The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
aid from the Topeka avenue paving

paul 4Eom Ine topeka avenue paving
fund.
The metropolitan police pay roll
amounted to 81, 461.72 for July.
Nick Childs presented a claim of
$218.24 'for dieting city prisoners" dur
ing July. The claim was allowed.
The fire department pay roll for July
amounted to 81, 93848.
The street department pay roll for
July was $1.7s025.
1t cost the city $40s SO to run the
electric light department during July.
The claim of II. III. Steele of $50 Sc
for back salary as police sergeant was
allowed.
The question of opening Lane street
between Eleventh and King streets was
referred to the city engineer for estimate
of the cost.
The city attorney reported back the
claim of J. W. Smith for $4,000 damages
for falling on a sidewalk in North To-
peka with the recommendation that it be
rejected. and the report was adopted.
The request of S. @. Bailey, jr.. for the
council to divert the drainage from lots
9 and 10 in Rural Homes addition was
referred to the city engineer for estimate
of cost.
The committee on streets and walks re-
ported favorably the petition of S. Diff
fenderfer for a sidewalk on the north
side of Paramore street from Kansas
avenue to Madison street, and the report
was adopted.
"Mr. Jacobus' was given permission
to peddle without paying a license on the
recommendation of the committee on
license.
An invitation was received from the
Trades and Labor Assembly for the
mayor and council to participate in the
Labor Day cele bration. The invitation
was accepted.
The city engineer reported that he had
esta blished the south line of Tenth av-
enue east of the Santa Fe railroad tracks
and his report was adopted.
FIT Pillow post was given permission
to use the city park Septem Der RI
C. D. Golf was given permission to
peddle without paying a license.
The committee on health reported that
the erection of the lower dam will not
work any injury to the health of the city
| but will impede the sewerage in North
Topeka. The report was adopted.
The claim of F. L. Whiteker for $50
for working overtime in the office of the
commissioner of elections was referred
to the committee on claims and accounts.
III. E. Lowe, ex-city scavenger, pre-
sented a claim of $4,000 against the city
for damages for interfering with his
work. The claim was not allowed
| Inc city engineer was instructed by a
resolution introduced by Councilman
ROundtree to prepare plan and estimate
of the cost of separate apartments in the
acity prison for boys and older prisoners
The Missouri Pacific railroad will be
required to place "LOok Out" signs at
the crossing on Eighth street.
The mayor and council received COM
munication asking that delegates be Sc
lected to the Wait Saving association
convention in Detroit. August 80 The
invitation was accepted but no delegates
were named
Councilman Pattison introduced reso-
luton instructing the street commissioner
to purchase 800 pounds of rattan to refill
the street sweeper. The resolution was
adopted.
A resolution was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Bradford and adopted providing
for the selection of a committee to attend
The deep water convention at Galveston.
Councilman Drew's resolution instruct
ing the city engineer to refuse plumbers
permits to those who fail to put the
! streets in good condition was adopted.
The tax levy ordinances were passed
in accordance with the report of the COM
mittee on ways and means.
An appropriation ordinance covering
the bills allowed was passed under a
susp eusion of the rules.
evening when the sidewalk contract will
be awarded.
The uuequalled strength of the Royal,
as certified by the highest baking powde
authorities, makes it the cheapest to use,