Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-05-22

Now. upon this 18th day of May,
1919 at a duly constituted ana resuia
meeting Of the Board OF county 1oih-
missioners of Dickinson county hdh
sas and all members of the said Boaru
being present the petition praying TOT
the permanent Improvement o. c1 w.
tain road, known as me s Sah'a con- ne
sIderation and action; and the Boara;
having carefully examined the salu
petition, and having carefully exam
med and caused to be examined me
records of this county relating 10 inc
lands in said petition described, ana
after careful inquiry and full consid-
GRAFTON, finds as follows:
On That the improvements as pray
ed for in said petition are of public
Is That said petition is signed by
70 individuals, who constitute more
than So per cent of the resident land
owners owning more than 60 per cent
of the land within the district defined
by said petitions; and
tS) That said petition designates
the road and roads to be improved
sufficiently by name and by terminal
/ points. and by other specifically fixed
as That said petition definitely
ldesignates the lands within the pro-
posed benefit district also the type OF
permanent improvement and the wldth
of the roadway at all places, also the
number of annual assessments to be
levied upon the lands In the beneht
district in payment thereof, the same
being twenty In number, ana tnat say ~
petition is in all respects found 10 pc
in compliance with the provisions OF
chapter 265 Of the Laws OF 1917.
IT is therefore now by the said BOARD
ordered and resolved That said road
and roads described in said petition he
improved as prayed for in said petit
ton. and that the county engineer Of
said county shall cause an accurate
survey to be made of said roads. to-
gether with a profile thereof, and
map of the benefit district and plans
and specifications for the improve
ments herein ordered, and an estimate
Of the cost of such Improvements; and
that after final approval of such plans,
specifications and estimates by the
State Highway Engineer they be hled
with the county clerk of this county
as required by law.
shall cause the expense of improving
| said road to be met from time to time by
warrants drawn upon the special fund
| to be created therefor, and that the
cost shall be estimated after the com
pletion of said improvements and APP
portioned as follows
| ca If any portion OF the cost of
said improvements is provided for by
the receipt OF Federal Aid or donations
applied to the cost of the improve
ments to the extent for which the
same are given.
| OBJ That the remainder of the cost
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cent to this county. twenty-five per
cent CPS per cent? to the taxable prop
erty within the township or townships
! in which the benefit district is stu
/ ated, divided according to the area of
| the benefit district in each township;
and twenty five per cent (25 per cent?
among the several tracts of land with
| In the benefit district. designated on
the map, according to the benefits
cruing to the real property and i'm
provements thereon within the limits
shown by said map; and that after
the completion of the improvements
other donations and the ascertainment
of the apportlonment of cost to be
charged against the county and the
taxable property of the township or
townships and the amount assessed
aga inst the tracts of land within the
benefit district bonds be issued by the
county commissioners as required by
section of chapter 265. and that said
bonds or the proceeds thereof shall be
used in paying the remaining out
standing warrants for said improve
ments
In addition to the above the Board
to be constructed all necessary bridges
upon said road and roads the cost OF
which shall exceed $4,000 or that shall
have span of 90 feet or more. All
such bridges shall be paid for by the
county out of the county bridge fund
and with the assistance OF such Fed
eral Aid as may be granted for said
bridges.
JOHN BOOK,
II. C. BRENIzER.