The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-13
Ordinance No. 1922.

ment of the alley in the block bounded
on the north by Fourth street, on
the south by Fifth street and on the west by
harrison street. and providing the manner
and means OF paying therefor.
Be it ordained by the mayor and councilmen Of
OF the city of Topeka:
Section l. That the improvement of the
alley in the block bounded on the north by
fouFth street. on the east by Van Buren, street.
on the south by Fifth street and on the west by
Harrison street in the city of Topeka. by grad
ing ana paving the same is hereby declared and
ordered to be done in conformity with the plans
anu Speclncatlons therefor now on file in the
once OF the city engineer of said city.
Section 2. That for the purpose of paying
the cost OF the improvement OF the alley men
TONED IN section one of this ordinance, the
mayor and council of the city of Topeka shall
Issue improvement bonds, which bonds shall be
made payable at such time or times as the
mayor and council shall hereafter determine.
none OF which bonds. or any instaIlment there
OF shaA run longer than ten years. or bear in
tereSt exceeding six per cent per annum paya-
BILE semi-annually, and shall not be sold for less
IMAM their face value. nor shall any commission
De paid for the sale of said bonds. Prior to the
issuance of the improvement bonds aforesaid,
the mayor and council shall apporriOn the
special assessment to pay for the cost of said
improvement and to redeem said bonds by or
dinance and the apportionment contained
therein shall hold for all the inStalImi to be
collected from specified property chargable with
such improvements. Such ordinance shall con-
tain the total amount OF assessment apportiOn-
ca TO each tract. piece or parcel of land within
the assessment district, and shall state the
number OF annual inStallmeDts i'll which said
assessments shall be collected. and thereafter
The city clerk shall annually, at the same time
that tax levieS are certified and until all
mentS are apportioned, have been certified, GER
tify to the county clerk of Shawnee county a
full list of all the property Liable for such i'm
proYementS, except such property upon which
the said assessments aforesaid have been paid.
together with the respective amounts due on
each OF said tracts. pieces or parcels OF land
which amounts shall include the annual INSTALL
mentS on all unpaid ba ances for one year at a
rate not to exceed six per cent per annum and
such amounts so certified shall be collected in
the same manner as other taxes are collected
Inc ordinance apportloning such cost may pro-
vide for the two years. or one inStallmenE and
interest Tor one year or more, at such rate afore
said in the first year in which said assessment
is to be collected if the bonds for such work
and interest on the same. mature IN such man
ner as 70 require said levy. The last amount
SO certified, shall contain the installment with
tho interest to the date of the maturity of the
last bond outstanding, which interest shall not
be for more than one year. All part of said
1nstailments, each instalment being separately
set out and designated by the year in which it is
to be extended upon the tax rolls, may be in
Guided in one certificate.
The credit of the city of Topeka is hereby
pledged for the payment of said bonds and the
same may be issued to the contractor construct
ing the improvement ii payment therefor. or
the mayor and council may sell the same at not
less IMAM tnelr lace value, paying the proceeds
thereof to the contractor; SAID bonds Shall not
be issued in an amount i'll excess of the contract
price OF SAID Improvement. except the install
!nent coupons shall include the interest on said
instruments until the maturity thereof.
The owner OF any piece of property liable for
any special assessment on account of said I'M
provement may redeem his property from any
such liability by paying the entire amount
chargeable against the same. upon the city clerk
mailing a written or printed notice thirty days
before The issuance OF the bonds. or he may pay
said amount after the Issuance of the bonds. by
paying all the installmentS of assessments
| which have been levied. and the amount of the
unlevied and uncerti1ied Instruments with
tereSt on the latter ut the rate of SIX per cent
per annum from the date of the issuance of the
bonds to the maturity of the last inStaliments.
| In all cases where installments Of assessments
have not yet been certified by the city clerk to
the county clerk, paid above provided,
whether before after the issuance of the
| bends, the shall be paid to the city treas
| ureT who shall receipt therefor. and all sums
! SO paid shall be applied solely TO the payment
| of said improvements, or the redemption of the
| bonds issued therefor.
For the costs of such improvement as are made
payable out of the general Improvement fund
| of the city the mayor and council may also issue
| bonds of the same tenor and effect and under
| the same restrictions as those herenbef0re
mentioned. and such bonds and the interest
/ thereon shall be paid by the levy of general
| tax all taxable property in the city.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication
| in the official city paper.
Passed the council November II, 1896
Approved November 10. 1895.
| lsEALl c. A. FELLOWS. Mayor.
Attest: S. S. MCFADDEN.
CITY Clerk