The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-18
LEcALs.
First published in the Topeka State Journal
May 18th, 1851
Ordinance No. 1885.

AN ORDINANCE providing for the extension
OF Western avenue. establishing benefit dis
trlct 10 pay for the same and providing for the
appointment of appraisers therefor and pre-
serlblng their duties.
Be it ordained by the Mayer and Councilmen #
the CITY of opeka:
SECTION 1. That for The purpose of opening
and extending Western avenue. which opening
and extending is hereby declared necessary. i
city OF Topeka the following described re- Z
tate. being private property. situated IN tn !,
of Topeka, shawnee county, Ka>., 10 VII: Arar-
tiona4 .Ots numbered three hundred and AerE-
seven (s9) three hundred nInety-nlne t5at.
four hundred one GOD. four hundred taree
(403). four hundred FIVE (405). TOUR hunds FL
seven GOD, four hundred nine (4U9). four h4n-
bred eleven (41D, four hundred thirteen (4i8)
four hundred fifs cen dbl, four hundred SeVeA-
teen (417). four hundred nile, cen (4i9). on ay
Tor street, and bounded by Western avenue,
SECTION . that he real estate described in
the foregoing section. be and the same IS hereby
appropriated to the use of the city of Topeka.
for the purposes named IN said section.
SECTION That Tor the purpose of provid-
ing a fund to pay the costs Of opening and eX
tending Western avenue. as aforesaid a benefit
district IS hereby created and established, IN
Guiding all lots, blocks, ana pieces OF land
within the following boundary in said city Of
Topeka, to wit:
Commencing at the intersection of the center
line of Twelfth street ana the center line OF the
alley between Western avenue and Fillmore
street, thence soutl along tne center itn5 OF
said alley to point one hundred and hfty feet
south of the south line of Huntoon street,
thence east to point on the center line OF the
alley between Polk street and Taylor street. one
hundred and fifty feet south of tie south ne of
Huntoon street,; thence north along the center
line of said alley to a point one hundred anu
fifty feet north of the north line of Twelfth
street; thence west to point one hunded and
fifty feet due north of the place of beginning;
thence south to the place of beg ginning.
SEC. 4. hat the mayor, by and With the APP
prOYal of the council, shall appoint three dis
in crested appraisers, being electors and free
holders of the city of Topeka. who shall qaulify
as provided by law, and then proceed as pro-
vided by law. to give notice and assess the
actual value of the land proposed to be taken
herein. and the actual damage done to the prop
erty thereby, without reference TO projected
improvements herein provided for. For the
payment of such value and damages the said
appraisers shall assess against the city of To-
peka the amount of benefit to the public gener-
ally and shall assess the balance of such value
aid damages against the property within the
benefit district herein provided for in proper
ton 20 the benefit conferred upon each lot, block
and piece of land by the opening and extend
ing of Western avenue as herein provided.
That said apprais erS shall report herein in all
things to the mayor and council, and proceed
! herein in all things as provided by law.
| SEC. 5. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after lis publication in the
| official paper of the city of Topeka.
Passed the council May 16, 1895.
Approved May IT, 1895.
Attest: C. A. FELLOWS, Mayor.
| TsEALl S. S. MCFADDEN, Clerk Clerk.