The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-07
Published August Z. 1903.
ORDINANCE NO 2OS2.

An Ordinance to Curb and Pave Seneca
Street in the City of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kansas. From the South Side
Of Douglas Avenue to the South Side
of University Avenue, and TO Provide
for Payment Therefor, and Authoriz-
ing the City Through its Proper Off
GERS TO Do All That May be Necessary
in the Making Of Said Improvement.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City OF Wichita:
Section l. That it is hereby declared
| necessary and is ordered that Seneca
street in the City of Wichita, Sedgwick
county Kansas, from the south side of
Douglas avenue 10 the south SIDE of Uni
versity avenue. be paved with asphalt,
the roadway of said street to be so paved
as TO be fifty-six (5e) feet wide from the
south side of Douglas avenue to the south
side Of Texas avenue. and forty (+o) feet
wide from the south side of Texas avenue
TO the south side of Maple street less
the width of street car track and one "a
foot on the outside from said Douglas
avenue TO the south side of Maple street.
and thirty-five (35) feet from the south
side Of Maple street to the south side OF
University avenue.
Sec. 2. Said pavement shall be of as
phalt laid as follows: the base shall con-
sist of a layer of hydraulic cement con-
crete four inches in thickness and said
pavement shall be either of natural as
phalt rock wearing surface or of sheet
asphalt surface. If of rock asphalt, The
natural asphalt rock shall be laid direct
rosl N,
accordance with specifications for rock
asphalt wearing surface now on file in
the Office of the city clerk; if of sheet
asphalt, there shall be spread upon said
base a binder course of bituminOus con-
crete one and one-half Q1O inches in
thickness and upon this shall be laid an
asphalt wearing surface one and one-haf
inches thick, the matrix of which shall
be composed of refined Trinidad asphalt
obtained from the Island of Trinidad,
or asphalt of equal quality for paving
purposes. all to be done in conformity
with the plans and specifications for
sheet asphalt pavement now on file in
the office Of the city clerk Of this city.
Sec 8. That all said work Of paving to
be constructed of such material and in
such manner that the same shall endure
without the need of repairs for a period
of ten QO) years after the completion
thereof according to said specifications
therefor.
Sec T. That 1t is hereby declared neces-
sary and is ordered that said Seneca
street from the south side of Douglas
avenue to the south side of University
avenue be curbed, said curbing TO consist
from the south SIDE of Douglas avenue
to the north side of Texas avenue of ce-
ment business curb. to conform in all re-
spects with the plans and specifications
for business curbs on file in the office of
the city clerk; that said curb from the
south side of Texas avenue to the north
side of University avenue on South
Seneca street to consist of cement resi-
dence curb to conform in all respects
to the plans and specifications for said
residence curbs in the Office Of the city
clerk of Wichita.
Sec. s. That the city clerk advertise for
bids for said work and that the city OF
Wichita, acting through its proper Off
GERS, be and is hereby authorized TO enter
into contract for the aforesaid improve
ever may be necessary towards the max
ing and acceptance or rejection OF said
improvement and payment therefor; that
to pay therefor, internal improvement
bonds may be issued in such denomina-
tons and on such terms as provided by
law
Sec. s. That a petition signed by the
required number of qualified property
owners has been presented and proper
resolution passed and published. time for
protest has elapsed, and all proceedings
prior hereto are found to be regular.
Sec. T. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publ
cation once in the Wichita Daily Eagle.
Approved August l. 1903
b. f. MLEAN, Mayor.
Attest: J. L. LELAND, City Clerk.