The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
Council Proceedings.
Council Chamber,

March p, 1898.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment Present-COuncilmen Burgess,
Drew, Elliott, Morgan, Nettles, Round
tree, Stephenson and Sknner-8. Alb
sent-Pattison and Warner. The
mayor and president of the council both
being absent, Mr.. Burgess moved that
Mr.. Drew be elected president pro TEN.
which motion prevailed.
The minutes of March z, 1898, were
presented and partly read, when on
motion of Mr.. Burgess the further read
ing of the same was dispensed with and
the journal was approved.
Claim of Baker and Bradbury Of
$S29.6 for balance due on contract for
driving piles at the Kansas river bridge
was presented and on motion of Mr..
Roundtree allowed and ordered paid.
Claim of H. c. Root of 81, 100000 at
torney fee in case of the Water COM
pany, was presented and referred to the
judiciary committee.
The estimate of the city engineer of
1929. GA in favor of Baker and Bradbury
for balance due on their contract for
driving piles, was presented and on mo-
ton approved and filed.
The estimate of the city engineer,
duly sworn to, for the construction of
new vitrified brick sidewalks, was pre-
scented and on motion approved and
filed. The estimate for walks six feet wide
and over is five and three-fourths cents
per square foot, for walks less than six
feet wide five and nine-te cents per
square foot.
ton of new sidewalks were read and on
motion of Mr.. ROundtree the time for
commencing the work was fixed at
April To- 1898, and to be completed on or
before November LIST, 1898. On motion
of Mr.. ROundtree the specifications
were approved and fled.
Protest of G. w. Greenwood and Is
others against the construction of a
sidewalk on the south side of Thir-
teenth street from Topeka avenue to
Fillmore street, was read and referred
To no 0Or71 Tp1if tGn of re nd lie
Petition of T. H Anderson and 81 9TH
ers for sidewalks in the First ward.
Petition of Mrs. w. Q. Stephenson and
Is others for sidewalks in the Second
ward
Petition of G. H. Nettels and 26 others
for sidewalks in the Third ward.
Petition of James Gillett and % 9TH
ers for sidewalks in the Fourth ward.
Petition of f. Ridley and 80 others
for sidewalks in the Fifth ward, were
read and referred to the committee of
streets and walks. The petitions above
mentioned include the old walks con-
demned by resolutions adopted March
z, 1898.
VIM. TweeddaIe submitted a commu-
nication in reference to re-survey OF
cities, which was referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Statement of the Excelsior Coke &
Gas Co. was also referred to the judi
ciaTy committee.
Mr.. Burgess introduced ordinance No.
1856, being IAN ordinance to appropriate
fund to pay Baker and Bradbury on
contract" which was read the first
time, when on motion of Mr.. Skinner
rule Is was suspended by the unani-
nous vote of the council. The Ordi-
nance was then read and considered by
sections and on separate motions sec
lions one and two were adopted. The
ordinance was then put upon it's final
passage and passed by the following
vote: Aye, Burgess, Drew, Elliott Mer-
gan, Nettels, ROundtree, Stephenson
and SINNERS. The title was approved.
Mr.. Skinner offered the following
which on motion was adopted:
Resolved, That the city clerk be and
is hereby instructed to advertise for
five days for sealed bids for the con-
structiOn of vitrified brick sidewalks for
1898, to be built of Shawnee county Wit
rified brick other vitfified brick
equally as good as samples now in the
office of the city engineer of Topeka.
Parties bidding will be required to de-
post a certified check in the sum of
two hundred dollars.
The following was offered by Mr..
Skinner, which on motion was adopted:
Be it Resolved, By the mayor and city
council, that the sidewalks on the sew
eral streets and avenues hereinafter
mentioned, in front of and along the
sides of all lots, pieces and parcels of
ground as herein described, be and the
same are hereby condemned, towit:
FOURTH WARD.
Sixth Avenue East.
front Lot No. 10
Mr.. Morgan offered the following,
which on motion was referred to the
judiciary committee:
Resolved, That the City Railway Co.
be and is hereby requested to present
transfer tickets to any passenger who
pays his fare of five cents without go
ing to the transfer station.
On motion of Mr.. Roundtree the
S. S. McFADDEN,
City Clerk.