The Topeka state journal., 1900-05-12

mendation that it be referred to the Com
mercial club The report was adopted.
Same committee made the following re-
port. which was adopted:
Your committee Ways and Means
der consideration and respectfully recon-
mend that we take Immediate necessary
own water works and with that end in
view recommend that Mr.. H V. Hinckley
be required to furnish estimates. plans
and specifications as per contract, at once.
]. S. WARNER, Chairman
Committee on claims and accounts. to
whom referred the claim of Fred
Beeler in the sum Of 1913. IS. reported back
the same with the recommendation that
the same be rejected. The report was
adopted.
Same committee, to whom was referred
the claim of VIM H. Barnes for certain
in the sum of $1OS.5f, reported back the
same with the recommendation that it be
allowed and paid The report was
Same committee to whom was referred
OF $40 Tor rent of house No. 51z e. First
street reported back the same with the
recommendation that it be rejected. The
report was adopted
Same committee, to whom was referred
the claim of Mrs l. E. Drollinger, in the
sum of IS, reported back the same with
the recommendation that it be rejected
The report was adopted
Same committee, to whom was referred
the claim of j. W. Tucker in the sum of
$500 for alleged injuries. reported back
the same with the recommendation that
Same committee, to whom was referred
the claim of Miss Grace Hart in the
sum of 81 900 for alleged injuries, reported
back the same with the recommendation
that it be rejected. The report was
adopted.
Same committee, to whom was referred
the claim of J. H. Bradshaw, reported
back the same with the recommendation
that it be rejected. The report was
adopted.
Same committee, to whom was referred
the claim of Mary Atkinson. in the sum
o reported
the same with the recommendation that
it be referred to the board of health. The
report was adopted.
The bond of Black, Laird s& Blackman
in the sum of 81 040 for the faithful per-
internal fire boilers in the city building,
signed by NJ r; Laird, j. l. Black, l.
firm also, was presented The yeas and
nays being taken, the bond was approved
by the following vote; Yeas-Betts: Mil
Swendson, Hughes-12
Councilman Belts introduced IAN ordi-
nance providing for opening an alley in
the block bounded on the north by Kist
! on the south by Fairchild street and
| the west by Madison street, creating a
benefit district to pay for the cost of the
appraisers therefore and prescribing their
/ duties Sections 1, 2 8 and were read
nance was then put upon its final passage
! and passed by the following vote: Yeas
/ n.
/ Snattinger, Weber, CLANCY, Warner
Roundtree Swendson, Hughes-12
Councilman Swendson introduced "An
ordinance changing the names of certain
avenues and streets. establishing the
name of Garfield avenue in lieu thereof -
Section was read and ii was moved that
| it be adopted. The yeas and nays being
taken the section was adopted by the fol-
| lowing vote: Yeas-Betts, Myers. Elliott
| Snattinger, Weber CLANCY Warner
! Swendson, Hughes-9. Nays-Niller Mer-
gan. ROundtree-3.
/ wa adO he
| ordinance was then put upon its final
passage and passed by the following vote:
| Yeas-Betts, Snattinger. Weber, CLANCY,
| Warner, Roundtree. Swendson, Hughes
| 8. Nays-Miller, Morgan, Myers, Elliott
| f. The title read and agreed to.
Councilman Warner introduced IAN or
dinance to appropriate money out of the
Fund. Police Department Fund general
revenue), General Improvement Fund, Paw
ing Fund, Topeka Avenue Repaving Fund,
Tenth Avenue Paving Fund (Tyler to
Lane ST., City Hall Fund and Garfield
Street Opening Fund. Section l and
| were read and adopted by separate votes.
The ordinance was then put upon its final
passage and passed by the following vote:
YeasSBetts. Miller, Morgan. Myers, Ell
lott, Snattinger, Weber. CLANCY, Warner
Roundtree Swendson. Hughes-12
Councilman Hughes offered the follow
ing resolution. which was adopted
Resolved, by the Mayor and Council,
That a cordial invitation is hereby .ex-
tended to the Grand Council of the United
Commercial Travellers of Kansas to hold
their annual meeting in 1901 in the city OF
|
Councilman CLANCY offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved That the city clerk be and is
hereby instructed to advertise for a per
iod of five days for bids for the ten acres
of ground owned by the city east of the
Councilman Hughes offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted
Resolved, That the city engineer be and
, hereby is instructed not to allow any
earth or other material belonging to the
city of Topeka, and taken from the
. { SfT alIRVC n n1IhliR 1mnTnNR-
ments, to be sold given away unless
otherwise instructed by a resolution Of
Councilman Hughes offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved That the action of the mayor
and council of the city with reference tC
the passage of the resolution to pave 3r6
street between Monroe street and Quincy
street and all proceedings hereunder b'
and the same are hereby set aside to ths
same effect as though said resolution haS
Councilman Myers offered the following
resolution, which was adopteds
! To the Honorable Mayor and Councilme1
of the City of Topeka:
Resolved, that permission be granted
to Mr.. Christopher Roof to put down
, four foot sidewalk (vitrified bEickl, to b'
+ located on the east side of Chestnu
: street and about $50 feet north of Eight
The following appraisers were appointed
by the mayor for the grading, curbing an
Jams and Park avenue; Monroe stree
from Fifth to Sixth street. and Harrison
street, from 18th to Huntoon street: M
Heery, r. B. McMasters and R. NJ. Cur
tis
n The yeas and nays being taken the ap
pointment was confirmed by the following
? vote: Yeas-Betts, Miller, Morgan, My
ers Elliott, Snattinger, Weber, CLANCY
Warner, Roundtree. Swendson, Hughes
The mayor reported that there was NJ
provision for piping the city building 70
gas.
On motion of Councilman Hughes tn
city engineer was instructed to prepar
plans and specifications to pipe the cit,
4 building.
The City clerk reported that owing t
the great amount of copying to be don
it was necessary that he should be allow
/ ed another typewriter.
on motion of Councilman Miller the re
4 ! quest was granted.
The mayor reported that the chicke
? pox epidemic was now under control an