The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-27


meeting was dispensed with and they
were approved as written up by the clerk.
Claims and accounts against the city OF
Aopeka We're presented read and referred
to the committee on claims and accounts.
which reported the same back. with rec
ommendation that they be allowed and
paid from funds as follows:
General revenue fund ..............s 1733.s1
Fire department, General Reve-
nue. IunQ :, l34.U0
Police department, General Reve-
General Improvement fund.-. 5376.l4
Waterworks fund ..-........-....... 1179.9S
Total ........ .....................s1 so O46. %
On motion the report of the committee
was adopted.
Communication from superintendent of
electric light plant relative to transpor-
tatlon Tor employees of the plant on street
committee on gas and electric lights, on
motion of Councilman SWendson
City engineer submitted a corrected re-
port OF the petition for paving Lincoln
street from Sth ave to 10th ave. which
was read and approved.
On motion OF Councilman Swendson the
action of the council on the proposition to
pave and the protest against paving Lin
coin street Sth to 10th streets, was re-
Petition to pave Lincoln street from Sth
20 Sth, was presented, read and referred
to committee on streets and walks.
Petition to pave Ninth street from Lin
coin to Lane streets, was presented, read
and referred to committee on streets and
walks.
Communication from Mrs Coyner and
others regarding tract of land located
at N. E. corner of Fillmore and King
street, was presented. read and referred
to the committee on streets and walks.
/ Councilman Nipps offered the following
| Resolved. That the mayor and council
/ of the city of Topeka deem it necessary
for the best interests of said city that
/ Thirteenth street, between the west line
/ of Van Buren, street and the east line of
/ Fillmore street, be curbed with Fort Scott
blue sand stone and paved thirty 600 feet
| wide with Shawnee county vitriied brick
/ on sand foundation.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
! lowing vote Ayes-Councimen Ryder,
! Simms. Griley, Holiday. Nipps. Rice,
Horn Swendson-S. Noes-Green, Howe
| Protest of NJ E Mcfarland and others
/ against paving 18th st. between Polk and
! Taylor streets, was presented, read and
referred to committee on streets and
/ walks.
Resolution instructing the street com
missioner to purchase street signs for all
I street intersections ia the 5th ward at a
cost not to exceed z cents EACH present
i ed to council Dee. IL and referred to com
/ mittee on streets and walks, was reported
! back by the same with recommendation
I that the resolution be passed. On motion
| the report Of the committee was adopted.
CoIanunlcatlon from l.. M Crawford
relative to the. improvements contemplated
I at the Grand Opera house, presented Nov
/ and referred to committee on public
/ buildings, was reported back by the same
! with the information that the require
! ments had been complied with.
| Communication from the, fire marshal
| relative to appropriation from fremen s
relief fund, was presented, read and on
1 motion of Councilman Swendson the ac-
ton of the board was approved
/ Mr.. Mulvane brought up the matter of
bonds required of the city repositories,
| and requested that the bonds be made
$4,000 instead of $4,000, and on motion OF
/ Councilman SwendsOn the matter was re
ferred to, the committee on ways and
I means FOr. their consideration.
Communication and protest against the
paving of Jefferson street between 9Th
( AND tth avenues, presented Dec. 4 and re-
ferred to committee on streets and walks
| was reported back by the same with rec
tanned on motion of Councilman Swend-
son the report of the committee was
/ adopted
Petition to pave 18th St from Van Blu
| ren to Fillmore presented Dec. II and re-
/ ferred to committee on streets and walks
| was reported back by the same with rec
| ommendation that the petition be granted
and spread in full upon the journal. Or
| motion the report of the committee was
Counoilmen Ryder, Simms, Griley, Holli-
| day, Nipps, Green Rice, Horn. Howe
| Sinner and Swendson-11. Noes-None
The petition in words and figures is as
| follows:
! We the undersigned citizens of the city
| of Topeka, Kansas, and owners of prop
erty situated on 18th street between Var
Buren, st. and Fillmore St in the city OF
Topeka, liable for the cost of improving
SaiQ pOEIlOn OIL SAID 15In street DX CurDlne
and paving the same, respectfully petition
your honorable body to cause said 18th st
to be cqrbed with Fort Scott blue SAND
low the surface of the ground, and of tn,
| same quality as that furnished on Harri
| son st. between Huntoon and Huntington
and TO be paved with Shawnee county
vitrified brick on sand foundation. be
tween the west line Of Van Buren, st. ant
| the east line of said Fillmore ST., saiC
| pavement to be thirty feet wide.
Signatures of owners Description o
NJ i. Low. lots 512. 514. SIG. SIS, $40 an,
vera Low Reid. lots 524. 526. 52s and SO
A 6. townsend, S. w. 18th and Van
John Hartley lots sO7 West 18th
J. F. Lyle. 313 w 18th st
W. ". Nils, 40, az. "a 476 Topeka ave ave
Mrs. I. R. Lane. 46S and S. 4 of 46
Henry Reisner, 1915 and 1877 Harrison.
Sarah NJ. Greenwood, 523 and 575 West
n. ". Laubach, 47o-472 Western ave.
Mrs. S, J. Crumbine, 469, All. Z AZ
ri r. J. Myers sSsr lots cor. 18th and Tyler.
Mary J. Devlin, S. ". 18th and Topeka
ave.
Resolution in reference to inserting tn
words Fort Scott blue sand stone or an!
other eurbings, equally good or better. il
paving petitions, presented to council
Dec. II and referred to committee OF
streets and walks. was reported back b,
the same with recommendation that tn
resolution be placed on file.
Councilman SWendson moved adoption
of report. After discussion the report o
the committee was adopted by the follow
ing vote: Ayes-Councilmen Ryder, Simms
Griley, Holiday Nipps, Rice, Horn
Howe, Sinner and Swendson-10. Noes
Green-1.
Councilman Sinner moved that hereaf
ter petitions be not accepted without the.
specify two or more kinds of clIrbing.
Councilman Green moved to amend b.
requiring the words cor other just a
| good be inserted.
Councilman Swendson offered as a sub
:, stitute that the matter of formulating
rule for the handling of paving petition
be referred to committee ways an
, | means.
Councilman Nipps moved to amend tn
! substitute by referring to committee o.