The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
(First published in Topeka State Jour-
nal Oct. 20, 1919
Council Proceedings.
Council Chamber,
IOpeka, Kansas,

IOpeka, Kansas,
Oct IS, 1897.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Councilmen Burgess, Drew,
Morgan, Nettels, Pattison, Roundtree,
Stephenson, Skinner and Warmers.
Absent: Elliott.
Quorum present, Mayor c. A. Fellows
presiding.
The minutes of October 4, 1897, were
motion of Mr.: Burgess, the further
reading was dispensed with and the
Journal was approved.
Petition of z. T. Hazen, c. w. Jew
ell and others, requesting that Madison
street be graded from Fifth to Sixth
street, was presented and referred to
the committee on streets and walks.
The following communication was
read and referred to the same commit
tee:
Topeka, Kansas, Oct. Is. 1897.
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council
of Topeka, Kan.-Gentlemen: Under
date of August 9, 1897, I submitted to
you proposition looking to the open
ing of Fillmore street across the sO-call-
teenth street. Said proposition was af-
terwards Withdrawn on account of err
rors therein, and I now make you the
following proposition, having in view
the accomplishment of the same pur-
poses which were in mind at the time
of the making of the proposition above
referred to.
I will make and cause to be filed in
the office of the register of deeds of
Shawnee county plat of said tract of
land, sub-dividing the same into lots,
streets and alley of usual size to cor
respond with the same in adjacent
parts of the city on the north of said
tract, the same to be then known as
Eckert's Addition to the City of To-
pexa, upon condition that the lots laid
out abutting upon Fillmore street as
extended through said Eckert'S addi-
tiOn be not taxed for sidewalk purposes
for two years The proposed plat will
Il,
whole length of the land proposed to be
plated by the addition of fifteen feet
more or less ground adjoining said
street on the north.
Respectfully submitted,
D. S. ECKERT.
Petition of B. F. Galloway and twelve
others, requesting that the sidewalk on
the north side of Thirteenth street from
Topeka avenue to Western avenue be
made four feet in width to prevent the
destruction of valuable shade trees, was
presented, and, on motion of Mr.. Drew,
the request was granted.
Mr.. Morgan was excused for the even
ing.
Mr.. Stephenson introduced ordinance
No. 1888, being AN ordinance relating
to, appOruontng and leVy1ng special
assessment on all lots, tracts and
pieces of ground in Drain District No.
three 90, and defined and described in
ordinances No. 1919, approved July 23d,
1897; to pay the cost of constructing
the drain in said district and providing
the manner and means for collecting
the inStallments," which was read the
first time, when on motion of Mr..
Roundtree, rule 18 was suspended by
the unanimous vote of the council.
The ordinance was then read and
considered by sections, and on separate
motions sections one, two and three
were adopted.
The ordinance was then put upon it's
final passage and passed by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Burgess. Drew,
Nettels, PattisOn, ROundtree, Stephen
son, Skinner and Warmers.
The title was read and approved.
T. F. Doran appeared before the
J. E. POttinger of $713.25 be reported
upon.
On motion of Mr.. Nettels the claim
was recalled from the committee on
claims and accounts.
Mr.. Nettels then moved that the
claim be rejected, which motion pre-
vailed.
The committee on claims and ac-
counts reported back the claim of Mrs.
Annie NJ Lanham of $4,000 for injur-
les sustained on defective sidewalk and
sum of $4,000.
On motion the report was adopted,
provided that she accepts the $100.00 as
payment in full for all claims against
the city of Topeka
Mr.. Drew moved to adjourn, which
motion was lost on a tie vote.
Mr. Nettels moved to adjourn to
meet Wednesday evening, October 27th,
1897, at 7:30 o'clock, which motion pre-
vailed.
S. S. McFADDEN,
Cifxy