The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
COUNCIL At WORK
Routine Business Only is Trans
acted Last Night.
Mayor Drew Appointed as One
Of Paving Appraisers.
CENSURE FOR BAILEY.
License Collector Called to Ac-
count For Neglect of Duty.
Another Step Toward This
Years Paving Contracts.
CENSURE FOR BAILEY.

A last nights councilm Getting the ma
jor portion of the business transacted
was the reading of petitions for side
walks and paving ana the adoption Of
other petitions praying the same i'm
provements.
Mayor Hughes appointed three ap-
praisers for the sixteen blocks of new
pavement ordered by the council. Judge
Hazen yesterday notified Mr.. Hughes
that the injunction against making ap-
pointments would be waived in this IT.
stance so that the necessary work OF
the city should not be delayed Mr.
Hughes appointed as the appraisers <
J. Drew, S. T. Howe and r. NJ. Spivey.
The appointments were confirmed by
the members of the council. The sIX-
teen blocks of paving for which the
appraiSement is to be made are JefIer-
son street, Fourth to sixth; College av-
enue, Walnut to Euclid Tyler street.
Fifth to Sixth; Seventh street, Monroe
to Quincy; Ninth street, Monroe TO
Quincy; Buchanan street, Fourth to
Tenth; Tyler street, Tenth to Eleventh;
alley bounded by Seventh, Eighth,
jackson and Van Buren,; alley bounded
by Second, Third, Tyler and Polk
NEW ELECTION SUPERVISORS.
7. S. Williams, commissioner of cleo
lions, appointed six members of the
council on the board of election super
visors and asked for their confirm alton
by the council. They are: First ward.
S. c. Miller; Second ward, D. S. Myers;
Third ward. George Neil: Fourth ward
W. S. Clancy; Fifth ward, H. S. Mich
OILS, and Sixth ward, S. A. Swendson.
CENSURE MR. BAILEY.
The actions of City License Collector
L. c. Bailey have called forth the CEN
sure of the members of the council
City clerk Squires reported that he had
turned in but few fees during the past
few months and had not made a month
~ report for the past four months.
Councilman Clancy wanted some
IL i A-T-.-
It was finally decided that Mayor
Hughes should call upon Mr.. Bailey and
get the reports for fees collected during
the past few months and learn the rea.-
son for the delay.
Mr.. Hughes reported that owing to
the fact that Mr.. Bailey was recently
made state agent of an insurance COM
pany and that a great deal of his time
was spent outside the city he would be
obliged to give up the office and that
the appointment of a new city license
collector would soon become necessary.
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
Petitions to pave were received as fol-
lows and referred to the streets and
walks committee.
On Fillmore between Fifth and Sixth.
On Second avenue between Madison
The petitions to pave the following
blocks were acted upon favorably:
On Clay between Second and Sixth
The alley between Tenth and Elev-
enth and Topeka and Tyler.
On Huntoon between Harrison and
Topeka avenue.
OnBuehanan from Fifteenth to Twen-
tieth.
NEW SIDEWALKS ORDERED.
The following sidewalks were or
dered:
on the south side of Tenth avenue
from Washington to the Fisher tract
Also on the north side of Tenth from
Chestnut street west 168 feet
On the south side of Twelfth street
from Kansas avenue tt jackson street
On Eleventh from Lane to West and
Arch to Garfield avenue, and on Gar
field in front of lots of even number be-
tween lots 37S and 1898.
On the west side of Pine from Twelfth
to Afunson street.
On the south side OF Eleventh from
Brooks to Spruce street.
On the south side of Thirteenth from
A1ulvane to College avenue.
On the west side of Fillmore from Sew
enteenth to Nineteenth street
On Thirteenth street from West to
Adulvane street.
On the east side Of washburn street
from Eleventh to Munson.
On the east and west side Of Harrison