The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March 20, 1851
HOUSE BILL No. 912.

HOUSE BILL No. 912.
AN ACT validating the claim of the Con-
solfdated Electric Light and Power Com
pany for electricity furnished in Kansas
| City, Kansas, for the period from April,
1910, to date of installation of the
municipal light plant in said city, upon
the terms and conditions therein fixed.
Section 1. That upon the execution by
Power Company. it's successor, r. J.
| Durham and Ford f. Harvey, the re-
Company, or their successors, of an agree
ment with the city of Kansas City, Kan
sas, to the effect that the said receivers of
! the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
| will contribute one-third 0-3) of the cost
| of constructing viaduct on Eighteenth
point near Muncie Boulevard to a point
near Delaware Avenue in said city, the said
city of Kansas City, Kansas, is authorized
to audit and allow the claims of the Con-
solidated Electric Light and Power Com
pany for electricity furnished for street
1910, until the Installation of the municipal
light plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Said
claims are not to exceed in the aggregate
fifty-five thousand dollars (S55, 000O).
Said claims so authorized to be allowed
are validated upon the performance of the
conditions herein fixed and the city of
Kansas City upon the payment by the re-
ceivers of the street railway company OF
their successors, of one-third G-3) of the
cost of said structure is authorized to is
sue its negotiable bonds equal in amount
to said claims. Said bonds shall be pay
annual installments, the first installment to
mature in not to exceed one year after da
or issue and the last 1nstallment to mature
in not to exceed four years after date of
issue; provided further, that said city shall
not pay for said lights so furnished at to
lamp for each arc light. and nothing in
this act shall render said city liable for
such claims or any portion thereof until
after such third d-3) of the cost of
said viaduct is paid by said street railway
company.
Sec. 2. This act shall be in full force and
effect from and after it's passage and pub
lication in the official state paper;
mated in the House, and passed that body
ROBERT STONE.
Speaker of the House.
i. f. LAMBERT,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March II. 1915
re sGRT e H Ihs Ssnste
Secretary of the Senate
Approved March 16, 1915.
ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor.
State of Kansas
Office of Secretary of State
I. !. 7. BoTKIN, Secretary of State of
the above and foregoing is Il correct copy of
the original enrolled bill now on file i'll my
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have
hereunto subscribed my name
lSeal.1 and affixed my official seal, this
18th day of March, 1915
J. I. BOTKIN, Secretary of State.
Asst. Secretary of State.
published in The Topeka State journal
March 90 1881
HOUSE BILL No. 1884,
AN ACT amending section &c of chapter 10
of the Laws of 1911, entitled, AN act
a population of more than 10000 inhabit-
ants that have adopted or which may
hereafter adopt the provisions of chap
ter ia of the Session Laws of 1907 and
amendments thereto, and relative to the
0fuh Iighr ri Into
regulation and improvement of public
parks, Pathways, boulevards, streets,
grounds and places" and repeating said
original section 20.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas
Section 1. That section &c of chapter 70
as follows Section &c All contracts for
costing more than one hun
dred collars b S snail De i made IN W writing and
tractor his assignees for the construc-
on Of costing more than
therefor is in writing Before any improve
ment shall be contracted for the board of
be made by the city engineer or some other
person selected by the board of
commissioners a detailed estimate of the
cost thereof. together with detailed plans
and specifications therefor. The estimate
estimate together with plans and specfffca-
lions shall be filed in the office of the
persons interested therein Sealed pro
posals for doing the work provided for in
such plans and specifications shall be in /
vited by advertisement published by the !
city clerk in the official city paper for at |
st three consecutive days. and the board \
of commissioners shall let the work by con- |
tract to the lowest responsible bidder pro- /
vided such bid does not exceed the esti- I
mate All bids for doing the work shall |
be in writing and signed by the bidder 1
The board Of commissioners may reject /
any and all bids No special assessments 1
shall be levied for the cost of any work 1
until the contract therefor has been let:
but such assessments may be levied before /
the construction Of an improvement when