The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-09-23
ORDINANCE NO. 267

First Published Sept. 16, 1920
An ordinance providing for the al
tering, changing, diverting, straight
ening, and the willing over of that
part of the channel of Can Greek
bounded on the East by Kansas Ave.
nue. and on the West by Lincoln, Ave
nue.; providing for the creation and
establishment of benefit district
and providing for the payment of the
cost and expense of such improve
ment.
Whereas. on the 18th day of June
1920, a resolution was adopted by
the Mayor and Council providing
that the portion of the channel OF
Can Creek bounded on the East by
Kansas Avenue and the West by
Lincln Avenue be altered, changed
and otherwise improved, all accord.
ing to plans and specifications to be
prepared by the city engineers, and
Whereas, the plans and specifications
for such improvements, together
with detailed estimate of the costs
and expense, of the same, has beer
prepared and submitted by the city
engineere, which plans and specific.
tons have been approved by the
council.
Now Therefore,
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LIBERAL. KANSAS.
Section l. That that portion OF
the present channel of Can Greek
bounded on the East by Kansas ave.
nue. and on the West by Lincoln ave.
be changed, altered, and otherwise
improved by Strengthening the chan.
nell thereof between said points and
walling the same over in accordance
with the plans and specifications now
on file with the city clerk.
Section II. That of the costs and
expense of said improvements tbs
sum of 100000 shall be charged to
the city of Liberal as whole, and
the remainded of said costs and eX,
pense over and above said sum OF
$5000.00 shall be chargable to the
benefit district hereinafter created
for such purpose there is hereby ere.
ated a benefit district comprising al
of Lots One to Twenty four (24)
inclusive, in Block Sixteen (16)
Original town of Liberal, Kansas
such costs and expense to be charged
and assessed against the lots and par
+ cells of ground in said benefit dis
trict so created according to the res
pective value thereof regardless OF
the improvements thereof, which sale
values shall be ascertained by three
by the couniil who shall, yithin Ter
days after their said appointment
proceed to appraise said tracts
pices and parcels of lanr within sale
benefit district, first having taker
and subscriber on oath to fairly anc
impart!aly make nm appraisement
thereof; which appraisment shall be
returned to the city council at the
first meeting thereof after the same
has been completed. When said APP
praisement has been returned the
maoor and council shall appoint g
time for holding a special session tc
hear any complaint that may be made
as the valuation of any lot or tract
of land aforesaid. A notice of such
special session shall be given in the
official city papers, and the mayor
and council, at such special session
may alter the valuation of any lot OF
tract of ground, if in their judgment
the same has been assessed too high
or too low. The owner of any piece
or parcel of property within said ben
eft district liable to any assessment
NAV at any time within thirty days
after the amount due from said par
eel of land has been ascertained, and
before the bonds hereinafter provid-
ed for are issued, pay the amount
assessed thereon the city Treasurer
and said property so paid on shall not
be liable.
Section III. Of the costs and eX-
pense of said improvement the sum
of $4,000 chargable to the city as
a whole shall be paid by a general tax
upon all the taxable property within
the city of Liberal; and the cost and
expense Of said improvement over
and above said sum of $4,000 shall
be taxed as special assessments and
levied according to law upon the lots
and parcels of ground liable to tax
alton for such improvements and
chsrgable by law with the costs there
of as comprising the benefited dis
tlict specified in Section II hereof,
but the payment of said costs and ex-
pense is hereby authorized to be
made in Twenty equal annual in
AILMENTS and for such installments
IMPROVEMENT bonds of the City Of
Liberal shall be issued and paid as
hereinafter provided, but such
bonds shall not be issued in excess of
the contract price.
Section w. For the payment of
the costs and expense of the improve
ments specified the City of Liberal
shall issue its improvement bonds
payable at the Fiscal Agency of the
State of Kansas in Twenty equal an
nual installments and bearing inter
est at rate of not TO exceed six per
cent. per annum, shall have coupons
attached representing said interest
upon said unpaid sums, and special
assessments shall be made each year
0 nay the installments of the prin-
cipal and interest Of such bonds next
thereafter maturing, and such assess
ments shall be made upon the prop
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