The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-11

10 such powers as may be otherwise
provided for the government of the
city upon the Presentation of your pc
tition signed by two-fifths of the resi-
dent taxpayers of the city. to use for
park and Fairgrounds, and boulevard
purposes any plated and unplatted
land that will form contiguous terri
tory with the boundaries of the city;
and upon such annexation the power
to make all needfu1 police regulations
necessary for the preservation of good
oroer and peace of the city, and for
the supervision, maintenance and gov
eminent of such parks, Fairgrounds,
boulevards and all other general pow
| erS of the city so far as the same are
applicable, shall extend to such terri
tory, provided that the same shall not
| be subject to taxation, by such city,
except for park, Fairgrounds, and
boulevard purposes as may be provid-
! ed by law or by this act.
Inc BOARD of commissioners of such
city, in addition to such power as is
now vested in them for such purposes,
snail have power to purchase and con-
demn all lands in such territory an
nexed for such purposes which they
may declare to be necessary for the,
Improvement of the city for parks,
Fairgrounds and boulevard purposes,
and shal have power to lay out and
establish parks. Fairgrounds and
boulevards in and through such ter
ritory, and shall have power and are
directed to improve such parks, play
pave, macadamize, gutter or curb any
such park, playground and boulevard
whenever they determine 1t to be nee
esSary. Payment for any such land
purchased or condemned. or for the
grading, paving, macadamizing, curb
ing or guttering or other improvement
herein provided for, shall be made
from the proceeds of special assess
based on such special assessments, and
general improvement bonds of the
city for the amount assessed against
the city for the benefit of the city gen.
orally.
All property in such territory an
nexed for park, Fairgrounds and
boulevard purposes shall be subject to
the annual tax now provided by law,
of such for the acquisition, improve
ment and maintenance of public
parks; provided, that all revenue de-
rived from such tax on property in
such territory shall be kept separate
and used only for supervision and
maintenance of the parks, Fairgrounds
and boulevards in such territory.
City Commissioners Control.
The board of commissioners of any
city availing itself of the provisions
of this act, shall have superior SUI
pervising control Of the parks, play
grounds and boulevards established
and constructed hereunder, so far as
necessary for the purposes of this act.
and the exercise of the powers herein
conferred in and over the territory an
nexed for park, playground and boule-
ward purposes; provided, that in the
establishment and maintenance of any
such improvements they shall not
change or remove any levee, dyke or
embankment constructed or erected
by any drainage or levee district or
ganized or existing under any law of
this state without first efficiently pro-
viding for the protection of the prop
erty in said district.
THE general course of the boule-
ward as outlined in the map shown
herewith includes practically all the
principal roads leading into Topeka
and connecting with the business CEN
ters of the city in all directions" said
Mr.. Rickenbacher. There is no part
of the district within a radius of five
miles but will be benefited and no
doubt the development of this system
when completed will create many
beautiful residence sections that are
today not Thought of.
This entire district will be one
grand beautiful residence section out
side of the business and tmanufactur-
ing sections.
1.-The law covers taxation in such a
way that no part of the district wheth-
er inside or outside of the city will be
taxed any. more than any other section
of the district. The taxes will be uni
form and no hardship will be forced
on any taxpayer in the section. This
will be much more advantageous than
the creating of special taxes FOR road
building. Under the present system
for improving the roads the people
of the AUDITING property pay the larg-
est taxes. Under the new law this
condition will not arise all the prop
erty in the entire district will be made
to pay the same uniform tax.
This new law gives the right to do