The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-22
Ordinance No. 2911.

AN ORDINANCE Creating Sewer District
fishing the boundary thereof, providing
for an entire and complete system OF
for a Special assessment to pay for the
construction of the sewer In SAID d1strlct-
it o 0 ain by I'll the MaXor and
Section 1. That there be, and is, hereby
created a sewer district in the city OF To-
mated as Sewer District No. %; said sewer
district to consist of the following describ-
beginning at the intersection of the
center line of Third street with the center
along the center line of Fillmore street
to the center line of First street, extend
ed; thence westerly along the center line
of section Twenty-Five (25). township eleven
I'D, range fifteen Q5l; thence north along
said east line of said section twenty-five
(25) to it's intersection with the south
line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific railway right-of-way; thence north
westerly along the south line of said rail-
way right-of-Way to its intersection with
the north line of the southeast quarter (4)
of section twenty-five (25), township eleven
CID, range fifteen Q5) thence west along
said north line of said southeast quarter
half Gk] of said quarter section: thence
south along the west line of said east half
corner of said east half "a, the same be-
ing point on the south line OF sec tiql
TWenty fffeen & f f6enc east along the
south line of said section twenty-five (25)
to the southeast corner thereof; thence
south to the center line of Fourth street;
thence easterly along the center line of
Fourth street to the center line of Clay
street; thence northerly along the center
line of Clay street to the center line of
Third street: thence easterly along the
center line of Third street to the place. of
Shawnee county. Kansas
Sec. 2. The city engineer shall lay out
and determine the location, size ana
grade of all mains and laterals and shall
make all necessary plans, speclIiscatil atom
must be approved and adopted by the
mayor and council. and said engineer shall
benefit of the city; and all work done
under the provisions of this ordinance
plans and Specifications as adopted and
approved by the mayor and council
Sec; 3. The cost and expense of con;
to each of the lots and pieces of ground
in said sewer district liable therefor, in
said lots and pieces of ground; the said
cost and expense, as thus apporuoned,
shall be levied and assessed against the
said lots and pieces of ground contained
in said sewer district liable for the cost
thereof. in annual installments and col
lected as other taxes are collected.
Sec. f. Internal improvement bonds in
an amount not exceeding the contract
ments to pay for the construction of said
sewer. and there shall be levied each year
special assessments sufficient to redeem
the installment of such bonds next there
after maturing together with interest
thereon: PROVIDED, InaL Inc owner OF any
lot or piece of ground liable for such as
sessment may redeem his property from
such liability by paving the entire amount
chargeable against it as provided by law;
and provided, further, that two INSTALL
ments of such assessment with not to ex
coed interest for two years. or one in
stallment and interest for one year or
more, may be levied and collected in the
first year in which said assessment is to
be collected. if the bonds for said i'm
provement and interest on the same ma
ture in such manner TO require such
levy.
Said bonds may be issued to the con-
tractor or may be sold and the proceeds
thereof applied in payment of the con-
tract price for constructing said sewer.
The manner and form of said bonds and
the issuance of the same and terms and
conditions thereof shall be in all respects
in conformity with the law in such cases
made and provided, all of which are to be
more specifically set forth in the ordi-
nances providing for said assessment and
for the issuance of said bonds.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from apd after its pub
LEGATION in the official city paper.
Passed the council January 49, 1909
Approved january n, 1909.
Attest: c. B. BURGE, city Clerk.