The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-16
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Published in The Topeka State journal
February 10, 1921
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
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CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas.
Thursday, February Is, 1912. The city
commission met in regular adjourned ses-
sion at 200 clock a.. M. with the follow
ing commissioners present: Commission
ers Bone Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4.
Mayor Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of February
T. 1872 were presented, read and, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, approved as
written up by the clerk.
Communication from H NJ. WaShburn,
relative to the gas condition during the
month of January, was presented, read
and referred to the mayor.
Communication from J. r. Ramsey,
submitting a bill in the sum of $302.50 for
overcharge on repairing asphalt on White
Way contract, was presented, read and,
on motion of Commissioner Tandy, placed
on file.
Two deeds from George NJ. Maths and
wife, of Champaign County Illinois. rep
resenting the Topeka Railway Company,
conveying to the City of Topeka tract
of land sixty-SiX feet wide between the
south line of Twenty-first Street and the
north line of Twenty-secOnd Street in the
City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas,
were presented and. on motion of Com
missioner Miller, accepted.
Reports of the Food Inspector and the
Inspector of Weights and Measures for
the month of January. 1912, were pre-
scented, read and filed
An Ordinance taking certain plated and
certain unplatted territory into the City
L
ritory to and making the same part OF
said city, defining and declaring the en-
tire boundary OF said city as changed by
the addition of said territory and adding
wards Of said city was presented for first
reading.
An Ordinance providing for the issue
of bonds to the amount of Seventy-five
Thousand Dollars (S75, 10000 for the pur-
pose of refunding certain bonds of the
City of Topeka. Kansas. was presented
for first reading.
Communication from A r. Young, city
engineer submitting plans profiles and
specifications for the 1912 grading, cul b
ing and paving in the City of Topeka
was presented and read. Said plans, pro
files and specifications were approved by
the following vote: Ayes. Commissioners
Bone. Miller. Stotts and Tandy aad
Mayor Billard-5.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
emergency work being done by the city
be continued during the remainder Of
February and the month of March. il
necessary to relieve the distress, which
motion prevailed.
Commissioners Tandy presented the
names of r. NJ. McGaW, L. r. Lane and
B. NJ. Dreisbach for appointment as ap-
praisers in the matter of the grading,
curbing and paving for the year 1872.
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billiards..
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
bids for brick pavement. with the excep-
ton of West Curtis Street, said bids to
be file in the office of the city clerk by
200 o'clock p. M, February p, 1872; and,
that the city clerk be further authorized
to insert in the advertisement that a GER
titled check in the sum of Seven Thousand
Dollars must accompany each bid: also.
that the time to finish said work will be
November 18TH 1912; and, that the city
engineer be instructed to insert in the
bidding sheet Seven Thousand Dollars
a -
The above motion prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes. Commissioners Bone,
Miller. Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Bill
lard-5.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
city clerk be authorized to advertise for
bids for the paving with brick OF West
Curtis Street. from Kansas Avenue to
the c. r. I. & p. right-of-way, said bids
to be on file in the office of the city clerk
by 200 O'Clock p NJ. February .. 1917;
and that the city clerk be further au-
thorized to insert in the advertisement
that a certified check in the sum Of Five
Dollars must accompany each
bid: also. that the time to finish said
work will be November 18th, 1872; and,
that the city engineer be instructed TO
insert in the bidding sheet, Five Hundred
Dollars as the amount of the cerUtied
check The above motion prevailed by
the following vote: Ayes. Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billiards..
plat of Lakin Addition to the City OF
Topeka was presented and approved by !
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller Stotts and Tandy and Mayer
Billiards.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
citv clerk be instructed to write letter
to ". c. Carswen of the western Union
Celagraph Company asking him to state
10 the Board of Commissioners in writing
at their next Monday morning meeting,
lust what has been done and what tney
intend to do about the poles on Kansas
Avenue, which motion prevailed
No further business appearing, on mo-
ion of Commissioner Stotts, commission
TSeaJ1 c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk