The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-30
RESOLUTION No. 1895

Declaring it necessary to improve Allen
Avenue, from Benninghofen Avenue to
Madison Avenue, in the City OF Ham
iIton, Ohio, by grading and gravelling
the roadway thereof and constructing
sidewalks, curb and cutters on both
sides of said street where necessary
WHEREAS, the owners of more than
sixty per cent of the foot frontage of
nroperty on Allen Avenue, from Ben
ninghofen Avenue to Madison Avenue,
in the City of Hamilton Ohio, have Pc
titioned in writing for the improvement
Of said street between the points named,
by grading and gravelling the roadway
thereof and constructing sidewalks, curb
and cutters on both sides of said street
where necessary, and that the entire cost
of the Improvement including city'S por-
tion costs such as advertising, engineer
ing, inspection stakes, etc, be assessed
by the foot frontage upon the lots and
lands bounding and abutting upon said
Allen Avenue, from Bennlnghofen Ave
nue. to Madison Avenue.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RE.
SOLVED, by the Council of the City of
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio:
SECTION 1: That it is necessary and
conducive to the public health, conven-
ience and welfare that Allen Avenue,
from Benninghofen Avenue to Madison
Avenue, in the City of Hamilton, Ohio,
be improved by grading and gravelling
the roadway thereof and constructing
sidewalks, curb and cutters on both
SECTION II: That the grade of said
street when improved shall be as fol-
lows:
NORTH CURB GRADE:
Beginning at the east line of Ben
ninghofen Avenue at elevation 97.07;
thence M @ east M on a descending grade of o.24
feet in 100 feet for 395 feet to elevation
of 9611 at the west line of Madison
Avenue.
SOUTH CURB GRADE:
Beginning at the east line of Benning-
hofen Avenue at elevation $685.; thence
east on a descending grade of 0.24 feet
in 100 feet for 395 feet to elevation $500
at the west line of Madison Avenue.
SECTION III: That the plans, speci-
fications estimates and profiles of the
proposed improvement heretofore pre-
pared by the City Engineer and now on
file in the office of the Director of Public
Works, in the City of Hamilton Ohio,
be and the same are hereby adopted and
approved.
SECTION w: That the whole cost of
said Improvement shall be assessed by
the foot frontage upon the following de-
Scribed lots and lands, to-Wft: all lots
and lands bounding and abutting upon
the proposed improvement, which said
lots and lands are hereby determined to
be specially benefited by said improve
ment, and the cost shall include the ex-
pense of preliminary and other surveys
and of printing and publishing the no.
tices, resolutions and ordinances re-
quired, and the serving of said notices.
and the cost of construction, together
with interest on bonds or notes issued
in anticipation Of the collection of de-
ferred assessments and all other neces-
sary expenditures.
SECTION ": That the assessments so
to be levied shall be paid in ten annual
installments with interest on deferred
payments at the same rate of interest
as shall be borne by the bonds to be
issued in anticipation of the collection
thereof, providing the owner of any
property assessed may at his option pay
such assessment in cash within thirty
days after the passage of the assessing
ordinance
SECTION VI: That notes or bonds,
either or both, of the City OF Hamilton,
Ohio, shall be issued in anticipation of
the collection Of assessments by install
SECTION VII: That the entire cost of
said Improvement, including the cost of
etc, together with the cost
of any real estate or interest therein
purchased or appropriated and the cost
and expense of any appropriation pro-
ceedings therefor, and the damages
awarded any owner of adjoining land
and interest therein and the cost and
expense of such award shall be paid by
special assessments.
SECTION VIII: This resolution shall
be certified to the Director of Finance,
who shall thereupon proceed to make an
report in accordance with
the method of assessment as provided
for in the charter of the City of Ham
ilton, Ohio.
take effect and be In force from and