The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08

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! read and referred to the committee on
! claims and accounts, who reported the
same back and recommended payment
/ as follows, viz:
/ General revenue fund. ........ 81, 674. 46
/ Fire department fund $1,000. 2029 54
| Metropolitan police fund.-. 11SS. SO
{ General Improvement fund.-. 1882. %
/ sidewalk FUND .--.-----.-.-.-.-- 15. 90
( judgment fund. nd......-..-.... 272 so
| Opening alley Sd ward fund.- Al 40
! Drain dis-Flct No. 3 fund.-. 2,161 SO
/ Sixth ave viadUct fund. ..... 16. 10
! Sewer district No. 1S fund.-. 73 80
Sewer district No. 19 fund.-. 115. At
$11. .522. .o2
The committee recommended that the
! $5 in Mr.. hapgood's bill be disallowed
and that the bill of w. H. Gunther OF 81
| for vaccine points be disauowed. On
motion the report was adopted.
Bond of 81, 600 of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway company
| plumbers indemnity bond) was pre-
sented, and on rOll-cau approved by the
following vote Ayes, Councilmen Bur
CESS, Drew, Elliott, Morgan. Nettels
Fattison, ROundtree,. stevenson and
Skinner-9.
The city engineer presented his second
estimate of 81, 1885, in favor of John
Ritchie for labor and material for Drain
district No. 3. On motion of Mr. Drew
the estimate was approved and filed.
The city engineer also presented his
fifth estimate of $2097.00 in favor Of
On motion Of Mr.. Drew the estimate
was approved and filed. The city en-
gineer also presented his second estf-
mate of $4,000 in favor of o. Swanson
on contract for improving the city pris-
! on. On motion OF Mr.. Skinner the es-
innate was approved and nled.
E. M. WilhOit requested permission to
! locate three iron storage tanks with
capacity of not more than 10000 gal
Ions, for the storage of oil and gasoline
at a point on the Missouri Pacific rail-
way, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets in South Topel1a, Re
ferred to the license committee.
j. B. Marshall, superintendent re-
quested that some disposition be made
of useless horse now at the electric
light station. Referred to the commit
tee On fire department with power to
act.
l. NJ. Crawford requested permission
to erect a sign board, three and one
half feet wide by eight feet high in
front of the Crawford opera house Re
ferred to the committee on streets and
walks.
The Topeka Water company request
ed that resolution be passed by the
council requesting the county commits
sioners to arrange for the laying OF a
water main by the Topeka Water COM
pany across the new bridge on Kansas
avenue. Referred to the committee on
streets and walks.
F. F'ensky, O. d. Skinner and Peter
Olson filed a notice that the north ap-
prOach to the new Kansas avenue
bridge is being 50 constructed as to
greatly endanger the safety of their
property. On motion of Mr.. Skinner
the notice was placed on file
The Edison Electric Illuminating
company and the Missouri and Kansas
Telephone company requested the
I council to- pass a resolution requesting
the county commissioners to arrange
for the laying of conduits through
which to carry their wires across the
bridge, without any additional expen-
seS to the city or county. Referred to
committee on streets and walks
W. w. Manspeal1er Mercantile COM
pany filed a claim of $122.GS for dam
ages etc, on account of sewer becom>
ing stopped. Referred to committee
on ways and means.
X. T. WEIGH presented the matter of
widening Western avenue or Tavlor
street south of Huntoon street, and re-
quested that the report of the apprais-
ers be approved. Laid over.
The following reports for November.
1887 were presented and ordered placed
on file, viz: City treasurer. food in
spector, superintendent electric lights.
license collector, police pudge, weigh
master and dumpmaster.
The judiciary committee reported
back the communication of Henry r
KaSSOn, superintendent with the state
ment that the Barber Asphalt Pavine,
company has no exclusive right to re-
pair cuts in the asphalt pavement. and
that the city is therefore at liberty to
allow such repairs to be made by such
parties as it may choose to contract
with. On motion the report was
adopted.
The same committee reported back
the maintenance bonds of $4,000 each
for sewers Is and 10 and recommended
that the same be approved. On motion
the reports were adopted
On separate roll-can each bond was
approved by the following vote: AYES
Councilmen Burgess, Drew, Elliott
Morgan, Nettels, PattisOn, Roundtree
stephenson, Skinner and Warner-10.
The following report was submitted:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of
the City of Topeka.
Gentlemen: Your special committee
to winch was referred an ordinance en-
titled An ordinance fixing water rates
in the city of Topeka and repeating
section of ordinance No 400 entitled
an ordinance for the erection, construc-
tion and maintenance of water works
in the city Of Topeka. Kansas, and to
regulate the same" approved Septem-
Der 5. 1881 has had the same under
consideration, and report it back with
the accompanying substitute and rec
ommend that the substitute be passed
c. ]. DREW,
O. D. SKINNER
c. II. NETTELS,
Com mnaittee.
On motion the report of the commit
tee was adopted.
John r. Mulvane. Edward Wilder and
Jesse Shaw. appeared and made state
ments in reference to conduits and wa
ter pipes.
reported by the special committee was
taken up for consideration, the same
being, Ordinance No 1914, and entitled.
An ordinance regulating and fixing the
charges and rates for water used in the
city of Topeka, repeating section of
ordinance No. 400. entitled. An Oroli-
nance for the erection, construction and
maintenance of waterworI1s IN the city
of Topeka, Kansas, and to regulate the
same approved September 5. 1881, and
providing penalties for violations of
this ordinance" which was read
through. The ordinance was then read
and considered by sections, upon the
reading of section one Mr.. Drew moved
to amend the fifth line of the rates by
inserting after the words bath in pub
lic,'' the following words, from eight