The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09

We're assured that this information would
and agreed to several delays to accommo-
date them, but now they refuse TO fur
Your committee is therefore without
means to make satisfactory and final
report on said ordinance; but feeling GER
tain that if report were made a required
by the law of 1897. safe basis for action
by the mayor and council would be at
fOrded. we recommend the passage of a
resolution making demand upon the EX-
celsiOr Gas and Coke company to file with
the clerk within twenty days the report
required by sections and of chapter 81
of the session laws of 1897.
c H. NETTELS, Chairman.
The committee of ways and means re-
ported back the resolution of Mr. War
ner in relation TO ordinance No. 1914,
and the Topeka Water company, rec
ommending that it be adopted Two
members of the cOmmittee-Pattison
and gess-submitted a minority re-
port recommending that all propositions
be rejected until such time as the water
company shall obey the laws and ordi-
nances and reasonable requirements of
the mayor and council. etc. After the
reading of the two reports, Mr.. Drew
offered the following in lieu of the re-
ports, and moved the adoption of the
resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
mayor and council of the city of To-
peka that the city should own its water
plant; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution be re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means ana IlaI SdlQ committee report
/ to the council such proceedings as may
be necessary for the city to take to &C
Quire a water plant for the purpose OF
supplying said city and its inha bitants
with water. On roll call the resOlu-
ton was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Burgess, Drew, Elliott, Morgan,
Nettels, PattisOn, ROundtree, Stephen
son. Skinner and Warner-10.
The committee to whom was referred
the request OF E. Wilder for permission
TO connect his premises on Tenth av
enue west with the sewer, reported the
same back with the recommendation
that the request be granted On motion
the report was adopted. Committee OF
streets and walks reported back the
plat, etc. of Eckert's addition to the
city of Topeka, and recommended its
rejection on account of said plat in
Guiding part of Western avenue now
owned by the city. On motion the re-
port was adopted.
Mr. Burgess introduced ordinance No.
1851, being An ordinance to appropri-
ate money" etc, which was read for the
first time, when on motion of Mr. Bur-
CESS rule Is was suspended by the unan-
imous vote of the council, and the ordi-
nance was read and considered by sec
tiOnS and on separate motions sections
one and two were adopted The ordi-
nance was put upon it's final passage
and passed by the following vote; Ayes
Burgess, Drew. Elliott, Morgan, NettelS,
Pattison, ROundtree, Stephenson, Skin
ner and Warner-1O-
The title was amended and agreed to.
The mayor appointed Willis Edison
city assessor for the ensuing two years
and requested his confirmation. On
roll call the appointment was confirmed
by the following vote; AyeS-Burgess,
Drew Elliott, Morgan, Nettels, Patti
son. ROundtree, stephenson, Skinner
and Warner-10.
The matter of Blythe Withers was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Mr. Warner offered the following
which on motion was adopted:
Resolved, That the city clerk be ana
is hereby instructed to have the council
room floor covered with linoleum or
some other material of equally as good
quality.
The judiciary committee offered the
following, which on motion was adopted;
Whereas, The Excelsior Gas & Coke
Company has failed and neglected to
comply with chapter 81 of the session
laws of 1897, therefore be it
Resolved, By the mayor and council
men of the city of Topeka, that demand
is hereby made upon said company to
file with the city clerk within 20 days,
the report required by said chapter 81
of laws of 1897.
Resolved further, That the clerk serve
on said company a certified copy of this
resolution.
Mr.. Roundtree offered the following
which on motion was adopted;
Resolved, That upon the approval of
the final estimate Of the city engineer
for material furnished and labor per-
formed for the construction of q drain
in drain district No. and upon the fl
ing of an indemnity bond in the sum of
$500. 90 by John Richie, said bond to be
approved by the mayor, then the mayor
and city clerk of the city of Topeka
shall issue to and pay John Richie, the
contractor, the full amount due, tOW1ts
the sum of $556.1T.
Mr. Roundtree offered the following,
which on motion was adopted:
Resolved, By the mayor and council,
that the street commissioner be and is
| hereby directed to raise the street