Printable Format12-601. Cost of street improvements assessed against abutting owners. Whenever any street or avenue in any city shall be graded, regraded, paved, repaved, curbed, recurbed, guttered, reguttered, macadamized, remacadamized, or otherwise improved, the cost of such improvement shall be paid by and assessed to the property on each side of said street or avenue to the middle of the block.
History: R.S. 1923, § 12-601; December 27.
Source or prior law:
L. 1891, ch. 73, § 7; L. 1913, ch. 129, § 1; L. 1921, ch. 143, § 1.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
1953-55 survey of Kansas law, Earl B. Shurtz, 4 K.L.R. 305, 311 (1955).
1955-56 survey of Kansas law, Ferd E. Evans, Jr., 5 K.L.R. 300, 321 (1956).
1963-65 survey of municipal corporations, J. Richard Foth, 14 K.L.R. 329, 332 (1965).
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Cases construing former acts relating to grading, curbing, paving, etc. Pollock v. Kansas City, 87 Kan. 205, 123 P. 985; Kimmerle v. City of Topeka, 88 Kan. 370, 128 P. 367; Brewer v. City of Pittsburg, 91 Kan. 910, 139 P. 418; Ransom v. Minnick, 92 Kan. 953, 142 P. 934; Sutcliff v. City of Glasco, 101 Kan. 419, 166 P. 496; Smith v. City of Courtland, 103 Kan. 142, 172 P. 1027; Root v. City of Topeka, 104 Kan. 668, 180 P. 229; Dunsworth v. City of Hutchinson, 109 Kan. 538, 199 P. 89; City of St. John v. Stafford County, 111 Kan. 128, 205 P. 1033; Weigand v. City of Wichita, 111 Kan. 455, 207 P. 651.
2. Improvement initiated before revision took effect assessed as herein provided. State, ex rel., v. Davis, 116 Kan. 211, 212, 225 P. 1064.
3. Method of assessment where block bounded on one side by river considered. Atchison, T.& S.F. Rly. Co. v. City of Kingman, 122 Kan. 504, 506, 252 P. 220.
4. Method of assessing platted and unplatted land considered. Atchison, T.& S.F. Rly. Co. v. City of Hutchinson, 130 Kan. 625, 628, 287 P. 587.
5. "Block" defined; block may consist of platted lots and unplatted lands. Wilson v. City of Topeka, 168 Kan. 236, 238, 240, 212 P.2d 218.
6. Narrow strip of land between vacated street and open street not "block." Babb v. City of Wichita, 175 Kan. 148, 149, 151, 259 P.2d 581.
7. Block defined; city without power to create a fictional block; assessment invalid. Sports Center, Inc. v. City of Wichita, 176 Kan. 84, 85, 86, 269 P.2d 399.
8. Construed; city liable for entire cost of improvement, when. Overholt v. City of Ellinwood, 176 Kan. 330, 333, 270 P.2d 213.
9. Word "block" defined. Berndt v. City of Ottawa, 179 Kan. 749, 750, 751, 752, 298 P.2d 230.
10. Mentioned; word "block" as used in K.S.A. 13-1602a defined (dissenting opinion). State, ex rel., v. City of Kansas City, 181 Kan. 870, 880, 881, 317 P.2d 806.
11. Assessment of costs hereunder compared with assessment of benefits under K.S.A. 26-202. Bowers v. Gardner, 187 Kan. 720, 723, 724, 360 P.2d 17.
12. "Lot" as used herein defined; unplatted tract held not a "block." Mai v. City of Topeka, 191 Kan. 589, 590, 592, 593, 595, 383 P.2d 553.
13. Where unplatted tract cannot be considered as a "block" assessment should be levied in accordance with first proviso in K.S.A. 12-606. Mai v. City of Topeka, 191 Kan. 589, 590, 592, 593, 595, 383 P.2d 553.
14. Mentioned; city ordinance providing for paving and grading street held invalid. Terrill v. City of Lawrence, 193 Kan. 229, 234, 392 P.2d 909.
15. Application of section; term "block" considered. Colorado Oil & Gas Corp. v. City of Topeka, 196 Kan. 337, 338, 339, 340, 411 P.2d 586.
16. Section inapplicable to proceedings under K.S.A. 12-6a01 et seq. Giddings v. City of Pittsburg, 197 Kan. 777, 780, 781, 782, 421 P.2d 181.
17. Referred to in construing K.S.A. 13-10,115; creation of "fictional block" unlawful; assessment of intersection unreasonable and arbitrary. Bell v. City of Topeka, 220 Kan. 405, 410, 415, 553 P.2d 331.
18. Cited; interest income must set off expense applicable to specific project. Mallon v. City of Emporia, 11 Kan. App. 2d 494, 497, 498, 726 P.2d 1354 (1986).