Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08

IN tn circuit court of Jackson county. Missouri.
at kanss City. Division No. four ~. Case No. sS3l4.
In the nf ter of the proceedings to ascertain and as
sess damaes and benefits to arise from the proposed
grading q Charlotte, street. from Nineteenth asth)
in Kansas Hty. Jackson county. Missouri. under or
dinance of aid Kansas CITY, Missouri. No. STA. ap-
titled An 0sinance to grade Charlotte street. from
Nineteenth Seet to south line Of TTsnty.srst
A. D. 1898. in Ms. the circuit court. of Jackson coun-
ty. Missouri: Arkansas City. division number four
assistant sD%es% eounssSs. s. s. VIM. Esq. and Shows I to
the court that ~itsnayor has heretofore caused to be
o I'D and thssaurt, being fully advised in the
premises, makes N following order herein; to-wit:
Whereas, a certihe, copy of an ordinance Of Kan
sas City: Missouri. 4. sII4. approved on the Goth
to grade Charlotte stISt from 18th street to south
line 2lst street. was the mayor Of Kansas City:
Jackson county. Missoutistat Kansas City. and the
general object and naturef said ordinance and the
the nro Sasetn grading being tnat Ugfi and Is de alnea' ther ey
in. and which said ordinance is substantially as fol-
Be it ordained by the COMMON council of Kansas
City,:
~ s sos.n line i; T =, als aha street.. s SHAFT be f1 Trnae ,gth the sff fSf
width thereof and to the establstd grade OF same.
Section set,S a. 2 ro an9 or both combine Is T Thsn va ns m bsrss
in authorized ma! be protected Inn surface water
6 6y ssmpOf ~ the BOZ board Of public WIS / IA as a the s sis
hoard NAV deem necessary. and tn same NAV be
closed, removed or altered at VIII. IN ccordance with
the provisions Of section IL Of article X, charter of
section ;. That whenever, when e%n.;nkments are
engineer. by reason Of injunction proceed,ss or prop-
er objections on the part OF abutting pr1nSy owners.
or for any other similar good and suficienTeason. to
| construct a wall, or walls, for the suppor and sus-
tanning of any part Of the street graded tWlch wall.
innate estimate for the making Of the impro .menD.
in the place of the usual slope given to such sbank-
ment. the city engineer may design a plan for wall.
| or walls, suitable for the purpose. and requi, the
| contractor to construct the same in accordance Nere-
win under his supervision and subject to his apfoy-
al and acceptance. and the construction OF said Hi.
or walls, shall be deemed a necessary part ofte
work and improvement authorized to be made. ID
| the cost thereof shall be estimated In and deemed1
part Of the cost of grading said street to its legaH
Established grade, and be paid for In special tax bill
aeeordinsiy. Provided. however. that the price to b
| paid the contractor for each and all OF the materiaL
\ furnished. and for all labor done in constructing such
vail. or walls. shall be fixed and determined by tbs
| city engineer. and shall under no circumstances be ii
| excess OF the actual cost OF such work. plus a reason
| able sum mot to exceed ten Q0) per centum Of sucl
actual cost. as profit on the expenditure involved oil
the mart Of the contractor.
Section 4. The work shall be paid for in specia
taa pills against and upon the lands THAI may b
charged with the cost thereof, according to law
which work the common council deems 1t necessar,
to have done: but the passage OF this ordinance AM
The doing Of said work shall not render Kansas Cit,
liable to pay for such work. or any part thereof. 9th
erwise than by the issue of special tax bills.
section s. Whereas. private property may be dis
+urssG or damaged by the grading herein authorized
and provided for. and the owners thereof lawfully en-
nrvu Of this state and have not waived all right o
Slain thereto, 1t Is ordered that proceedings to ascer
tain and assess all such damages or remuneration b.
begun and carried on, and such remuneration or dam
ages a~scertined and assessed as provided in articl
VIII, OF the charter OF said city. and the common
council prescribes and determines the limits within
Sbich private property Is benefited by the proposer
srading herein mentioned. and the limits within
Hhich such property shall be assessed and charge,
70 nav such remuneration or damages. to be as fol
iovs to-wit: beginning at the south line of l9tl
street on the west line Of the northeast quarter az
Of the northeast quarter 90 Of section s., TOWNSHIP
40 range So; thence south along said M line to tn
nor.h line OF 21st street: thence east to a point 1871
fee, east of the east line OF Charlotte street: theme
north and parallel to the east line OF Charlotte street
to the south line Of 18th street: thence west to tn
Section 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances il
eonnict herewith are, tnsomuch as they conflict wit
This ordIran:e. he reby repealed.
Now therefore, you and each OF you are hereb
not;eoi that the 18th day of January. A. D. 1899. i
the day, and the courtroom Of division No four a
Of the circuit court of Jackson county. Missouri. a
Kansas City. at the county court house in Kansa
CITY. Jackson county. Missouri. Is the place. hereb
Ased by said court for the ascerta!nins and assesziu
Of damages. and benefits that rnay arise from sal
proposed grading. and that unless on or before tn
day next before the day set for the hearing aforesaid
or before the day to which said cause may have bee1
! postponed or continued. you ale With the clerk Of sal