The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-09

SENATE BILL No. 50.
AN ACT authorizing cities of the second
class, having not less than seven thous-i
and Inhabitants and having assessed
valuation of four million dollars or more.
TO repave remacadamiZe surface or re-.
surface certain roads, streets avenues
in said cities, and authorizing the pay
improvement bonds, and the levy of a
general tax for the payment OF said
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. That whenever i becomes
or resurface any road, street or avenue.
which lS. terminates at and is continuatioT
of the main and principal paved, concreted
or macadamized road. street or
avenue leading to and connecting
by a city of the second class having not
less than seven thousand inhabitants and
having an assessed valuation of four mil.
lion dollars or more. the other end of said
remacadamized, surfaced or resurfaced.
of said city, the mayor and council. or
board of city. commissioners of a city OF
to them of a petition, signed by fifty one
CD per cent of the abutting property
shall by ordinance provide for the doing
of such work. and shall contract therefor.
total cost thereof by issuing general i'm
provement bonds of said city; provided.
roads Streets e OF a avenues pS where the cost
of the original paving or matchmaking
thereon WAS pd1u Dy SpeclHi dSSesSmenL
upon the real property abutting such
road street or avenue, and where either
the original curbing or the foundation of
such paving matchmaking is disable :.
and provided, further, that whenever any
such road, street or avenue. over which
the track tracks of a street, steam or,
interurban railroad have been built, is TOT
be repaved, remaca amized, surfaced or
resurfaced, then and in that case the per-
son, persons. company or corporation own
ing such railroad shall at their own expense
repave, remacadamize, surface or resur-
fapa wifi Wit iad and o.
to the specifications of the city engineer
that part of such road, street or avenue.
and for eighteen inches outside the rails
of such track or tracks. All such work.
sbe and be 20 as me nearly as as praecabe
the same level the top surface of the
rails of such track or tracks, and the per-
son, persons, company or corporation own
ing such railroad shall thereafter keep in
repair all that portion of said road, street
avenue lying between the rails of eachs
track or tracks and for eighteen inches
outside the rails of such track tracks,
Sec. .. The bonds provided for in sec
ton 1 of this act may be issued to the
contractor doing the repaving. remaead-
amizing, surfacing or resurfacing of SUCH
the mayor and council or board of city
commissioners of such city, may sell the
pay the proceeds thereof to the said con-
tractor. Such bonds shall be made pay-s
and council. or board of city commissions
ers. shall by ordinance provide, none OF
which bonds shall run longer than ten t10l,
years. nor bear interest at rate exceeding.
five go per centum per annum. payable
semi annually The credit OF the entire,
city issuing such bonds shall be pledged
for the payment thereof, both principal
and interest Such bonds shall not be is.
sued in an amount in excess Of the con-
tract price of the repaving. remacadaniz-.
ing, surfacing or resurfacing. and shall
and council, or board of city commissions
ers. shall deem proper.
Sec. 3. The mayor and council. or board
.gN xt-~f - =
ond class, are hereby authorized to and
shall make levy of n general tax on all
the interest upon such bonds and to pro-
vide for sinking fund to pay the principal
that no city shall issue bonds to an "a amount
in excess of fifteen thousand f$15.000.00D,
dollars for the repaving, rernacadafnizng.
tinuous road. street or avenue by virtue Of
Sec. 4. The power of the mayor and
council, or board of city commissioners OF
city, of the second class. to levy taxes
to pay said bonds and interest thereon,
shall not be restricted by the provisions
of anv other act or parts of acts relating
class. but such power shall be in addition
to all other power or powers of cities of
the second class to levy taxes for any.
Sec. .. That the cost of keeping such
road. street or avenue so repaved. rema-
pair shall be paid by the city out of the
general revenue fund Of said city,
and be in force from and after its publi-i
cation in the official state paper.
/ hereby certify that the above bill origi-
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
January "a, 1917,
Senate adopted conference committee re-
port Feb "a. 1917.
W. Y MORGAN.
President Of the Senate.
Z. u. GEORGE.
Secretary of the Senate
Passed the Mouse. February q, 1917, IL
House adopted conference committee rs-
port Feb. a. 1917
A. NJ. KEENE.
Speaker of the House
CLARENCE W. MILLER.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved March 1, 1917.
ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor. r.
State of Kansas
office of Secretary OF State
/. i. T. BOTKIN, Secretary of State OF
the State of Kansas. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing Is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file In my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF i have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal.
iSeal-l ibis lat day Of March.
J. II. BOTKIE.
Secretary of Stata .
By L. A. CORNELL.
Asst Secretary Of STATE