The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-13

WEIGH in relation to the sale Of i'm
provement bonds. was reported back
by the committee OF ways and means
and ordered fled.
The committee on streets and walks
reported back the request OF j. H.
Mathews for permission to construct
a dump in the alley in rear Of NO. ll9
Sixth avenue, east and recommended
that it be granted. Mr. Skinner moved
to amend the report and make it read,
A grain dump" which motion was
adopted.
August Wallin was granted permits
sion to sell brOOms free of license
The committee on parks reported
back the request of Asbury NJ E.
chapel for the use Of the city park Au-
gust l. 1896 and recommended that the
request be granted providing that 80
be deposited as a guarantee that the
grounds viii be left in as good condi-
ton as when entered On motion the
report was adopted.
The license committee, to whom was
referred the matter OF license of opera
houses, recommended that the license
collector be instructed to proceed to
collect the license. On motion the re-
port was adopted.
The committee of ways and means
asked permission to withhold the re
port on costs in case of the Kansas
National bank, which was granted
Ordnance No. 1855. being An ordi-
nance providing for the widening OF
Kansas avenue, north, between Gordon
! street and Fairchild street, in the city
/ of Topeka, and for paying the casts
/ thereof" laid over from last meeting,
| was called up, and sections three, four,
/ five six and seven, were read and on
/ separate motions adopted. The Ordi-
/ nance was then put upon its final pass
/ age and upon roll call was passed by
/ the following vote; Ayes: COuncllWen
Burgess, Drew, Elliott, Nettels, Patti
/ son, ROundtree, Stevens, Skinner and
/ Warner-9. The title was read and
/ approved.
/ rI7I,a r1ax1o7. Amounted Henry VVOrra II
l park commissioner. On roll call the
/ appointment was confirmed by the fol-
/ lowing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bur
! CESS, Drew, NettelS, PattiSOn, Round
/ tree Stevens Skinner and Warmers.
! No Elliott
The city attorney said that the city
! had been made party to a suit in the
1 matter OF park IN Martin q Dennis
/ addition and asked instructions. 1t
was the unanimous sentiment Of the
/ council that Mr.. Bird defend the city s
/ interest.
/ The following resolution was offered
! by Mr.. Skinner and on motion adopted;
/ Resolved, by the Mayor and Council
/ of the City of Topeka, That the city
| clerk is hereby instructed to prepare
! q. summary of his annual report and
/ have the same published in the official
/ city paper.
The following resolution was offered
! by Mr. Burgess and on motion adopted.
/ Resolved by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Topeka, That the thanks
! OIL the CITY council De ana are hereby
/ extended to the Topeka Daily Capital
! for the excellent manner in which the
/ city clerks annual report was pub
/ Hshed for the fiscal year ending March
Resolved. That a copy of this reso-
/ luton be furnished to the Daily Capt.
tai
The following resolution was offered
/ by Mr.. Nettels
Whereas, On or about the 18th day
of April 1887, the city Of Topeka passed
an ORDNANCE NO 6zS' grantlns TO me
! " est Side Circle Railway company GER
/ tain privileges and rights to construct
I q street railway on certain streets IN
I the city of Topeka; and.
Whereas, Subsequently said railway
company constructed a street railway
track on certain streets in said city;
Whereas. Said West Side Circle Rail
way company has long since ceased to
operate q street railway under said or
dinance. but has quit running its cars,
as required by said ordinance. has
abandoned said street railway track
and has allowed the same to become
dangerous to the travelling public OF the
city of Topeka and is not now and has
not been for a Ions t1me complyllg
with the conditions and requirements
of said ordinance, thereby FORGETTING its
/ franchise. all rights and privileges IN
der said ordinance No 68S.
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
mayor and council of the city Of TOpe-
za. that said West Side Circle Railway
company be and it is hereby requested
and directed to within ten days from
the date of the passage of this resOlu-
ton begin the work of removing
said street railway tracks from the
streets within the corporate limits of
the city of Topeka, and have said
tracks and all material removed from
said streets within SO days from the
date of the passage Of this resolution,
and to restore said streets where said
tracks is laid to q condition correspond
ing with the other portions of said
street, and where said tracks are laid
on paved streets, to repaVe the space
occupied by said tracks in like con-
dition and corresponding with the ad-
jacent pavement, and,
Be it Resolved, That the resolution
passed by the mayor and council on
May 4th with reference to said West
Side Circle Railway company be and
the same is hereby rescinded, and,
Be it further Resolved, That certi-
fed copy of this resolution be served
upon said West Side Circle Railway
company.
Mr.. Nettels moved to amend the res
olution by excepting the tracks on
Ninth street between Quincy and Mon
roe streets. On roll call the amendment
was adopted, Mr. skinner only voting in
the negative. The resolution was then
adopted as amended
Col. A. B. Jetmore was present and
stated that the railroad company would
make any repairs which are necessary
to be made on the streets between
Quincy and Monroe streets.
Mr.. ROundtree offered the following,
which on motion, was adopted.
Whereas, 1t has been currently re
ported that the contract for building
sidewalks was let by the city to O.
Swanson with the understanding that
no cOlOred laborers should be allowed
to work on said contract, and.
Whereas, Such procedure would be
unjust unfair. and prejudicial to a
large class of 1aborers on a public work.
Therefore be it Resolved, BY the
mayor and the council, that no such