Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17

tPubiished IN the Tulsa Daily World August
ORDINANCE NO. 1850.
An Ordinance apportoning leyying
and assessing special tax upon certain
lots and property in the City OF Tulsa,
Oklahoma, and sgainst the owners there.
Of TO pay the cost of constructing side
walks upon ceptain portions OF the loi,
avenues in said City OF Tulsa, to.wit;
Eighth Street, Third Street, YORKTOWN
Avenue, Tenth Street, fostoria Place,
Rockford Avenue, SIKH Street. Fifth
Street, Trenton Avenue, 'rroost Avenue,
Katy Street, Norfolk Avenue, Second
Street, OwaSso Avenue, Madison Avenue,
kenosha Avenue. Maybell Avenue, In
dian Avenue, and Ninth Street; and de-
claring emergency
WHEREAS, In pursuance Of the provisions
OF the Charter Of the City OF Tulsa, Okla.
homa, the Board of Commissioners OF said
City did by resolution declare it necessary
TO construct sidewalks along and in front
OF the hereinafter described real property
and railroad rights OF way abutting upon
the following named streets and avenues to-
wit: Eight Street, Third Street Yorktown
Avenue, Tenth Street Fostoria Place Rock
ford Avenue, Sixth Street, Fifth street,
Trenton Avenue, Troost Avenue Katy Street,
Norfolk Avenue, Second Street, Owasso Ave
nue., Madison Avenue Kenosha Avenue, May
bell Avenue Indian Avenue and Ninth
Street and said Board did in said resolu'
ton order the construction OF such side
walks ami did describe In general terms the
sidewalks to be constructed, the mRte, .al of
which the same were to be constructed and
the streets and avenues and sections thereof
along which said sidewalks were to be con
structed, and that the same were to be con
structed according TO the plans and suecifi.
cations to be prepared and submitted by the
City Engineer of said City, which said plans
and specifications were thereafter prepared
and submitted by said Engineer 10 said
Board, and the said Board did theree;ter
duly approve and adopt said plans AMI speci-
IL md ear ha aa,I I'm
neer did prepare and file with said Board a
statement containing the names Of the own.
ers of said property abutting upon sad
where said sidewalks were ordered TO be
constructed as aforesaid. and description Of
the property of each OF said owners, ss pro-
vided in said Charter, together with an esti'
mate OF the cost of such sidewalks In front
OF the property Of each OF said owners,
elusive Of the cost OF grading and excavating;
and thereafter the City Auditor OF said City,
In pursuanca OF instructions by said Board
did. as provided in said Charter, give due
notice to the owners of said property that
sidewalks had been ordered constructed as
| aforesaid, stating in such notice the streets
and avenues ard portions thereof along
wrich said sidewalks were ordered con-
| structed, as aforesaid, and that plans and
specifications for such work had been adopt
ed by said Board and were on file in the
the owners of said property and railroad
rights OF way, abutting upon such proposed
| sidewalks, to construct the same IN accord
anca with such resolution, plans and Specifi-
cations within thirty days after the first
publication of such notice, at the cost Of such
owners except the cost of excavatiTg and
grading and that II not constructed by
| such property owners within said time the
| City would proceed to construct the same aud
assess the cost thereof TO the properly and
owners thereof liable therefor, und,r the
provisions of said Charter: and said property
| owners and each OF them did fail and re-
fuse to construct said sidewalks in accord.
| ance with the terms and provisions of said
resolution and Lotices and within the time
limit aforesaid; and said Board did there
/ alters In accordance with the provisions Of
said Charter, by resolution order the con-
structiOn Of said sidewalks, and did enter
| into contract with l.. j. Roach fer the
| construction OF said sidewalks along and
upon the aforesaid streets and avenues and
| in front of the real property ard railroad
rights Of way hereinafter described and
| said contractor has completed the coIstruc-
tion OF said sidewalks in accordance with his
contract therefor: and the City Engineer
has submitted to said Board his written
statement. containing the names OF the per
\ sons, firms, corporations and estates own
| ing the abutting property, the property bene-
| fitted and other property liable to assessment
| for the construction OF said sidewalks on
said sections OF said streets and avenues,
and the number of front feet owned by each,
and designating the property owned by each
| by sufficient description as to identify
| the same, and also containing an estimate of
| the total cost of said sidewalks, the portion
and amount of such cost to be assessed
against the sbutting property, benefited and
| liable TO assessment, and the total amount to
be apportioned to, levied and assessed against
such property and the owners thereof &C.
cording to the benefits resulting from the
construction Of said sidewalks. and said
| Board has duly examined, revised, corrected
| and approved said written statement, and
| has duly determined by resolution to assess
| the cost OF constructing such sidewalks, and
| directed and required due notice thereof to
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publication, as provided by law: and has
| required due notice to be served upon the
| owners OF such property by registered letter
addressed to such owners and deposited in
the Post Office of the City of Tulsa, okla
| homa and said Board did, in said notices,
state a date on which 1t would hear NIL mat
ters relative to the construction of said side
walks and affecting such property or the
| benefit thereto Of such construction Of said
| sidewalks or as TO any liability therefor or
any irregularity or invalidity Of the proceed
| sidewalks or any other objection thereto and,
| in pursuance OF said action, publication and
notices, such session Of said Board was duly
convene; and held by said Board at the
| WHEREAS, at said session said Board did
hear consider and dispose of all complaints
and objections 70 the construction OF such
| sidewalks and the apportionment of tbs cost
thereof, and did then and there review said
written statement and did thereafter approve
and confirm said statement; and
| WHEREAS, all legal requirements have
been fully complied with TO authorize the
kevying T said assessments against the
abuttng property, the property benefited
and other property in said City liable TO
assessment and the owners thereof, THERE
IFORE
BE TT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
| COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
| TULSA, OKLAHOMA:
! SECTION 1. That there shall be and Is
hereby spportioned to, charged, levied and
assessed against the several lots and tracts
Of land in the City OF Tulsa, Oklahoma. liable
to assessment and the owners thereof, and
| the improvements and appurtenances upon
and belonging to said property, as q special
tax to pay the said contractor, l.. ]. Roach.
| for the construction OF the sidewalks afore.
said, as provided by his contract with ssid
City the amounts respectively ns follows,
to-wit:
| Addition Block Lot Amount
| Burnett IL 3 1852
| " ~ 1880