Intervening street connections

12-603. Intervening street connections. Whenever any adjoining parallel streets or alleys in the city shall have been graded, guttered, curbed, paved, or macadamized, the governing body may, when they deem it necessary, grade, gutter, curb, pave or macadamize any intervening connecting street or alley, or portion thereof; and in all cases when two or more portions of any street or alley have been graded, guttered, curbed, paved, or macadamized, and intervening portions of said street or alley have not been graded, guttered, curbed, paved, or macadamized, the governing body may by resolution cause the intervening portion to be graded, guttered, curbed, paved or macadamized not to exceed two blocks, and levy special assessments to pay for the same, regardless of any protests of the property owners affected thereby. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-603; December 27. Source or prior law: L. 1899, ch. 81, § 2; L. 1903, ch. 122, § 147; L. 1911, ch. 123, § 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Similar provisions embodied in 13-1011. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Authority of city to pave regardless of protest considered. Bailey v. City of Wichita, 108 Kan. 282, 283, 194 P. 928. Modified: 108 Kan. 854, 196 P. 1070. 2. Connecting improvement may begin at end of other improvement. Milling Co. v. Junction City, 98 Kan. 253, 254, 157 P. 1174. 3. Statute not unconstitutional, although it amends other laws by implication. Milling Co. v. Junction City, 98 Kan. 253, 255, 157 P. 1174. 4. City officers proceeding lawfully cannot be interfered with by injunction. Fairchild v. City of Holton, 101 Kan. 330, 333, 166 P. 503. 5. Authority of city officers under this section fully considered. Fairchild v. City of Holton, 101 Kan. 330, 333 166 P. 503. 6. City may pave intervening portion regardless of protests. Bailey v. City of Wichita, 108 Kan. 282, 284, 194 P. 928. Modified: Bailey v. City of Wichita, 108 Kan. 854, 196 P. 1070. 7. City has implied power to pass ordinance changing name of streets. Brown v. City of Topeka, 146 Kan. 974, 977, 74 P.2d 142. 8. Strip of land between vacated street and open street not intersection. Babb v. City of Wichita, 175 Kan. 148, 152, 259 P.2d 581. 9. K.S.A. 12-602 requires comparison of persons or area in two adjoining block segments by either resolution or petition method. Barrows v. City of Ness City, 9 Kan. App. 2d 225, 228, 676 P.2d 1285 (1984); 235 Kan. 818, 683 P.2d 1267 (1984). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026