The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-17

den and City Attorney Bird reported
back their investigation of the F. W.
Giles matter in relation to the opening OF
Western avenue between King and
Twelfth streets in 1888. in which they
state that the proceedings were regular
and Mr. Giles is entitled to 500 which
was allowed by the council in 1888
and that said Giles will have to go
the county board to recover any errone-
Gus taxes which may have been paid
since the land was condemned and taken
in 1883. On motion the report was
adopted aud filed.
Mr.. Burgess introduced ordinance No.
1895, being San ordinance levying
special assessment to redeem and pay
one-tenth Of the principal, the same be-
ing the eighth annual installment there
of, and to pay the eighth installment OF
interest on the internal improvement
bonds of the city of Topeka, Issued for
the purpose of paying the cost of paving
and curling the following named streets
and avenues in said city, to- wit: Fifth
street, Sixth avenue, Eighth avenue,
Tenth avenue and Harrison street, said
principal and interest maturing i'll 1885,"
which was read the first time and re-
ferred to the committee of ways and
means who reported the same back and
recommended its passage. On motion
the report was adopted. The ordinance
was read and considered by sections and
on separate motions sections one, two
and three were adopted. section two hav-
ing been amended. 1t was then put
! upon its final passage and passed by the
following vote: Ayes-Councilmsn Brad
ford, Burgess, Drew, Elliott, Fulton, Pat
tisou, Roundtree, Stevens, Stephenson
and Skinner-10. The title was read
and agreed to-
Ordinance No. 1895, being san ordi-
| nance amendatory of and repeating ordi-
| nance No. 1892, approved June II, 1895"
being the substitute reported, was read
and considered by sections.
Section one was read and Mr. Bradford
moved its adoption.
MIR. Pattison moved to amend this Sec
ton by making the rate of speed ''six"
amendment was adopted
The section was then adopted as
amended.
Section two was read and adopted.
Section three was read and Mr.. Ste
! phenson moved to strike out section
! three, which motion prevailed.
| By consent original section four was
made to read section three; original sec
tious five and six were made to read Sec
tons four and five respectively.
New sections three, four and five were
| sections were adopted.
| The ordinance was then put upon its
final passage and passed by the following
vote:
Ayes-CounciImen Bradford, Burgess,
| Drew, Elliott, Fulton. Pattison. Round
tree, Stevens, Stephenson and Skinner
10.
Mr. Bradford explained his vote on the
rate of speed.
The title was read and amended SO as
| to read"An ordinance relating to vehicles,
amendatory of and repeating Ordi-
nance No. 1892, approved June 11th,
| 1895" s
The city attorney reported an ordinance
| as a substitute for the ordinance relating
to dead animals, which was accepted in
| place Of the original ordinance. 1t was
| then read through when Mr.. Bradford
| moved that RUE IS De suspended and
| the ordinance be considered now, which
| motion was adopted. 1t was then read
and considered by sections. s TX
! Sec. / was read, when Mr.. Bradford
moved to amend the section by striking
out the word three and inserting ''five,' .
which amendment was adopted. The
section was then adopted as amended
Section was read and adopted.
Section was read and adopted.
| Section was read and on motion OF
Mr.. Burgess section was made section
4; original section was made section
| 8, and original section was made Sec
Etion 6.
r On motion of Mr. Fulton the council
adjourned
s. S. McFADDEN,
City Clerk.
COTEcrT, CuAMRER.