herein provided for; and after the rebeipt of such proposals the Boarci. of Commissioners shall. select from the different kinds of material the kind with which said street ought, in their judgment, be paved and said Board of Conuaissioners are hereby authorized to let contracts for the grading and excavating of said street to the lowest responsible bidder therefor and 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, guttering and paving 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 6. That for such excavating and grading special assess- ments shall be made 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 buildings or improvements there• on, said E�ppraisement to be made in the manner as hereinafter provided for. The entire distance to be graded shall constitutecone grading district. Section 7. That for such curbing, guttering.and paving special assessments 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. Section 8. After 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 iiipar- tial appraisement of all lots and pieces of land liable to assessment an taxation as aforesaid, as may be designated by the Uoard of Commission- ers of said °ity, without regard to the buildings or irr,provements there- on and after making said appraisement shall return the same to the Board of Commissioners and daid Board of Commissioners shall designate a time for holding a special session of such Board for the 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 noti 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 la if in their opinion the same has been appraised too high or toolow. Section 9 For the purpose of paying for the work and improvements 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 im- provements, 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 cent per annum, which bonds shall 1. be made payable at the fiscal agency of the atate of Kansas; and for the purpose of pay- ing 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 im- provements 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 appor- tioned 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 all property liable for such work and improvement, 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 six (6) percent per annum on such amounts so certified 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 to aseessment the assessment will be made against all taxable prop- erty 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, May 28th2 1923. Passed and approved ..........June 4th, 1923. (SEAL) Attest: Chas. E. Banker 9,1 -Gy er J. S. Hargett payor STATE OF KANSAS ) )SS COUNTY OF SALINE) I. Chas. E. tsanker, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a.true and correct copy of Cirdinance Number 2797, passed and approved by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, i<ansas, June 4th, 1923 and a record of the vote on its final adoption is found on page `� of Journal Number 10. (Published in The Salina Evening Journal, cl yam, 1923) ORDINANCE NO. 2 Ay9 r d An Ordinance providing for the curbing, guttering, excavating, grading and paving Minneapolis Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland 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 on the 27th day of April, 1923, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas have declared that they deem it necessary to excavatgy grade, pave, curb and gutter Minneapolis Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland 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. Kansas the official City paper of said City, and WHEREAS, the majority of the resident owneru of property 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 ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas: Section 1. That it is necessary and it is hereby ordered that Minneapolis Avenue from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland 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 estab- lished grade of such street or alley if the same has been estab- lished. ; Section 2. That it is necessary and.it is hereby ordered that Minneapolis Avenue in the City of Salina, Kansas, from the west line of Santa Fe Avenue to the east line of Highland 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 intersection 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 minneapolis A,,enue in the City of Salina.. Kansas from the west line of Santa Fe Aenue to the east line of highland Avenue in said City be paved with such material as the Board of Commis- sioners may hereafter designate and select as hem inafter pro- vided for according to the specifications of the City Engineer of said City hereinafter provided for and that at the intersec- tion of streets and alleys said paving be carried back to the lot line of the street so improved. Said street shall be paved for a width of twenty-six (26) feet excluding curb and gut- ter which are providef for herein. 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 1 day of 1923, comple to plans and specifications for the curb'ng, guttering and paving of said street with the following materials: PAVING 1. 3 -inch vertical fiber plain wire cut 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 GUTTMING 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 guttering of said street with the different kinds of materials 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 w Ith the City Clerk as aforesaid the Board of Commissioners may advertise by advertisement,published in the official City paper of the.City of Salina for five (5) consecutive days for the receipt of sealed pro- posald 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 herein provided for; and after the receipt of such proposals the Board of Commissioners shall select from the different kinds of materials the kind with which said street ought, in their judgment, be paved and said Board of Commissioners are hereby ahthorized to let contracts for.the grading and excavating of said street to the lowest responsible bidder therefor and for the curbing and guttering of said street with the materials so se]e cted to the lowest responsible bidders therefor, as determined by said 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 and.y and all bids. Section 6. That for such excavating and grading special assessments shall be made for 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 buildings 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, guttering and paving special assessments 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. Section S. After the passage and publication of this ordinance the Board of Commissioners shall appoint three disinterested apW ais- ers, 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 baid 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 and said Bca rd df Commissioners shall designate a time for holding a special session of such Board for the 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 ±ins due notice shall be given in the ,off icial 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. ection 9. 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 and be payable in ten equal installments together with the interest not to exceed five (5) per cent 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 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 Saline County, Kansas, a full list of all property liable for. -such work and improvement, 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 balancea for one year at the rate bff six (6) per cent I$ r annum on such amounts so certified' shall be collected as other taxes are collected; Provided, that for the pyrpose 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 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, Alay 28th, 1923. Passed and approved June 4th, 1923 Attest: G�7L�� A4ayo — City Clerk.