Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-09
G NOTICES.

TO grade the alley between 18th street and Peery
avenue from Brllefontainc avenue to Benton bouIe-
fatu. Was by the mayor of Kansas City. Missouri.
caused tu be filed In the circuit court OF Jackson
county. Missouri. at Kansas City. and the general
OBJECT and nature Of said ordinance and the limits
within which private property is benefited by the
proposed grading being stated and defined therein
Jews. to-wit:
BE 1t Ordained by the Common Council OF Kansas
Section /. That the alley between 1Ith stree, and
teefy avenue from Beiiefontaine avenue to Benton
boulevard shall be graded the full width thereof
and to the established grade of the same.
section 2. Enbankments or nils shall be made Of
eaith or rock. or both combined. The work herein
authorized may be protected from surface water by
temporary drains or culyerts. put In under the d.
ieetloh OF the board Of public works. as the said
board may deem necessary. and the same may be
closed; removed or altered at will. in accordance
with the provisions OF section IL OF article TX, char
ter OF Kansas City.
Section 3. That whenever. when entertainments are
made. it shall be necessary in the opinion OF the
CITY engineer. by reason OF injunction proceedings or
proper objections on the part Of AUDITING property
owners. or for any similar good and sufficient reason.
10 construct 4 wall or walls for the support and sus-
tanning OF any part OF the street graded (Which wall
or walls shall not have been included in the ap-
proximate estimate for the making Of the improve
menu. IN the place Of the usual slope given to such
e~mbankment. the city engineer may design a plan
Tor a wall or walls suitable for the purpose. and re-
quirc the contractor to construct the same in accord
ance Herewith under his SUPERVISION and subjec,
10 MS approval and acceptance. and the construction
OF said wall or walls shall be deemed a necessary
part of the work and Improvement authorized IN he
maze, and the cost thereof shall be estimated in and
deemed e part OF the cost of grading said street to
It's legally established grade. and be paid for in spe-
cial tax bills accordingly. Provided, however. that
the price to be paid the contractor for each and all
of the materials furnished and for all labor done in
constructing such wall or walls shall be fxed and de-
termined by the city engineer. and shall under no
circumstances be in excess Of the actual cost Of sucn
work. Plus a reasonable sum mot to exceed ten Q0J
per centum OF such actual cost, as profit on the e-
penditure involved on the part of the contractor.
Section 4. The work shall be paid for in special
tax bills against and upon the lands that may be
charged with the cost thereof. according TO law.
TO have done; but the passage Of this ordinance and
the doing OF said work shall not render Kansas City
otherwise than by the issue of special tax bills.
Section 5. Whereas. private property may be dis
turbed or damaged by the grading herein authorised
and provided for. and the owners thereof lawfully
entitled to remuneration or damages under tas con-
stitution OF this state and have not waived all right
or claim thereto. it is ordered that proceedings to
ascertain and assess all damages or remuneration DO
begun and carried on, and such remuneration or DAM
ages ascertained and assessed as provided In article
VIII of the charter Of said city. and the common
council prescribes and determines the limits within
which private property is benefited by the proposed
grading herein mentioned. and the limits within
which such property shall be assessed and charged to
pay such remuneration or damages. to be as follows.
street and Bellefontains avenue: thence east along
the south line Of 18th street to the west line az
Benton boulevard: thence south along the west line
of Benton boulevard to the north line Of Peery ave-
nue to en ts .s ~es1 I,a ason ns IN rs sI,s soTan nne ,S o. peery ave.
north along the east line Of Bellefontaine avenue to
the place Of beginning.
SeNpoh " AL o'uthohNc u paris " OfuiEduC II
conflict herewith are insomuch as they conflict with
this ordinance hereby repealed.
Now, therefore. you and each OF you are hereby
notified that the 18th day of January. A. D. 1899, is
the day and the courtroom Of division No. four az OF
the circuit court OF jackson county, Missouri, at Kan
sas City, at the county court house in Kansas City.
jackson county. Missouri. is the place hereby fixed by
said court for the ascertaining and assessing of dam
ages and benefits that may arise from said proposed
grading. and that unless on or before the day next
before the day get for the hearing aforesaid. or be-
fore the day to which said cause may have been post
poned or continued, you file with the clerk OF said
conrt your claim or claims for damages, containing
a description of the property claimed to be damaged.
and the interest Of the claimant therein. You and
each Of you shall be forever thereafter precluded
from making any claims on account thereof.
And the court further orders that this order be
published in each issue Of The Kansas City Journal
1.-THE newspaper doing the city printing! for ten DAYS,
the last insertion to be not more than one week
prior to the day therein fixed for said hearing.
I. H. N. Stonestreet. clerk of the circuit court OF
Jackson county, Missouri. hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy OF the order
made by division No. four 90 of the circuit court Of
Jackson county. Missouri. at Kansas City, in the
above entitled proceeding on the 10th day Of Decem-
Der. A. D. 1888. as the same appears Of record in my
office.
Witness my hand and seal Of court this .4.h dav NJ
December, A. D. 1898. II. NJ. STONESTREEr-
Clerk of the Circuit Court of jackson County. Mis-
souri,. By j. s. CHASE,
lseaD Deputy Clerk.