The Advocate and news., 1899-03-29
House Bill No. II.

AN ACT relating to the curblng, Ruttering,
paving and macadamiGing OF streets in
cities of the second class having popula-
ton Of more than ten thousand inhabi-
tants.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Kansas:
Section 1. The mayor and council Of cities
Of the second class having population OF
more than ten thousand inhabitants shall,
In addition to the powers now conferred by
law, have the following powers, to wit
First, to use money from the general I'M
provement fund of the city, viz: money
raised by levy under and by virtue Of the
first subdivision Of the second paragraph
Of section one hundred and twenty Q20) of
article eight (S) of the act relating to cities
of the second class in General Statutes Of
Kansas for 1897, to curb. gutter, pave or
macadamize streets in and through public
parks Second, to use money from the gem
eral improvement fund to assist in curb
ing, guttering and paving or macadamizng
the most used business streets within the
business district Of the city; and the most
used and convenient streets leading from
the business streets to railway passenger
and freight depots. The mayor and coun-
Gil shall designate by ordinance the streets
or parts Of streets falling within the terms
Of this paragraph prior to the expenditure
of any money thereon under this act and
such streets so designated, the mayor and
council shall have the power to cause to be
curbed, guttered, paved or macadamized,
as herein provided, provided, that One-thlrd
of the cost of such improvement for each
block shall be paid by the council from the
general improvement fund OF the city, and
the balance shall be levied and assessed By
the mayor and council against the lots and
pieces of ground to the center Of the block
on either side of the street improved In
the manner now provided by law. Third.
when the city council deems 1t necessary to
macadamiZe pave, curb, gutter or repair,
remacadamize, recurb, regutter or other
wise improve any street, alley, avenue or
lane, or any part thereof, within the limits
of the city, for which special tax is to
be levied as herein provided said council
shall by resolution, declare such work or
improvement necessary to be done, and
such resolution shall be published for two
consecutive weeks in the official paper OF
the city If the same be a weekly paper, and
for dve consecutive days If the same be a
daily; and II two-thirds OF the owners OF
property resident in the city liable to tax
alton therefor, shall not, within twenty
days from such last publication file with |
the city clerk of said city their protest
council shall have the power to cause such
work to be done, or such Improvement to be
made, and to contract therefor and to levy
the taxes as now provided by law, provided, |
that whenever a majority of the resident |
property owners fronting on a street on
two or more adjacent blocks shall petition |
to the council to grade, pave, macadamize, |
curb, gutter or regutter, regrade, repave, |
prove the same, the council shall cause
such work to be done, or such Improvement |
to be made, and shall contract therefor, |
and shall levy taxes for all such improve
ments, as now provided by law, upon the |
abutting property. Fourth, in providing |
for the payment Of the cost of any improve |
m ents ordered under the second and third |
paragraphs next preceding, the council |
may, in it's discretion provide for the
payment of the cost thereof by in |
stallments instead Of levying the entire tax
or special assessment for such cost at one |
time, and for such installments, they may |
issue Improvement bonds in installments Of |
equal amounts each year; none of which |
bonds shall run longer than ten years, nor
bear interest exceeding six per cenUum per
Q lnum. For each of such installments and |
che annual interest on all sums unpaid
coupons shall be attached to each bond,
and all the other proceedings for the issu-
ing OF bonds and levying special assess
ments to pay the same and the interest
thereon, shall be governed by paragraphs
lS6, lS7, 1873, 139, and 140 of the General Stat
utes OF 1897, relating to cities Of the sec
ond class.
Section 2. All acts or parts of acts in
so far as they are inconsistent with or re-
pugnant to the provisions OF this act are
hereby repealed.
Section 8. That this act shall take effect
and be In force from and after its publlca-
ton in the official State paper. u