The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
First published in Topeka STATE JOUR
NAL March IS, 1896
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
TOPEKA, KANSAS,
HToL 1R zone

COUNCIL CHAMBER,
TOPEKA, KANSAS, 7
March 16, 1895 }
The council met pursuant to call of the
mayor.
Present-Councilmen Bradford, Bur
gees, Drew, Elliott, Fulton, Roundtree
Stevens, Stephenson and Skinner-9.
.Absent-Pattison-1
Quorum present, Mayor C. A. Fellows
presiding.
The following call was read:
March 16, 1895.
To the Members of the City Council. Topeka
special meeting of the council of the
city of Topeka is hereby called to meet
at the council chamber this Monday
| evening at $50 o'clock for the purpose
considering the report of the appraisers
upon the matter of paving Eleventh
street from Van Buren, street to Harrison
street. @. A. FELLOWS,
q Mayor.
| Attest-S. 8. McFADDEN,
City Clerk.
I The report of the appraisers of the
| property liable for the cost of paving
| Eleventh street from Van Buren, street to
Harrison street, which was read in detail
and considered and on roll call was ap-
| proved by the following vote:
+ Ayes-Councilmen Bradford, Burgess,
| Brew, Elliott, Fulton, Roundtree, Stevens,
| Stephenson and Skinnsr-9.
| On motion the special session of the
council adjourned.
The council then convened pursuant
| TO adjournment Present-Councilmen
Bradford, Burgess, Drew, Elliott, Fulton,
| Rountree, Stevens, Stephenson and Skin
| ner-9. Absent-Pattison-1. Quorum
present, Mayor G. A. Fellows presiding.
| The journal of March 9th, 1896, was
| presented and on motion of Mr.. Stevens
the reading of the same was dispensed
! and 1t was approved.
N. G. Mcfarland notified the council
| in writing that the sidewalk at lot 49,
Kansas avenue. is now in good repair.
| The matter was referred TO the commit
| tee on streets and walks.
The board of county commissioners
submitted list of furniture necessary
for the appellate court in accordance
with the law of 1895. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Abram Bergen and thirty-seven others
filed a protest against the building
of a new sidewalk on the south
side of Thirteenth street from
Topeka avenue to Harrison street.
Referred to the committee on streets
and walks.
The city engineer submitted his esti-
mate. duly sworn to, for the building of
new vitrifed brick sidewalks for 1896
The estimate being five and nine-tenths
cents per square foot. On motion the es-
innate was approved and ordered filed.
w. P. Emery made a statement in re-
lation to his vulcanized pulp tile, and
requested that he be given an oppor-
tunity to bid on the new sidewalks, and
that his material be mentioned in the
advertisement for bids. AS this material
was not included in the city engineers
estimate, Mr.. Burgess moved that another
estimate be prepared to include pulp tile,
which motion prevailed.
Mr. Pattison came in and occupied his
seat.
The committee on license reported
back the ordinance relating to the levy
ing of and collecting a license tax on
persons engaged in clipping horses, and
recommending that it be passed On
tion the report was adopted.
The committee on streets aud walks re-
ported back the resolution authoriz n =
the street commissioner to purchase
a road grader for use in the First ward
and recommended its passage. Ga mo-
ton the report was adopted.
The same committee reported back
the petition of H. A. Dargitz and others
for sidewalk on south side of Third
street from Fillmore to Clay streets, and
recommended that it be rejected. On
motion the report was adopted.
The same committee reported back
the petition of E B. Jolley and others
for sidewalks on the north and south
sides of Third street from Chandler
street to Lake street, and recommended
that a brick sidewalk be built on the
south side of Third street from Chandler
to Lake street, and that brick crossing
be built on Lake street across Third
street. On motion the report was
adopted.
The same committee reported back the
petition of c. hi. Kistler and others for
sidewalks to be constructed in the First
ward. and recommended that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted. On motion
the report was adopted.
The same committee reported back the
petition of John Sme6ick and others for
sidewalks to be constructed in the Sec
ond ward and recommended that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted.
On motion the report was adopted.
The same committee reported back the
petition of John T. CLANCY and others
fer sidewalks to be constructed in the
Fourth ward, and recommended that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted On
motion the report was adopted.
The same committee referred back the
petition of A. o. Swanson and others for
sidewalks to be constructed in the Fifth
ward, and recommended that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted. On mo-
ton the report was adopted.
Ordinance No. 1S43, being an IAN or
dinancs relating to the levYing of and
collecting license tax on persons en-
gagged in clipping horses" was taken up
and considered by sections. Section one
was read, and Mr.. Bradford moved to
amend the section by striking out ten
dollars and inserting three dollars.
Mr.. Stephenson moved to amend by
striking out ten dollars and inserting i've
dollars. On roll call the motion of Mr..
Stephenson was lost on tie vote.
Mr.. Fulton moved to amend by striking
out ten dollars and inserting twenty dol
ars which motion was lost