The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

WOEkS reported DaCE the pobLtlUu u
! Geo. W. Clark and others with the rec
of the petitioners be granted. On mo-
ton the report was adopted.
The committee on parks reported back
the request of the 'B' Street Baptist
church. for use of the City park on Sep
TENDER %, 1895. recommending that it be
granted The report was adopted.
The city attorney reported back the
claim of NJ. E. Lowe of 100000 Tor
damage on account of scavenger con
tract, with the recommendation that it be
rejected On motion the report was
adopted
The city attorney also reported back
the claim of F. l. Whitaker of 49, for
overtime for February and March, 1895.
as clerk in the office of commissioned OF
elections, recommending that it be reject
ed. On motion the report was adopted
The city attorney also reported back
the claim of Columbia Friend of So
10000 on account of personal injuries al
legged to have been sustained without
recommendation, for the reason that an
action has already been commenced in
court against the city. On motion the
report was adopted.
The city attorney reported back the
claim of Walter F. Wilder OF $10,070 10
on account of the death of his son, Nor
vim G. Widner, without recommendation.
for the reason that an action has been
commenced in court On motion the re-
port was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Drew the ordinance
| relating to hitching posts was laid over
until the next regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Skinner the resolu-
tion of Mr.. Roundtree, in relation to de-
failing Nels. Mcconnell as license tax
| collector, was laid on the table after some
exclamation bv Mr. RoundtrAe
The ordinance in relation to dead ami
mails was reported back by the judiciary
committee with a substitute, which sub
stitute was referred to the city attorney
to be revised and copied.
Mr. Patterson offered the following:
Resolved, BY the mayor and council of
the city of Topeka, that Geo. w. Clark
be allowed to connect lot No. $50 and.
the north half of lot No. 1872 Lane
street, with the sewer in district No IT.,
which on roll call was adopted
Mr.. Roundtree offered the following:
Resolved, By the mayor and council,
that the street commissioner be and is
| hereby instructed to ditch or drain the
south side of Euclid avenue from the
Missouri Pacific railroad to Fifteenth
street; also the west side of Holiday
| street, from Eleventh street to Tenth
+ street.
| On motion it was referred to committee
/ on streets and walks.
| Mr. Roundtree introduced the follow
| ing:
| Resolved, BY the mayor and council,
| that the resolution asking the police
{ commissioners to assume the collection
| of license be and the same is hereby re-
| scinded; and that a special collector be
| appointed.
On motion the resolution was adopted
Mr.. Stephenson, by request intro
I Guced the solIowing:
Resolved. by the Mayor and CJunctl,
! That the city attorney be and is hereby
instructed to draw an ordinance amend
ing section IS of ordinance No. 1717, so
as to read as follows:
Selling or Offering for sale. trade, or
exchange, goods, wares, or msrchan
disc advertised or designa;ed as sherifs
or assignee's sale, or bankrupt or
damaged stocks of goods, 800 per
month"; provided that no license for
any OF the above purposes be issued for
II less period than six months, and pro-
vided further that this sectiUu shall not
apply 10 goods. wares merchants
which are actually under the sheriff
| Of Shawnee county, or the as
signee appointed by any court CT
this county, or to goods, wares or mer
/ chandise which have been damaged
within the city Of Topeka, and which are
DOlng disposed OIL In EOOQ IdlIn tc 0SS
out the same. Referred TO the city A.
/ torney, who reported it adversely. On
I motion the report was adopted
MIR. Bradford offered the following:
Resolved That the reckless manner
in which some of the young newspaper
I men juggle with facts and lranspose
figures is liable to do them irreparable
/ harm. That some friendly hand should
take hold of them before the contagio1
becomes general and enforce stric sani-.
tary measures for the good of society.
That this council courts the investiga-
ton of all its acts
That it courts open fair criticism BY
the press and public and is ready to cor
rect its errors or condemn its false ac-
cusers. Referred 10 COMMITTEES on ways
and means.
Mr.. Fulton introduced the following:
Whereas. In 1894 there were taxes as
sessed against certain lots herein men
toned for the building of new sidewalks
and
Whereas, The owners built their own
walk but failed to notify the city clerk
before the levy was made. therefore
Resolved, That the sidewalk tax for
1894 and penalty on same be and the
/ same are hereby RENTED on the follow
ing described lots, viz:
Quincy street.
/ Tot No 362 & az