The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-05-04
First Published May a, 1929
ORDINANCE No All

First Published May a, 1871
ORDINANCE NO, 311
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
THE GRADING, CURBING, GUT
TERING AND PAVING OF PER-
SHING AVENUE BETWEEN
THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE
OF OHIO STREET ON THE
SOUTH AND THE NORTH
BOUNDARY LINE OF SEVENTH
STREET ON THE NORTH; PRO-
VIDNG FOR THE LETTING OF
THE CONTRACT; AND PROVID-'
ING FOR THE COSTS AND Elk
PENSE THEREOF AND THE
MANNER OF PAYMENT.
WHEREAS, a petition has been
presented to the Mayor and Coun-
Gil of the City of Liberal, Kansas,
signed by more than fifty per cent
of the resident property owners,
owning property fronting or abut-
ting upon Pershing Avenue between
the south boundary line of Ohio
Street on the south and the north
boundary line of Seventh Street on
the north, praying that that portion
of Pershing Avenue herein set forth
be graded, curbed. guttered and
paved, and,
WHEREAS. said petition has been
granted therefore,
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAY
OR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LIBERAL, KANSAS:
Section 1. That it is necessary and
expedient that Pershing Avenue, be-
tween the south boundary line of
Ohio Street on the south and the
north boundary line of Seventh
Street on the north in City of Lib
eral, Kansas, be paved with brick on
a concrete base or with such material
as the Mayor AMI Council may here
matter designate and select as here
matter provide |, according to the
specifications of the City Engineer
as hereinafter provided for, said
Avenue to be paved for such width
as the Mayor and Council may
hereinafter determine, providing
that the intersections of the streets
and alleys the pavement shall ex-
tend to the properly line of said
streets and alleys.
Section 2. 1t is necessary and
hereby ordered that Pershing Ave-
nue., between the limits described in
section one herecf, be curbed and
guttered on both sides thereof with
cement curbing and guttering, ac-
cording to the specifications of the
City Engineer as hereinafter pro-
vided for, the curb part thereof to
be five inches in thickness and the
gutter part thereof to be twenty |
four inches more or less from the +
back edge of such curb to the paw
ing line of such street, and the lot
edges of such curbing shall be set a
distance from the center of such
street as the Mayor and Council
shall hereinafter determine, provid
ed, that at the intersection of
streets and alleys said curb and gut
ter shall return to the lot line Of
said streets and avenues so improved.
Section 8. On the passage and
publication of this ordinance the
Mayor and Council shall designate
three disinterested householders who
after having taken an oath to faith
fully and impartially perform their
duties, shall within ten days
after notification of their APP
pointment proceed to appraise
the lots and parcels of ground
liable to taxation for such improve
ment, which appraisement shall be
to the Mayor and Council
at their first regular meeting after
the same shall have been completed,
and the Mayor and Council shall
thereupon appoint and designate a
day and hold a special all-day ses- |
lion for the purpose Of hearing any ]
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