Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-05

IN the circuit court CT Jackson county, Missouri.
at Kansas City. division No. four %, case No. 5io5S.
In the matter of the proceeding to ascertain and as,
sess damages and benefits to arise from the proposed
grading OF the east and west alley. and the north
and south alley, in the block between Twelfth 9th
street and Thirteenth QSthl street and Lydia avenue
and Grove street. in Kansas City, jackson county,
| Missouri, under ordinance Of said Kansas City. NJ.
1926, approved on the 10th day of April, a. d. 1898.
and entitled IAN ordinance to grade the east ard
west alley and north and south alley in the block
between 18th street and Thirteenth street and Lydia
avenue and Grove street, Now. on this the 10th
day Of December. A. d. 1898. in this the circuit
| court OF jackson county, Missouri. at Kansas City.
division number four az. comes Kansas City, appear
ing by its assistant counselor, S. S. VIM. Esq,
and shows to the court that its mayor has hereto
| fore caused to be filed in this court a certified copy
OF the aforesaid ordinance. and the court. being fully
advised in the premises, makes the following order
To Ali Persons Whom 1t May Concern. Greeting:
Whereas. a certified copy Of an ordinance OF Kan
sas City, Missouri, No. 1925. approved on the 18th
day of April. A. d. 1885, and entitled IAN ordinance
to grade the east and west alley and north and south
alley in the block between Eth street and Thirteenth
street and Lydia avenue and Grove street, was by
the mayor of Kansas City. Missouri. caused to be
at Kansas City. and the general object and nature oi
said ordinance and the limits within which private
stated and defined therein and which said ordinance
is substantially as follows, to-wit:
Be 1t Ordained by the Common Council Of Kansas
City.
Section 1. That the east and west alley and tho
north and south alley in the block between 18th
street and 18th street and Lydia avenue and Grove
street shall be graded the full width thereof and to
the established grade OF the same.
Section 2. Entertainments or hlls shall be made Of
earth or rock. or both combined. The work herein
authorized may be protected from surface water by
temporary drains or culverts, put in under the oil
rection Of the board OK 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 Is OF article TX, char
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 abutsing property
10 construct a wall or walls for the support and sus-
tanning of any part Of the street graded (Which wall
proximate estimate for the making OF the improve
merO. in the place of the usual slope given to such
for a wall or walls suitable for the purpose, and re-
quire the contractor to construct the same in accord
ance Herewith under his supervision and subject
to his approval and acceptance, and the construction
OF said wall or walls shall be deemed a necessary
mart OF the work and improvement authorized to be
made. and the cost thereof shall be estimated in and
deemed a part OF the cost Of grading said street 10
l rIs, 'e tan bills it,a aeeordinsiy. 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 fixed and de-
termined by the city engineer. and shall under no
circumstances be in excess of the actual cost Of srcn
work. plus a reasonable sum lnot to exceed ten QW
per centum OF such actual COST. as profit on the ex-
penditure involved on the part of the contractor.
tax bills against and upon the lands that may be
charged with the cost thereof. according TO law.
which work the common council deems 1t necessary
to have done; but the passage Of this ordinance and
the doing of said work shall not render Kansas City
o aiasls SO t Ray i by the f@eh issue Hs' Of special tax Ai bills.
Section .. Whereas. private property may be dis.
turbed or damaged by the grading herein authorized
and provided for, and the owners thereof lawfully
entitled to remuneration or damages under :he con.
~stitution OF this state and have not waived ell right
or claim thereto, it is ordered that proceedings &c
ascertain and assess all damages or remuneration be
begun and carried on, and such remuneration or Cam
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 nad charged Il
nav such remuneration or damages. to be as follows
to-wit: Beginning at the southeast corner Of 18th
street and Lydia avenue; thence east along the soutf
line of 18th street to the west line OF Grove street
thence south along the west line OF Grove street t.
the north line of 18th street: thence west along the
north line of 18th street to the east line of Lydis
avenue; thence north to the place OF beginning.
Section G. All ordinances or parts Of ordinances il
conflict herewith are insomuch as they conflict witt
this ordinance hereby repealed.
notified that the 18th day of January, 4. .. 1899. i
the day and the courtroom Of division Nc. four a. o
the circuit court of Jackson county. Missouri. at Kan
sas City, at the county court house In Kansas City
said court for the ascertainins and assessing of dam
ages and benefits that may arise from said proposed
grading; and that !, unless mi IS. on he or Deio ator tse gay y mex es
fore the day TO which said cause may have been post
poned or continued, you file with the clerk Of sal
n description OF the property claimed to be damaged
and the interest of the claimant therein, you an
from making any claims on account thereof.
And the court further orders that this order b
unfinished in each issue of The Kansas City Journa
rhe newspaper doing the city printing, for ten DAYS
the last insertion to be not more than one wee
~ " NJ s,onestreet. clerk Of the circuit court @
Jackson county, Missouri. hereby certify that tn
foregoing is a true and correct copy of the orde
made bv division No. four az Of the circuit court d
Jackson county. Missouri. at Kansas City, in til
above entitled proceeding on the 10th day Of Decem
her. A. D.. 1898, as the same appears of record in m
office.
r december A. D.. 1898. Fl. N. sT~oNESTREET.
' CLERK Of the Circuit Court Of Jackson County. Mis-
, souri,. oS u. ,hASE-
0 fseaN Deputy Clerk.