The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-10

lamp cleaner free of license. On mo-
ton the request was granted
A communication was presented from
Lewis Kingman, city engineer, asking
for leave Of absence for thirty days with
out pay. On motion the request was
granted.
The following communication was pre-
sented aud referred TO the committee on
ways and meanss
CHICAGO. Oct G. 1894.
Mayor Topeka. Kansas.
DEAR SRA Mr.. Swihart called on
Us day or two ago in regard to g drill
outfit for sinking a hole for coal ct To
peka-
We are preparing and will send you
estimates on the outfit that we should
recommend In accordance with Mr.. bwi-
hart's suggestionA
We would also like to call your attou-
ton to the fact that we are aud nave
been for years contractors for doing
prospecting work with a diamond drill
We have done work of this kind All over
the country and have men who have
wide experience and in spite Of che
somewhat disastrous outcome Of the
previous attempt to sink a hole at To-
peka We should have no hesitation in
undertaking to put a hole down there
for the same money the other company
did.
We could take hold Of the work very
promptly and have every reason 10 be-
lieve that we could put IL through go
your entire satisfaction. IL we should
not succeed in doing this we should mot
want any pay. If you will Investigate
US a little believe you will fnd that we
are perfectly responsible and that we
have a reputation for doing satisfactory
work.
We take the liberty Of mailing you
one Of our Diamond Drill catalogues I
hope that should you decide not to buy
a drill you will consider letting as un-
dertake the work by contract.
Yours truly,
SULLIVAN MACHINERY CO.
+. K COPELAND, Pres
A communication WAS presented from
Webster Davis, mayor Of Kansas City,
No, in relation to a suit now pending ia
the United States supreme court, brought
by the Worswick Manufacturing com
pauy, of Cleveland, Ohio, for the pur-
pose of establishing an exclusive right
to manufacture and sell swinging harness,
etc. for fire departments, stating that all
using such apparatus are interested liza
defeating the com plainant6, and suggest
ing that the city Of Topeka contribute
$1,000 to assist in defraying the expenses
of litigation in the United States supreme
court Referred to the committee on fire
department
back the petition OF NJ. o. Frost and
others, ia relation to the erection Of
depot, without recommendation.
The reading Of all the papers was
ward and made a statement in favor OF
granting the privilege Of erecting sta
ton house.
Mr. Fellows moved that the prayer of
the petitioners be not granted; the motion
was lost
Mr.. Bradford moved that the matter
be postponed until the first meeting in
November, and the motion prevailed
Ar. Bradford also moved that the city at-
torney be instructed to have the iniunc-
In a
brought to trial az speedily as possible.
The motion was adopted.
The committee reported back the pc
tition of J. w. Tobias and others for sede
walk, and recommended that it be placed
on file. The report was adopted.
The same committee reported back
the petition of Geo. Himmell and others
for cross walks in Martin g. Dennis adj
dition with the recommendation that the
prayer Of the petitioners be granted. on
motion the report was adopted.
Same committee reported back the pc
tiLion Of Mary l.. Miller, in relation to
building sidewalk on grade on the west
side Of Tyler street between Fifth and
Sixth streets and recommends that the
prayer of the petitioner be granted aud
submitted the following as = part Of it's
report:
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct 8, 1894
Be it resolved, by the mayor and coun-
ell, that the sidewalk on the west side OF
Tyler street between Fifth and Sixth
Sixth streets, mot already on grade be
put upon the esta blished grade. The
same to be done under The supervision of
the city engineer or the street commls-
sioner.
By direction OF committee On streets
aud walks J. ~ FULTON,
Chairman, streets and walks.
A motion to lay the report on the table
was lost On motion the report u the
committee was adopted.
The judiciary committee reported back
the remonstrance OF Ben Hazel and
others. with other papers, with the
recommendation that the appraisers pro-
coed to appraise the property ia the
benefit district for the opening Of Gar
field street On motion the report was
adopted.
Mr. Fulton offered the following:
Resolved, BY the mayor and council of
the city Of Topeka, that the city clerk be-
and is hereby instructed % advertize for
five 81 days in the official city paper for
bids for the furnishing Of coal for the
electric light plant, fire department sta
TONS city offices, etc, as may be required
for the next year. On motion the reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr. Fulton offered the following.
Resolved, By the mayor and council,
that Parkhurst s. Davis be allowed 70 eN-
tend their sidewalk twenty i've (25) feet
north on the same grade as the balance
Of walk. On motion the resolution Was
adopted
Mr. Holman offered the following.
Resolved, That the committee on pub
lie buildings be instructed TO put IL pro-
per condition the rooms formerly oc-
cupied by the board Of education, putting
in a plastered partition and such other
work as may be necessary to tit them for