Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-13

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(Seal) o. NJ. SPRATT, City Clerk.
First published in Baxter Springs
News, December Is, 1919
ORDINANCE NO. 178
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
THE ISSUANCE OF IMPROVE
BONDS OF THE CITY OF BAX-
TER SPRINGS, KANSAS, IN THE
SUM OF $44,641.30, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PAYING FOR THE
INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTING
AND BUILDING OF A SYSTEM
OF MAIN INTERPRETING SEW
! Frs FOR THE USE OF SAID
CITY.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance Of said
city Of Baxter Springs, Kansas, q
sewer system was established for
said city and as a condition PRECEDENT
to the division of the said city into
sewer districts, q main intercepting
sewer district was formed, and for
the purpose Of building, constructing
and maintaining said main intercept
ing sewers, the entire city was con-
stituted into one entire district, and
for the purpose of paying the cost
of constructing said main intercept
ing system, 1t was further provided
by said Ordinance, that improvement
bonds should be issued, payable thirty
1907 years from date, with the pro-
vision herein that said bonds might
be called in at any time after ten (l0)
years, and that said bonds, should not
be issued in amount in excess Of the
actual cost of said improvements, eX-
cept that the installment coupons
should include the interest Of all such
installments until maturity, and
WHEREAS, in pursuance Of pro-
ceedings duly had and taken by the
Mayor and Council Of said city of
Baxter Springs, Kansas, a contract
has been let for the construction and
building Of said main intercepting
sewer system: That the total cost of
said main intercepting system, has
been ascertained to be the sum Of
S44,641.30, for which sum improve
ment bonds are to be issued as pro-
Ntucu ny law aiLu IAAS OAuAAohSSS Va
said city as aforesaid, and
WHEREAS, all legal requirements
have been fully complied with to
authorized the issuance Of said bonds,
Of said city for the installing, con-
structing and building of said main
intercepting system Of sewers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
DAMNED BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCILMEN, of the city Of Bax-
ter Springs, Kansas:
Section l. That for the purpose Of
installing, constructing and building
a system of main intercepting sewers
in said city, for the use Of said city,
for all sewer purposes in connection
Herewith, there shall be issued by
said city q series Of bonds Of said
city, in the aggregate amount Of
S44, 641.30, which shall consist Of
IA bonds of 100000 each, and one
bond Of $641.30 all bearing date No
vember 1st, 1917, and numbered on
to forty-fve, both inclusive, bearing
interest at the rate Of and Y per
cent, per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, on the first day of January
and July, in each year and becoming
due On the first day Of November,
1947, with the provision and privi-
lege incorporated therein for the city
to call in and pay the same at any
time after ten (10) years.
Section 2. That said bonds shall
be signed by the Mayor of said city
and attested by the said clerk under
the corporate seal Of said city, and
the interest coupons attached there
to shall be signed and attested by the
Autographed signatures Of the Mayor
and City Clerk, all of said bonds and
interest coupons, shall be payable at
the office of the State Treasurer, Of
the State of Kansas, in the city OF
Topeka, Kansas.
Section 3. That said bonds shall
be executed in the form and shall
contain recitals substantially, as fol-
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF KANSAS,
CITY OF BAXTER SPRINGS