The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-23
First published May %, 1894, in the
official city paper.l
OmcfaI Proceedings.

| 1resent-CO Holman, PattIsons
Stevens, Stephenson, Bradford, Burgess,
ger and FellowsE2. Quorum present
Mayor I. w. Harrison presiding.
/ The minutes of the council proceed
ings of April 6, 1894, and May z, 1894,
were presented and, on motion of Mr..
Fulton, the reading of the same was dis
pensed with, and the minutes were or
dered approved.
A petition signed by E. g. Adds and
thlrty-four others, requesting that the
park in front of the west half of the block
on south side of Sixth street east, be-
tween Liberty street and California
avenue be graded, and that brick side
walk be ordered in front of the property
mentioned, was presented and referred
to the committee on streets and walks.
A communication from WV. Phillips,
| agent, requesting permission to connect
the Hook property, being lot No. ABB
Kansas avenue, with the sewer in dis
trict IA, was presented and referred to
the committee on sewers and water
works.
| Communication of ]. Fl. SchIegel, re-
questing that a tight cover be placed
over the manhole at No. Gil Fillmore
street, was presented and referred to
committee on sewers and waterworks.
A communication, in the form of res
olution, from the mayor and council of
Kansas City, Kansas, requesting the
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| city clerk to meet in Kansas City, Kansas,
on August 3, 1894, for consultation in re-
gard to needed legislation for cities of
the first-class, was presented and the city
clerk instructed to notify the authorities
of their intention to be present at the
meeting.
Letter from c. t. Mcclellan, superin-
tendent stating that the sidewalk or
dered on north side of Seventh street,
across the main track of the A. I. & s. F.
r. R., would be built. was presented and
placed on file.
The Topeka Harrison Telephone and
Electrical company filed notice that work
had been commenced May IL, 1894
The bond of c. J. ROsen of $1,000
signed by himself as principal, and c.
Underestimate and F. A. Beckstrom as
sureties, for the construction of a sewer
in sewer district No 16, was presented
and approved by the following vote:
Ayes, Councilmen Holman, Pattison,
Stevens, Stephenson, Bradford, Burgess,
Fulton and Griggs-8.
The mayor appointed as appraisers to
appraise the property in sewer district
No. Is the following persons, viz: 8.
Barnes, T. L. Stringham and c. II. Titus,
who were each duly confirmed by the
following vote: Ayes, Councilman Hol-
man, Pattison, Stevens, Stephenson
Bradford, Burgess, Fulton and Griggs-S.
Mr.. Bradford called for the petition of
OFT & Tewksbury, in relation to connect
ing with sewer in Dist. No. IA, and noti-
fed the council that he would at the
next meeting move a reconsideration of
the action had on May z, 1894.
q The committee on streets and walks re-
ported back the petition of John p.
Nevils and others for sidewalks on
10Th street recommending that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted. On
motion the report was adopted. The
same committee reported back the Pc
tition of j. w. Twedell and others for a
sidewalk on the east side of Chandler
street from Third to Fourth streets and
recommended that walk be ordered in
front of the south eleven numbers on the
east side of Chandler street between
Third and Fourth streets. On motion
the report was adopted.
Committee on streets and walks re-
ported back communication of Frank
White and others and recommended that
the bitches on Washington street in New
mans addition be opened.
Account of d. G. Tillotson of $22.75
was presented and referred to committee
on claims and accounts, who reported
the same back recommending payment
Report was adopted.
The special committee to whom was
referred the communication of j. B. Hib-
ben, in regard to dead animals. etc, re-
ported "An ordinance providing for
city scavengers" The ordinance was
read and considered by sections, and on
separate motions sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 6, Z,
and were adopted. Mr.. Griggs moved
the ordinance be referred to the commit
tee on health and sanitary department,
which motion prevailed.
The special committee also reported
IAN ordinance relating to the city
Dump" which was read the first time.
Mr.. Bradford moved that it be referred
to the committee on health and sanitary
department. Motion lost. Rule 10 was
then suspended and the ordinance was
read and considered by sections and
on separate motions sections 1, 2, 3, and
5, were adopted. The ordinance was
then put upon final passage and passed
by the following vote: Ayes-Conncil-
men Holman, Pattison, Stevens, Steph-
enson, Bradford, Burgess, Fulton and
Griggs-8. The title was agreed to.
The committee on licenses reported
back the Ordinance prohibiting nickel
in-tbe-slot machines" without recon-
mendation.
The same committee reported back the
Ordinance relating to and regulating
certain callings," ETC., and submitted a
substitute for the same. On motion
the substitute, being IAN ordinance
relating to and regulating certain call
ings," etc, was read and considered by
sections.
Mr. Fulton moved to strike out item
10. Motion was lost
Item IL was amended.
Mr.. Burgess moved to strike out item
16, relating to billiard tables. Lost.
Items II, 10 and 20 were amended, and
section 1 was then adopted as amended.
Section was then read, amended and
adopted as amended.
Section was then read, amended and
adopted as amended.
Section was then read and discussed,
and while under consideration Mr. Hol-