The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-01
legal.

III. II
of Commissioner Tandy, approved as
read.
An Ordinance regulating the operation
of street railways in the CITY OF Iopeha
and providing penalties for the violation
thereof was presented by Commissioner
Stotts for first reading. -
Communication from j. K. MulVaiie'
president, The Topeka Free Pubic LII
brary, submitting the names or A. "A.
GODDARD Albert T. Reid and Joab Mulvane
fer disappointment as Directors of the 10,
peka Free Public Library. was presented
and read The appointment was conilfnleu
by the following vote: Ayes, Commission
ers Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy anu
Mayor Billiards..
Commissioner Miller offered the follow
ing amendment to the specifications Gov
ering the addition to the City water
Works Pumping Station: Monthly esu-
the contractor every thirty DAYS, and
ninety per cent Cs0qo of the work done
snail be allowed the contractor Inc
above amendment was approved by ths
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone. Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billiards..
ending February IS, 1913 was presented.
read and, on motion of CommlssloneT
Miller recommended to be allowed, anu
paid from funds, as follows; ~ -
General Improvement Fund --..-.SlZl--Y
An Ordinance appropriating money out
presented for first reading: An emer-
2ency being declared in writing by the
mayor, the ordinance was taken an up 10 la,
AND al1.di On senarate motion, adopted. Or
roll call, the ordinance was passed by ire
Bone. Miller. Stotts and Tandy and mayor
BiIlard-5. The title was read and ap-
proved.
Estimate of the city engineer A r.
Young, of the cost of constructing founda-
, lions for pump to be installed at the CITY
Water Works Pumping sta5lon IN a ens
approved by the following vote: Ayes;
Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
Bid for the construction of the founda-
tons for the pump to be installed at the
City water works Pumping Station was
received from The Topeka Bridge & Iron
CO. in the sum of s., $4,000. Said bid be-
ing above the estimate, Commissioner
Miller moved that the same be rejected
and the certified check returned to the
bidder which motion prevailed.
No further business appearing. on iivd mo,
took a recess until $50 o'clock p. m,
2:so O'clock p. M. having arrived; COM
mission convened with the following
commissioners present: Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billard-5.
of the cost of repaving Jackson street
from the north line of 4th street TO the
C. r. l. & p railway tracks, was pre-
scented, read and Commissioner Tandy
moved that the same be approved, which
motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts
and randy and Mayor Billiards..
Estimate of A. r. Young, city engineer
of the cost of paving certain streets, ave
nues and alleys with brick during the
year 1913, was presented. read and Com
missioner Tandy moved that the same be
approved, whicb motion prevailed by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billiards..
Bids on the repaving of Jackson street
from the north line of Fourth street TO
the c. R I. & P. railway tracks, were
received from the following:
no. foI r u
ing Co., by N. S. Wear, vice-president
and H. n. Guy secretary,
r. L. Gordon e. CO., by r. L. Gordon,
The Kaw Paving Company, by H. A.
Kingsley, Manager,
James Stanton, Leavenworth. Kansas.
Olson & Schmidt, by E. P. Olson and
Oscar H. Schmidt, St Joseph, Mo-
o. G. Chaplin Leavenworth Kansas,
". S. Fulton, Topeka. Kansas.
Walton W. Gilmore, Topeka, Kansas,
Richie Bros:s by c. A Richie, Topeka,
Kansas.
contract be awarded to Richie Bros,
they being the lowest bidder and within
the city engineers estimate, which motion
prevailed by the following vote: Ayes,
Commissioners Bone. Miller, Stotts ard
Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
Bids on the paving with brick of certain
streets avenues and alleys during the
year 1913 were received from the follow
ing:
Walton w. Gilmore. Topeka, Kansas.
Richie Bros, by c. A Richie Topeka,
Kansas.
Kaw Paving Company, by H. A. Kings
ley, Manager
James stanton Leavenwortl. Kansas,
The Capital City Vitrified Brick & Paw
ing Co, by N. s. Wear. vice-pres1dent,
and H. N Guy, secretary,
Olson & Schmidt, by E. P. Olson AMI
Oscar H. Schmidt. St. Joseph, Mo.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
contract be awarded to Richie Bros.
they being the lowest bidder and within
the city engineers estimate, which
ton prevailed by the following vote
AYES Commissioners Bone Miller Stotts
and Tandy and Mayor BILLIARDS..
Commissioner Stotts moved that ii.e
checks of the unsuccessful bidders be re
turned to the respective parties, the mo
ton prevailing.
No further business appearing, on mo
ton of Commissioner Stotts commission
adjourned to meet at 2:3o o'clock D. m
Friday, February 3, 1913.
TSeal.1 c. B. BURGE.
City Clerk.
Unpublished in The Topeka State journal
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