The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March 16, 1911

HOUSE BILL No. AIS.
AN ACT in relation to cleaning and treat
ing with oil streets in cities of the first,
second and third class.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. Any street, avenue or alley,
or portion thereof, in cities of the first.
second and third class. in the state of
Kansas, may be cleaned and treated with
oil, and the expense thereof charged
against the abutting property on the
street avenue or alley, as herein Irovidf H,.i
of any city in the state of Kansas, petit
ton signed by majority. of the resident
street, avenue or alley as is desired to be
cleaned and treated with oil, setting forth:
% The points on said street, avenue or
or alley Is so desired to be cleaned and
treated with oil; (2) The manner in which
the street, avenue or alley shall be clean
ed and treated with oil; go The length
of time for which said work shall be done,
not exceeding two years from the date or
vided; "a The maximum expense per
year for such work for the entire length
cleaned and treated with oil. Each signer
of said petition shall add to his signature
his place OF residence. giving the name go, OF
and the number of feet owned by him
fronting on the street, avenue or alley.
One signer of such petition shall make
oath upon his information and belef, be-
fore person qualified to administer
Paths that tr the sta fha each
to such petition is the genuine signature
of the person whose name 1t purports 10
sumptive evidence of the statements
therein contained. Persons not residing
on that part of the street. avenue or alley
desired to be Cleaned and treated with oil
shall not be taken into account in deter
mining. the, sufficiency Of sucn petltlon.
the points named in the petition The
character of the work and the manner in
which it shall be done, the length of time
in which it shall be done and the max
irnum cost thereof shall be only such as
are stated in the petition.
the mayor and commissioners of any city
shall find that a sufficient petition, as
b aoxio See I'' filed with the city clerk Of
such city. it shall be the duty OF the
mayor and council. or the mayor and com
missioners, to appoint three appraisers TO
appraise the property in the district to be
taxed for such Cleaning and oiiing, ana
manner as for the Improvement of streets
by paving, and shall fix a time and place
for hearing of any objections to the grant
and appraisement: a notice of such time
and place shall be given by pubiication IN
the official city paper %, of SAD el5y or io IN
of legal notices in said city; notice shall
be given at least ten days prior to the
time fixed for said hearing.
Sec. g. If upon a hearing as provided
in section of this act, the mayor and
council or the, mayor and commissioners
such street, avenue or alley, or any parts
thereof as are designated in said petition.
will be specially 6eneffed ey reef avsn n
aliey or parts thereof, in the manner pro-
vided in said petition. said mayor and
shall make an order granting said petition
and shall have power TO. contract Tor the
cleaning and oiilng OF sag street he ay desie
mated in said petition, and SAID mayor ana
council, or mayor and commissioners,
and appraisement by lowering or increas-
ing the same.
Sec 4. Before letting the contract for
the work to be done, as herein provided
such work shall be invited by advertise
official city paper once a week for at least
thirty days And the mayor and council,
or the mayor and commissioners, shall let
the work by contract to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, if there be any sucn,
whose bid does not exceed the maximum
case shall the contract be let in excess
of the maximum amount stated In the
petition. If no responsible person snall
propose to enter into contract at a price
not exceeding the amount stated IN the
petition all bids shall be rejected and the
heated until some responsible person shall,
by a sealed proposal, offer to contract Tor
the work at price not exceeding the
shall be twice advertised for, the petition
may be withdrawn. without prejudice, and
a new petition filed. The work may be
done before, 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 com
missionerS- .
Sec S. 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
work which shall mature convenient
time after the assessment levied for such
work shall be collected, and such city
shall Npay the expense of cleaning and
treating with oil the. intersections of
ments levied for the purpose of paying
for such work shall be levied and collected
in the same manner that assessments are
now levied and collected to pay for the
expense of paving streets in such cities.
provided, that one assessment shall be
levied 10 paw for the entire expense of
such work for one year, and such assess