Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-14
LEGAL.
(Publshed In The Tulsa Daily World No,
yember -, 13 and II, 1917 World
Publishing Company, Publisher)

published In The Tulsa Daily World, No
vember ~, 10 and L. 1917. World
Publishing Company, Publisher)
ORDINANCE NO 1856
AN ORDINANCE TO APPORTION, LEVY
AND ASSESS THE COST OF IMPROVING
TIE STREETS AND PORTIONS OF
STREETS INCLUDED IN STREET M
nRoNEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 1872,
AGAINST THE ABuTTING PROPERTY,
THE PROPERTY BENEFITED AND OTHER
PROPERTY LIABLE TO ASSESSMENT
AND THE OWNERS THEREOF ~ SAID
DISTRICT; AND DECLARING AN EMER-
GENCY.
WHEREAS: In pursuance Of the proyi
Sions of the Charter Of the City OF Tulsa,
Oklahoma, the Board OF Commissioners OF
said City did by resolution declare it neces.
sary to pave and otherwise improve the
streets and portions OF streets included in
STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUN.
BER 1872, the same being:
GUSHER STREET West Tulsa) from che
north line Of Mitchell Avenue TO the south
line of Jones Avenue
RICE COR Colorado) STREET (west Tulsa)
from the south line Of Frisco Street or Ave-
uue TO the north line OF the alley lying be-
tween Blocks 8 and g Of the Cosden Add.
tion and Block Of the Riverside Addition.
MITCHELL AVENUE West Tulsa from
the east line OF Gusher Street to the west
line Of the right-of-way OF the st. Louis
San Francisco Railway Company including
the necessary paving Of the intersections
thereof with Gusher, Rice cor Colorado) and
Martin Streets.
FRANCIS AVENUE (west Tulsa) from
the east line OF Gusher Street to the east lire
OF Cosden Addition. including the necessary
paving OF the intersections thereof with
Gusher street and Rice Cor Colorado) Street.
JONES AVENUE (West Tulsa) from .he
east line OF Gusher Street to the westerly
line OF the right-of'way OF the 81. Louis
san Francisco Railway Company, inclu ling
thereof with Gusher Street and Rice tor
Coloradol street, and the several lots and
tracts of land TO be assessed for the i'm
provements thereof In the City OF Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
And said Board did set forth in said reso.
luton the nature and extent OF the improve.
ments to be made said streets and por-
tions Of streets, and the materials with which
said improvements were to be constructed,
and that said improvements were to be made
according to the plans and specifications 10
be submitted by the City Engineer, which
said plans and specifications were thereafter
submitted by the said Engineer and duly
adopted by said Board: and said Board did
thereafter duly advertise for sealed bids for
the construction Of said improvements, in
accordance with said plans and specifications;
and,
WHEREAS: A contract for the construc-
tion OF said improvements was duly awarded
to Cosden & Company, and the City Engineer
has prepared submitted and filed his written
statement, containing the names Of the per-
sons, firms, corporations and estates owning
abutting property, the property benefited
ana Other property l1hble TO assessment Tor
said Improvements, on the portions of the
streets and avenues in said Improvement
District the number OF front feet owned by
each, and designating the property owned
80 as TO Identify the same, and also con-
tanning an estimate OF the total cost OF such
improvements, 1.-THE portion and amount Of
such cost TO be assessed against the abutting
property, the property 80 benefited and other
property liable to assessment, and the total
amount to be apportioned to, levied and as
sessed against such property and the ownars
from such improvements; and said Board
has duly examined. revised, corrected and
approved said written statement, and has duly
determined by resolution to assess the cost
OF such improvements and directed notices
thereof to be given to the owners OF sucn
property by publication as provided In said
Charter, and has required due notice to be
served upon the owners OF such property
by registered letter addressed 10 such own
ers and deposited In the Post Office Of the
City of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and said Board
did In said resolution and notice set a date
on which II would hear all matters affecting
such property, or the benefits thereto, or
any claims or liability or objections to the
objections thereto: and In pursuance of said
action, publication and notice, such sesSion
was duly convened and held by this Board
at the time designated In said notice; and,
WHEREAS; At such session this Bosrd
did hear and consider nll complaints and
objections TO the making OF such improve
ments and the apportionment OF the cos;
thereof and did thereafter review, revise and
correct said written statement, and did sp-
prove and confirm said statement as SO re-
vised and corrected: and,
WHEREAS: All legal requirements have
been fully complied with TO authorize the
levying Of said assessments against the abut..
ting property, the property benefited, and
other property liable to assessment, and the
owners thereof In said District;
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T ORDAINED
BY THE BOARD OF coMnMIssioNERs OF
SECTION l. That there shall be and here
by is apportioned to, charged, levied and
assessed. against the several lots and tracts
OF land liable to assessment, and the owners
thereof, in STREET IMPROVEMENT DIS
TRICr NUMBER 1872 with the improvements
thereon and the appurtenances thersunto bo-
longing as a special tax to pay Cosden a.
Company for the construction OF streA- inn
proyements jas provided by contract with tho
City OF Tulsa, Oklahopa, the amounts re-
spectiyey as follows, to.wit;
COSDEN ADDITION