The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-14

TOPEKA KANSAS.
Nov. -, 1894.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Councilmen Holman. Pattison,
stevens, Stephenson, Ettlinger, Brad
ford, Fellows, Fulton and Grigg5-9.
Absent: Burgess. Mayor I. w. Har-
rison, presiding. Quorum present.
The minutes of \ ov. 5, 1894, we're pre-
senleds and on motion of Mr. Fulton the
reading of the same was dispensed with
and the minutes approved
PERMISSION was granted the Republi-
can County Central committee to erect
reviewing stand on Kansas avenue.
A petition of Jesse s. Langsron and
six Others, requesting that cutters on
Eighth avenue, east, between Jefferson
and Adams, be cleaned aud the catch
basins and streets be repaired, SO az to
prevent water from standing there, was
presented and referred to committee on
streets and walks.
j. b. Hibben, city physician. requested
that one additional sanitary officer be p
pointed. (See resoIution.)
The following reports for October.
1884, were presented and ordered placed
on Tile. viz: City treasurer, city physi-
clan. food inspector, police judge. A. J.
merry, city dump; superintendent cleo
trio lights, license tax collector, dog tax
collector and the weighmasters.
The judiciary committee to whom
was referred the petition of A A. Hurd
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street between Topeka avenue and Tyler
street made the following report:
Your committee on judiciary to whom
was referred the petition of A. A. Hurd
and others have had the same under con-
sideration and request me to make the
following report, VIZ:
In order to secure the paving of a street
there should be presented to the council
petition signed by a majority of the
resident property owners of majority
Of the front feet on the street to be paved.
W hen such a petition is presented then
the council may pass a resolution declar-
ing it necessary to pave such street and
cause the same to be published for four
a. consecutive weeks in the official city
paper
If two thirds of the owners of the
property resident in the city whose
property is liable to assessment, file their
protests within twenty days. then the
city council will not cause said street to
be paved.
If two-thirds do not protest, then the
city council may proceed in the manner
provided by law.
1t is not imperative because a petition
is presented that the city council order
the paving done The law says when
they shall deem it necessary they may
pass a resolution.
not contain majority of the names Of
property owners by front feet to be taxed
for making the improvement
S. B. BRADFORD. Chairman
On motion the report was adopted
The same committee made the follow
ing report in reference to claims for la
Dor and material furnished for sewers II
and II:
Your committee on judiciary to whom
was referred the several claims of par
ties who had furnished labor and mate =
rial to the contractors Decker, NJ ulllns &
Berry to build the sewers in sewer dis
tricts eleven and twelve in the city OF To
peka, under contract with the city, hay
ing had the same under consideration,
direct me to make the following report,
viz:
It has been made to appear that these
several persons have not been paid for
the labor and material furnished by
them to build said sewers for the city,
and it also appears that there IS money
in the treasury of the city belonging to d
fund raised for he purpose Of pay.ny for
said sewers. Therefore we recommend
that the said claimants assign
to the city of Topeka all their
right title and interest in said
claims gainst Decker NJ ullins q Berry
for labor and material furnished and
in addition thereto make, execute and
deliver to the city good AMI sufficient
bond in a sum double the amount of
their said claim conditioned that should
q court of competent jurisdiction deter
mine that said claims are not payable by
the city of Topeka to said persons. or
that the claim Of said persons are not
prior to any other claims that they will
refund to the city all of said sums of
money SO paid SO that the city of Topeka
shall not lose anything by reason of said
nav uents to said claimants.
S. B. BRADFORD.
Chairman.
On motion the report was adopted and
ordered placed on file.
The committee on streets and walks
reported back the resolution IN reference
to the removal OF the city scales, stating
that the same have been placed on Jack-
son street between Fourth and Fifth
streets. and are now in first class cOndi-
ton. On motion the report was ordered
placed on hle-
Mr Fulton called up the matter of the
sidewalk in front Of the Ragsdale prop
ertv on enth avenue east (See resolu-
tions.)
William Tweed ale as city engineer, which
was postponed from the last meeting,
was called up. Mr.. Fellows opposed bis
confirmation, bell ewing. he said, that the
expense was uni necessary. and moved
that the aDpointme Mt be rejected. Mr..
Stevens requested the opinion of the
city attorney on the question Mr.. Til
Iotson said that the city charter provides
for CITY engineer. AVID that mis- opinion
such officer is necessary. He also stated
that the engineer is las gally acting until
his appointrnent shall ave been rejected
BY the council Mr.. Fellows motion, on
roll call. was adopted b y the following
vote. Aves-Holman. PsUtisOn, Stevens,
Fellows, Fulton and Orig Rs-6. Nays
Stephenson. Ettlinger and Bradford-3.
Mr. EttIinrer moved thilt the city at
tcrney be Instructed to prepare an