The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-18

III Council ChamOer,
Topeka, Kansas,
May 16, 1898.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Councilman Benson, BURGESS
Blossom, Drew, Dickinson, Elliott, Mer-
gan, Roundtree, Skinner and Warner
! 10. Quorum present. Mayor c. A. Eel
lows, presiding.
The minutes of May 2, 1898, were pre-
scented and partly read, when on motion
! of Mr.. Burgess the further reading was
| dispensed with and the journal ap-
proved.
Petition of NJ E. Holmes and 27 9TH
ers for a sidewalk on side of lot No. 290
Clay street, was read and referred to
the committee of streets and walks.
Petition of F. Deppe and SO others for
| sidewalks on the south side of Grand
street from Tyler street to Western av
enue; also the north side of Monroe
street from Tyler street to Western av-
enue and on the west side of Western
avenue from Grant street to Monroe
street, was read and referred to the
committee of streets and walks.
Communication of H. c. Root offering
| to sell to the city of Topeka part Of lot
| 5, Sec. 80, T. IL, r. 16, for $6,50OO0, was
read and referred to the committee on
finance.
Angie L. Dafr requests to be released
| from building brick walk in front of
east half of lots AIS and 42O Seventeenth
street East, Keith's add, referred to
committee of streets and walks.
7. E. Keith requests to be released
| from building brick walk in front of lot
422 and w Il of lot 424 Seventeenth
street, Keith's add, referred to COM
| mittee of streets and walks.
Bond of w. S. Kari & Bro, house
| movers was again presented and the
| city clerk was instructed to return same
to have the surety qualify as to his
| responsibility
The judiciary committee reported
| back IAN ordinance relating to wash
| ing windows and also AN ordinance
! relating to sweeping sidewalks" and
| recommended that the same be not
passed On motion the reports were
adopted.
The ay0F appointed 9e + War tba e and
clerk proceeded to open and read bids for
the erection of the auditorium, as fol-
j. =. Belts. bid 500. 1881 90; Thos. H. Bow
frs so sooe s M o. S sentf SIS co. L p
60s.oo. These bids do not, include either
| The bids for heating and plumbing were
opened and read as fo u OSE %.
Pinmbi1g and Healing a sS Go 9S 00o
On motion of Mr.. Burgess the bids were
| to return checks to the respective bid
ders.
The bids were then all referred to the
The city. eepRgineeT,s estimates for the
For main building, exclusive of
sea edfg 5000 folding chairs: s5oS % %
| Three per cent architects FEES. 931. 81
| $31 9S5 81
For heating and plumbing......... 1S0. %
Total $36 ,165. 81
| Mr.. Elliott offered the following, which
on motion was adopted:
Resolved, That the city engineer be and
| he is hereby instructed to prepare plans
| and specifications and estimate of cost of
erection of a stone engine house as an
addition to the present plant, and also to
submit an estimate of cost of a new en-
CINE for the electric light plant
| Mr.. Skinner offered the following which
on motion was referred to the committee
| of electric lights with power to act:
| Resolved. That the superintendent of
| the electric lights be and is hereby in
| structed to purchase a wagon for use at
| the plant for hauling tools, etc.
| On motion of Mr.. Burgess the council
| adjourned.
| S. S. McFADDEN,
|