The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

Fe shops) have become and now are
Dublic nuisances, q serious mehace 70
the health and well-being OF our cit
liens
of said nuisances we would respect1ui-
Nv suggest that, until better sanitary
arrangemerl may be made, the city
srect and maintain a cable dump to
dispose to the middle of the kaW river
all manure, refuse, night-solI ana gar
bage. Also, with moderate Supply
of tar, dead animals can be burned
at a very small cost to the city with
out booming a nuisance or menace 10
the health ofsour citizens.
&C. F. MENNINGER. President.
Minor Mention.
The six claims resulting from the
overflow of Biddle creek were re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means for recommendation. me
claims range in amount from sou TO
w. BoIinger and "a others presented
petition for the council to coop
crate in the building of four-foot
cinder path on Morris avenue, from
Munson avenue to Huntoon street
A petition was presented with 30
signatures for the paving of Taylor
street between Tenth avenue and Hum
toon street, with vitrified brick and
FIT. Scott blue sandstone curbing, S5
feet wide. The committee on streets
The committee on streets and walks
will consider the building of a drive
way across the city park by the Wear
Coal and Sand Co., from its sand
dredge on the south bank of the river
The Wear company promises good
maintenance of the drive.
The request of Laura Swandson for
a free license to tell fortunes by cards
was referred to the committee on Ii
censes.
william Schick was granted privi-
lege to erect a one-story addition to
his building at the corner of Second
and Jackson streets, to be built OF
hollow cement blocks. An ordinance
covering cement building is now be-
fore the council for consideration.
Upon the motion of Councilman
Swendson the council on Monday night
ordered the fnstalla ton of IL fire hyd-
rants in the southwest part of the city
in the Washburn college and Lowmar
Hill districts.
Hydrants will be established at the
following places: Corner OF Sixth and
Morris; Morris and Eighth; Tenth anc
Morris; Lane and Tenth; Morris anC
Eleventh; Munson and Morris; Thir-
teenth and Lane; Garfield and Thir-
teenth; Pierce and Garfield: Walnui
and College: College and Chestnut
Euclid and College.
City Engineer McCabe submitted al
approximate estimate of the cost o.
raising the bridge over Soldier creek OF
the filling in of approaches aggregate.
$647. SO.
The Continental Oil and Gas com
pany asked for an extension of it
franchise granted on August IA, 1903. a
which time the company placed $1,00
as guarantee that work would be com
menced within a year. The time linni
expired recently and the city desires t
know how far construction has prog
ressed. The matter was referred to thu
streets and walks committee.
The petitions for the pavement o
Jackson street from Huntoon Il
Twelfth, and Twelfth from Jackson t.
Kansas avenue were allowed. Thes'
streets are contiguous to the city rail
way shops
Emahizer & Spielnan were grantee
the right to construct a passage way L
feet wide across the alley from Fiftl
to Sixth street, to connect building Oh
Kansas and Jackson avenues.
City Attorney Spencer was instructed t
confer with the attorneys interested II
the damage suits against the Topeka Wa
ter company to see If a modification of tn
| federal courts decree can not be obtaine
so that the proceeds of the sale OF tn
waterworks can be held for the liabilities
and the transfer of the company to tn
city be not interfered with.
| Coal bids were entered for the city
/ supply for the winter by several fue
| companies in the city. No uniformity i
/ quality was shown and further bids wer
\ asked for.