The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09

| Mr.. Morgan introduced ordinance No.
1851, being AN ordinance amendatory
| Of section one of ordinance No. 1.5l5,
( approved July u, 1892, entitled an or
! dinance amendatory of section six OF
/ ordinance No. SCI, entitled an ordinance
| to define certain public offenSeS and
prescribe punishment therefor, APPROX
| ed August 81 1895. - which was read
! the first time, and on motion OF Mr.
| Stephenson rule 10 was suspended by
4 the unanimous vote OF the council. ana
| the ordinance was read and considered
/ by sections, and on separate motions
| sections one. two and three were adopt
| ed.
The ordinance was put upon its final
passage and passed by the following
vote:
Ayes-Councilmen Burgess. Drew,
| Elliott, Morgan, Nettels. Roundtree,
] Stephenson, Skinner and Warner-9.
The title was read and agreed to-
Mr.. Burgess introduced ordinance No.
/ 1855, being An ordinance relating to
! sidewalks and repeating ordinance No:
1928, which was read the first time ana
] on motion of MI. Burgess rule Is was
/ suspended by the unanimous vote of
the council, and the ordinance was read
and considered by sections and on sep
arate motions sections one, two, three,
and four were adopted The ordinance
was put upon its final passage and
passed by the following vote: Ayes,
COuncilmen Burgess, Drew, Elliott,
Morgan. Nettels, Roundtree, Stephen
son, Skinner and Warner-9. The title
was read and approved.
Mr.. Roundtree introduced resolutions
condemning sidewalks in the First,
Second, Third Fourth and Fifth wards,
which were read and on separate mo-
lions adopted (see resolutions published
separately.
Mr. Drew introduced the following,
which on motion was adopted:
Resolved, By the mayor and council,
city of Topeka: That the Grand Army
of the Republic are respectfully request
ed to designate Topeka as the place for
( holding their annual Reunion of 1898,
and a cordial invitation is hereby ex-
tended to all the veterans of the late
war to once more rally round the
camp-fires at Topeka and greet each
other as only old soldiers know how.
Mr.. Drew offered the following, which
on motion was adopted:
Resolved. BY the mayor and council
that the city engineer and street COM
missioner be and are hereby directed to
buy a car load Of drain pipe for street
purposes.
which on motion was adopted:
Whereas, Walnut Grove is every
spring subject to floods from the over
flow of the Shunganunga creek, there
fore be it
Resolved, By the mayor and council
of the city of Topeka that the street
commissioner, under the direction of the
city engineer, be and is hereby directed
to proceed at once to do the following
work for the protection of the health
and property of its citizens.
E1rSr-IO RAISE the south END OF To-
peka avenue just north of the creek
bank and place an iron backwater gate
and frame in the ditch leading to the
creek and next the fair grounds.
Second-TO raise the intersection of
20th street and Kansas avenue and
build a f1ume with backWater gate in
the west gutter
Third-TO raise the south side of goth
street at and near Van Buren, street.
Fourth-TO raise the intersection and
crossings at 18th street and Van Buren,
street to grade
0. D Skinner offered the following,
which on motion was adopted:
Resolved, By the mayor and council,
of the city of Topeka, that the street
commissioner be and is hereby instruct
ed that whenever he may deem it ad-
visabIe to sweep any portion of the
pavement on Kansas avenue, the en-
tire pavement on Kansas avenue, from
Tenth street south of the river north
to Gordon street, north of the river,
shall be swept, the intent of these in
Kansas avenue shall receive more at
tention from the street department
than the balance.
Mr. Nettels offered the following,
which on motion was referred to the
committee on streets and walks:
Resolved, That the street commits
sioner be, and he is hereby directed to
take up the brick sidewalk in front of
the premises on the southeast corner of
Twelfth and Harrison streets and to
relay the same upon such grade as viii
disable in times of rain.
The mayor appointed the following
named persons as directors of the To-
Ueka free public library: Edward Wild
err NJ A. Low and J. P. Davis to serve
for the ensuing four years On roll call
they were confirmed by the following
vote: Ayes, Burgess, Drew, Elliott,
Morgan, Nettels, Roundtree, Stephen
son, Skinner and Warner-9-
Mr.. Nettels moved that his ordinance,
providing for the collection and re-
novaI of garbage, which was post
poned Sept. 9, 1896, be revived and re-
ferred to the committee of streets and
walks which motion prevailed
Mr.. Stephenson moved that the city
engineer submit an estimate of the cost
of improving Kansas avenue, so as TO
turn the water down the avenue instead
Of it being turned down Fifth street,
which motion prevailed
Mr.. Barnes, city engineer, stated that
he had notified the water company to
lower their stop boxes and that the
company had signif1ed their intention
to do so.
Mr.. Stephenson moved that the COM
rnittee on health and sanitary depart
ment be instructed to examine into the
wells near the gas plant, as complaints
have been made Of contamination by
gas, which motion prevailed.
Mr. Skinner moved that the city at
tornev. proceed to try the D. NJ. Mitch
ell case. which motion prevailed.
Charles X. Holiday appeared before /
the council and made a statement in
reference to the gas company and sub
rnitted a statement which on motion of
Nj Nettels was referred to the ways
and means committee.
On motion of Mr.. Skinner the cOun-
Gil adjourned to meet Monday evening,
March q, 1898. at 1880 o'clock
S. s. M'FADDEN
City Clerk.