The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-23
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shall begin on the 1st day of October OF
each ca ha year and END on the 18th day Of May
railway shall not exceed fives cents eacn
va including the entire distance to Gage
Park line to all connecting lines which
Ayes, Commissioners Bone. Newland, Por-
ter and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5. Com
missioner Bone futher moved the adoption
of the section as amended, which motion
prevailed by the following vote: Ayes.
Commissioners Bone, Newland, Porter and
Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5. Section
was read and Commissioner Bone moved
that it be amended and made to read as
granting of said franchise. The Topeka
the date of the acceptance hereof, as here
tba pF9yded Fay into the the city treasury of
five (25.oO) in cash, and as an additional
compensation for the granting of this
its successors and assigns. shall annually
during the existence of this franchise
Pay 81 in Ton. the Tho treasury r5 of the
$1,000. And as additional consideration
for the granting. of this franchise, said
The Topeka Railway Company. its sue
cessors and assigns, shall. without charge,
allow the City of Topeka to place neces-
sary eIoss-arms on its poles, southwark
westerly on Eighth avenue to Gage
1 Park, and ID to Up place and carry its wires
current for the sole purpose of lighting
Gage Park and the street intersections
peka agrees to save The Topeka Railway
Company harmless from any and all
dfamage to persons or properly resultlng
operation of said transmission line by the
City of Topeka on the poles of The To
peka Railway Company, and agrees, at
its own expense, to defend all suits and
claims that may be brought made by
reason thereof and to reimburse said The
pense it may sustain in defending any
such claims or suits; and the City of To-
q n
arms on the poles of The Topeka Railway
Company at such point as shall be desig-
mated by The Topeka Railway Company,
and that the wires carried thereon shall
be maintained so that they shall at all
the wires and cables of The Topeka Rail-
way Company, or any other company that
may acquire rights on said poles, and that
in safe and proper condition; and as
further consideration for the granting of
this franchise said The Topeka Railway
Company shall, before beginning the con-
struction of any of the lines of railway
herein authorized, pay into the city treas
cost assessed against property owners for
the pavement now laid in the right-of-way
for the use and benefit and to be paid
over and distributed to those who at the
treasury shall be the owners of the prop
erty along said streets which was assessed
nrnn Ig and ~, The sans basis as the
original cost was determined and as
SeSSed; the amount to be paid, In case OF
disagreement to be determined by the
Board of Commissioners of said city, and
the payment and distribution thereof to be
under the supervision and direction of said
Board of Commissioners; the payment of
said money to be in full settlement with
the City of Topeka. under the second sub
division of section s of said ordinance No
24G7 for all materials taken up and used
in said streets by said company which
motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes Commissioners Bone, Newland, Por-
ter and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
Commissioner Bone further moved the
adoption of the section as amended, which
motion prevailed by the following vote:
ter and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5. Sec
ton was read and Commissioner Bone
moved that it be amended by substituting
ten QO) days" for thirty C3O) days,
which motion prevailed by the FOLLOWING
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone. New
land. Porter and Tandy and Mayor Cot
ran-5. Commissioner Bone further moved
that the section be adopted as amended
which motion prevailed by the following
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone, New
land, Porter and Tandy and Mayor Cof-
ran-5. Section 8 was read and adopted
nv the following vote: Ayes, Commission
ers Bone, Newland. Porter and Tandy
and Mayor Cofran-5. The ordinance was
then passed by the following vote: Ayes,
Commissioners Bone, Newland. Porter
and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5- The
title was read and approved
40 further business appearing, on mo-
tion of Commissioner Tandy. commission
adjourned to meet at nine o'clock a M.
Thursday, July "a, 1913.
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