The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-17
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
First Published in Topeka State Jour
nal May IL, 1900.
Council Chamber, Topeka. Kan.
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May Is 1900
Council met in regular session pursuant
to the adjournment Of May It'll Present
Councilmen Miller, Morgan, Myers, Ell
lott, Snattinger, Weber, CLANCY, Warner,
Swendson, Hughes-10. Absent. Belts.
Roundtree-2- Quorum present, Mayor
Drew in the chair
The minutes of the last preceding meet
ing were presented, read and on motion
OF Councilman Warner were approved as
Petition of H. s. Nichols and others for
q sidewalk along the west side of Kansas
avenue from Shunanunga creek to BIRD
street; also on the north side of sd street
from Kansas avenue to Van Buren, street
was presented, read and referred to the
committee on streets and walks.
Petition of L. H. Daniels and others for
sidewalk from the north end of the pres
ent sidewalk on the west side of Tyler
street north to city limits was presented,
read and referred to the committee on
Communication from H V. Hinckley
vas presented, read and on motion of
Councilman Elliott was referred to the
committee on ways and means with pow
er to act.
A communication was received from
! Rev: Chas. NJ Sheldon enclosing checks
I in the sum of 81 900 and $500 respectively
to be used by the city for the purpose OF
erecting q detention hospital for the city
and a drinking fountain at the corner %
/ Kansas avenue and Eighth street.
Communication from S. Barnes and 9TH
/ ers was presented. read and referred to
4 the committee on streets and walks
!
I Joiners Of Topeka was presented read and
/ ordered filed.
| Communication from c. A starbird ask
/ ing That lots numbered 134 and 136 on
! SayWell street in Paramore'S addition be
| stricken from the list of condemned side
\ walks was presented, read and. referred
/ to the committee on streets and walks.
Communications of Mrs. Brown, Mrs. C.
/ Ellis and other property owners en- Quincy
! street giving their consent to erection of
/ booths in front of their property during
the week of the street fair were presented
/ and read.
The city engineer submitted an estimate
of the cost of constructing vitrihed brick
| sidewalks for the year 1900. The yeas
! and nays being taken the estimate was
approved by the following vote: Yeas
| Elliott, Snatunger, Weber, CLANCY, War
ner, Swendson, Hughes. Nays, Miller,
| Morgan, Myers.
The city engineer also submitted speci-
1 cations for laying sidewalks which was
| read. The city clerk with the appro-
insert 0I re the M9ie eTeg c to be- the
! amount of the bond required from the
| on motion of Councilman Myers, the
| clerk was instructed to insert the figures
$40 as the amount to be forfeited per
| day for each days work after the expira-
ton of the time limit fixed in the con-
| tract.
| The yeas and nays being taken the spec
! ifications were approved by the following
| vote; Yeas-Miller, Morgan, Myers, Elliott
| Snattinger. Weber, Clancy, Warner,
| SwendsOn, HugheS-10- NayS-nOne.
Report of the city license collector for
the months of March and April was read
| ana ordered MED
The fire marshals annual report for the
year ending March 81. 1900 was presented,
accepted and ordered filed.
The city engineer also submitted an es-
innate of the cost of flag Sto he, artificial
stone and asphalt for sidewalks. The
yeas and nays being taken the same was
approved by the following vote: Yeas
Miller, Morgan Myers, Elliott, Snattnger
| Weber, CLANCY, Warner, Swendson
Hughes-10 Nays-none
The city engineer submitted an estimate
of the cost of piping the city building
vzyhf FnnT0WRd
Councilman Elliott moved that a recon
sideration be taken of the vote by which
the north approach to the Kansas avenue
bridge was ordered paved which motion
prevailed.
The bond of John Richie in the sum OF
900 for the faithful performance OF his
/ contract to construct certain brick side
walks in the city, signed by himself a:
son, NJ. Weightman. jr., n. S. Wear anC
Hall Richie as sureties, was presented
read and the yeas and nays being take1
the same was approved by the folloWins
vote. Yeas-Miller, Morgan, Myers, FL
| lott, Snattinger, Weber, CLANCY, Warner
Swendson. Hughes-10. Nays none
| Councilman Warner introduced AN or
/ dinance to amend section l of ordinance
| number 213S, approved April a. 1900. Sec
separate votes. The ordinance was thel
/ put upon its final passage and passed b.
the following vote: Yeas-Miller. Mer
gan Myers, Elliott, Snattinger, Weber
CLANCY, Warner, Swendson, Hughes-1C
Nays, none.
Committee on streets and walks. +
whom was referred the petition of L. II