The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-27
Published in The Topeka State Journal
July q, 1911
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
GREETINGS

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber Topeka, Kansas,
Tuesday, July %, 1911. The city commits
sion met in regular adjourned session at
O'Clock a. m, with the following COM
m1sSionerS present: Commissioners Bone,
Miller and Stotts-3- Absent. Commits
sioner Tandy-1. Mayor Billiard in the
chair.
Protest against the paving of Lawrence
street from the south line OF Sixth avenue
by John L. Slatten and a number of 9TH
ers. was presented, read and referred to
Commissioner OF Streets and Public I'M
provements.
engineer, reporting the number of feet of
property fronting on the portion of Kan
sas avenue between First avenue and
Tenth avenue to be benefited by the
special illumination, was presented, read
and filed.
Communication, signed by the Seymour
Packing Co., and number of Others
asking the city TO maintain efficient flood
gates and pumping apparatus at the diff
ferent sewer outlets. through and under
the South Side leVee for the purpose of
during periods of high water so that the
water cannot run back through the
sewers, was presented, read and, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, referred to
the city engineer.
Plumbers Bond of The Mood Plumbing
and Heating Company, in the sum of Two
Thousand Dollars, given by the National
Surety Company of New York, was pre-
scented and approved by the following
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller,
Stotts and Mayor Billard-4. Absent,
Commissioner Tandy-1.
Bond OF the Arcade Electrical COnstruc-
ton Company of Kansas City, Mo, in the
sum of One Thousand Dollars, given by
the United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company of Baltimore, Nd, was present
ed and approved by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller and
Stotts and Mayor Billiards.. Absent,
Commissioner Tandy-1.
An ordinance amending section of
Ordinance No. 1854, approved June 8, 1911,
relating to the apportoning and levying
of a special assessment on certain lots
and pieces of ground in The City of To-
peka, Shawnee County, Kansas, to pay
the cost of curbing and paving certain
streets and avenues and of paving certain
alleys in said city, and repeating original
section of said ordinance, presented tC
commission on July a. 1911, was taken
up for second reading. Each section was
read and, on separate motion, adopted.
On roll call, the ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Ayes, Commission
ers Bone, Miller and Stotts and Mayor
Billiard. Absent Commissioner Tandy-
1. The title was read and approved.
Bids for, the construction and installa-
ton of the Great White Way on Kansas
Avenue from First avenue to Tenth ave-
nue., were received from the following:
E. L. OveringtOn Engineering Supply
Kansas
H. B. Howard Electrical Supply Co., by
H. B. Howard, Pres, Topeka, Kansas.
Machinists Electrical Co, by J. A.
Mercer, Mangr., Topeka, Kansas.
| On motion Of Commissioner Miller, q
recess was taken until 200 o'clock D. m.
Commissioner Bone moved that the con-
tract for the installation of the Great
White Way" be awarded to the Z. l.
Overton Engineering and Supply Com
pany, Topeka, Kansas; the Flour City
pole to be specified in the contract as per
sample of pole on the west side of kan
sas avenue, between Sixth avenue and
Seventh street, which motion prevailed by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone and Stotts and Mayor Billiards.
Noes, Commissioner Miller. Absent
Commissioner Tandy-1
No further business appearing, on mo-
| ton Of Commissioner Miller, commission
| adjourned TO meet at 500 o'clock a. m,
Thursday, July q, 1911.
| LSeaLl G. B. BURGE, City Clerk,