The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-22
First published May %, 1895, in the
official city paper.l
Official Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
TOPEKA, KANSAS,
May 20. 1895.


May 20. 1895.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
Present Councilman Bradford. Burgess,
Drew. Elliott, Fulton, PattisOn, Round
tree. Stevens, Stephenson, and Skinner
10.
Quorum present, Mayor c. A. Fellows
presiding.
The minutes of May 16, 1895, were
presented and partly read when Mr.. Ste
vens moved that the further reading be
dispensed with and the minutes be ap-
proved, which motion prevailed.
The city engineer submitted his estl-
mate of the cost of repairing the Lake
street bridge, being $50, and the same
was approved.
The city engineer filed his report in
reference to the signs on Seventeenth
street and Euclid avenue and recon-
mended that the signs on the avenue be
made to read Euclid avenue, but as Sew
enteenth street closely conforms to Elgh-
teenth street recommended that no signs
be placed on this street, unless they read
Eighteenth street, and that those already
there be made to read Eighteenth street.
| The report was adopted.
Bond of Fred Pernell, plumber, in the
sum of two thousand ($2,OO0) dollars,
signed by him as principal and Eliza
Chrisman as surety was on roll call APP
proved.
Mr.. Elliott moved that the communi-
cation from the Excelsior Coke & Gas
Co, fled May Is, 1895, be referred to
the committee on gas and electric lights,
which motion carried.
MIR. Bradford made a report on Beacon
street, which was referred to the com
mittee on streets and walks.
The committee on ways and means
reported back the communication of
! Joshua Martin and others in reference
| to placing wire in the streets or alleys,
and recommended that the city attorney
| prepare an ordinance to prevent the
same. Report adopted
The committee on streets and walks
reported back the communication of
Joshua Martin in reference to the bridge
| at 18th and Buchanan Streets recon-
mending that it be referred to the street
commissioner with power to act. Report
was adopted.
The committee on streets and walks
reported hack the petition of Chas Nor
ton and others for sidewalk, and recon-
mend that the walk be ordered on the
south side of Tenth ave- from Woodward
ave. to Brooks ave, and that the balance
of the walks asked for be refused. On
motion the report was adopted.
Ordinance No. 1877, being San ordin-
ance relating to city scavengers," was
reported back by the city attorney, and
after the same had been read entire, it
was considered by sections Sections
one and two were on separate
motions adopted Section three was con-
sidered and on motion of Mr.. Stevenson
amended by striking out the words "and
| odorless excavators" in the last line of
page one. Mr.. Skinner moved to make
the bond $500 instead of $1,000, which
motion prevailed. On motion section
three was adopted as amended. Sections
four. five, six, seven. eight and nine were
on separate motions adopted. The or
dinance was then put upon its final pas
sage and passed by the following vote
Ayes-Bradford, Burgess, Drew, Elliott,
Fulton, Pattison, Roundtree, Stevens,
Stephenson and Skinner-1O. The title
was read and agreed to. Mr.. Fulton
called up the ordinance in reference to
changing the ward lines of the city
After some discussion of the matter, Mr.
Bradford moved to postpone until the
next meeting, which resolution was
adopted.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Pattson:
Resolved by the mayor and council Of
the city of Topeka, That vaDor lamp be
placed on the southwest corner OF Grant
street and Central avenue in North
Topeka
On motion the above resolution was
adopted.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Roundtree:
Resolved By the mayor and council
that the street commissioners be and is
hereby instructed to put in crossing at
the intersection of Fifteenth and Wash
ington streets, on the north side of Fiji
teenth street
Referred to the committee on streets
and walks.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Fulton:
Resolved, By the mayor and council
that the sidewalk on the north side OF
Tenth street and Immediately west of the
Missouri Pacific railway be raised SO as
to run the water over the Missouri Pacific
track. beginning at point forty or fifty
feet west of said track and gradually
raising the walk to the desired height
On motion the above resolution was
adopted.