The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-09

On motion the report Of the commit
/ tee was adopted.
The claim of Jonathan Thomas Of
/ S437.33 on judgment for lumber fur
! nished SchelOs5a & White for the cree
+ ton of fire station No. 3, in 1886, was
/ presented and referred to the commit
/ tee on claims and accounts. Claim of
I George Harris of $3.50 was referred to
/ same committee.
Thomas Birmingham and u others.
/ petition for a sidewalk on the north side
/ of Grant street from Van Buren, to Ty-
! Ter street referred to committee on
! streets and walks.
! Petition of J. Drake and u others for
/ sidewalk on east side of Topeka ave
nue.. from Gordon to Grant street was
! read and referred to the committee on
/ streets and walks
The appraisers appointed to appraise
the property in the benefit district ere
ated to open Garfield street, under or
/ dinance No. 1741, asked to be discharged
+ for the reason that the ordinance is not
/ sufficient to open the street as contem-
plated On motion the communication
was accepted and placed on file.
The mayor appointed John r. Null
I vane, S. =. Sheldon and G. T. JiIson as
4 directors Of the public library for the
term of four years ending January 81,
1900; also Harold II. Chase to fill the I'M
1 expired term of T. j. Kellam, deceased,
and Rev. Linus Blakesley to fill the un-
expired term of A. D. Gray, vacancy
caused by his removal from the city.
/ On separate roll call each and all of the
T appointments We're confirmed by the I'M
animous vote Of the council.
Communication of D. s. Eckert, in
/ reference to Western avenue and Fill
more street was presented and referred
to the committee on streets and walks
against the building of sidewalk on
/ Central avenue from Gordon street
north, was presented and referred to
same committee.
Petition of J. H. ATcCleskey and q
/ others for side walk on side of lots PIT
and 21S Sixth avenue west, and in front
of lots 1913 to 215 inclusive, on Lane
street, was presented and referred to
same committee.
The city engineer presented sworn es-
innate of cost of constructing sidewalks
of Emery's vulcanized paper blocks or
tile, at seven and three-tenths cents per
square foot, which was approved and
ordered filed.
The city engineer also submitted
sworn estimate in detail of the cost of
putting in cement floor in the deten-
ton room of the city prison. amounting
to S99 so. which was referred to the com
mittee on public buildings.
Petition of c.. w. Heron and others
requesting that Monroe street be graded
from Twelfth to Thirteenth street, to
enable them to plant trees was read
and referred to the city engineer and
street commissioner with power to act
w. w. Leaning requested permission
to peddle Vegetables free of license
Referred to committee on licenses.
Request of J. c. Donovan, agent for
FOrpaugh & Sells Bros shows. for per
mission to give their exhibition for one
half the usual license was read and re-
ferred to the committee on licenses.
Bond of $500 of w c. Tandy for
f housemOving, signed by him as prin-
cipal and T. A Hatfield and r. NJ
/ McGaW as sureties, was read and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
The bond of the Fort Wayne Elec-
trio corporation, in the sum of SIS, 600,
for the construction of certain cleo
trical machinery, etc. in accordance
with it's contract was presented and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means. The bond is signed by the Fort
Wayne Electric corporation, c. s.
Knight, vice president, and attested
by Chas. c. Miller. secretary of the
company as principals. and Ranald T.
Mcdonald Cby II. J. Miller, his attor-
ney in facD c. S. Knight, Perry A.
Randall and Sydney c. Hubbard, as
sureties Henry J. Miller qualities for
RanaId T. Mcdonald in the sum Of $40
eco; G. s. Knight qualities in the sum of
SO 600; Perry A. Randall qualities for
$50 900, and Sidney c. Hubbard quail
hes for $4,000
The contract of the Fort Wayne
Electric corporation was presented and
referred to the committee on lights
The following reports of the city Off
GERS We're presented and referred to
the ways and means committee: City
treasurer, food inspector. superintend-
ent electric lights, police judge, weigh
masters. and dumpmaster also the quar-
terly report of the city clerk.
The committee on streets and walks
reported back the petition Of G. H
SchencI and others for sidewalk on
east side of Central avenue, from Cor
don street to Park street, and recon-
mended that it be not granted. The re-
port was adopted The same commit
tee reported back the petition of E W
Benedict and others for sidewalk on
south end of lots No. 90 to IA Thir-
teenth street West and recommended
that it be granted. The report was
adopted. The same committee reported
back the petition of 3. Roberts and
others for the construction of new side
walks in tine Third ward, and recon-
mended that the prayer Of the petit
TONERS be granted. Report on motion
was adopted. The same committee re-
ported back the petition Of @. J. Devlin
and others, recommending that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted ex-
cept as to the north side Of lot on south