The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-04

Paving fund ..-.----...-...--.- II, 9oo-3O
Street opening fund ........... 1,326.50
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR WEBER.
Councilman w. F. Weber of the
Fourth ward asked and was granted
leave of absence for 80 days Mr.
Weber will leave for Colorado Thurs
day and will probably spend most OF
his time at the placer mines at Fair
play in which a number OF the CITY
officials are financially interested MI
Weber has been seriously i'll recently
and his vacation is mainly LOT the SAKE
of his health.
The proposed ordinance levying tax
of 81 a year on druggists not having a
liquor permit and so a year on drug
gists who have a permit was reported
for passage by the license committee.
The council first rejected the report.
and then on reconsideration referred
the ordinance to the ways and means
COMMITTED The reason for delay was
probably because of the proposed occu-
patton tax ordinance.
ASPHALT REPAIRS.
The Barber Asphalt company was in
structed to go ahead and repair all
asphalt streets under direction OF the
city engineer, provided the company
agree to wait until November l for its
ray This arrangement is made to en-
able the city to get the fall taxes be-
fore paying for the repairs
CLAIM STREET is BLOCKED.
J. H Dick and Al others filed a pro-
test against the condition of the Moeser
cold storage plant and the Continental
creamery 1t is claimed that Second
and Polk streets are blocked by the
erection of certain structures and the
deposit of cans and rubbish. 1t is also
charged that salt water is drained out
across private yards to the destruction
of vegetation The protest was referred
to the streets and walks committee.
MINOR BUSINESS.
The following are the reports of city
officials for the month of June:
Food inspector, collections. PILOT
| License collections ............ 42q.OO
Police Judge, collections. .... 66781
! Weighmaster, collections 9Llo
! City treasurer, balance $3.50. "a ,793. Il
Councilman kutz filed a request that
the alleys between Kansas avenue anc
| Quincy street and between Kansas ave-
nue. and jackson street, in North To-
] peka, be cleaned of mud.
Fred Deppe, of North Topeka, ap-
peared before the council in person and
/ protested against the action of the city
| in allowing water from the food to
stand in the west part of North To-
pelxa.
The Topeka Transfer and Storage
company asked privilege of paving with
vitrified brick the parking at 406, 40S,
| 40 East Sixth avenue. The request was
referred to the streets and walks COM
mittee.
Washburn college asked permission TO
| connect with the sewer al Seventeenth
between College avenue and Boswell.
]. r. Mulvane. president of the Bank
| of Topeka protested against the use of
West Sixth near the bank building for
a dray stand.
Mrs Kate Snyder filed a claim for
$3.50 damages caused by being thrown
against a pile of paving brick on East
Fourth by a runaway horse. 1t was
referred to the streets and walks COM
mittee.
Councilman Luther Nellis attempted
to secure the passage of an amended
dray ordinance, prohibiting drays from
standing on West Sixth. He failed to
secure a suspension of rules, and the
ordinance was referred to the streets
and walks committee. 1t was deemed
! inadVisable to pass an amended ordi-
| nance until all contemplated changes
can be embodied in one ordinance.
| Councilman VOLTS ordinance regulat-
| ing billiard halls was referred to the
/ license committee.
The streets and walks committee rec
| dinance for passage.
The remonstrance against the opening
| of Second street from Western avenue
to Fillmore was adopted
The protest against the exclusion of
| express wagons from standing on East
Sixth was rejected.
The council adjourned to meet on
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