The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-02
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Jour
nal Jan. ?. 1861
TFGAI.
ORDINANCE 10. 2652


ORDINANCE NO. 1862.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
the condemnation and appropriation of
a certain tract of land known as
CARRIED Park in Shawnee county,
Kansas. for a public park of the city
of Topeka. Establishing a benefit dis
trtct to pay for the same and providing
for the appointment Of appraisers there
Tor and prescribing their duties.
Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen Of the city Of Topeka:
Section /. It is hereby declared neces-
sary to condemn and appropriate for the
use of the city Of Topeka for a public
park the following described tract of land
known as GARFIELD Park and situated
IN Shawnee county, Kansas, tO-wit:
Commencing at a point where the CEN
ter line of Kansas avenue crosses the cen
ter line of Garfield street in North Tope-
ka7 shawnee county, Kansas; thence
easterly along the center line of Garfield
street 117S feet to the west line of the
IeaYenWorth, Topeka and Southwestern
X. r. right of way lands; thence norther-
~ along the west line of said right of
way lands 2S3 feet to tract of land be-
longing 10 Skinner Bros; thence north
+ 1884 degrees west S29 feet thence north 81
feet to the center line of Soldier creek
thence nOrthWesterly along the center of
Soldier creek to the north line of the KaW
Reserve No -Four: thence west along said
line 40 feet to the center of the prolonga-
ton of Kansas avenue: thence SOutherly
along the center line of Kansas avenue
1040 feet to the place of beginning.
sec. = FOR the purpose or providing a
fund to pay for the condemnation and
appropriation of said tract of land. as
aforesaid, a benefit district is hereby Gre
ated ana established, including all lots
| and pieces of land within the following
described boundary, in the city of Tope-
/ Sa, Shawnee county, Kansas, tO-wit:
Commencing at the intersection of the
north line of the Kansas river with the
west boundary line of Philbin's subdivis-
| ion; thence north along said west boun-
dairy line of Philbin's subdivision to a
point fifty GOD feet north of the center of
the main track of the Union Pacific rail-
way; thence easterly on the line fifty 600
! feet north of and parallel to the center
of the Union Pacific railway to its inter-
Sectlon with the west line OF the east mar
! of Kaw Reserve No. 3;thence north along
the west line of the east half of kaW
/ Reserve No. to the north line of Gordon
street extended westerly; thence easterly
| along the north line of said Gordon street
! extended westerly to the west line of
! Morse's addition; thence north along the
/ west line of said Morse's addition to the
| northwest corner thereof; thence easter
/ " along the northern line of said Morse 8
/ addition to the northeast corner thereofi
! thence south along the east boundary of
HlotsS audil4oi u. 20 ~ HoI u ALlS 7 ~ ~
Grant street in M1ddaugh'S second subdl-
| vision extended westerly to said Morse 5
! addition; thence east along said line OF
/ Grant street prolonged westerly to the
west line of Western avenue; thence north
along the west line of Western avenue to
the north line of HAYES street; thence
! east along the north line of Hayes street
/ to the east line of KaW Reserve No. 3;
thence north along said east line of Kaw
I IAcoSiNE. NJ. D ~ LIE IOItAiWCSA COA4tSA VI
/ LETTERS addition; thence east along
1 the north line 50 Of LETTERS addi-
atipn gAtoz the northeast corner OF
! of said addition, said point being on the
west line of Tyler street; thence north
along the west line of Tyler street to the
north line of RambO'S addition; thence
/ east along the north line of Rambo's ad-
dition and said north line of Rambo'S ad-
/ dition extended east to point 205 feet
west of the west line of Harrison street
/ extended north; thence north $50 and Il
/ feet; thence east to the west line OF Van
4 Buren, street extended northerly !;
thence north along the west line of Van
Buren, street, prolonged nOrtherly to the
south bank of Soldier creek thence east
erly and northerly along the south and
east bank of said Soldier creek
to the north line Of Kaw Re
serve Number -Four; thence east
! No. to the intersection. of said north line
with the north line OF ffolman's subdiVis-
Reserve line; thence easterly along
| said prOlOngated line and along the north
/ line of Holman's subdivision to the east
side OF Kansas avenue produced nortnc
/ erly; thence south along the east side OF
/ Kansas avenue produced northerly to a
| point 3120 feet northerly measured along
/ Kansas avenue from the south side of
| Gordon street; thence easterly and paral-
1 lei with the north line of Paramore. sub
division and ParamOre'S second addition
to the east line of Ka.W Reserve No. 4;
| thence south along the east line of kaw
Reserve No. 4 and along the east line of
! Hamilton and Smiths addition, and along
4 the east line of Garden Place addition to
the southeast corner of said Garden Place
| the south line of said Garden Place
addition to its intersection with the pro-
TongafIOn nOrtherIy Of a line 40 feet
4 easteFlsz-o and parallel with the center
/ of Jefferson street of said city, thence
southefly along said prolOngation to its
intersection with the north bank Of the
Kansas river; thence westerly along the
north bank of the Kansas river to the
place of beginning
sent of the council, shall appoint three
diSintereSted appraisers, who shall quail
ify and proceed as provided by law to
give notice and assess the damages cauS-
ed by the condemnation and appropria-
ton of said land for said public park;
| they shall acertain the actual value OF
the land proposed to be taken without
reference to the projected improvements
and the actual damage done to all other
such value and damages and the cost OF
such condemnation said appraisers shall
assess against the city of Topeka the
amount of benefit to the public generally,
and shall assess the remainder of such
value and damages and such cost of con-
domination against the lots and pieces OF
LAND within the said benefit district, which
shall, in the opinion of said appraisers, De
especially benefited by said public park
| and in proportion to the benefit derived
by each by the said public park
as herein provided. The said appraisers
shall report to the mayor and council their
proceedings in all things as provided by
law, and shall upon completion of thelT
report, file the same with the city clerk
Sec. 4. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publ
cation in the official city paper.
Passed the council Dec. IL 1905.
Approved Dec. 30, 1898. x.,e 49,.
Attest: ]. H. soUIREs, City Clerk
[First published in The Topeka State
Journal Jan. ?, 1861