The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-13
LEGAL

IEUALS
Drive south of Laurel street, in said city?
| SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
| ADOPTED?
''Shall the Mayor and Board of Com
missioners of The City of Topeka, Kan
sas, be authorized to construct a rein
forced concrete arch wagon bridge, eigh-
| teen QS) feet long and sixty 600 feet wide,
said city, at a cost of One Thousand Four
Hundred Dollars 81, 10000?
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
ADOPTED?
Shall the Mayor and Board of Com
missoners of The City of Topeka, Kan
sas. be authorized to borrow the sum of
| One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars
| Isl, 10000, and issue the bonds of said city
| in that amount, to pay for the construc-
| ton of a reinforced concrete arch wagon
bridge, eighteen QS) feet long and sixty
(60) feet wide. over BiddIe Creek on Tenth
avenue, in said city,
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
ADOPTED?
Shall the Mayor and Board of Com
missioners of The City of Topeka, Kansas.
! be authorized to construct a reinforced
concrete arch wagon and foot bridge, one
hundred thirty Q30) feet long and twenty
/ five (25) feet wide, with a twenty (20) foot
| roadway and one ID five 90 foot walk
over Shunganunga Creek on Davies street
in said city at a cost of Six Thousand
Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars Cse,s5O.0Ol %
ADOPTED
Shall the Mayor and Board of Com
missioners of The City of Topeka, Kan
sas, be authorized to borrow the sum of
lars ($6 $4,000, and issue the bonds of
said city in that amount, to pay for the
wagon and foot bridge, one hundred thirty
Q30l feet long and twenty-five (25) feet
wide, with a twenty (20 foot roadway ara
one % five 90 foot walk, over Shunga-
nunga Creek on Davies street, in said
city?''
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
"ShaI the Mayor and Board of Com
miSSioners of The City of Topeka Kan
sas, be authorized to construct rein
forced concrete arch wagon bridge forty
(4O feet long and twenty (20) feet wide over
Butcher Greek on Twenty-first street. in
said city, at a cost of One Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars Cs1,5O0OO) -
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
ADOPTED?
"Shall the Mayor and Board of Com
mlsSioners of The City of Topeka Kan
sas, be authorized to borrow the sum of
One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
t$l,5Ot-UO, and issue the bonds of said city
IN that amount, to pay for the construc-
ton of a reinforced concrete arch wagon
bridge, forty (40) feet long and twenty 900
feet wide, over Butcher Greek on Twenty
first street, in said city?"
The ballots used at said election snail
nave printed thereon each of said pro-
positions IN words and figures as above
set forth
If a majority of the votes cast at said
election shall be in favor of any or all
of said propositions authorizing the con
struction of said bridges, then the Mayor
and Board of Commissioners of said City
Of Topeka shall be authorized to construct
each such bridge. the proposition for the
construction of which shall have received
the majority of the votes cast at such
election.
If a majority of the votes cast at said
election shall be in favor of any. or ALL
of said propositions authorizing the Dor
rowing of money and the issuing of bonds
of said city of Topeka to pay for the con
struction of said bridges then the Mayor
and Board of Commissioners of said city
shall be authorized to borrow money and
issue the bonds Of said city, in the amount
specified in each of said propositions so
receiving the majority of the votes cast
at such election, and use said money to
pay for the construction of said bridges
Said bonds shall be issued in denomina-
lions of not less than five hundred dol
lars (S500O0) nor more than one thousand
dollars ($1,OOo0O), and the same shall run
for period of twenty 900 years and shall
bear interest at the rate of four and one
half per centum $3.50 per annum. pay
able seDniannually, and such bonds 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 of the contracts shall be let for the
construction of any of said bridges, plans
and specifications therefor shall be
file and approved and adopted by the
Mayor and Board of Commissioners and
such bridges shall be constructed in ac-
cordance with said plans and specifica-
construction of any of such bridges to
exceed in cost the amount above specified
in the respective proposition therefor.
All legally qualified voters of The City
of Topeka. Kansas, both male and female,
are entitled to vote at said election.
Said election shall be held under and
pursuant to the general election laws of
the State of Kansas: the polls shall be
opened at O'Clock a. NJ. in the several
voting precincts in said city and shall
not be closed until seven o'clock p n
of said day; and the selection of persons
to serve as judges and clerks at said cleo
ton, in each of the election precincts of
said city, and the canvass of the returns
and the declaration of the result thereof,
shall be done and carried on al the time
and in the manner provided by law.
In witness Whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand, this 5th day of September,
1912.
TSeal1 J. 3. Billiard.
Mayor of The City Of Topeka, Kansas.
Attest: c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk of The City Of Topeka, Kansas.