The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08

ed for the month of June, 1898, and filed
as follows: City treasurer, food inSpec-
tor, license collector, city weighers, SUI
perintendent electric lights and dump
master.
The ways and means committee re-
ported back the resolution of Mr.. Mer-
gan in reference to advertising for bids
for the Lake street bridge and recon-
mended that it be deferred until fall
On motion of Mr.. Morgan the matter
was laid over until the first meeting of
the council in September, 1898
The committee on licenses reported
back the ordinance in reference to Ii
censeS, recommending its passage. On
motion the report was adopted.
Mr.. Burgess introduced ordinance No.
1866, being An ordinance to appropri-
ate money" etc, which was read the
first time and on motion rule IS was
suspended by the unanimous vote of the
council and the ordinance was read and
considered by sections and on separate
motions sections one and two were
adopted. The ordinance was put upon
its final passage and passed by the fol-
lowing vote. Ayes-Benson, Burgess,
Blossom, Drew, Elliott, Morgan, Round
tree, Skinner and Warner-9 The tt
tie was agree to.
Mr.. Burgess introduced ordinance No.
1867, being IAN ordinance to authorize
the mayor and city clerk to issue war
rants to John Richie for sidewalks
constructed IN 1885,, which was read
the first time and on motion rule IS was
suspended by the unanimous vote of tho
council and the ordinance was read and
considered by sections and on separate
motions sections one and two were
adopted. The ordinance was put upon
its final passage and passed by the fol-
lowing vote: AyeS-BenSOn, Burgess,
Blossom. Drew. Elliott, Morgan, Round
tree, Skinner and Warner-9. The title
was agreed to.
The neutrality-suspicious. was offered:
Whereas, It is deemed by the mayor
and council of the city of Topeka that
it i~ necessary for the comfort and
convenience of the citizens of the city
of Topeka and for the public health of
said city that a sewer be constructed
in that part or territory of the city of
Topeka, bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning a point where the center
line of Tyler street, north, intersects
the center line of Grant street; thence
easterly along the center line of Grant
street to its intersection with the center
line of Central avenue; thence northerly
along the center line of Central avenue
to its intersection with the center line
of SayweIl street to its intersection with
the center line of Jefferson street,
north; thence southerIy along the cen
ter line of Jefferson street, north to its
intersection with the norh line of Fair
child street; thence easterIy along the
north line of Fairchi1d street to it's in
tersection with the west line of Hamil-
ton and Smiths addition; thence north
erly along said west line of Hamilton and
Smiths addition to the northwest cor
ner of said addition; thence easterly
along the north line of Hamilton and
Smiths addition to its intersection with
the east line of Reserve No. -Four;
thence southerly along said east line
of Reserve No. Four to its intersection
with the north line of Fairchild street
produced easterly; thence easterly
along said north line of Fairchi1d street
produced easterly to it's intersection
with the low water at the north bank
of the Kansas river; thence southerly
along low waters edge on said bank of
Kansas river about forty feet or to its
intersection with the south line flair
child street produced eaSterly; thence
westerly along said easterly production
of the south line of Fairchi1d street to
its intersection it'll the east line of
Reserve No. -Four, thence SOutherly
along said east line of Reserve No. -Four
to it's intersection with the south line of
Hamilton and Smiths addition pro-
duced easterly; thence westerly along
the south line of Hamilton and Smiths
addition and it's production westerly to
its intersection with the west line of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e Rail-
way company's right of way; thence
southerly along the west line of said
AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company's right of way to its intersec-
ton or conjunction with the north and
west lines Of the Union Pacific Rail
way company's right of way; thence
along the north and east boundary line
of said Union Pacific Railway COM
pany's right of way to a point where
said boundary line produced westerly
intersects the center line Of the alley
between Harrison street and Topeka
center line of said alley to it's intersec-
ton with the center line of Norris
street: thence westerly along the center
line of Norris street to its intersection
with the center line of Tyler street.