The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-14
[ First published in the TOPEKA STATE
JOURNAL, January IA, 1861
COUNCIL CHAMBER, !
TOPEKA KAS

TOPEKA, KAs.,
January IS. 1895.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
| Present, Councilmen Bradford, Burgess,
Stevens, Stephenson and Skinner-9.
Absent Fulton. Quorum present.
| Mayor c. A. Fellows presiding.
The minutes OF January 6, 1895, were
| presented and partly read, when Mr..
Burgess moved that the further reading
be dispensed with and the journal be
approved which motion prevailed,
t. NJ. James submitted a proposition
to lease TO the city fourteen acres of tim
Der land at the end of the electric street
car line, between Kansas avenue and
Central avenue, for a term of twenty
i've years at an annual rental of $3.50,
payable quarterly, and to be exempt
from taxation. Or will sell the same to
the city for So, 500, for a city park, to be
paid for within five or ten years
in installments or otherwise, with
interest at five per cent.
Referred to the ommittee on ways and
means.
The city engineer submitted plans and
specifications and datail map showing
the location of the proposed new electric
lights. On motion the same were ap-
proved and ordered placed on file. On
motion of Mr.. Roundtree. the plans, ETC.,
were referred to the committee on gas,
electric and vapor lights.
The estimate of the city engineer in
favor of A. K. Fulford of $50 81 as final
payment for grading the alley in the rear
of the new county court house, was pre-
scented. and on motion approved and
placed on file.
The committee on lights reported back
the proposition of the Edison Electric
Illuminating company to light the city
with 250 lights at a cost of $S3.25 per
light per annum, recommending that it
be rejected Mr.. Elliott moved that the
report be adopted.
Pending the motion Mr.. Drew and Mr..
C. r. Maunsell. superintendent, made
statements in reference to the cest
of furnishing lights. The motion to
adopt the report of the committee was
then adopted.
The committee of ways and means re-
ported back the matter of4burying dead
animals and recommended that all of
the bids received prior to this date be re-
jected and that the city clerk be in
structed to advertise for bids again, the
bids to be for the work by the month or
by the head. Mr.. Pattison moved that
the cleaning up at the fire stations and
at the electric light stations be included
in the advertisement, there being no OBJ
lection, the report was SO amended, and
then on motion was adopted as amended
by Mr.. Bradford:
Resolved, By the mayor and council
men of the city of Topeka, That the city
attorney be aud is hereby requested to
present to this council at his earliest con-
venience an opinion on the subject of the
statute of limitation as to whether it ap-
plies to taxes and penalties collected by
the county treasurer and not turned over
to the city treasurer, which said taxes be-
long to the city.
On motion the above resolution was
adopted.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Bradford:
Resolved, That the street commissioner
and city engineer be and they are hereby
directed to make a survey, and fill or ex-
cavate as is required on the south side of
Tenth street. and between Lincoln and
Lane streets, so as to drain off the sur
face water aud make the. street at that
point passGble.
On motion the above resolution was
adopted.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Skinner:
Whereas, under the law it is made the
duty of the board of supervisors, COM
posed of the police com missioners of the
city and the commissioner of ELECTIONS,
to Il K the amount that said commissioner
of elections shall be allowed for clerk
hire,-commonly called salary of the
deputy commissioner of elections;
And Whereas, the salary paid the
commissioner of elections together with
the additional amount now allowed him