The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-18
LEGAL

pose of paying for the same shall have
me power to make assessments in the fol-
loving manner. to wit: First. for opening.
widening and bringing TO grade all
streets, avenues and alleys and for the
buildings of bridges, culverts and sewers,
| and for footwalks across streets, avenues
and alleys the assessments shall be made
on All taxable property within the limits
OF the city Second, for making and re-
pairing sidewalks the assessments shall
De made on all lots and pieces Of ground
AUDITING on the improvements according
paving and improvements of the squares
and areas formed by the crossing OF
streets. avenues and alleys and for paying
one third of the cost of paving those poi
tons of the streets not included in said
| squares and areas, the assessment should
De made upon all the taxable property of
the city, and for the payment of such
| paving and improvements the mayor and
council, or commissioners, are hereby az
thorizeo 10 issue special Improvement
bonds, and levy taxes and assessments m
addition to all other taxes and assess
ments now authorized by law to pay said
| bonds and interest thereon, which bones
shall be payable in installments of equal
amounts in each year, none of which
bonds shall run longer than ten years
nor bear interest to exceed five per cent
per annum, payable annually semi
annually. For each of said annual in
stallments of the principal and interest OH
all sums unpaid coupons s.all be at
tached to each bond. Such bonds shall
not be issued in excess of the contract
| price of the work or Improvement. and
shall be of such denomination as the
council or commissioners shall deem
proper; provided, that nothing herein
1 shall be construed to authorize the mayor
and council, OF commissioners. to pave
| any square or area formed by the cross
| ing of streets, avenues or alleys, unless
| in connection with one or more blocks CT
street paving ordered by the mayor and
council or commissioners, as now pro-
vided by law, or which the paving of
| shan form a part Fourth, for paying
! the cost of paving, matchmaking. curbing
1 Ill -%- OIL
! leyS, for doing all excavating and grad
ing necessary for the same, except the
squares and areas formed by the streets,
avenues and alleys after said streets,
avenues and alleys have been brought to
grade as provided in the first subdivision
of this section relating to the opening.
widening and bringing to grade all
streets, avenues and alleys, the assess
| ments shall be made for each block sep
arately, on all lots and pieces OF ground
to the center of the block on either side
of such street or avenue, the distance i'm
proved or to be improves; or on tns los o.
ley, according to the assessed value of
the lots or pieces of ground, without re
gard to the buildings or improvements
by three disinterested appraisers ap-
pointed by the mayor and council, or
block is divided by an alley the assess
ment shall be made on each block SEP
arately along the street or avenue
of ground to the center of the
block on either side of such street al
| praisers, within ten days after being mott
| fled of their appointment to proceed to
| NAV be designated BY the council or
, commissioners, after having taken ana
subscribed an oath to make true and
! impartial appraisement, which appralse,
| rent shall be returned to the city council
or commissioners at the first meeting
! after the same has been completed. When
I he Gaid a
mayor and council or commissioners snail
appoint time for holding special ses-
| sion on some day to be fixed by them, to
| hear any complaint that may be made as
/ to the valuation of any lot or piece or
ground appraised as Aforesaid A notice
| of such special session shall be given by
/ the mayor in the official city paper, and
/ said mayor and council or commissioners,
at said special session, may after the
| valuation of any lot or piece of ground, If
| in their judgment the same has been ap-
| praised too high or too low
/ Sec q Section of chapter 102 of tire
| Session Laws of 1911 is hereby repealed.
| Sec g. This act shall take effect and be
| in force from and after its publication IN
| the official state paper -,
! / hereby certify that the above bill or
| iginated in the House, and passed that
body Feb. q. 1913:
W. L. BROWN.
Speaker of the House.
| GEO E. ROGERS,
Chief, Clerk Of the . House.
Passed the senate Feb t, 70; 1sls-
| President Pro Tenn, of the Senate.
| BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
| Approved March, IA. 1913.
GEO. H. HODGES,
Governor.
State of Kansas.
| Office of the Secretary of state. i.
T CHAS II SESSIONS Secretary of
/ state of the State of Kansas, do hereby
| certify that the above and foregoing Is a
correct COW of the original enrolled bill
now on file in my office
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, nave
| hereunto subscribed my name
| -TSeal1 and affixed my official seal,
this 18th day of March, 1913
CHAS H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State