The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
Ordinance No 759
First published July 21, 1919

Ordinance No 759
First published July Fl, 1919
An ordinance providing for the paw
ing, guttering and excavating of Nor
NAL Avenue between the west line of
Chestnut Street and the east line of
Park Avenue, and Walnut Street
from the North line of South Main
Street TO the north line of Juniata
Avenue, IN the City of Hays, Kansas,
and providing for the cost Thereof and
the manner of payment.
Whereas, Petition has been pre-
sented to the Mayor and councilmen
of the City of Hays, Kansas, signed
by a majority of resident property
owners of property abutting on Nor
NAL Avenue between the west line of
Chestnut Street and the east line of
Park Avnue and Walnut Street be-
tween the north line of South, Main
Street and the north line of Juniata
Avenue, praying that said streets
within the limits herein set forth be
paved, curbed, guttered and excavat-
ed; and
Whereas, Said petitions have been
granted, therefore be it ordained by
the Mayor and Council of the
City of Hays, Kansas:
Section 1. That it is necessary and
hereby ordered that Normal Avenue
between the west line of Chestnut
Street and the east line of Park Ave
| the north line of the South Main
Street and the north line of
Juniata Avenue in the City of
Hays, Kansas, be paved, with
such material as hereinafter provided
for, according to the specifications
| of the paving Engineer acting as and
designated as the City Engineer Of
said City, hereinafter provided for,
said streets to be paved for such width
as the Mayor and Council may here
after determine
of streets and alleys such paving shall
extend to the lot line of said street
so improved.
Section 2. 1t is necessary and
hereby ordered that Normal Avenue
and Walnut Streets within the limits
defined in section one hereof, be curb
ed and guttered on both sides, there
of, with cement curbing and gutter
ing according to the specifications of
the City Engineer of said City, here
matter provided for, the curb part
thereof, to be five inches in
thickness and gutter part there
more or less from the back
edge of the curb to the paving line of
said streets and the lot line edges of
such curbing shall set distance from
the center line of said streets as the
Mayor and Council shall hereafter de-
termine; provided that at the inter
section of streets and alleys said curb
and gutter shall return to the lot line
on said street so improved.
Section 8. For the work and i'm
prevement herein provided 2for, the
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with the City Clerk, on or before the
fifteenth day of July, 1917, complete
plans and specifications for the paw
ing of said streets with brick pave
! ment, on a four inch concrete base
with asphalt and sand filler, and fol-
the paving and guttering of said
streets with cement curb and gutter
substantially as hereinafter described
and, on or before said last named
date, said City Engineer shall file
. with said City Clerk estimate of the
cost of such curbing and guttering
and of such paving and excavatine
and grading of said streets.
Section 4. That after such plans
: and specifications shall have beer
made and prepared by the City Engi
neer and filed with the City Clerk, as
: aforesaid, the Mayor and Council
? may advertise for the reception OF
! bids for the paving of said streets anC
: for the curbing and guttering of saiC
4 streets, and after the receipt of sucl
i bids or proposals the Mayor anC
D Council are hereby authorized to lie
= a contract for the paving Of saiC
t streets, and for the curbing and gut
e tering of said streets to the most sat
e isfaetory and responsible bidder, a
n determined by said Mayor and Coun
Gil. The said Mayor and Council re
1 serve the right to let the contract o
s contracts for the paving and exeavat
S ing separately from the eurbing an,
e guttering or to let the contract 70
g all such improvements to one party
and to reject any and ali bids
e Section 5. After the passage an
: publication Of this ordinance tn
l. Mayor and Council shall appoin
y three disinterested householders, who
e after having taken an oath to faith
fully and impartiaily appraise all lot
g and pieces of ground liable to taxa
d ton assessment for the cost Of tn
improvements herein provided fol
l. shall, within ten days after havin
y been notified OF their appointment
h proceed to appraise such lots and pie
u ces OF ground liable to assessment
it and taxation, as aforesaid, Withou
e regard to building or improvement
ID thereon, and after making such ar
te praisements shall return the same t
50 the Mayor and Council at the fir
N meeting thereof after such appraiss
ct ment shall have been completed, an
re after such appraisement is returne
5e to the Mayor and Council, the sal
al Mayer and Council shall designate
time for holding a special session fc
I'd the purpose of hearing complaint
q and equalizing said appraisements, {
0f which special session due notice Sha
m be given IN the official City papel
Ia and at said special session the Ma,
z or and Council, shall, If they deem