The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-08-27
Ordinance No. l42.

/ fishing the boundary thereof, and providin
q for an entire and complete system OF sewerae
in District No. 1, providing the manner an
means, and for special assessment OF taxes
Y pay for the construction of the sewerage in sa;
district; and providing for lateral lines Of sew
! erage within said sewerage district and thei
connection with the main sewer line thereo
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen c
the City Of Chanute, Kansas:
SEWER DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
SECTION 1. That all that part or territory G
the City of Chanute described as follows !. Con
mencing at point where the rightof-way @
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad inter
sects Second street at southeast corner Of bloc
As, New Chicago (now city Of Chanute), runnin
thence west along the north side of Second stree
New Chicago (now city of Chanute,) to cente
OF Railroad street. running thence north alonl
center OF Railroad street one hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven feet to stake, thence running westerl.
to center of Skilman street, crossing lot l. blocl
6, Jones' second addition, and the right-ofwa!
Of the Atchison, Topeka e. Santa Fe Railway
also lot H. block /, Jones' addition also MaiI
street, also lot IS and lot "a, and lots IA and Is
block 2, Jones addition, thence raining wes
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center OF Elm street, thence north toEighth street
with a variation of 8 degrees and 80 minutes
thence east on center of Eighth street, between
Tioga and Aliens addition, to said city to the
center of west Second street, thence north along
the center of west Second street to a point oppo
site the northwest corner block q, Tioga addi
ton, thence east along the south side of "F'
street, Tioga (now Chanute) to the east line OF
Mill street, thence east to the alley running
north and south dividing block and O. Carpen.
ter's addition and crossing lot 3 Mill addition
and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad and
along the south side of Ninth street to said alley
thence running north to terminus of alley thence
north to south side of Tenth street crossing lots
7, 8, g. and 10, block 4, Carpenters addition,
thence east along the south side of Tenth street
10 the alley running north and south dividing
block 8, Carpenters addition, thence south
through alley to the center of Ninth street,
thence east along the center of Ninth street to
the center of Junction street, thence south along
the center Of Junction street two hundred and
ten feet, thence east one hundred and seventy
five feet to the east side of Carpenters addition,
thence south 80 feet to center of Eighth street
thence east along the center of Eighth street
to the right-of.way of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway, thence southeasterly along the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway to the
place OF beginning; shall constitute sewer dis
trict Mol
SECTIoN2. The city engineer shall lay out
and determine the location, size and grades of
said sewer and make all necessary plans and
specifications and estimate the construction OF
same; all of which shall be approved and adop-
ted by the Mayor and City Council, and the City
Engineer shall file the same in the office of the
the City Clerk for the use and benefit of the city
and the public.
SECTION 8. The city council shall order the
building of such lateral sewers as may be con-
duciveu to the health Of the city or convenience
Of the general public and shall have the exclus-
i've right to determine what lateral sewers are
necessary and shall direct the manner in which
all lateral sewers may be connected with the
main line of sewer
SECTION All lateral sewers in said district
No. shall be laid out by the City Engineer who
shall determine the location, size and grade of
the same, and said engineer shall make all nee
essary plans, estimates and specifications for
the construction of said lateral sewer, which
shall be adopted by the Mayor and City Council
and such plans, estimates and specifications
shall be filed with the CityClerk for the use and
benefit of the city and general public.
SECTION 5. All work done under the provis
ions OF this ordinance shall be In accordance
with the plans and specifications adopted by the
Mayor and City Council for the construction OF
the sewer constructed under the provisions of
this ordinance The plans and specifications
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filed in the office of the city clerk, and when said
plans and specifications are filed in the office of
the city clerk the city clerk shall advertise for
ten days in any paper designated by the coun-
Gil for sealed proposals for the construction of
said sewer; and when the proposals shall have
been received by the city clerk, he shall present
and open the same at the next or some subse-
quent meeting of the city council, who may
award the contract for the construction of said
sewer to the lowest responsible bidder.
SECTION g. That for the purpose of paying
the costs of constructing said sewer in District
No. /, the Mayor and Council of said city shall
issue improvement bonds of said city, payable in
installments Of equal amounts each year. None
of which bonds, nor any of the installments
thereof shall run longer than ten years and bear
interest at the rate of per cent per annum.
The credit of the city is hereby pledged to the
payment thereof. This is to be done instead of
levying the entire tax for such cost at one time.
Said bonds to be sold at not less than their par
value, such bonds not to be issued in excess of
the contract price of the work of improvement,
together with interest The bonds shall be of
such denominations as the Mayor and Council
may direct, and the proceeds arising from the
sale of such bonds shall be applied exclusively
to the construction and building of said sewer.
SECTION 7. Be it known that blocks 6, 9, 20,
%, SO, 80. and lots and I, block ), New Chicago
NOW Chanute) are hereby declared and to be
known as sub. district "A'' of Sewer District
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SECTION s. That the cost of constructing la
teral sewer, sub. district known as District "a
within Sewer District No. l, be assessed to all
property, according to assessed valuation there
of located in New Chicago (now city of Cha
nute.)
SECTION g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication in
THE CdANUTE TIMES.
[sEAtl R. C. RAWLINGS. MAYOR.
Attest: P. HURT. CRY CLERK.