The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-21
First published March 81, 1894, ia the
official city paperl


Council met at 8 o'clock p. Ia. pursuant
to adjournment Present. C0uncilmen
Pattis0n. Holman. Earnest, Stevens, Et-
tlinger. Bradford, Burgess, Fellows, Full
ton aud Griggs- Quorum present
Mayor T. W. Harrison, presiding
The minutes of March -, 1894. were
presented and on motion the reading Of
the same was dispensed with and min
utes approved
Claims we're presented and referred TO
the committee on claims and accounts
who reported the same back reccnmen
ing payment as follows.
General revenue fund. ....-..... 1928 81
Fire department fund. --....--... 81 50
General Improvement fund $3.50. 102 IS
Police department fund, patrol
men Tor January .-..... ~ "a
Total. $500 o.
On m otion the report of the committee
was adopted.
DIR. Bennington presented claim of N.
r. North Of $4,000 for additional pay as
clerk for the commissioner Of elections.
his claim was rejected py the council
February D, 1894. and they refused to
consider il again.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported Ordinance No, 1904, being Gan
ordinance granting to the Topeka Harri-
son Telephone and Electrical company
the right to erect, operate and maintain
telephone lines and telephone exchange
ia the city of Topeka, Shawnee county.
Kansas. recommending that 1T be passed.
On motion the report of the committee
was adopted.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported back the communication of - w.
Durham to sell his dump to the city for
$3.50, with the recommendation that the
proposition be accepted Al motion was
made to refer the matter back to the
committee, which motion was lost.
-Nr1f a4H fol ID
stitute for the report of the COMMITTEES.
That the city purchase the dump at $3.50
-ln its present condition @425 to be
paid now and 1928 % be paid July 10,
1894. On motion TO adopt the substitute
On roll-ca1 it received the entire vote Of
the council.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported back the request Of We s. Charles
for permission to build corn crib and coal
bins at No. 1OS Tenth avenue, east, with
the recommendation that 1t be not
granted Report adopted.
Same committee reported back the
resolution of MIR. Etlinger instructing
the city attorney to prepare an ordinance
to prohibit all persons from lettering on
the streets and public places after Ger
tain hours Of the evening, recommend
ing its adoption; the report was adopted.
The committee On streets and walks
reported back the ordinance for the
opening and extending of Locust street,
and recommended the passage Of the
enclosed substitutes report adopted
The special committee to whom was
referred the resolution May g, 1898, re-
lating TO q market place, reported the
same back and recommended that ic be
placed on file; report adopted.
The bond of g. T. Hawkins for 5000.
in connection with his contract for build
ing the electric light building, signed by
himself as principal and James H. Guy
A. 2 rf1sa
scented and on rOll-call was approved by
the unanimous vote Of the council.
The bond of q. i. " anderpo0i for $500,
as collector Of licenses, signed by himself
as principal and A. Wy. Knowles and
g. ~. Jewell as suretless was presented
and on roll-call was approved BY the
unanimous vote Of the council.
The petition of T. AI. Bonebraze and
IL others was presented for sidewalk on
the west side of Fillmore street from
Huntoon street to the Storrs tract also
along the east side of buchanan from
Thirteenth street to Fourteenth street
Referred to committee on streets and
walks.
A petition Of John Dietz and 60 others
was presented, requesting that lots
marked IA" and "8' ON the revised plat
of the Klein addition, between the alley
situated between Hancock and Klein
streets and Klein and Branuer streets, be
condemned and purchased by the city for
a street Referred to the committee on
streets and walks.
a communication of II. ". Roby and
50 others was read, requesting that hich-
ard Boyd be restored to the place he 0e-
cupied for six years. or that some suit
able place be given him to enable him 70
earn living, he having been injured
some years ago and IS unable to perform
heavy manual labor. Referred to the
mayor with power to act.
IA communication was read from lt H5
Faulkner, assistant secretary national
conference of Charities and Correction,
in relation 70 securing the annual session
for 1895 at Topeka. and stating that tt
would be necessary for the city % guar
antee a certain amount to defray the
ton. which would be from $500 to $1,000.
and that the convention might come to
Topeka III 1896 iii not in 1895. The letter
was ordered placed on file.
a communication was read from S. ii.
Roberts requesting that catch basin be
put Up at Clay and Eleventh streets. Re-
ferred TO committee on streets and walks.
"A petition of w. II. Alston and eleven
others was presented asking fer a side
walk on north side of Euclid avenue.
commencing at northeast corner of VIII
liston and Euclid avenues and running
east 100 feet. Referred to committee OH
streets ana walks.
IAN ordinance to prevent children from
lettering on and about the streets and
public places was introduced and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
Ordinance No. 1903, being can ordi-
nance to appropriate money out of the
general revenue fund.- erc.s was intro-
1uced and read the first time. and on
motion of Mr. Burgess. rule IS was sus-
pended by the unanimous vote of the
council. The ordinance was then read
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