The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-07

General revenue fund. ....... /, 654 ~
Fire department fund . 1886 rs
Metropolitan police fund 49,. 1,741 "a
General improvement fund. All "a
Retaining fund(sewers II &I2) 90 OF
Library fund .... 1926 %
Topeka Avenue paving fund 26O 90
Judgment fund ........ 1921 10
Locust street opening fund.-. 1853 80
Opening alley between West
ern avenue and Fillmore st. 16 90
$13,895 SO
On motion the report of the committee
was adopted.
The claim of Hall s. O'Donald of
$199 for supplies for the Office of COM
missionerS of elections. was presented
and referred to the committee on claims
and accounts.
The committee on claims and accounts
reported back the claim of Anna Payne
of $4,000, which was presented SepJem-
Der 4, 1894, and recommended its rejec-
ton. On motion the report was adopted.
Same committee reported back the
claim of Edison Electric Illuminating
company of So for light at the city
prison, recommending its rejection,
for the reason that no electric light was
used there in November. 1894 On motion
the report was adopted.
of F. Beeler of $11.75 for repairs on
sidewalk on lot 109, Locust street. which
he claims were not made, recommending
that it be rejected. On motion the re-
port was adopted.
The first and final estimate of the city
engineer of $1,62l77 in favor OF O.
Swanson for rehooring the Kansas river
bridge, on his contract, was presented
and approved by the unanimous vote of
the council.
Petition of G. B. Howard and eleven
others, requesting that the plan of drain
ing Chestnut street be changed Referred
to committee on streets and walks.
Communication of B. L Short. assist
ant secretary municipal association.
stating that the city of Topeka is as
sessed $40 as expenses, was presented
and referred to the committee. of ways
and means who reported the same back,
recommending that the ammount be al
lowed. On motion the report was
adopted.
Petitions of Jacob B. Wilson and
Philip Spendlove for permission to ped
die free of license were presented and
referred to committee on license. Also
petition of J. H. Rickel for permission to
exhibit geological specimens free of Ii
cense was referred to the same commit
tee, with power to act.
The Edison Electric Illuminating
company submitted a proposition to fur
nish and operate fifty arc lamps at $50
per year. Referred to committee on gas
and electric lights.
Communication of F. E. A. Smith.
agent, offering to furnish Il smoke con-
sumner at the city electric light plant for
$1,000, was presented and referred to
committee on gas and electric lights.
The bond of Abe Fulford, signed by
him, Henry Bernard and j. Fulford in
the sum of S15A22 as indemnity for
$40 l | in sewer case for labor furnished
was presented and on roll call approved
by the unanimous vote of the council
Communication of Henry Clews & Co.
of New York, Offering to pay the matur-
ing coupons free of commission and will
city money on deposit, was presented
and referred to the committee on finance.
The mayor presented the names of T..
]. Kellam, n. F. Handy and ]. L. Shella-
barger to be directors of the Topeka Free
Public Library, who on separate roll call
were confirmed by the unanimous vote
of the council for the ensuing year. The
president of the library submitted a re-
port of the operations of the library, in
Guiding financial exhibit, which were
ordered placed on file.
The resignation of Albert Barton as
sanitary officer was presented and ac-
cepted on roll call by the unanimous vote
of the council.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.
Bradford to grant Miss Malinda Barnett,
an invalid, permission to peddle ''Dr
SCOTS Electric Goods" free of license
Referred to the mayor with power to
| act
The following reports of city officers
| file, viz: City physician for December,
! 1894. also for January, 1895; quarterly
report of city clerk; monthly reports for
! January, 1895. of city treasurer, food in
! spector, superintendent electric lights,
street commissioner, tax collector, weigh
masters and A J. Merry at city dump
MIR. D. G. Tillotson, city attorney, stated
that there is a suit TO come up in the
United States circuit court in Chicago
on the 18th inst, and as the city is party
to the suit he asked for instructions as to
mourning the expense CT attending court
there. Mr.. Griggs moved that the matter
be referred to the mayor with power to
act which motion prevailed
The committee on streets and walks to
| whom was referred the application OF
Richie s. Kingsland to place wagon
scales at No. 933 Kansas avenue, report
ed the same back to the whole council.
| Mr. Fellows moved that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted. On roll call the
| motion was lost
The communication of the board OF
county commissioners in regard to paving
| Topeka avenue on the east side of the
fair ground was reported back by the
committee on streets and walks without
recommendation. Mr. Holman moved
that the whole matter be laid on the
table, which motion prevailed.
The board of health, to whom was
referred the matter of the Bidwell asy-
lum made report, showing that the in
stitution was in a good sanitary condi