The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-10

The council then reconvened.
Observation-Disclosures Holman, Patti
son, Stevens, Stephenson, Estlinger. Brad
ford, Burgess, Fellows and Fulton-9.
Mayor L. w. Harrison presiding. Quorum
present.
Mr.. Griggs came in and occupied his
seat
Mr.. Bradford moved that the bids for
rehoOring the Kansas avenue bridge be
opened and considered, which motion
prevailed.
The bids were then opened and read
by the city clerk in open council as fol-
lows, viz:
Bid Of L. F. A Clark 81, 673OO
Bid of J. G. " atson 81 Co... 1,59z5O
Bid of George Spalding . 1,6l9.lO
Bid of L. Meyer s. Co. 1,54S.OO
Bid of o. Swanson. .. 1.5OL25
Bid of L. V. Codington. .. 1,6SOOO
Bid of NJ. e. Mccormick - 100. 20
Bid of S. p. Hawkins - l,659O0
Bid of Furman Baker. 1,6S9.S9
Mr.. Fellows moved that the bids be re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
walks. Mr.. Ettlinger moved to amend
the motion by awarding the contract to
o. Swanson, at the price bid by him. On
roll call the motion as amended was
adopted
Mr.. Griggs offered the following:
Whereas, The city of Topeka has
heretofore duly advertised for bids for
repairing the bridge on Kansas avenue,
dCIOb6 luc AduSdS LlfcIt III a manner anu
form as provided by law, and said bids
were duly received, presented. opened
and considered by the mayor and cOun-
Gil of the city of Topeka this Sth day of
October, 1894; and whereas. Q. Swanson
is the lowest responsible bidder for
making said improvements; now, there
fore, be it resolved by the mayor and
council of said city of Topeka, that the
bid of said o. Swanson for the making of
said improvement be and hereby is
cepted. ana the mayor of said city of To-
peka is hereby authorized and directed
to enter into contract behalf of the
city of Topeka with said o. Swanson for
the repairing of said Kansas avenue
bridge in accordance with the plans and
specifications on file in the Office of the
city clerk of the said city Of Topeka;
and, be it further resolved, that said o.
Swanson be required to execute a bond
for the city of Topeka in the amount of
one thousand dollars Isl, 0O0OO). condi-
toned upon the faithful completion of
said contract, the work TO be begun on or
before the 10th day of Novem Der, 1894,
and com pleted on or before the 10Th day
Of Decem ber, 1894
On roll call the above resolution WAS
adopted by the following vote: Ayes:
Holman, Pattison, Stevens, mcpherson,
Ettlinger. Bradford, Fellows, Fulton aud
Griggs-9. No, Burgess.
Mr.. Fellows moved that the committee
on streets and walks and city engineer
be authorized to repair and tighten the
iron work Of the bridge to an amount not
to exceed 800. The motion was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Bradford moved that the bids for
the construction of sewer in district
No. II be now opened, which motion
prevailed. The clerk opened and read
the bid of c. J. Rosen, being the DULY bid
opened, 81, 5000.
MIR. Ettlinger moved to reject the bid,
80. <-ea-
only $7O4.45, which motion was adopted.
Mr.. Fellows moved that the city clerk
be instructed to re-advertise for bids for
the building of q sewer in district No. II,
which resolution prevailed
Fort Pillow post. q. A. r., submitted
the following: "Resolved by this post,
First. that we spectfuIly petition the
mayor aud city council to, by resolution
or ordinance, set apart or grant the use
of the city park to US for such celebra
ton upon the 22d of September of each
year" On motion of Mr.. Holman the
matter was laid on the table.
A communication was presented from
H. c. AtchisOn requesting permission to
erect a temporary enclosure of wood and
glass, not more than four feet in width,
On the north side of Burghart's cigar
store. Referred to the committee on
streets and walks
The following petition was presented
to the mayor and city council of the city
Of Topeka:
We, the undersigned, each being the
owner of one hundred and fifty 900 feet
frontage on that portion of Twelfth street,
in said city, hereinafter described, here
by petition your honorable body to cause
that portion of Twelfth street lying be-
tween the west line of Topeka avenue
and the west line Of Tyler street TO be
curbed and paved with Topeka vitrifed
brick.
Dated this 14th day of September, 1894
A. A. HURD,
JOAB MULvANE,
KANSAS MEDICAL COLLEGE,
By ALBERT II. HORTON,
As its President
Accompanying the petition are COM
municatiOns from J. E. Minaey and Al
bert H. Horton setting forth that the pc
tition is signed with the provision that
the street be paved of the width as
shown now by the curb line. started west
from Topeka avenue on Twelfth street.
Referred to the committee on streets and
walks.
a communication was presented from