The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-04

GOunCll met pursuant TO call.
Present, Councilmen Holman, Stevens,
Stephenson, Ettlinger, Bradford, Bur
CESS, Fulton and Griggs=S. Absent.
Pattison and Fellows. Mayor 7. w.
Harrison, presiding
The clerk read the following call:
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR,
TOPEKA, KANSAS,
August 2, 1894
To the Members of the City Council:
GENTLEMEN:-A special meeting of
the council of the city of Topeka is here
by called to meet this. Thursday evening
at eight o'clock august 2, 1894, IN the
council chamber, for the following pur-
poses:
To consider bids for the construction
of new sidewalks.
To consider reports of committees.
To consider ordinances relating to spe-
cial assessments.
To consider resolutions.
[Signed] Nj. c. HOLMAN,
w. G. STEPHENSON.
[sEALl Attest: S. S. MCFADDEN,
City Clerk.
Mr.. Griggs introduced ordinance No.
1923, being San ordinance relating to ap-
portioning and Lowing a special assess :
ment on all lots and pieces Of ground in
sewer district No. Is, defined and
described in ordinance No. 1910, approved
August 10, 1898; to pay the cost Of con-
structing the sewer in said district and
collecting the installments," which was
read the first time. and on motion of Mr..
Ettlinger rule IS WAS suspended by
the unanimous vote of the council. The
ordinance was then read and considered
by sections and on separate motions Sec
tiOns one, two and three were adopted.
The ordinance was then put upon its
final passage and passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Holman, Stevens, Steph-
enson. Ettlinger. Bradford Burgess. Full
ton and Griggs-S. The title was agreed
to-
Mr. Griggs introduced ordinance No.
1929, being san ordinance levying special
assessments to redeem and pay certain
internal improvement bonds of the city
of Topeka, and interest" which was read
the first time, and on motion of Mr. Hol-
man rule IS was suspended by the unan-
imOus vote of the council The ordi-
nance was then read and considered by
sections, and on separate motions sec
tions one, two, three and four were
adopted. It was then put upon final pas
sage and passed by the following vote:
Ayes - Holman, Stevens, Stephenson.
Ettlinger, Bradford, Burgess, Fulton and
Griggs-S. The title was agreed to.
Mr.. Griggs' introduced ordinance No.
1880, being IAN ordinance levying special
assessments to redeem and pay certain
internal Improvement bonds Of the city
of Topeka, and interest" which was read
the first time and on motion of Dir. HoI-
man rule Is was suspended by the unan-
imous vote of the council. The ordi-
nance was then read and considered by
sections, and sections one, two, three,
four and five were adopted. 1t was then
put upon final passage and passed by the
following vote: Ayes-HOlman, Stevens,
Stephenson, Ettlinger, Bradford, Burgess.
Fulton and Grlggs-8 The title was
agreed to.
Mr. Griggs introduced ordinance No.
Ho7 So.
cial assessment to pay the property's
proportion of the cost Of opening West
ern avenue between Second and Fourth
streets, as provided in ordinance No.1577,0
which was read the first time and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Griggs rule IS was suspend
ed by the unanimous vote of the coun-
Gil. The ordinance was then read and
considered by sections, and on separate
motions sections one, two and three we're
adopted. 1t was then put upon final
passage and passed by the following
vote: Ayes-HOIman, Stevens Stephen
son. Ettlinger, Bradford. Burgess, Fulton
and Griggs-S The title was agreed to-
Mr.. Griggs introduced ordinance No.
1882, being IAN ordinance leVying a spe-
cial assessment to pay the property's
proportion of the cost of opening and
extending Locust street, as provided In
ordinance No. 1906, approved April 4,
1884, which was read the frat time, and
on motion of Mr.. HOLMAN rule IS was
suspended by the unanimous vote of the
council. The ordinance was then read
and considered by sections, and on sepa-
rate motions sections one, two and three
" ere adopted. 1t was then put upon
final passage and passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes=Holman, Stevens, Steph-
enson, EttiinRer, Bradford. Burgess,
Fulton and Griggs-S. The title was
agreed to-
AR. Griggs introduced ordinance No
1888, being IAN ordinance levying a spe-
cial assessment to pay the property's
proportion of the cost of opening an
alley in the city of Topeka, Kansas IN
the block bounded by Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets and by Van Buren,
and jackson streets, as provided in ordin-
ance Nc. 1861 which was read the first
time, and on motion of Mr.. Ettlinger rule
Is was suspended by the unanimous vote
70 the council.
The ordinance was then read, and con-
sidered by sections, and on separate mo-
tions sections one, two and three were
adopted 1t was then put upon final
passage and passed by the following vote.
Ayes: Holman, Stevens, Stephenson, Eft
iinger, Bradford, Burgess, Fulton and
Griggs-6. The title was agreed to.
Mr.. Griggs introduced ordinance No.
1874, being IAN ordinance levving a
special assessment to pay the propertys
proportion OF the cost of opening and ex-
tending the alley north of Fourth street,
between Western avenue and Fillmore
approved April 20, 1894" which was read
TIE first time, and on motion Of Mr.. Bur
CESS rule Is was suspended by the unan-
imous vote of the council.
The ordinance was then read and con-
sidered by sections. and on separate