The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-04

cup1ed his place.
The minutes of October 81. 1897, were
presented, and, on mlti&n of Mr.. Bur
CESS, the reading of the same was dis
pensed with and the journal was ap-
proved.
Claims and accounts were presented,
read and referred to the committee on
claims and accounts, who reported the
same back, recommending payment as
follows, viz:
General revenue fund .......S 1874 Al
Fire department fund ... 1855 y
Metropolitan police fund ...... 1,414 40
General Improvement fund -... 4,3SS 81
Library fund ........... $40 SO
Sidewalk fund .....-..-....-... 16 4S
Judgment fund ...... 1SO0 90
$12. .S91 81
On motion the report of the commit
The city engineer submitted his
fourth approximate estimate of 81, ,259. 90
in favor of Charles Lane for sidewalks
constructed, which, on motion was ap-
proved and filed.
The city engineer also submitted his
first estimate of $700.0O in favor of O.
Swanson for the Improvement of the
city prison, which, on motion, was ap-
proved and filed.
Petition of W. J. Davis and Is others
for a watering trough at the corner of
Tenth and Topeka avenues, was read,
and referred to the committee on
streets and walks.
Communication of Mrs. Blanch Wind
sor in reference to a drain in the street
in front of her lots, Nos. 623 and 625,
Lane street, was read and referred to
the committee on streets and walks.
On motion of Mr.. Nettels the city
clerk was ordered to issue a peddlers'
license to F. A. Warren for six months
for $500.
Reports of city treasurer, food in
spector, license collector, superintend-
ent of electric lights, weighers, dump
master and police judge were presented
and ordered filed.
The committee on streets and walks
reported back the petition of Albert Nc
MILAN and others, requesting the open
ing of the south end of Clay street, First
ward, with statement that it would be
necessary to create a benefit district
and go through condemnation proceed
ings.
Report adopted and filed.
Same committee reported back the
communication of E.S. McMuIlen, agent,
requesting that lots 203, 2O5. POI and 2O9,
Jefferson street, be stricken from the
list of sidewalks, and recommended
that the request be granted.
On motion the report was adopted.
Same committee reported back the
petition of H. NJ. Washburn and others
for sidewalk in front of lots 523 to 533,
Lincoln street, and recommended that
the walk be ordered built.
On motion the report was adopted.
The special committee to whom was
referred AN ordinance compromising
difference between the city of Topeka
and the Topeka Water company" rec
commended that it be not passed, which
was signed by Mr.. Drew and Mr.. Pat
tisOn.
Mr. Nettels submitted a minority re-
port, recommending that the cOmprO-
mise be accepted.
Mr. Drew moved that the majority
report be adopted.
Mr.. NetteIs moved that the minority
report be substituted in the place of
the majority report.
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Mr.. Holland spoke in favor of the COM
promise
Mr.. Greenspan spoke against it.
COuncilmen Stephenson, Roundtree,
Warner and Nettels made speeches in
favor of the compromise, and Mr.. Mer-
gan made an argument against.
On roll call on Mr.. Nettels' motion to
substitute the minority report, the same
was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-COuncilmen Burgess, NettelS,
Roundtree, Stephenson and Warner-5.
Nays-Drew, Elliott, Morgan, Patti
son and Skinner.
The original motion of Mr.. Drew to
adopt the majority report was also lost
by the following vote:
Ayes-Drew, Elliott, Morgan, Patti
son and Skinner.
Nays-Burgess, Nettels, Roundtree,
Stephenson and Warner-5.
Mr.. Burgess introduced ordinance No.
1889, being AN ordinance to apprOpri-
ate money" etc, which was read the
first time, and, on motion of Mr.. Drew,
rule IS was suspended by the unani-
nous vote of the council.
The ordinance was then read and
considered by sections, and, on sepa-
rate motions sections one and two were
adopted.
The ordinance was then put upon it's
final passage and passed by the follow
Ayes-Councilmen Burgess, Drew, Ell
lott Morgan, Nettels, Pattison, Round
tree, Stephenson, Skinner and Warner
10.
The title was agreed to.
Mr.. Burgess introduced can ordi-
nance relating to the removal of hats
and bonnets in opera houses, public
halls or other places of amusement or
entertainment" which was read the
first time and referred to the commit
tee on judiciary.
Mr.. Nettels moved that the street
commissioner be instructed to examine
the foundation of the supports of the
Sixth avenue viaduct. and drain same;
which motion was adopted.
Mr. Elliott offered the following,
which, on motion was adopted:
Resolved, BY the Mayor and City
Council, that the street commissioner
be and is hereby instructed to open the
alley between Jackson and Van Buren
streets from Thirteenth to Fourteenth
streets, and that he notify all owners of
buildings now in the alley to remove
the same without delay.
Mr.. Swimmer offered the following,
which, on motion, was adopted:
Resolved, By the Mayor and Council,
that the city engineer be and is hereby
directed to notify the Excelsior Coke
& Gas company and the Topeka Wa
ter company to lower all stop boxes
which extend above the level of the
sidewalk.
Mr. Morgan offered the following,
which, on motion, was adopted:
I have to reduce the width of side
walk on Fourth street north from Lo-
Gust street to Lafayette street to five
feet instead of six feet, as the street is
very narrow and traffic is small.
Mr. Roundtree offered the following,
which, on motion, was adopted:
Resolved, BY the Mayor and Council,
that the city engineer be and is hereby
directed to repair by rip-rapping the
bank of the Shunganunga creek under