The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

AN ORDINANCE authorizing and direct
Kansas, to Issue a proclamation calling
an election for the purpose of submitting
to the legal voters of said city PROPOSE
tions to construct certain improvements
in said city, and issue the bonds of said
city to pay for the construction of said
No. 2975. approved July p. 1909.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND GOUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF
Section l. The Mayor of the City of To-
directed to issue pr roc tAS iNe calling
an election to be held on Tuesday, August
q 1909 for the purpose of submitting to
SHALL THE rTQIL4ILowING BE
Shall the Mayor and Council of the
City Of Topeka be authorized to construct
foot bridge about 1855 feet in length across
me Kansas river on Kansas Avenue, IN
The city Of Topeka at the south end 10 of
row the sum of Thirty-Nine Thousand
-Four Hundred, Eleven and 100 Dollars
in that amount to pay therefor?
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
ADOPTED?
Shall the Mayor and Council of the
city of Topeka be authorized to establish
for the purpose of disposing of garba e..
stable manure and other refuse in said
city, and borrow the sum Of Seventeen
and issue the bonds of said city in that
amount to pay Therefore"
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
ADOPTED?
Shall the Mayor and Council of the City
of Topeka be authorized to construct a
steel wagon. and foot bridge about 81 feet
in length with brick flooring on concrete
five Foot WaR oT 94s
Creek on Fillmore Street in said city and
borrow the sum of Four Thousand One
Hundred and One Dollars ($4. 101. 00) and
to pay therefor"
Sec. ,. The proclamation calling said
days before the day of said election and
cia.l city paper of said city and the first
publication thereof shall be at least ten
days before the day set for holding said
Sec. g. The ballots used at said election
shall have printed thereon each of said
Set forth If a majority of the votes cast
or all Of said propositions then the Mayor
and Council shall be authorized to con-
struct each Improvement, the proposition
for which shall have received the MAORI
tY of the votes cast at said election, and
issue bonds in the amount above specified
in such proposition for the construction
issued in denominations of not less than
five hundred dollars ($50o-00) and not more
the same shall run for period of twenty
(20l years and shall bear interest at the
rate of four and one-half (41a) per cent
per annum. payable senli-annually, ana
the same shall not be sold for. less than
their face value and no commission or
compensation shall be allowed for their
sale. Before any of the said bonds shall
be issued and before any contract shall
be let for the construction of such i'm
plans and specifications there
for shall be file and approved and
adopted by the Mayor and Council and
such Improvement shall be constructed In
accordance with said plans and specifica-
tions. No contract shall be let for the
construction of such improvement to sx-
coed in cost the amount above specified
in the respective proposition therefor.
Sec. T. Said election shall be held under
and pursuant to the general election laws
closing of the polls and the selection Of
persons to serve as judges and clerks at
said election, in each of the election pre-
cincts of said city, and the canvas of
the return and the declaration of the re-
suit thereof. shall be done and carried
on at the time and in the manner as pro-
Sec. 5. Ordinance No. 2975, approved July
u 1909 entitled. "'An Ordinance authoriZ-
ing and directing the Mayor of the City
of Topeka, Kansas, to issus a proclama-
ton calling an election for the purpose
of submitting to the legal voters of said
city proposition to construct bridge
across the Kansas river on Kansas Ave-
nue. at the south end of the present Melan
Arch bridge in said city, and issue the
bonds of said city to pay for. the construc-
ton of said bridge" is hereby repealed.
Sec. s. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
ton in the official city paper.
Passed the Council August ., 1909.
Approved August 4, 1909
LSeal.1 WIN. GREEN,
Attest: c. B. BURGE, City Clerk:
First published in The Topeka State