The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-01
LEGAL


Of every such paper shall make oath upon
his information and belief, before person
quallfied to administer oaths, that the
Statements therein contained are true, and
genuine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be. Each paper SO
the statements therein contained. Persons
not residing on and not owning property
desired to to- be cleaned LEAF or sprinkied, or
cleaned and sprinkled. shall not be taken
into account in determining, the sufficiency
OF such petition. The said work shall be
done only between the points named in the
petition. The character of the work and
the manner in which it shall be done. the
length of time for which it shall be done.
and the maximum cost thereof shall be
only such as are stated in the. petition.
Before letting the contract for the work
to be done as herein provided, sealed pro-
posals for the performance of such work
by the city clerk in the official city paper
once week for at least thirty 800 days,
and commissioners shall let the work by
contract to the lowest responsible bidder,
If there be any such, whose bid does not
the petition, but in case shall the con-
tract be let in excess of the maximum
amount stated In the petition. If no re-
into a contract at price not exceeding
the amount stated in the petition. all
ceedings before shall be repeated until
some responsible person shall by sealed
prc e9r to esesen f fSe ths
stated in the petition. After bids shall be
TWICE advertised for. the petition may be
petition filed. The work may be done be-
fore. during or after the collection Of the
special assessment levied to pay for the
same as may be deemed proper by the
mayor and council or mayor and commits
sloners The expense Of such work shall
be paid for quarterly but not in advance.
The city in which such work is done may
issue improvement bonds to pay for such
time after. the assessment levied for such
work shall be collected, and such city
sprinkiing, or Cleaning and sprinkiing the
alleys. The assessments levied for the
levied and collected in the same manner
that assessments are now levied and col
lected to pay for the expense of paving
streets in cities of the first or second
class. provided that one assessment shall
be levied to pay for the entire expense of
mnt shall be levied and collected in one
amount and not in installments.
city clerk of e city of the first t or second
class IN the state of Kansas in which any
street, avenue or alley, is to be cleaned
or sprinkled. or cleaned and sprinkled.
as provided in Section / of this act, a
petition signed by a majority of the resi-
or alley, residing on that part of the same
which is to be cleaned or sprinkled, or
cleaned and sprinkled, setting forth that
and it shall not be necessary to state in
such petition wherein the work is not sat
isfactory. the city clerk shall notify the
person or corporation contracting to do
such work of the filing of such petition,
and from the date of the service of such
notice, the contract for doing such work
shall be cancelled and terminated and the
person or corporation so contracting to
do such work shall not be entitled to any
damages from such city any other per-
son by reason of the termination of such
contract or otherwise.
Sec. g. This act shall be in effect from
and after its publication in the official
state paper.
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
March A. 1909.
w. j. FITZGERALD,
President of the Senate.
u. z. WANT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March s, 1909
]. N. DOLLEY.
Speaker of the House.
W. T. BECK, -
Chief Clerk of the House. &
Approved March IL. 1899
w. R. STUBBS.
Governor.
STATE or KANSAS
Office of the Secretary of State.
i. G E. DENTON, Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affix-
ed my official seal, this 18th day of
March, 1909.
(Seal) c. E. DENTON,
Secretary of State