The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

| teenth streets, requesting that the grade
be changed, was presented and on motion
| of Mr.. Roundtree the prayer of the
| petitioners was granted
| Petition of Geo. G. Beach and others
requesting that Tyler street be graded
from Fifth and Sixth street was present
ed to the committee on streets and walks.
Frank Herald files notice that he will
contest the payment of salary to r. B.
McMasters from August 1st, 1885, to date.
A copy of the proceedings of the district
court of Shawnee county in case of 4
B. Nc Masters vs.. c. A. Fellows ct al,
was fled, and both documents were re-
| ferred to the committee on claims and
accounts
Ordinance No. 1927, being San ordi-
nance relating to the grade on Harrison
street between Seventeenth street and
| Eighteenth street, in the city of Topeka"
was taken up and read and considered
| by sections. Sections one, two and three
were on separate motions adopted. 1t
was then put upon its final passage and
| passed by the following vote. ayes: Coun-
cilmen Bradford, Drew. Elliott, Fulton,
Pattison Roundtree, Stevens, Stephenson
and Skinner-9.
The title was read and approved
Ordinance No. 1928, being IAN ordi-
nance relating to dead animals" was
| taken upsand read and considered by
tons one. two, three, four and five were
adopted. Section six was read, Mr..
Stevens moved to amend the section by
| inserting after the word affidavit ''to be
executed before the city clerk" By con-
sent the amendment was made, and on
| motion the section was adopted as
amended.
Sections seven, eight, nine, ten and
eleven were read and on separate mo-
fi01S ware adOnta6 The ord nanon
then put upon its final passage and pass
ed by the following votes Ayes: Coun-
cilmen Bradford Drew, Elliott, Fulton.
Pattison, Roundtree, Stevens. Stephen
son and Skinner-9. The title was read
and approved.
Mr.. Elliott introduced ordinance No,
1929, being San ordinance relating to APP
portioning and levying a special assess
! ment on certain lots and pieces of ground
| on Van Buren, street and Harrison street
| in the city of topeka, to pay the cost of
| paving the alley between Van Buren,
| street and Harrison street from Fourth
street to Fifth street, and relating to the
collection thereof" which was read the
first time, when Mr.. Pattison moved that
rule is be suspended and the ordinance
| considered now, which motion prevailed
by the unanimous vote of the council
| Sections one, two and three, were read
and considered, and on separate motions
each section was adopted. The ordi-
nance was then put upon its final passage
and passed by the following vote, ayes:
| Councilmen Bradford, Drew, Elliott,
! Fulton, Pattison, Roundtree, Stevens,
| Stephenson and Skinner. The title
was read and approved.
Mr.. Bradford introduced IAN ordi-
nance authorizing James r. McIIvried,
| his successors and assigns, to construct,
acquire, operate and maintain gas
works, mains and appurtenances,
for the purpose of manufacturing,
selling and supplying gas to the city and
citizens of Topeka, Shawnee county,
state of Kansas, and defining the rig hts,
privileges and powers Hereunder"
which was read entire and referred to
the committee on gas, electric and vapor
lights.
Mr. Elliot offered the following resolu-
ton, which, on motion, was adopted:
Resolved, By the mayor and council,
that the city engineer is hereby instruct
ed to make plans, specifications and es-
| Inmates OF cost for Increasing the capac-
ity of the city electric light plant.
Mr.. Skinner moved that the city clerk
be instructed to advertise for bids for
five days for the burying of dead ami
mails, which motion prevailed.
A letter from c. S. Smith. city clerk of
Wichita, was read, inviting the mayor
and council to attend the annual meeting
of the Kansas Municipal association.
Mr.. Bradford moved as the sense of the
council that the mayor and council and
city officers leave Topeka for Wichita at
midnight Monday, the 10Th inst, which
| motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens the council
adjourned to meet on Monday. evening
at 3 o'clock, Dec 16, 1895. .
S. S. McFADDEN,
City Clerk.