The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
LEGAL.

AEeIA1l.
men Simms, Holiday, Nipps. Green, Rice,
Horn, Howe, Sinner, Swendson-9. Noes
None. ~ !
Reports from the following city officers
were received and placed on file: License
collector, police judge, weighmasters treas
City Attorney F. C. Dreaming made a
verbal report to the council of his findings
owned by the city of Detroit and will file
written report later.
On motion of Councilman Simns the
vote by which the salary ordinance pass
Cd at last meeting of council, was recon-
Councilman Simms moved to amend sec
ton II by allowing the chief of police 81
208 a year, the sergents $500 each per
year and the patrolmen and plain clothes
men $50 each per year.
councilman Green moved to amend by
referring the ordinance to such committee
vestigation. The amendment was lost by
the following vote: Ayes-Councilmen
Holiday, Nipps, Rice, Sinner and Swend-
son-6.
The original motion was then carried
simms. Holiday, Nipps, Rice, Horn. shi-
mer ana Swendson-1. Noes-Green ana
Councilman Horn then moved to amend
section 9 by allowing the assistant engi-
neer $1,000 per year and the office man $500
per year, which amendment was lost by
Green, Rice. Horns Noes-Simms, HoI-
uday, Nipps, Howe, Sinner, Swendson-6.
pass by the following vote, AyesECoun-
cilmen Simms, Holiday Nipps, Sinner.
Swendson-5. Noes-Green, Rice, Horn,
Councilman Rice moved to reconsider
the final vote on the salary ordinance.
Ayes-Councilmen Simms, Holiday, -Nippss-
Rice, Horn, Simmer and Swendson-7.s
Noes-Green and Howe.
On motion of Councilman Holiday the
reconsideration of section s.. was agreed
upon On motion of Councilman Holiday
the salary of the assistant engineer was
made $1,000 per year and that of-the office
man was made $500 per year.
The ordinance was. then adopted by the
Holiday, Nipps, Rice. Horn. Simmer and
Swendsonz--7 Noes-eGreen, and Howe-2.
avenue. referred to the judiciary commit
committee; on judiciary beg leave to rec
mates and specifications of the city en-
gineer: also to recommend that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for bids
for doing the work in accordance with the
same. On motion of Councilman Holiday
the report of the committee was adopted,
the advertisement for bids to be deferred
until the city engineer can furnish esti-
mates on brick pavement also. which he
Councilman Swendson.
Tile estimates as above were. on sepa-
rate roll call, approved by the following
vote: Ayes-Councilman Simus, Holiday
and Swendson-9. Noes-None -.
Committee on public Buildings -renorted
on the matter EFF Insurance on the Audite-
rum, reconfTneQd jHE that the sum of $50, 900
be placed Upon the Auditorium and dis
on. motYnfi : 81 Counciimap Howe the
amount Of Insurance to be- placed upon
the Auditorium was reduced to $4,000 and
the distribution among the various COM
panieS was cut in half. -
Communication from the board of health
presented to the council May 1, 1906. and
referred to committee and means.
was reported back by the same follows:
Your commfttee on ways and means rec
ommend that the improvements suggested
by the city physician for the detention
hospital. be made at cost not to exceed
estimate of the cost and plans for the
work. On motion of Councilman Holiday
| the report of the committee was adopted.
Petition for fire station in the southwest
part of the ely, presented to council on
March H. 1903, and. referred to committee
on ways and means, report as follows !:
f omea faa5 rs OF dnsW within PIE be-
built that-the-citv- ensineer- be di=
rected to make an estimate of the cost
thereof and that he prepare plans and
eral plans recommended by the fire mar
| shall.
On motion of Councilman Howe the re-
port of this committee was adopted.
On motion of Councilman Swendson the
matter of opening bids on the printing Of
the revised ordinances was postponed until
the next meeting of the council
Councilman Howe introduced an ordi-
nance to appropriate money out of the
general revenue fund, fire department fund,
| police department fund, general improve
ment fund, water works fund, paving
fund, sewer fund. Dist. No. &C. sewer fund.
Dist. No "a, sidewalk fund, bridge fund
and Melan Arch bridge fund.
| On motion of Councilman Howe rule Is
was suspended and the ordinance was
placed upon its final passage. Each sec
ton was read and on separate motion
adopted. The ordinance was then placed
ik-G fA1 I1xr
the following vote! Ayes-Councilmen
Simms, Holiday, Nipps, Green, Rice,
Horn. Howe, Skinner and swendson-s.
/ Councilman Holiday introduced an ordi-
nance appropriating the sum of 5000 out
| of the general revenue fund to MARSHALL S
Military band to pay for free public mu-
sic.
| IS was suspended and the ordinance was
placed upon its final passage. Each sec
ton was read and on separate motion
adopted. The ordinance was then placed
upon its final passage and was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes-Councilmen
Horn, Howe, Sinner. swendson-s. Noes
| None.
Councilman Nipps offered the following
resolution, which was on motion adopted:
RESOLVED. That the city clerk be and
is hereby instructed to arrange for re-
newal of insurance on the city building
in accordance with report made by the
public buildings committee on that sub
| ject.
On motion of Councilman Howe council
]. H. soUIREs, City Clerk.
| FFirst published in The Topeka State Jour-
| nal Sept. z, 1861