The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-19
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Committee Appointed to Confer With
Water Company.

The council met in special session at
7:s0 last evening. The report of the ap-
praisers for the opening of Kistler
street was adopted, there being no OBJ
jections.
A request and petition for street light
on the corner of Second and Tyler street
was referred to the committee on gas
and electric lights. At o'clock the reg
uIar council meeting was called.
A communication from Koehler and
Reese regarding the waste paper boxes
suggested that the boxes be made Of
uniform size and material. It was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
walks.
The residents of the vicinity OF Thir-
tenth street or Williams avenue petit
ton the council asking that the poles
be removed from the sidewalk OIL Thlr-
teenth street or Williams avenue in the
Third ward. 1t was referred to the
committee on streets and walks
The city engineer was instructed to
look after the covering of the area
ways.
Adrian F. Sherman complained to the
council about the alley on the south side
of Tenth street, between Kansas avenue
and Quincy street. He says it is block
ed by various articles and wants, them
removed.
The auctioneers filed a communication
asking the council to designate
location where they could carry on their
business.
w r. Hazen requested that the city
scales be removed from the present 10
cation on jackson street, as he desired
to sell the lot. The matter was referred
to the streets and walks committee.
The Merchants National bank fled a
bond for $50. 900, the United States Ffdel
ity and Guaranty company being the
surety. The bond was required from the
bank on account of its being the city
depository. The bond was accepted.
the Detention hospital was given by
the Detention hospital was given by
the city engineer. The total cost will be
81, PIP, a small amount more than was
donated, but the council decided to
spend the difference and have the work
pushed
Bonds were accepted and approved as
r. &. Kepley. building sidewalk. S 5000
r. B. Kepley. building curbing.... lao
Wall & Hanley. grading. 49, $50
| o. Swanson, paving .-...........-. 1850
An ordinance to appropriate money
| out of the sewer bond fund, interest
/ fund, paving fun and city hall fund to
pay bonds, principal and interest due
| July l. 1900. was passed.
! A resolution was introduced appoint
/ ing committee to confer with the wa
! terwOrks owners to see if they could not
t purchase the plant. This brought up
/ the usual talk. Councilman Miller talk
| ed against the idea Of the city building
(
! company was ready to sell. The mayor
/ took the floor and said he had twice
| made propositions to the Waterworks
/ company to buy their plant but that the
| company would not make nor receive a
proposition. The committee appointed
by the mayor were J. w. F. Hughes, J.
/ S. Warner. w. S. Clancy.
A. L. Williams addressed the council
in regard to the paving of Fillmore
street. He began by stating that the de-
! lay of the paving on Fillmore would
| work his financial bankruptcy. He ask
| ed that the council pass a resolution no
! tifying Contractor Richie that if the
work was not done within three months
his bond would be forfeited and the con
tract would be relet. He limited that the
1 work was delayed because some one in
terested in the work did not like him
His talk resulted in a resolution beine
passed instructing Contractor Ritchie tC
go ahead with the paving Fillmore
street if he had to buy brick outside o.
town.
H. J. Bevelle. T. L. Ross and J. w
Hall were appointed appraisers for paw
ing Lane street from Thirteenth stree
| or Williams avenue to Percy street
The Topeka Railway company wa,
| instructed to raise it's wires near tn,
Kansas avenue bridge to a height of 1
! feet TEMPORARILY