The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journal
June g. 1913
ORDINANCE NO. 4239.

AN ORDINANCE creating sewer district
fishing the boundary thereof. providing
for an entire and complete system of
sewerage in said district and providing
for a special assessment to pay for the
construction of the sewer in said dis
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
TOPEKA:
Section 1. That there be, and is hereby
created a sewer district in The City of To-
peka, Kansas, to be known and desig-
mated as Sewer District No. SO; said sew
er district to comprise the following de-
scribed territory, to-wit:
Beginning at point on the north line of
Thirteenth street where it is 1ntersected
by the west line, produced, of the alley
running north and south Immediately
west of Madison street in Shawnee Place
Add. thence east along the north line of
Thirteenth to the center line of Shunga-
along the center line of Shunganunga
Creek to its intersection with the center
line of Adams street, Shawnee Place Addi-
ton, produced northerly: thence south
along the center line of Adams street to
tie center line of Fifteenth street; thence
westerly along the center line of Fiji
of a point which is on the north
line of Fifteenth street and SO feet
from ehe east Rigb line of of t Wav in
ravine; then north to said last described
point; thence nor tils following i3g
intersection with the west line, produced
southerly, of the alley west of Madison
street. Shawnee Place Addition; thence
to the north line of Thirteenth street;
which is the place of beginning; all In
The City of Topeka, Shawnee County.
Sec. 2. The city engineer shall lay out
and determine the location, size and grade
of all mains and laterals and shall make
all necessary plans, specifications and
estimates for said sewer, all of which
must be approved and adopted by the
mayor and commissioners, and said en-
gineer shall file the same in his office for
the use and benefit of the city; and all
work done under the provisions of this
ordinance shall be done in accordance
with said plans and specifications, as
adopted and approved by the mayor and
commissioners.
structing said sewer shall be apportioned
to each of the lots and pieces of ground in
said sewer district liable therefore, in &C
cordance with the appraised value of SAID
lots and pieces of ground; the said cost
and expense, thus apportioned, shall
be levied and assessed against the said
lots and pieces of ground contained IN
said sewer district liable for the cost
thereof, in annual installments and col
lected as other taxes are collected.
Sec. 4. Internal improvement bonds in
an amount not exceeding the contract
price shall be issued in ten equal INSTALL
:nents to pay for the construction of said
sewer and there shall be levied each year
special assessments sufficient to redeem
the installment of such bonds next there
thereon; Provided. that the owner of any
lot or piece of ground liable for the as
sessment may redeem his property from
such liability by paying the entire amount
chargeable against 1t as provided by law;
and provided further, that two INSTALL
ments of such assessment with not to ex
coed interest for two years, or one INSTALL
ment and interest for one year or more
may be levied and collected in the first
year in which said assessment is to be COL
lected if the bonds for said Improvement
and interest on the same mature in such
manner as to require such levy.
Said bonds may be issued to the con-
tractor or NAV be sold and the proceeds
thereof applied in payment of the contract
price for constructing said sewer. The
manner and form of said bonds and the
issuance of the same and terms and con-
ditious thereof shall be in all respects in
conformity with the law in such cases
made and provided, all of which are to be
more specifically set forth in the ordi-
nances providing for said assessment and
for the Issuance of said bonds.
Sec 5. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pub
LEGATION in the Official city paper.
Passed The Board of Commissioners,
June 49, 1918.
Approved June 10, 1913.
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