The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-18

Mr.. Fellows moved that the prayer Of the
petitioners be granted, which motion
prevailed.
Mr.. Fellows introduced ordinance No
1927, being IAN ordinance creating sew
er district No. IL, ia the city of Topeka"
II was read the first time and on motion
of MIR. Fellows rule IS was suspended boy
the unanimous vote Of the council. The
ordinance was then read and considered
by sections and on seperate motions sec
tons one and two were adopted The
ordinance was then put upon It's final
passage and passed by the follow
ing vote, ayes: Holman, PattisOn, Ste
vens, Stephenson, Burgess, Fellows and
Griggs-7; no, Bradford and Fulton
The title was read and agreed 20.
Mr.. Bradford offered the following.
Whereas, The $74.OOO.00 funding
bonds issued to redeem the same amount
Of Kansas Midland Railroad bonds which
became due Nov. Sth, 1898, and
Whereas, The new bonds dated Mo-
VEN Der, 9Th, 1898 were not delivered un-
til after the first coupon became due
January, 18th, 1894 and having been
detached from said bonds, therefore
Resolved, That coupons mum bered one
on bonds No. 1 to "A, both mum bers "a
elusive, said coupons being for 50. 33 each,
amounting IN the aggregate to s690.42
be and the same are hereby Cancelled
and ordered filed in the Office Of tho city
clerk.
Mr.. Stevens offered the following
Resolved, By the mayor and council
that the fire marshal be instructed 10
purchase hose as per instructions and
recomme ndations of July 8, 1894, of com
mittee on fire department
On motion adopted.
Mr.. Bradford offere the following:
Resolved, That the mayor and the com
mlttee on conduct Of city officers, tee
and they are hereby instructed to desig-
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insignia to be worn by the tax collie ltor,
the city dog catcher, the city health Off
GERS and such other city officers aa in
their judgment should wear some suita-
BILE insignia, and that the same be pur-
chased by the city clerk.
On motion adopted.
MIR. Stephenson offered the f0llowinRs
Resolved that the city engineer shall
be and is hereby Instructed to have
catch basin put in at the northwest cor
ner Of Fourth and Jefferson streets at
once as the volume of water coming
from Fifth and Kansas avenue, Fifth
and Quincy streets, and Fifth and Mon
roe streets is deluging the cellars of resi-
dents in that vicinity, and il is very ur-
gent that this catch basin should be
placed at once.
Resolution adopted.
Mr. Bradford offered the following.
Resolved by the mayor and council Of
the city of Topeka that the committee on
public buildings and grounds be and
they are hereby instructed to examine
the pavilion and seats in the city park
and if in their judgement the same
should be removed, repaired or enlarged,
to report the fact to the council at its
first meeting.
On motion resolution adopted.
MIR. Burgess offered the following:
Resolved, BY the mayor and council
men OF the city Of Topeka that the may
or be and is hereby directed to appoln a
Waterman on the [Kansas river avenue
bridge. whose duty it shall be 10 keep
watch over said bridge, to keep heavily
loaded wagons apart. and to see that no
large bunch of cattle be driven over the
bridge, or anything else calculated to i'm
jure said bridge.
Postponed until the next meeting of
the council
Mr. Ettlinger offered the following:
Whereas, Complaints have been made
that the viaduct on east Ninth street is
unsafe for carrying passengers over the
same, be it
Resolved, BY the mayor and the coun-
ell that the city engineer be and he IS
investigation and report his conclusion
to the council at its next meeting.
On motion resolution adopted.
Dir. Pattison offered the following;
Resolved, BY the mayor and council
that the street commissioner connect the
old drain from Benefits stables near the
head Of drain No 1, with the drain under
the direction Of the city engineer
On motion adopted.
Mr.. Holman offered the following;
Resolved, by the mayor and council
that the license tax collected from II. 10.
Cook and others who occupied stands in
the city park July ~. be RENTED.
Resolution on motion adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Fellows the council
adjourned > - McE ADDEN,
City Clerk.
Prescott s Co. viii remove to No. 11s