The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-26
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November &c, 1909. ]
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL Chamber, Topeka. Kansas

~NOfSdioeT 20 lSU9.
oFFTT SL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber. Topeka; Kansas.
Council met in special session n ~; sYus
70 call, with the following Councilmen
Fraser. Howard, Hughes Jordan Miiier
| simpson. Stanley and Tandy-l1. Absent.
I tba nhai r lamar Mayor Green N
read and is in words and figures as fol-
lows RSns.t to-Ndt: Mayors ,offIce, Topeka
bers of the City Council: You are hereby
nnoufied that a special meeting of the City
Goq me OF the City Of Topeka will be held
tuesday evening. November %, 1868, at
aeo O'clock p. M. for the purpose of con-
sldering and passing an Ordinance chang
ing the license tax on transient mer-
caants; and authorizing the construction
OF q HOOD gate on Shunganunga Creek
said City; approving Engineers estimates
Tor calsomining, painting and vanishing
awarding contract for painting, varnish-
ditoriqm: ~ WITNESS WHEREoF. I
year first above written. VIM. Green,
Mayor Attest: C.. Burge, City Clerk
AN ORDINANCE amending section AZ
OF Ordinance No. 1884 being an ordinance
relating to and providing for the levy and
presented by Councilman Blakely. On mo-
suspended, an emergency declared and the
orSdinance taken up for immediate con-
sideratlon, Each section was read and
on separate motion adopted. Being placed
on final reading the ordinance was pass
ed by the following vote: Ayes, Council
dan, Stanley and Tandy-7 Noes none
Absent, Councilmen Fraser, Howard, Ian
nan nan Miller and Simpsons. The title was
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Tandy, was on his own mo-
cd ~I~r =
Council of the City of Topeka, that the
street commissioner be and he is hereby
d dia to build and place in operation a
Ilood gate on 1.-The west side of Topeka
Avenue at Shunganunga Creek"
Councilmen Stanley. Blakely and Tandy
to open bids received for calsomining,
PRaa BAN ssr and vanishing the auditorium
oBrien and A c. Hughes and Company.
After carefully considering the various
ton, adopted; ITO the Hon. Mayor and
pointed to open BIDS for the cas %n1h ng
painting vanishing and plastering of the
auditorium report that we recommend the
| $4,000 being the lowest bid be accepted,
and if said A. C. Hughes and Company
shall fail within three days from this date
said work, then we recommend that the
bid of Hughes and Bradley: the next
lowest bidders, in the sum of S614.50, be
accepted E. F. Stanley, c. G. Blakely
and w. 6. Tandy, tellers.
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Stanley was, on motion,
adopted: Resolved, that the contract for
vanishing. calsomining, painting and plas-
tering the inside of the auditorium be,
and the same is hereby awarded to A.
G. Hughes and Company for the sum of
$4,000, and that the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to execute a contract
for and ON behalf of the City of Topeka
with said A. C. Hughes and Company for
the calsomining, painting and plastering
of the inside of the auditorium according
to the proposal of said A c. Hughes and
Company, and the plans and specifica-
tons therefor, and If said A. c. Hughes
and Company shall fail within three days
from this date to enter into contract with
the City for said work, that the bid of
Hughes and Bradley. the next lowest bid
ders. in the sum of s6145O be accepted and
that the Mayor enter into contract with
said Hughes and Bradley
No further business appearing on mo-
tion Council adjourned.
ISeal1 c. B. BURGE.
City Clerk.