The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-05


Claims we're presented and referred to
4 the committee on claims and accounts,
who reported the following amounts back
: recommending payment, including claim
Of Quinton & Quinton Of $14 So, viz.
f General revenue fund .......... 81. us. SO
Fire department fund - 2235. 43
metropolitan police fund -..--.. 1892 81
General Improvement fund ... 3,O3S %
topeka avenue paving fund $780,. 10000
sewer sever district lare No Il fund 300 5000 %
Ss,76s. %
On motion the report Of the committee
was adopted
The same committee reported back the
claim of C. J. Rosen Of 1868 At for rock
in sewer IN Sewer District No Is, which
was referred to the committee October i,
1894 and recommended its rejection. On
motion The report was adopted.
The same committee also reported
back the claim Of Isabella Greenway Of
$4,000 90 for personal Injuries alleged
to have been sustained by her. referred
TO committee October I, 1894, and recon-
mended its rejection. On motion the re-
port was adopted.
The same committee reported back
the claim of James Z. McCabe of 500,
and claim Of H. J. Engell of SOD. salaries
for November, 1894 and referred the
same 10 the whole council On roll call
the claims were allowed
Communication from the police com
missioners was read, recommending the
remission Of fine in the case Of p. T..
Nannlce Tor driving over city hose. On
motion the matter was referred TO the
mayor with power to act.
Communication from the police com
mIssIOners recommending the remission
of a fine in the case Of K. NJ. Whitlock,
for keeping dog without being regis
tered. was read and referred to the mayor
with power to act
Communication from c. H. Hollcraft
was presented asking that the council
waive the four per cent charge for en-
cheering. in the case of the sewer in
district No. II. On motion it was re-
ferred to the committee on sewers.
Anthony Scott requested permission to
peddle free of license. Referred to the
committee on licenses with power to
act
Henry Felker. an old soldier, request
ca permission TO peddle free Of license
Referred 10 the committee on licenses,
with power to act
Petition Of w. l. Byers and three 9th
ers, requesting that SO per month, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be
appropriated for the free dispensary in
the First ward, was read and referred to
the committee on health.
A communication was read from G. O.
Wilmarth, fire marshal enclosing a let
ter from the mayor of Potwin Place.
thanking the fire department for the
efficient service rendered Novem Der 2,
1894 and also sending check for 500 to
be disbursed as seems best by the fire
marshal. Dir. Wlmarth requests that he
De authorized to place the amount
named in the Fireman's Relief fund for
the purpose of paying for accident in
surance for mem bers Of the department
On motion the permission asked for was
granted
The petition and bond of the Topeka
Press Brick company was presented ask
ing payment Of 81, 487 for material fur
nished Decker, Mullins & Berry in the
construction Of sewers No. II and p
The claim Is assigned to the city of To
peka. The bond is signed by the Tope-
ka Press Brick Company by J. B. Lari-
mer, its agent and attorney as principal
and Clinton J. Evans and l. {. Stebbins
as sureties in the sum Of $4,000.
On roll call the bond was approved by
the unanimous vote of the council
The assignment and bond for the pay
ment Of claims Of the Topeka Brick com
pany by H. j. Adams, trustee, for 81
1864 was presented The bond is made
in the sum Of 81, 400 and is signed by H.
j. Adams. trustee. for the Topeka Brick
com any as principal, and r. Adams,
George A Root +. O. Adams and Jos. T.
Hanna as sureties On roll call the bond
was approved by the unanimous vote of
the council
The assignment and bond of the La
clede Fire Brick Manufacturing Co. was
presented for payment of claim of
s. 466 40 The bond is for
$4,000, and is signed by Laclede Fire
Brick Manufacturing company, James
Green, president. attested by George r
Blackford. secretary; Union Trust com
pany Of St Louis, by George A Madell.
president, by G. Tompkins, secretary;
nj. I. Campbell and A. H. Vance. On
roll call the bond was approved by the
unanimous vote Of council
Communication of r G. Pope in refer
ence to the steam roller, was presented
and ordered placed on t1le-
Garnishee notices were served by
Decker, Mullins & Berry IN case of the
Brick company for $2S25O. and IN case
Ed Pottinger Us. The Topeka Brick com
pany for $325.75, which we're ordered
placed on file.
The following reports for Novem Der,
1894, were presented and ordered placed
on file, viz: Report Of city treasurer.
report OF food inspector; report Of police
Judge: report Of superintendent electric
lights; report of city physician; reports
Of wsighmasters; report Of collector of
dog tax. report Of tax collector and re-
port Of city dump. The mayor submit
ted q communication in relation to city
engineer. bridge superintendent, ap-
pointment of r II. G. Searle as sanitary
officer, and the appointment of VI. r.
Mitchell as mem her Of the board of
health, which was ordered placed on file.
The council presented d protest IN re-
lation to the matter Of the city engineer.
Mr.. Fellows moved its adoption. Dir.
Bradford moved that IL be laid on the
table. Mr Bradford's motion on roll call
was lost The motion Of Dir. Fellows on
roll call was adopted
The mayor then submitted the name Of