The Topeka state journal., 1898-07-02

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The minutes of June 20, 1898, were
/ presented and partly read when on mo-
/ tiOn Of Mr.. Burgess the further reading
/ was dispensed with and the journal
/ approved.
Claims and accounts were presented
and read, as follows:
General revenue fund..........$ 1,57666
Fore department fund.......... 1,89132
Metropolitan police fund.-...... 1852 SO
General Improvement fund.-. 4,05762
Judgment fund ................. 2,242.SS
Total ..........................$11,466.29 81, ,466. 20
On motion the several accounts were
allowed and ordered paid
Petition Of Weber & Co. and 400 9TH
ers, requesting that the stamp or
dinance be passed, was read and re-
ferred to the committee on licenses.
Communication of J. w. Farnswortn,
in regard to houses built in Smith
street. was read and referred to the
committee OF streets and walks to-
gether with plat.
Estimate of the city engineer of
1892 so, sworn to and specifications for
the grading of Fillmore street between
Eighth and Ninth streets, was approved
and placed on file.
Mr.. Drew offered the following which
on motion was adopted: Resolved,
That the city clerk be and is hereby in
structed to advertise five days for bids
for grading Fillmore street, between
the south park line of Eighth avenue
and the north park line of Ninth street.
Communication of the American
Wringer Co. requesting that the licen-
sing of installment agents be so ar
ranged as to not compel them to resort
to the order plan" Referred to
licenses committee.
Petition of John Drake and 42 others,
for the Strengthening and widening of
Branner street, between Fourth street
and Sixth avenue, was read and re-
ferred to committee Of streets and
walks.
sidewalk in front of lots 3S2
to 396 inclusive, Monroe street, was
read and referred to committee Of
streets and walks.
Petition of Louis Miller and 25 others
for sidewalks on the east side of JEFF
fersOn street, from Crane street to
/ Thornton street, also on the north side
! Of Thornton street from JEFFERSON streeL
| to Adams street, was read ana re1erred
to committee on streets and walks
BOND of ". S. Karr & BIOS, house
movers, for $500, was read, and on roll
call approved by the following vote:
Ayes-Councilmen Benson, Burgess,
BlvssOn, Drew, Dickinson, Elliott, Mer-
gan, ROundtree, Skinner and w amer
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Report of police judge for June, 1898,
was presented and filed.
Report Of the committee on health
and sanitary department presented,
their report recommending the con-
structiOn of a sewer in the First ward
On motion the report was adopted. On
motion of Mr.. Burgess the city attorney
was instructed to prepare an ordinance
in conformity with the report defining
the boundaries Of the district. The
same committee also recommended the
condemnation of certain property for
street and also for r1ght-or-Way OF
outlet for the sewer.
Committee of streets and walks re-
ported back the petitions of F. Deppe
and others; f. D. Bard and others ana
NJ. z. Holmes and others, for sidewalks
recommending that it be rejected Tor
petitioners be granted. On separate
motions the several reports were
adopted.
The same committee reported back
the petition of w. F. Amos and others,
recommending hat it be rejected for
the reason that one-hah Of the walk
petitioned for is not in the city. Report
was adopted.
Same committee reported upon the
applications of Simon Hoe, A K. Full
ford and H. W. Newcomb to furnish
team and recommended that the same
be rejected as the present service is
satisfactory. Report was adopted.
Mr. Roundtree introduced ordinance
No. 1864, being AN ordinance to appro-
pirate money" etc, which was read the
first time when rule Is was suspended
by the unanimous consent of the coun-
ell Sections one and two were read
and on separate motions adopted: The
ordinance was put upon Its final pas
sage and passed by the following vote:
Ayes-CounciImen Benson, Burgess,
Blossom, Drew, Dickinson, Elliott, Mer-
gan, Roundtree, Skinner ana warner
10. The title was agreed TO.
Mr.. Roundtree introduced ordinance
No. 1865 being "An ordinance fixing
salaries of the police department"
which was read the first time and on
rnotion ru1e IS was suspended by the
unanimous vote of he council The or
| dinance was then 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 following
/ vote: Ayes-Benson, Burgess, Blossom,
! Drew, Dickinson, Elliott, Morgan,
I Roundtree, Skinner and Warner-10.
| The title was approved
Mr- Roundtree introduced AN or
/ dinance providing for the levy and col
/ lection of a license tax upon and regu-
/ lating certain callings, occupations,
/ professions and trades conducted, pur-
! sued, carried on, or operated within the
/ city of Topeka, prescribing punishments
4 for the violation of the same and re-