The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-09

s124 $40. For the Improvement of Taylor
street from 9TH to sth street, Colorado red
paving with vitritied brick on sand found
blocks calling for Colorado red sand
stone, provided he be allowed to use Fort
Scott blue sandstone at 45c per lineal
R. B. Kepley proposes to improve Mon
roe street from 9Th avenue to 10th street.
street. as follows: Fort Scott blue sand
stone curbing at 45c per lineal foot. Flew
enth street from Harrison street to To-
peka avenue. Topeka avenue from 18th to
3rd. Fort Scott blue sandstone curbins at
from Willow avenue to Park avenue. Fort
Scott blue stone 45c per lineal foot.
o. Swanson proposes to improve Topeka
avenue from End to 3rd. Eleventh street
from Harrison to Topeka avenue. red Col
foot. white Colorado stone, SIC per lneal
foot, Fort Scott sandstone. 44c per lineal
foot, paving with vitrified brick on sand
foun1Ation $l24 per square yard. iron
crossing plates, 1918. Monroe street from
9Th avenue to 10th avenue Taylor street
from 18th to Sth. the same as above.
Black Laird & BlackInan propose to i'm
prove all alleys and streets as per list in
call for special meeting dated May 81 1900.
readjusting old paving guttering on
sand foundation. 25c per square yard. paw
ing with vitriaed brick on sand founda-
ton. S1-30 per square yard.
Hanley & Wall propose to improve Mon
roe street from 9Th to eth. Monroe street
from ltn TO Stn. Monroe street from Stn
to 9Th, Monroe street from 9th to 10th.
grading at 24c per cubic yard, also the
grading at the same price. alley between
Van Buren, and Harrison, 9TH and Sth
streets; alley between Tyler. Topeka ave-
nue., 18th and 18th streets: Topeka avenue
from 18th to south city limits. Harrison
from nth to Huntoon; 18th street from
| Harrison to Topeka avenue; Taylor street
avenue from Willow to Ashland. Wood
| lawn from Ashland to Park avenue at 25c
per cubic yard and Topeka avenue from
Ind n 2rd at
Mr.. Swanson having submitted the low
! est bid for curbing and paving Taylor
| 9Th to 10Th, Topeka avenue from End to 3rd
/ and 18th street from Harrison street to
| Topeka avenue. it was moved by Council
man Myers that the contract for such
/ improvements be allowed to him at his
! respective bid.
/ by postponing the matter of awarding the
contracts until the next meeting Of the
1 council, which motion prevailed.
The mayor appointed as city physician
being taken the appointment was con-
ffrmed by the following vote: YeaS-Betts.
Miller. Morgan. Myers, Elliott, Snattinger.
| Weber, CLANCY. Warner Roundtree-
] Swendson and Hughes. Nays-None.
/ Councilman Roundtree moved that the
vote by which the petition of J. B. I.ari-
/ to grade with dirt by the street commits
/ sioners, was rejected, be reconsidered
which motion prevailed: and on motion
| on streets and walks
The mayor appointed H. ]. BeveTle. T,
| L. Ross and J. W. Hall as appraisers for
| all property liable for the Improvement OF
| Willow avenue from Greenwood avenue tC
| WoodlaWn avenue. Third street from
/ Quincy to Monroe. Piercy street from
| Lane street to Wiliston street, Walnut
| street from Williston street to College
! avenue and Tyler street. from Sixth ave
! nue. to 9Th st. by grading, curbing and
| paving the same
! The yeas and nays being taken. the ap-
| pointment was confirmed by the following
| vote: Yeas-Betts, Miller. Morgan. Myers
I Elliott, Snattinger. Weber, CLANCY, War
] ner, Roundtree, Swendson, Hughes-iz
/ Nays-None
Councilman Hughes introduced IAN or
] dinanee to appropriate money out OF the
general revenue fund. fire department
revenue), general improvement fund, paw.
/ ing fund. Tenth avenue paving fund, parl
fund, Topeka avenue repav1ng fund anC
city hall fund. sections and were
read and adopted by separate votes. The
ordinance was then put upon It's ina
passage and passed by the following vote
lott, Snattinger, Weber, ChaHey. Warner
Roundtree, SWendson and Hughes-1z
Nays-None- The title was read and ap
proved.
. dinance to appropriate money out OF tn
general improvement fund to refund pol
/ tax collected in 1900 Sections l and
| were read and adopted by Separat
vote The ordinances was then put upol
| its final passage and passed by the fol
/ lowing vote: Yeas-Betts, Miller. Mer
gan. Myers, Elliott, Snattinger. Weber
CLANCY, Warner, Roundtree, SWendsoi
and Hughes-12. Nays-none- The It'll
, ! was read and approved.
III Councilman Hughes offered the follow
siI ing resolution, which was referred to tn
). committee on streets and walks:
/ Resolved. That the city engineer be IN
structed to put in raised crossings 10