The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-10
First Published June 10, 1920.
ORDINANCE NO. 257

An ordinance providing for the
Special Illumination of Kansas Ave
ine, from Fifth Street on the north
to Elm Street on the south and Sec
ond Street from Pennsylvania Aven-
ne on the east to Grant Avenue on
the west, in the City of Liberal, Kan
sas, providing for the cost thereof
and the manner of payment.
Whereas: By resolution duly
adopted by the Mayor and Council of
the City of Liberal, Kansas, on the
18th day of June 1919, it was de-
clared necessary that Kansas Avenue
from Fifth Street on the north to
Elm street on the south and Second
Street from Pennsylvania on the east
to Grant Avenue on the west be
specially illuminated and that for
such purpose an additional system of
street lights should be constructed,
installed, equipped and maintained
on such portions of said Streets and
Avenues.
Now therefore, be it ordained by
the Mayor and Council of the City of
Liberal, Kansas;
Section 1. That Kansas Avenue,
from Fifth Street on the north to
Elm Street on the south, and Second
Street, from Pennsylvania on the
east to Grant Avenue on the west, be
specially illuminated, and that for
such purpose an additional system of
street lights be constructed, installed,
equipped and maintained on the parts
Of Streets and Avenues heretofore
described, the said lights to be of
such kind and at such intervals as
shall be hereafter fixed by the Mayor
and Council.
Section 2. The cost and expense
of constructing, installing and equip
ping such additional system of Street
lights shall be assessed against the
lots or pieces of land abutting on the
portion of Streets and Avenues des-
cribed in Section One hereof, accord
ing to the front foot thereof, and
such special assessment shall be lev
led by the City and certified by the
City Clerk to the County Clerk, to be
placed on the tax rolls for collection,
subject to the same penalties and
collected in like manner as other tax
es, but the payment of said cost and
expense is hereby authorized to be
made in ten equal installments and
for such installments improvement
bonds of the City of Liberal shall be
issued and paid as hereinafter pro-
vided. but such bonds shall not be is !
sued in excess Of the contract price. |
Section 3. For the payment of the |
cost and expense of constructing, |
insta ling, and equipping such addi-
tional system of street lights, the |
City of Liberal shall issue its i'm
provement bonds payable at the Fis-
cal Agency of the State of Kansas |
in ten equal annual installments and
bearing interest at rate of not to |
exceed Five per cent per annum, pay |
able semi-annually upon all unpaid |
amounts, and such bonds shall have |
coupons attached representing said !
interest upon unpaid sums and spec
ial assessments shall be made each |
year to pay the installment of prin- |
cipal and interest of such bonds next !
thereafter maturing and such assess !
ment shall be made upon the prop /
erty chargeable with the cost of such |
improvement and which has not paid
its pro rata part thereof, and shall
be levied and collected in the same
manner as is provided by law for the
levying and collecting of special as
sessments when no bonds are issued. !
Section 4. When the lights are so
installed, the City shall operate them
and the cost and exnense of maintain
ing and operating such additional
system of lights, and of so illuminat-
ing such street shall be paid by the
City out of the revenue derived from