The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-22
ON CITY MATTERS.
Charles Wolff Granted Additional
Space on Quincy Street.
EILL ERECT A NEW PACKING HOUSE.

NILL EREGT q hhM PAChlhG hVUoE.
New Dynamos TO be Pat in the EIee-
tric Light Works-Other work OF
the Council.
The ordinance vacating ten feet OF
Quincy street north OF Crane street was
adopted. Couacilmea Burgess and Skin
ner voted against the measure.
This was done to enable Charles WolH
to build a four story addition TO his pack
ing house
Samuel Dolman said that he intended
to protest when he understood that the
width OF the entire street was to be vaca-
ted, but he would not protest against the
vacation of ten feet of the street. :.
Leavitt and Archie Baird objected to the
vacation. Jonathan Thomas, Simon
Greenspan and A. A. Rodgers favored
the measure.
Opposed the Paving.
The following property owners pre-
sented remonstrance against the paving
of Twelfth street between Topeka ave
nue. aud Iyier street. Addie N. R1bbins,
F. G. Paw, guardian for A. NJ. kenwick.
:. J. johnson, L h. Kirk, Howell Jones.
Mary E. Elliott.
To Sell "a City Building.
Superintendent John Marshall of the
city electric plant was instructed to sill
the small frame house that stands on the
city ground at Second and jefferson
streets.
Beacon Street Again.
The widening of Beacon street which
has haunted The council for several years
bObbei up again last night Mrs. NJ. A
Cornelius, c. Fl. Titus, c. \. Cham Der
lain and :. 1. Curtis asked that the coun-
Gil order the street opened. The com
municaiion was adopted.
To Attend tl,e Apple Carnival.
An Invitation from Mayor D. y. Hook
of Leavenw orth, 10 attend the apple car
nival on October IS. was received and ac
cepted. The mayor and council will at
tend the carnival in d body.
To Enlarge the Electric Light Plant.
Councilman Drew presented resolu-
tiOn instructing the city clerk TO adver-
tise for bids fer machinery 10 increase
the capacity of the city electric light
plant The resolution was adopted.
To Remove the Street statd.
The council was notified that the state
executive council had ordered the street
stand removed from the entrance to the
state house ground, and resolution was
passed instruetiug the street commits
siOner to see that the one at the Ninth
street entrance is removed. The stand al
the corner OF Eighth and Jackson street
will be allowed to remain.
Minor Mention.
P. Dewitt said that he had paid fifty
cents for sidewalk repairs which mad
never been made. and the committee on
streets and walks will decide whether it
shall be RENTED
City Eng neer Barnes called attention to
the fact that the grade for sidewalks on
Harrison street would require q change
or necessitate cut of two and a half
feet. The council will try to arrange
the matter satisfactorily.
". Leslie asked permission to peddle
without paying license. The request
was referred TO the committee on license
with power to act. The same disposition
was made OF a similar request from An
thony Scott.
John h. March was given permission
to put wagon scales in the alley run
ming north and south between Third and
Fourth streets and between Adams and
Jefferson streets.
The council ordered the vacation of
the south two feet of WORKS street next
to the elevator OF Thomas Page in North
Topeka. MIR. Page built his elevator
with the understanding that the street
Is 90 feet in width instead of 81.
Secretary F. S. McCabe of the board of
police commissioners presented a com
munication saying that the board had
agreed that the fine of T, SchlegeI be
reduced from S15 to so. The matter
was referred to the committee on finance.
Ed 5. Adds and others asked that the
alley between Sixth and Seventh streets
from Leland TO Liberty streets be filed
Water stands in the alley. The petition
was referred to the committee on streets
and walks.
{. b. Nettles asked that the sewer at
Fourteenth and Buchanan streets be
flushed. The mayor said that the sewer
was flushed today, but the communica-
ton was referred to the street commits
sioner.
The question of draining Euclid ave-
nue. near the Missouri Pacific railroad
tracks was referred to the city engineer
and street commissioner
The petition of J. II. Hunt and others
for the grading of West street between
Seventh and Eighth streets was referred
to the street commissioner and city at
torney with power to act
W. 6. Tandy, HORSEPOWER, presented
$500 bond with himself and j. c. HoI-
land as sureties; The bond was ap
proved
F. H. Kingsland, license collector. nre-
sented bond for $500. His sureties are
Hale and John Richie. The bond was
approved.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for furnishing the CITY
electric light plant, fire stations, and city
building with coal
The city engineer was instructed to
prepare plats and specifications for the
paving proposed to be done on Twelfth
and Eleventh avenues
Fire Put OF the Club.
The meeting of the wheelmen to form
bicycle cluD last evening at the Edison
electric light plant was postponed until