The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-02

AN ORDINANCE requiring The Topeka
Railway Company to pay into the city
treasury of the City of Topeka, certain
sums Of money to indemnify said city
against the extraordinary expense made
necessary by the occupancy ana use ~
The Topeka Railway Company OF the
new concrete bridge to be constructed
over Shunganunga Creek on Lake street
in the city Of Topeka ..a...ar,,
for the city Of Topeka to replace. the
bridge over ShunganunFh Creek on Lake
WHEREAS, the City OF. Topeka has con-
tracted for the construction Of new 10
foot reinforced concrete bridge aeIosss
Snunganunga Greek on Lake street IN sara
" W3HEREAs. the continued use of .nnid
nav structure by The Topeka Railway
Company VIII subject It to an extraerdf-
nary and unusual use and burden dllIer
ing from ordinary travel and tending 10
shorten the life Of said structure and re-
quiring an added expense for supervision
maintenance and repairs and So,
WHEREAS. said added burden VIII be
caused solely by the use OF said structure
by said Railway Company and s
WHEREAS. for the repair, maintenance
topeka is responsible; NOW THERE
81 hHT II ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
section i: That The Topeka Railway
Company is hereby required TO pay into
the city treasury Of the City Of Topeka,
the sum of Two Thousand Dollars
$4,000 co., to indemnify the city Of Tor
peka, against the added and extraordinary
exDense which will be caused solely by
the use II the new bridge. 10 De construct
ed over the Shunganunga Creek on Lake
Street in the City of Topeka by said Rail-
way ComDany. And The Topeka Halfway
Company is hereby further required to per
init the said City to attach sidewalks 10
any Temporary structure which said To-
peka Railway Company shall erect Tor NE
use Of pedestrians during the eonstruetion
u said aid sum Of Two Thousand Dollars
(S2O0OOOD shall be paid at the times and
in the manner following: One Thousand
Dollars CS1OO00O) shall be paid into the
CITY treasury Of the City Of Topeka on or
before the list day Of March. 1922: the re-
naming One Thousand Dollars f$1O00o9i.
shall be paid into the city treasury Of the
city Of Topeka on or before the list day
section 2. That upon payment Of the
sum herein required to be paid to the city
of Topeka by The Topeka Railway Com
pany and upon compliance with the above
provision permitting the said City OF To-
peka to attach sidewalks for the use OF
pedestrians upon any temporary structure
erected by The Topeka Railway Company
during the construction Of the new bridge,
the sold Topeka Railway Company shall
be permitted to use and occupy said con-
crete bridge to be constructed over shnnga-
nunFa Greek at Lake Street in said City OF
Topeka; provided. that The Topeka Ran.
space for a single ira K right-of-way in the
roadway Of said bridge and shall also
have the right to erect. install and main
tain on said bridge the necessary pipes.
poles wires. cables and conduits for the
operation Of it's ears on and across said
bridge: provided. further that The Topeka
Hallway Company shall maintain the paw
ing between its rails and for space %
eighteen f1S) inches on each side thereof
Section 3 That within twenty 200 days
after the passage and approval of this or
dinauce said The Topeka Railway Com
pany shall file with the City Clerk Of the
City Of Topeka. it's acceptance IN writing
Of the provisions. terms and conditions OF
this ordinance. which acceptance shall be
duly acknow lodged before some officer
authorized to administer oaths; and when
so accepted shall constitute and be n
valid and binding contract between said
City Of Topeka and said The Topeka Rail-
way Company.
Section a. This ordinance shall take ee-
feet and be in force frsm and after its
passage and approval. its acceptance by
said The Topeka Railway Company. and
its publication in the official city paper.
Passed the Roard Of Commissioners.
january 81 1922
Approved, February 1. 1922.
II J. CORWISE. Mayor.
Attest: ETA N. COyELL.
(seai) City, CLERK.