The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-12

Heater submitted proposition to repair
the asphalt pavement for 80 cents per
square yard.
The Topeka Roofing company submit
ted q proposition to repair the asphalt
pavement at IS cents per square yard, or
will cut out old pavement down to the
concrets and replace with new asphalt
for $L25 per square yard, with Indian
Territory asphalt, and guarantee same
for two years
Both propositions were referred to the
committee on streets and walks for ins
vestigation.
The committee on judiciary made the
following report: s'That all city scaven(
gers now in arrears to the city for the use
of the city dump, whose licenses have
been withheld for the non-payment of
said indebtedness can have the licenses
issued to them upon giving the bond
provided by the law. paying the
license fee and also paying into the city
treasury fifty cents on the dollar of such
Indebtedness incurred by using the city
dump. s. B. BRADFORD,
Chairman"
Mr.. Stephenson moved to amend the
report by ordering all dump fees
charged from April 1 to June 10, 1894,
to be credited, which motion was lost
Mr.. Bradford moved to amend the re-
port by requiring the scavengers to pay
fifty cents on the dollar from June 16,
1894
Mr.. Drew moved to amend the amend
ment by requiring them to pay in full
from June Is. 1894, which amendment
was carried, and the report was adopted
as amended.
Mr.. Burgess, as chairman of the ways
and means committee, asked further
time to consider the bond of the supper
dam" company, which was granted.
The committee on licenses reported
back ordinance No 1772, relating to BIZ
cycles and tricycies and recommended
| substitute as ordinance No. 1922, which
| report was adopted.
Ordinance No 1892, being IAN ordi-
nance amendatory of and supplemental
to section fifty-six of ordinance No. S61,
! approved August 31st 1885," was read
and considered by sections, and on sep
arate motion sections one, two, three four
| and five were adopted.
The ordinance was then put upon its
! final passage and passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes-Councilmen Bradford,
Burgess, Drew, Elliott, Pattison, Round
tree, Stevens, Stephenson and Skinner
! 9. No-Fulton-1. The title was read
and agreed to.
Mr.. Bradford introduced ordinance No.
1890, being San ordinance for the COM
promise and settlement of judgment in
favor of the Kansas National bank of
| Topeka, against the city of Topeka"
which was read the first time and referred
to the committee of ways and means
! who reported tho same back recommend
ing its passage. On motion the report
was adopted. The ordinance was then
read and considered by sections, and on
motion section one was adopted. Sec
ton two was read, the blank filed. and
on motion adopted Section three was
read and adopted. The ordinance was
then put upon its final passage and
passed by the following vote. Ayes:
ton, Pattison, Roundtree, Stevens, Steph-
enson and Skinner-1O The title was
read and agreed to.
Mr. Bradford introduced ordinance
No. 1871, being "An ordinance appro-
| priating certain money out of the ten
per cent retaining of sewer districts No.
II and 10 of the city of Topeka, to the
Kansas National Bank" which was read
the first time and referred TO the commit
tee of ways and means, who reported
the same back recommending its
passage. On motion the report was
adopted. The ordinance was then read
and considered by sections Section one
was read, amended and adopted Section
two was read, amended and adopted.
The ordinance was then put upon its
final passage and passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Councilman Bradford,
BURGESS. Drew, Elliott, Fulton, Pattison,
Roundtree, Stevens, Stephenson and
Skinner-10. The title was read and
agreed to.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Roundtree:
Resolved, By the Mayor and Council,
That the erroneous sidewalk tax assessed
against lots 1 and East Teuth, owned
by A Huggins,) to the amount of $L05
be refunded.
Referred to committee on streets and
walks
The following resolution was offered
by MIR. Bradford:
Whereas, The East Side Railway COM
pany was never granted, by the city of
Topeka, any right or franchise to main
tain or operate street railway on Ninth
street west of Monroe street in said city,
and
Whereas, Without right or authority
the Topeka & Vinewood r. Ry. COM
pany, which claims to be the successor
to all the rights of the said East Side
Railway Company are now operating and
maintaining a railway west of Monroe
street on Ninth street between Monroe
and Quincy streets, upon the tracks ana
switches of the West Side Railway Com
| pany, WnIch company mas long since
abandoned and forfeited its franchise.
Therefore be it
Resolved, By the mayor and council
that the street commissioner be and he
is hereby instructed to prevent the
further operation of said railway west
of Monroe street and to cover or remove
the tracks of said West Side Railway
Company.
On motion the above resolution was
referred to the city attorney.
Mr.. Bolmar appeared and made a
statement in regard to water standing on
Sixth avenue. near West street The
matter was referred to the city engineer.
Communication of r. II. G. Searle Of