The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04

ment of Eleventh street from the west line of
Van Buren, street to the east line of Harrison
street. and providing for the manner and
means OF paying therefor.
Be it ordained by the mayor and councIlmen of
of the city of Topeka:
enth street from the west line of Van Buren,
street to the east line of Harrison street in the
city of Topeka. by grading. paving and curbing
IS hereby declared public necessity and or
dered to be done in conformity with the plans
and specifications therefor now on file in the
Office of the city engineer
Section q That for paying the cost of the i'm
proVement of Eleventh street between the
points designated in section of this ordinance.
the mayor and council Of the city of Topeka
shall issue improvement bonds. which shall be
made payable at such time or times as the
ma yor and council shall hereafter Diet ermine.
none Of which bonds. or any inStallment thereof
shall run longer than ten years, or bear interest
exceeding six per cent perannum, payable semi
annually. and shall not be sold for less than
their face value, nor shall any commission be
paid for the sale of said bonds. Prior to the
issuance of the improvement bonds azores aid,
the mayor and council shall apportiOn the spe
prOvemenG and to redeem said bonds by ordi-
nance and The apportionment contained there
in shall hold good for all the inStallmentS to be
collected from specified property chargeable
with such improvements. Such ordinance
shall contain the total amount of assessment
apportioned to each tract, piece or parcel OF
and within the assessment district and shall
state the number of annual inStaments in
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 assessments are apportloned have been
certified. certify TO the county clerk of Shawnee
county. a full list of all the property Liable for
such improvements. except such property upon
which the said assessment AZORES aid
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 installments on all unpaid balances
for one year at a rate not to exceed per cent
per annum; and such amounts so certified shall
be collected in the same manner as other taxes
are collected. The ordinance appoftioning such
ct rTarr risaf Tho
Stallment and interest for one year or more. at
such rate aforesaid 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 manner as TO require said levy. The
last amount certified, shall contain the in
stallment with the interest to the date OF ma
turity OF the last bond outstanding, which inter
All or part of said installments. each INSTALL
nlent being separately set out and designated
by the year in which it is to be extended upon
the tax rolls. may be included in 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 IN payment therefor.
the mayor and council may sell the same at not
less than their face value, paying the proceeds
thereof to the contractor; said bonds shall not
be issued in an amount in excess of the contract
price OF said improvement. except the INSTALL
ment coupons shall include the interest on said
installments until the maturity thereof.
The owner of any piece of property liable for
any special assessment on account of said i'm
proYement may redeem his property from any
Such liability by paving tile 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 instaliments of assessments
which have been levied and the amount of the
unlevied and uncertifed instailnents with IN
tereSt the latter at the rate of six per cent
per annum from the date OF the issuance of the
bonds TO the maturity of the last installments.
In ali cases where inStallmentS of assessments
have not YET been certified by the city clerk to
the county clerk, paid above provided,
whether before or after the issuance of the
bonds. the same shall be paid to the city treas
urer 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 herenbefore
mentioned. and such bonds and the interest
thereon shall be paid by the levy of general
tax on all taxable property in the city.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication
in the official city paper.
Passed the council November 90 1885,
Approved November 80 1895.
SEAL c. a. FELLOWS. Mayor.
Attest: 5. 5. MCFADDEN.
City Clerk.