The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-11

eral fund and referring it to the city
council with the recommendation
that it be paid out of the waterworks
funds The council decided to pay
the bill out of the general fund.
The board of park commissioners
submitted to the city council a GER
tificate from J. B. Marshall, register
of deeds, with reference to the two
fractional lots on the northeast cor
ner of Huntoon and Taylor streets,
stating that the two lots had always
been in possession of the city. The
board recommended that no action be
taken and that all claims be ignored.
The communication was placed on
file C. K. Holiday stated his posi-
ton with reference to the park, and
claimed that he had at no time de-
sired to assume the ownership of the
lots, and that his position had been
misinterpreted.
C. H. Sharp. the stone contractor
from Allen, Kat, who claims that
there is a holdup on the curbing stone
contracts in the city, had his commu-
fi.e.
L. E. Meyers, vice president of the
Topeka street railway, appeared be-
aid of the city attorney in securing
the raising of the injunction by
Emily J. Meade against the street
railway to build their lines up Third
street. The request was granted.
The report of the city engineer call
ing for the repair of the bridges within
the city's limits was adopted and the
street commissioner was instructed to
make the repairs. The cost will be
$143.5o.
The street commissioner was instruct
ed to raise the gutter in the brick pave
ment at Fifth and West streets at a
cost of $3.50.
A resolution to have the sidewalks
raised on the east side of Kansas ave-
nue. south of railroad switch, was pass
ed.
The following sidewalk petitions were
passed: On north and south side of Sec
ond street from Fillmore street to Clay
street; on north side of Third street
from Taylor street west to the alley;
on Buchanan street between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets; on west side of
Fillmore street from First to Second
streets; on north side of Sixth avenue
from end of present wall to east city
limits.
A petition to have the alley between
Seventh and Eighth, Brown and Chand-
Ter streets, was referred to the street
commissioner.
A resolution to have the sidewalk on
East Fifteenth street raised was re-
ferred to the street commissioner.
A communication from the First ward
requesting the Rock Island railway to
lay on sidewalks on Gordon, Morse and
Grant streets, was referred to the city
engineer for action.
A communication from James Neil
for damages to lot 522, Kansas avenue,
was referred to the city engineer for
investigation.
The report of the waterworks recon-
mending the construction of a work
shop in the basement of the Auditorium
at cost of $1s1.90 was adopted.
A petition for the creation of a
benefit district for the opening of an
alley between Twelfth and King
streets and Lane and West streets was
passed The engineer has been in
structed to draw up the plans and
plats.
The remonstrance against the OPEN
ing up of Smith street in the Second
ward was referred to the judiciary
committee and the whole matter has
been passed up to that committee for
decision and recommendation.
Inc petition tor sidewalk on the
south side of Morse street from Tyler
street to Kansas avenue was placed
on file.
The chief engineer of the Union Pa
cific railway communicated with the
city council stating that the company
would place a 48-inch cast iron pipe
with masonry under tracks to take
care of the drainage of Kious, Saywell
and Gordon streets.
Councilman Hughes resurrected his