The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-11
ORDINANCE NO. 4O72

AN ORDINANCE to provide revenue for
the City of Topeka for the year 1912.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
TOPEKA:
Section /. That for the purpose of rails
ing funds to defray the current expenses
of the City of Topeka, Kansas, for the
purpose of raising funds to pay for gen
eral improvements, to pay interest on
bonds, to redeem bonds, to pay interest
on the Water Plant bonds, to pay for
park improvements and maintenance, to
maintain a Free Public Library, to pay
principal and interest on the cityS pro-
portion on certain improvement bonds for
the year 1912, to provide for a Music
Fund to pay for public concerts in said
city, to pay judgments against the city,
to provide special Lighting Fund
and to provide a reserve fund for extra
ordinary emergencies, the following levies
are hereby made on all real, personal and
mixed property within the limits of the
City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas,
to-wit;
Section 2. For general revenue purposes.
there is hereby levied and assessed tax
Of two mills (sO.OO0 on the dollar.
Section 3. For general improvement pur-
poses, there is hereby levied and assessed
a tax of two mills ($O002) on the dollar
Section 4. For the purpose of paying
interest coupons on bonds of the City OF
Topeka, there is hereby levied and asses
sed a tax of six-tenths of one mill C$O00O6)
on the dollar.
Section 8 For the purpose of providing
sinking fund to redeem bonds of the
Citv of Topeka, at the maturity thereof,
there is hereby levied and assessed a tax
of five-tenths of one mill ($0.O0O5) on the
dollar.
Section 6. For the purpose of paying
the interest on the Water Plant bonds of
the City of. Topeka, there is hereby levied
and assessed a tax of three-tenths or one
mill ($0.0003) on the dollar.
Section Z. For the purpose OF paying FOR
park improvements and maintenance,
there is herby levied and assessed tax
of fifty-fouF hundredths OF one mill
$50 0005D on the dollar.
Section 8. For the purpose OF providing
for the maintenance of The Topeka Free
Public [f5rary, there is hereby levied and
assessed a tax of one hundred and twen-
ty-eight thousandths of one mill ($O.OOOlzs)
on the dollar.
Section 3. For the purpose of paying
principal and interest on the city's pro-
portion of certain internal Improvement
bonds for the year 1912, issued for the pur-
pose of paying the cost of grading, roll
ing, curbing, guttering and paving the
city's proportion of certain streets, ave-
nues and alleys, there is hereby levied
and assessed a tax of one and eight hun
dredths of one mill ($0.O01OS) on the dollar
Section 10. For the purpose of providing
a Music Fund" to pay for public con-
certs. in parks and public halls of the City
of Topeka, there is hereby levied and as
sessed a tax of thirty-two thousandths
| Of one mill (sO.00OOS2) on the dollar.
Section IL. For the purpose OF paying
off judgments rendered against the City
of Topeka, there is hereby levied and as
sessed a tax of twenty-four hundredths
| of one mill (s0.0002D on the dollar.
Section 13 For the purpose of providing
| A Especial Lighting Fund" for specially
| Illuminating the streets and avenues of
the City of Topeka, there is levied and
assessed tax of one-tenth of one mill
1 (so.0O01) on the dollar
] Section 1s. For ten purpose Of providing