The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-06
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| June 6, 1901
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CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber Topeka. Kansas.
June 3. 1910. The City Commission met i'm
m u.a ar. adjourned session at o'clock a..
present: Bone, Holman, Miller and Tan
oy Tha f Mayor Billiard in the chair.
Eandy wa adoesea ed By
-; WI Lnotion, an emergency being declared
" ..W Wits E by the S,, Mayor;
.eIed INTO contract with the City of To-
peha. on the 18th day of July 1909 to
e eud ct certain sidewalks in said City
sIu sald contract provides that the con-
soructlon of said sidewalks shall be fully
eo Wp9e4 by January l, 1910; and
and neglected to complete tbe corl Iarleo
tlon of said sidewalks by JANUARY i 1e10
ntau mas oeen guilty of unusual and un-
OF; and, ~
so WHEREAS. said contract provides that
Of Topeka. the sum of $500 Der day as
iliquioated damages for each and every
fixed ai ii the expiration Of the time limit
mas been fully completed; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Topeka has
o oeen put to extra expense for inspectors
Gnu engineering by reason of said DELAY
i;n the residents on the streets along the
h INES OF said unconstructed sidewalks have
MADE frequent demands upon the CITY
OIlclais to hasten the completion of said
SAOCW dlkS, now, therefore.
BE IT RESOLVED BY TH4r MAYOR
A 54fy BOARD OF COMMISSIONER OF
InE CITY OF TOPEKA: That said
against said Walton w. Gilmore and thar
the City Engineer be, and he is, hereby
directed to deduct from each successive
gilmore, the total amount of said penalty
Que at the time said estimate is pre-
par a; and that that the City Engineer be.
OF Or, this resolution upon said Walton w
The following resolution, presented by
Commissioner Tandy, was, on his own mo-
o1on, adopted, an emergency being de-
II EEaEsing goS by The RifcS May0T
a contract with the. City of Topeka on
the 18th day of-April, 1909, to grade, roll
said contract provides that the said public
improvements shall be fully completed by
January l, 1910; and,
W dEREAS. said contractor has failed
and neglected to complete the said public
improvements by January l, 1870 and has
9een guilty of unusual and unnecessary
oelay IN the construction thereof; and,
WHEREAS, said contract provides that
sald contractor shall forfeit to the City
i1quidated damages for each and every
DAY after the expiration of the time limit
fixed in said contract until the said work
has been fully completed; and
WHEREAS the City of Topeka has
oeen put to extra expense for inspectors
and engineering by reason of said delay
ana the residents on the streets where
SAID pubic improvements have not been
completed have been put to great incon-
Ven1ence and have made frequent demands
upon the City Officials to hasten the com
pietlon of said public improvements; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF Topeka: That said pen
atty of $1,000 per day be enforced against
said John Richie and that the City En-
g1neer be, and he is, hereby directed to
deduct from each successive monthly esti-
amount of said penalty due at the time
said estimate is prepared; and that the
City Engineer be, and he is, hereby di-
upon said John Richie
The following. resolution, presented by
Commissioner Tandy, was, on his own
motion, adopted, an emergency being de-
clared in writing by the Mayor:
WHEREAS, r. S Gilfillan & Son en-
peka on the 22nd day of March, 1903, to
grade, oil and pave certain streets in said
city and said contracts provides that the
completed by December 1, 1909; and,
WHEREAS, said contractors have fail
public improvement by December l. 1909,
and have been guilty of unusual and un-
necessary delay in the construction there
WHEREAS, said. contract provides that
said contractors shall forfeit to the City
liquidated damages for each and every
day after the expiration of the time limit
fixed in said contract until the said work
has been fully completed; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Topeka has
been put to extra expense for inspectors
and engineering by reason of said delay
and the residents on the streets where
said public improvements have not been
completed have been put to great incon-
mands upon the City Officials to hasten
the completion of said public improve
m srt RI no y 5,t ther HS Nv TIN v,
AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF TOPEKA: That said pen
said r. S. Giifillan & Son and that the
City Engineer be, and he is, hereby di-
rected to deduct from each successive
monthly estimate allowed said r. s. Gill
fillan & Son, the total amount of said
penalty due at the time said estimate is
prepared; and that the City Engineer be,
and he is, hereby directed to serve a copy
Of Of, this resolution upon said r. S. Gill
Communication from w. s. Fulton. City
Engineer, presenting plans and specifica-
lions for building extention to Sewer Dis
trict No. Is, was presented, read and. on
motion of Commissioner Holman, the
plans and specifications were approved.
The Mayor appointed J. H. Squires, t.
ers for the extension of Sewer District
No. Is, which appointment was confirmed
by the following vote: Ayes, Commission
Mayor Billard-5.
Commissioner Holman moved that the
City Clerk be instructed to advertise for
No. IS, bids to be on file in the City
Clerks Office by o'clock a. m, Monday,
June 13, which motion prevailed.
Communication from Mrs. J. NJ. Leeper,
asking permission for plumber to open
pavement to put in gas service at No.
III West Sixth street. was presented,
read and, on motion of Commissioned
Tandy, the request granted.
Communication from C. o. Wilmarth,
President of Firemen's Relief Association,
reporting the appropriations made from
the funds of the Association, was present
ed. read and motion n iSci or or
Miller, the action of the Board approved.
Reports of Plumbing Inspector for May,
Police Judge for May. Dog Officer for
May, Weighmaster for May. Plumbing
Board for May. Superintendent of Electric
Lights for April and March, License Col.
lector for May, Electrical Inspector for
May and Inspector of Weights and Meas
ures for second half of May, We're pre-
scented, read and, on motion of Commits