The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-14
ORDINANCE NO. 4219.

AN ORDINANCE providing for the con-
domination and appropriation Of certain
County, Kansas, for the purpose of
opening an alley in the block bounded
by Crane and Oak streets, Woodruff and
Seward avenues, in said city, establish
ing a benefit district to pay for the
same, and providing for the appointment
of appraisers therefor and prescribing
their duties.
BE TT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
Section l. It is hereby declared neces-
sary to condemn and appropriate for the
use of the City of Topeka for the purpose
Of opening an alley in the block bounded
by Crane and Oak streets, Woodruff and
Seward avenues, in said city, all the fol-
lowing described land situated in the City
of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, to-
wit:
The east sixteen C1S) feet of lots /. 2, 3.
a, 5, 6. Z. g. 9, 10, H. u. LIZ and IA, Wood
and the east sixteen G6) feet of the tracts
of land fronting on woodruff evenue be-
longing to Geo. w. Moore Belle NJ. john
]. Senne; and the east sixteen Q6) feet
belonging to e. B. Woodruff. and the
ing On Seward avenue beloning to Mary
e. Cleveland, James w. Evans, Henry
Mosier and Robert Jennings.
fund to pay for the condemnation and
appropriation of said land, as aforesaid.
a benefit district is hereby created and
established, including all lots and pieces
OF land within the following, described
boundary, in the city of Topeka, Shaw
nee County, Kansas, to-w1t:
woodruff avenue and Seward avenue:
thence east two hundred twenty-five and
one half (222la) feet to the west line of
1Ge 9ne thence Uas SCOUT south 0 along the
Oak street. Norris. Subdivision
e t 6sk n STREET line
thence east along the north line of said
lot eleven CID Oak street to the west
line of Oak street; thence south along the
west line of Oak street to the south iins
of lot sixty-seven CD Oak street, Norris
Subdivision; thence west along the south
line of said lot sixty-seven cd, Oak
street. Norris Subdivision, and the south
line of lot fourteen QD, Woodruff avenue,
woodruff Place Addition. to the east line
the east line of woodruff avenue to the
south line of Seward avene, which is the
place of beginning.
the consent of the Board Of Commission
ers, shall appoint three disinterested APP
as provided by law to give notice and as
sess the damages caused by the condeIn-
nation and appropriation of said land for
ascertain the actual value of the land
proposed to be taken without reference
to the projected improvements and the
actual damage done to all other prop
erty thereby. For the PAYNE Mt of such
value and damages said appraisers shall
assess against the City of Topeka the
amount of benefit to the public generally,
and shall assess the remainder of such
damages against the lots and pieces of
land within the benefft@ district, which
snail, in the opinion of said appraisers,
be specially benefited by the opening of
said alley, and in proportion to the benefit
derived by each by the opening of said
alley as herein provided The said APP
praisers shall report TO the mayor and
board of Commissioners, their proceed
ings in all things as provided by law and
shall, upon completion of their report,
file the same with the city clerk.
Sec. A. This ordinance shall take effect
ana be in force from and after It's pubifca-
ton in the official city paper.
Passed the Board of Commissioners, April
L. 1913.
Approved, April Il. 1913.
ISeal1 r. La COFsRAN,
Attest- e. 3. Bl1saE. city Clark.