The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
S9.259.s2

On motion the report OF the committee
was adopted. The committee reported
back the bill of James Ramsey for use
of horse and cart for May and June, of
$50, without Recommendation. On motion
the bill was allowed and ordered paid.
Claim of Mary Noble of $1,000 for in
iuries alleged to have been sustained in
front of building No. 1893 Kansas avenue
was presented and referred to committee
on claims and acco units.
Claim of Columbia Frien of $1,000,
for personal injuries alleged to have
been sustained on sidewalk at northeast
corner of Seventh and Lawrence streets,
was presented and referred to committee
on claims and accounts.
Claim of the Topeka Water Co. of
$751; So for hydrant rental, etc, was
presented and referred to committee on
claims and accounts.
Request of r. II. Eddy for permission
to canvass for furniture polish free of
license was referred to the committee on
license.
Request of Mrs. NJ. g. HAMMOND to
peddle free of license was referred to the
same committee.
Request of w. W. Leaning to peddle
free of license was referred to the same
committee.
Request of the NJ. E. church (colored)
was referred to the committee on parks.
Request of the NJ. E. church to occupy
the City park August l, 1895, was refer
red to the same committee.
Request of the Primitive Baptists for
the use of the City park August 9, 10 and
II referred to the same committee.
Petition of Henry Williams and nine
teen others, requesting that the neces-
sary steps be taken to open Lane street,
between Eleventh and King streets, was
read and referred to the committee on
streets and walks.
Request of G. G. Gage and others, that
some street be designated as a boulevard
street, was referred to the committee on
streets and walks
Communication of S. G. Bailey, Jr., in
reference to drainage in front of lots 9
| and 10 Rural Homes addition, was re-
| ferred to committee on streets and walks
Protest of J. P. Lucas and others,
| against the proposed condemnation pro-
ceedings for widening Beacon street, was
| referred to same committee.
Protest of Samuel Ashmore and about
| 900 others against permitting the lower
! dam to be constructed, on account of the
danger to the public health of the city,
was read and referred to the committee
on health.
Request of Albert Walker, Sec, for
| PERMISSION to place bills on telephone
poles, for the purpose of advertising a
special Brotherhood service on Sunday,
July Z. was granted.
Bond of Karr Bros of $5OO-as house
movers, signed by VIM. Karr and w. S.
Karr as principals and John Troutman
and ". II. Henthorn as sureties, was re-
ferred to committee on ways and means.
Bond of E A. CLANCY of $4,000 as
plumber, signed by him as principal and
R T. CLANCY and ]. s. Grice as sureties,
was presented and approved.
The following reports were presented
and ordered placed on file: Police
Judges report for April and June, 1895;
city treasurer's report; food inspector s
report; superintendent electric light;
weighmaster, south side; dump master
and license tax collector for June, 1895;
also report of street commissioner of II
pages of sidewalk condemned, which
was referred to the committee on streets
and walks.
Mr.. Fulton offered the following:
Be it resolved by the mayor and city
council, that the sidewalks on the severa
streets and avenues hereinafter men
toned, in front of and along the sides Of
all lots. pieces and parcels of ground a!
herein described, be and the same are
hereby condemned, to wit:
and that the list be printed. On motor
the resolution was adopted.
The committee on streets and walks
reported back the resolution of Mr
Roundtree, in reference to renting
$1.05 to Mrs. A Higgins, and recon
mended that it be passed. On motion
the report was adopted.
The same committee reported bacl
the remonstrance of ]. F. Herriott and
others against the sidewalk on Tenth ave
from Brooks to Woodward avenues, ant
recommended that the remonstrance b.
allowed and that the walk be not bull
On motion the report was adopted.
Same committee reported back the pc
! tition of Ed s. Adds and others, an
recommended that the prayer of the pc
tition be granted. On motion the repoI
was adopted.
Same committee reported back the pc
tition of II. Myers and 26 others and re
, commended that the prayer of the pet
TONERS be granted On motion the re
port was adopted.
The city attorney reported back tn
claim of John @. Cowss, of $46.90 wit
the opinion that the city is not bound t
t pay the claim until the tax for that pul
pose is collected, and the committee 0
claims and accounts recommended thu
} it be laid over until the money is pal
into the city treasury. On motion tn
report was adopted
The city engineer made the followin
report:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council.
: Gentlemen:-As per your resolution,
/ 1 have made a detailed survey of th
north side of Eighth avenue, east, frol
Chestnut street to Locust street and hav
set block corners from Brahner street
Locust street but have not set corner
at Chestnut street, Smith street. or on th
! west side of Branner street as the mort
line of Eighth avenue in Metsker's 81
addition, and in Farnsworth's addition
c | Laid ont lies north ahonf thraa feet wit