The Iola register., 1902-05-23
Published May %, 1902.
Ordinance No. 465

An ordinance providing for bring
ing TO grade, excavating and grading,
paving, curbing and guttering of a
certain portion of Madison avenue,
between the west line of Sycamore
street and the west line of Washing
ton avenue; in lola, Kansas, and pro-.
viding for the appraising the lots and
pieces of ground liable for such i'm
provements.
BE it ordained by the mayor and
councilmen of the city of lola, Allen
county, Kansas.
Section |. That whereas, three
| fourths of the resident property-own-
ers fronting on Madison avenue in the
adjacent blocks extending from the
west line of Sycamore street to the
west line of Washington avenue, in
the city of lola Kansas, have petit
toned the council of said city TO
grade, pave, curb and gutter said
avenue between said lines; said work
is hereby ordered to be done as here
matter set forth.
Section 2. That that portion of
Madison avenue described in section
hereof, be brought to grade for the
purpose of paving, curbing and gutter
ing same.
Section g. That that portion of
Madison avenue described in section
l, hereof, be excavated, graded,
curbed, guttered and paved with vitri-
fed paving brick, according to
the specifications to be prepared by
the city engineer and approved by the
mayor and council of said city.
Section 4. That all OF said work be
let to the lowest and best bidder, but
not for any bid in excess of the said
engineers estimate of the cost thereof
and subject to such regulations and
terms as the mayor and council shall
adopt. That the mayor and council
shall appoint three disinterested APP
praisers to appraise all lots and pieces
of ground in each block, or piece of
ground abutting upon said improve
ments, without regard to the buildings
or improvements thereon, separately,
to the center OF the block, or upon the
pieces of ground not divided into
lots and blocks adjoining such inn
provements, to the distance of three
hundred feet from said avenue; ex-
tending along the avenue the distance
improved or to be improved, accord
ing to law, to be taxed for said i'm
provements, which appraisers shall
return their appraisement TO the city
council at its first meeting after same
shall have been completed. That after
said appraisement is returned as
above the mayor and council shall ap-
point time for holding special ses-
sion Of the city council, for the pur-
pose OF hearing any complaints that
may be made as to the valuation of
any lot or piece of ground aforesaid,
notice of which special session shall
be given as required by law That
the mayor and council at said special
session may alter the valuation of any
lot or piece of ground so appraised,
if in their opinion the same has been
appraised too high or too low
Section .. The city clerk shall pro-
ceed to advertise in the official paper
of said city for sealed bids for the
grading, paving, curbing and gutter
ing of said avenue by blocks with the
intersection according to the require
. ments of this ordinance. and the spe-
cifcations for said work. Said notice
shall be published for fifteen days.
giving the time when said bidding will
be closed. and where said bids will be
received.
Section g. That this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force from
and after its publication once in the
lola DAILY REGISTER, the official
paper of said city.
Adopted May -. 1902.
Approved May 10, 1902.
SEAL ATTEST: A. H. CAMPBELL,
w. NJ. KNAPP, Mayor.
City Clerk.