The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-27
Official Council Proceedings.
First Published in the Topeka State
Journal June ~, 1900.
Council Chamber,


Topeka, Kas.. June %. 1900.
Council met in regular session pursuant
Councilmen Belts Miller, Morgan, Myers,
Elliott. Snattinger, Weber, CLANCY, War
ner Roundtree, Swendson-1 Absent:
Drew in the chair
The minutes of the meeting of June IS,
1900. were presented and partly read,
when, upon motion of Councilman Mer-
gan, the further reading was dispensed
with and the minutes were approved as
written up by the clerk.
construction of a hospital addition to the
city prison were opened and read as fol-
lows:
Messrs. Roundtree and Swendson were
NJ I1eery proposes to erect the build
ing at cost OF 81, 250.
Chas. r. Ramsey proposes to build the
addition for the sum of s., $40.
Both bids being above the estimate Of
man Morgan the same were rejected.
On motion of Councilman Roundtree,
vertise for bids for the construction CT
the detention hospital to the city prison
Petition of I. R. Rogers and others for
from the south line of Sixth street to the
north line of Tenth street, was read and
walks.
Communication of W. H Wilson, chair
man of the building committee Of the
board of education. asking that paving
of alley bounded by Seventh street,
Eighth street, Van Buren, and Harrison
/ streets be delayed until heat for the high
| school building had been secured, was
| presented. read and on motion of Coun-
/ Gilman Warner, was referred to the con-
tractor
Committee on streets and walks, to
/ whom was referred the following commu-
| nicatiOn. reported back the same with the
/ recommendation that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted and spread upon
the journal, which report on motion was
| adopted:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Council of
I'VE the undersigned residents and
| owners of property on Tyler street be
| tween Fourth street and Fifth street in
the city of Topeka, and liable for the
| cost of improving said Tyler street by
eurbing and paving the same ne resp besPec -
| cause said Tyler street from the -south
curb line OF Fourth street to the north
! curb line of Fifth street TO be curbed with
| Colorado red sandstone curbing and paved
with vitrified brick on sand founda ton,
said pavement to be thirty feet wide.
Signature Of owners and lot numbers:
]. Weiss, three lots, Nos. LII. 12s, 1Sl
7. F. Lannan, 12s and north half 49,
Tyler street.
Jno. J. slavin, Catherine Fitzgerald
115 III, 119, three lots, Tyler street
c. B. Merriam, 1874 and 1856 Tyler street
J. D. Small. three lots, Nos 1873. lS5 anc
Mrs. Ella Weiss, three lots, Nos. 10, 112
| and ia Tyler street. 90
/ G.. w. Hunt, one and One-nal1 iotSs 4S'
ana north half 140 Tyler street
The bond of NJ. W. Gilmore in the sun
of $500 as city jailer was returned "a 70 r IN.
. / being taken the bond was approved BY
the following vote: Yeas-Betts, Miller
Myers Elliott, Snattinger, Weber, Cha
ney. Warner. Roundtree, Swendson-4U
Nays-Mergan-1.
Bond of John Ritchie in the sum o
$40 GEO. for the faithful performance OF nj
contract to construct certain X1trlIie'
brick sidewalks in the city OF IopekSa
signed by himself as principal and Tn
United States Fidelity and Guarante
/ company as surety was presented, rea'
and the yeas and nays being taken Tn
same was approved by the following vote
/ Yeas-Betts, Miller, Morgan, Myers. ri
lott. Snattinger, Weber, Chaney, W arneI
| Roundtree Swendson-u- Nays, none
The CITY engineer reported to the coun
ell that the grade established 1or IN
| aIlev between Tenth street, Eleventh
| street Harrison and Topeka avenue wa
| not in accordance to existing circum
| Stances and, on motion of Counc1lnla
| Warner. the matter was referred TO IN
committee on streets and walks
Councilman CLANCY offered the follow
- ing resolution:
"Resolved That the mayor and counc
of the city of Topeka deem II necessar
$ for the best interests of said city ina
- TYLER street from the south curb line q
= Fourth street to the north curD me Q
H. Fifth street be graded and paved th1rt
a feet wide with vitrified brick on san
foundation and surbed with Colorado re
sandstone" =,
$ The yeas and nays being taken, tn
n | resolution was adopted by the foloWln
/ | vote: Yeas-Betts. Miller, Morgan, Myer
T | Elliott Snattinger, Weber, CLANCY, Wal
ner. Roundtree, Swendson-l Nay
none. ,,,
J. H. SQUIRES,
Clerk.