The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-01
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
June 1, 1871
ORDINANCE NO. 41as.

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ORDINANCE NO. Abs.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the con.
land in The City of Topeka. Shevoae
county, Kansas, for a public narE
establishing a benefit district to paw for
me same, and providing for the ap-
recruitment OF appraisers therefor and
prescribing their duties. N
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
TTOOMMMlSsIoNERS OF THE CITY OF
Section 1. 1t is hereby declared neces-
sary 10 condemn and appropriate for Inc
use of The City of Topeka for a n,,bHc
park the following described ira &c ~
lano located in The City of Topeka. shaw.
nee County, Kansas, to-wit:
"A tract or land known as the Klein
tract. being a part of the northeast quar-
ter OF Section 81, Township IL, Range I6
east of the Sixth p. M. in said county
ana state described as follows: Begin
mnS dt the southeast corner of said quar-
ter section of land; thence west 1904 feet.
more or less, to the east line of Lime
street; thence north along the east line
OF Lime street 951 feet, more or less. to
the south line of tract of land belonging
70 the Kansas City, Topeka and Western
Rall"ay thence east along said
tract OF land .1274 feet, more or less, to
the east line of said section of land
thence south $50 feet, more or less, to
A tract of land lying south of the Klein
tract and north of the S-hunganunga
creek, being a part of the southeast quar-
ter OF Section No. 80, Township No. IL,
south or Range 16, east of the Sixth p. NJ.
IN said County and State, described as
follows, to-wit: Commencing at the north
east corner OF said quarter section; thence
running west on the quarter section line
about Four Hundred Fort (440) feet to
the thread of S-hunganunga Creek; thence
down the thread of said creek in a south
er1y and easterly direction to the east
line of said quarter section; thence north
to the place of beginning, containing one
acre more or less.
Sec. 2. For the purpose of providing a
fund to pay for the condemnation and ap-
preparation of said land, as aforesaid, a
benefit district is hereby created and
of land within the following described
boundary in The City of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kansas, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
north line of Tenth avenue with the east
line of Kansas avenue; thence northerIy
along the east line of Kansas avenue to
the south bank of the Kansas river;
thence easterly along the south bank Of
the Kansas river to a point due north Of
the northeast corner of Earnest's Addi-
ton; thence south to the northeast corner
of said Earnest's Addition and south along
the east boundry line of said Earnest's
Addition and across Chase avenue to the
northeast corner of Miller's addition as
plated upon a part of the southeast quar-
ter of section -wenty-nine (29), township
eleven III south of range sixteen (16)
east; thence northeasterly along the south
llN6 O1 CIldS6 avenue OAlCIIQcO mt
city of Topeka seven hundred lightweight
and two-tenths (78S.2) feet; thence south
to a point that is fifteen Q5) chains and
ntnety-three (93) links north to the south
line and eleven I'D chains west of the
east fine. of Section twenty-nine (29),
Township eleven I'D south of range six
eleven (11) chains to the east line of said
section twenty-nine (29), the same being
the west line of Heery's Subdivision as
the same is located and plated upon the
west twenty (2V) acres OF the south halG
of the southwest quarter of section TWEEN
ty-eight (28) in township eleven CID, south
Of range sixteen Q6), east of the
Sixth e. P. M; thence north
along the west line of said Heery's
Subdivision to the northwest cor
ner thereof; thence east along the north
line Of said Heery's Subdivision to the
northeast corner thereof; thence north
along the west line of Freeman avenue as
laid out on the plat of John Nortonts
Second Addition as said ADDITION is located
and plated upon the east half of the
southwest quarter of the southwest guar
ter and the east sixty (6O acres OF the
section twenty-eight (2S in Township
eleven (u) south of range sixteen east
of the Sixth () p. M. the same being
along the west line of the north part
of said addition to the northwest corner
of said addition; thence east along the
north line of said addition, the same De
ing along the north line of Sardou ave-
nue. as laid out on the plat of said addi-
tion to the west line Of Poplar street;
thence south along the west line OF Pop
lar street, extended to the south line OF
Sardou avenue; thence east along the
south line of Sardou avenue to the east
line of Chester avenue; thence south
along the east line of Chester avenue to
q point on the south line of Division
street as laid out on the plat OF said ado1-
tion. said point being the southeast corner
Of the east part of said addition; thence
west along the south line of said Division
street as laid out on the plat of said addl-
fion the same being along the south line
of the east part of said addition to the
intersection of the south line of said Di-
vision street with the east line or the
south and west part of said addition;
thence south along the east line or the
south and west part of said John Norton-s
Second Addition and along the east nne
of ZONES street in G. r.. Jones Addluon
To fhe north line of North Third street as
matted in said addition, said point being
foIIr hundred eighty 480) feet south OF
fhe center line of Seward avenue; thence
west at right angles along the north line
Of North Third street IN SAID adolt1on TO
are east line of Elliott Place Addition;
1900 south along the east line of Elliott
place Addition to the southeast corner OF
seid addftiou: thence east along the south
Iine of Elliott Place Addition, extended
sivfx-six (66) feet, more or less, to the
Northeast corner of the Jaccard
Tracf- said northeast corner of said JAG
cord Tract being thirteen and one-third
IA la chains south and sixty-four C6D
rods east of the northwest corner of sec
tion thirty-three (33), Township eleven CID,
Range sixteen Q6); thence south along
+ho cost lines of the Clement Jaccard