The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-20
(F'irst published in the Topeka State
Journal, July 20, 1889
Council Proceedings.
Council Chamber,
Topeka, Kansas,
T17Ixv 10 1903

topeka, Kansas,
July Is, 1898.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, Councilmen Benson,
Burgess, Blossom, Drew, Dickinson, Ell
lott, Morgan, Rountree, Skinner and
Warner-10. Quorum present. Mayor
G. A. Fellows presiding.
The minutes of July 6, 1898, were pre-
sented and partly read, when on motion
the further reading was dispensed with
and the journal was approved
Petition of D. S. Shook and 2003 9TH
ers was presented, which reads as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable the Mayor and Coun-
ell of the City of Topeka, Kansas:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned, res
ident taxpayers of the city of Topeka,
Kansas, respectfully petition your hon
orable body to call special
city election for the purpose
Of submitting to the cleo
to issue bonds Of the city of Topeka to
provide waterwOrks for the purpose of
supplying the city of Topeka and it's in
habtants with water, as provided by
law.
The petition was read and referred to
the committee of ways and means.
The following petition for paving
Jackson street from Park street to Morse
street, which was read and referred to
committee of streets and walks.
Topeka, Kan, July g, 1898.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka, Kansas:
Gentlemen:-We the undersigned res
ident owners of property on Jackson
street from south line of Park street to
north line of Morse street in the city of
Topeka and liable for the cost of i'm
proving said Jackson street by grading
curbing and paving the same, respect
fully petition your honorable body to
cause said Jackson street from south
line of Park street to north line of
Morse street in said city of Topeka to
be graded; and curbed with Colorado
sand stone at a price not to exceed 10
1T0d vyad nil y
vitriffed brick at a, cost not to exceed
$1.25 per square yard, said street to be
paved 80 feet wide.
Signatures of owners and description
of property:
VIM. Green, s6s and 81 N. jackson
street.
F. H. Petro. s77 and 87s N. Jackson
street.
A; NJ. Kent. south S74A feet, lot 11s
Jackson street.
J. F. Buck, Nos. S73 and 875 No Jack
w. S. Burgunthal, north so feet, lot
No. 124 Jackson street, K. H. & NJ. F.
addition.
Eric Nystrom, jackson street, S715
feet.
E. P. Baker, lots 857. 85e, 8s1 Jackson
street.
H; W. Baker, lots 1863, se5. 8s7, a81. 1888
Jackson street.
The following petition for paving
Monroe street from Fifth street to
Sixth avenue, was presented and read
and walks:
Topeka, Kan, July Ii. 1898.
To the HonOra bic Mayor and City Coun-
ell OF the City of Topeka.
Gent1emen:-W the UNDERSIGNED res
idents of the city of Topeka, and pro
perty owners on Monroe street, between
Fifth street and Sixth avenue in said
city, would respectfully netition vOlIr
honorable body to cause to be graded
curbed and paved Monroe street from
Fifth street to Sixth avenue, in said
city; that it be curbed with Colorado
sand stone and paved with vitriied
brick to the width of 40 feet: not to ex-
coed 40 cents per lineal foot for curling
and not to exceed SIPS per square yard
for paving.
The following will indicate the num-
Der of feet frontage which each of the
signers owns on Monroe street within
the limits named.
Name of property owner and number
Of feet owned:
Mrs: z. T. Hazen. S71k feet.
G. K Holiday, 140 feet front
Joseph Gron, BIZ feet
Mrs. Julia S. Webb, 50 feet front.
E. c. Webb.
Chas. Jones, BIZ feet front.
Bids for grading, curbina and nav
ing Madison street from Fifth street to
Sixth avenue, were submitted to the
council and read by the city clerk, as
follows:
Furman Baker for grading. 213L cents
per cubic yard.
John Richie, for curbing with Colo
RADIO stone, 625s cents per foot
John Ritchie, for paving with vitri-
fed brick on sand foundation, $121 per
square yard.
John Richie, for resetting old curb
ing, p cents per foot
P. H Gill, for curbing with Colorado
sand stone, 65 cents per foot
The bid of H. K Winans for paving
Madison street, which had been filed
three minutes after five o'clock was
submitted by the city clerk. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Skinner the bid of Mr. Wi
mans was ordered opened, on roll call
Blossom, Drew, Elliott. Morgan. Skin
ner and Warner. Nays-Burgess,
Dickinson and Roundtree-3. The bid
bid read as follows: Paving with Tope-
ka vitriffed brick on sand foundation,
$11S per square yard. Paving with vi