The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-04
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber,

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber.
Topeka, Kan.
July 2, 1896.
Council met pursuant to caH. Pres
emit Gouncilnen Burgess, Drew, Eli
Oft, Nettels, Pattison, Roundtree, Ste
vens and Skinner-S Stephenson and
Warner came in later. Quorum pres
ent, Mayor c. A. Fellows presiding.
The following call was read:
TOPEKA, Kansas,
June sOth, 1895. :
To the Members of the City Council:
GENTLEMEN: A meeting of the city council
is hereby called to meet promptly at O'CLOCK
p. NJ. Thursday. July md 1896. for the follow
10 consider and approve the journal Of the
To consider the report of the appraisers for
the widening OF Kansas avenue, north, be-
To consider pay-rOlls for the payment Of ofl-
GERS and employees of the city.
10 consider reports OF committees.
To consider an ordinance to appropriate
money to pay officers and employees.
To consider resolutions.
To consider petitions and communications.
Attest: s. s. McFADDEN, Mayor.
The report of the appraisers for the
widening of Kansas avenue north be-
tween Gordon and Fairchild streets
was presented and read and on motion
of Mr., Skinner was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and walks.
The minutes of the council of June is,
1896, and June q, 1896, were presented
and on separate motions the reading
was Dispensed with and the Journal
was approved.
Payrons of the several departments
were presented and referred to the
committee on claims and accounts, as
follows:
General, revenue fund. ..........S1,2 95.S2
Fire department fund........... 1,965.78
Metropolitan police fund. ......- 1881
General Improvement fund. $50. 4,200.S6
Eleventh street paving fund. $500
Ss.9O7.37
The committee reported the same
back recommending payment. On mo-
ton the report was adopted and the
several amounts ordered paid.
Mr.. ROundtree introduced ordinance
No 1851, being AN ordinance to APP
prOpriate money" etc, which was read
the first time, and on motion rule Is
was suspended and the ordinance was
read and considered by sections. Sec
lions one and two were. on separate
motions adopted. The ordinance was
then put upon its final passage and
passed by the following vote: Ayes
COuncilmen Burgess, Drew, Elliott, Net
tells, Pattison, Roundtree, Stevens; Skin
ner and Warner-9. The title was read
and agreed to.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Nettels, which on motion was
and walks:
Resolved, By the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka, That the
city engineer and street commissioner
be and they are hereby directed to
build connecting sidewalk of brick
from the stone crossing over Thirteenth
street through the parlSings on Thir-
tenth and Fillmore streets, to the
sidewalks built by RI. H Cav and DR.
J. G. McCHntOck on the west side Of
Fillmore street, south from Thirteenth
teEv-e EFn -7f7r To- In
that locality may be enabled to get the
| terminus of said walk to said stone
crossing and thence to the city
The following resolution, offered by
/ Mr.. Nettels, was on motion referred 10
the committee on streets and walks:
Whereas, Fifteenth street, between
| Fillmore and Buchanan streets, IS
| practically impossible at all times Tor
| vehicles in consequence of 2. deep gully
I across said street, caused BIZ the wash
! of water in heavy rains, and it is desir-
| able that said street should be fmprOv-
! ed. therefore. be it
! Resolved. by the Mayor and Council
\ men of the City of Topeka, That the
| city engineer and street commissioner
| be and they are hereby directed to i'm
| prove said street by putting In suit
/ able and adequate culvert through said
| gully and filing said street to grade, or
] to such an extent as to provide Sate ami
] convenient passage for vehicles along
/ the same. and at the same time to
/ grade said Fifteenth street generally.
|
! Taylor street
| Mrs Amelia Lawless requested per
| mission to peddle free of license Re
| ferred to committee on licenses.
Peter Howard requested permission
| to peddle Starts Panacea Balm free Of
license. Referred to committee on II
/ censes.
H B. Carter. a blind man, requested
4 permission to peddle ice cream free. Of
| license. Referred to committee on IL
censes.
W ". Phillips and eight others re
| quested that the council remit to Sells
| Bros one-haIF Of the license paid by
/ them Referred to committee on
| claims and accounts.
J. r. BdcIlvried notified the council
! that he had commenced work on the
| new gas plant June %. 1895 under orci-
| nance No. 1881. On roll call the no
| tfce was ordered placed on file by the
: unanimous vote of the council
A communication was read from n
II. Arthur IN relation TO the condition
in front of house No. 1926 Topeka ave
nue. Referred to committee on streets
and walks. -,
council adjourned. -
City Clerk.