The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-16

petition for an arc light at the
corner of Harrison and Huntington
streets was referred to the gas and
electric light committee.
A petition for a sidewalk on the
east side of Clay street beginning at
Twentieth street and running north
was granted.
The protest from citizens in the
Sixth ward against the assessment for
sewer in that ward was passed over
by the council, from the fact that the
time for fling protests to make them
effective had passed.
A communication from Vincent
Kaczynski asking permission to build
a scale office shipping room on the
platform at Topeka Cold Storage COM
pany was received.
The approximate estimate for MAX
ing changes in the offices formerly
used by the street commissioner, food
inspector and city engineer as a store
room for the placing of the water
works Offices in the city building, is
$153.ls. The estimate was submitted
by the city engineer. The estimate
was approved by the city council.
A communication from c. M. Eek
strom in regard to assessment for
paving in front of lots 375 and 377
Jackson street, which was presented
in October of 1904, came to light in
the council last evening. The request
for reappraisement was denied by
the city council on the ground that
the proper time for protest had
passed.
The claim of Albert Darling for
$4,000 damages was referred to the
city council by the judiciary commit
tee, with a recommend dalton that it be
refused. The report was adopted by
the council.
A reapportionment of the assess
ment of the cost of paving Taylor
street between Huntoon and Twelfth
streets will be made. Through mis-
take of the board of appraisers made
at the time all of the city property
was not included in the appraisement
as it should have been. In conse-
quence the property owners were
assessed too heavily.
The recommendation of the streets
and walks committee that the request
that grades be established on Third
street and Western avenue be granted
was adopted.
A petition for a sidewalk on Lin
denwood avenue, Willow avenue to
Duane street, on Duane street from
Underwood avenue to Stephens
street, was granted on recommended
ton of the streets and walks commit
tee.
The petition for the creation of
benefit district for the purpose of
opening the alley east of Beal's add
ton was granted on recommendation
of the streets and walks committee.
| A communication regarding the
establishing of a grade on Madison
street between Eighth avenue and
Eleventh street, requesting the city to
assume expense of changing service
pipes, incident to the lowering of the
/ water main, was not allowed. The
streets and walks committee reported
that the city was not liable for the
Improvement. The report was
adopted.
A petition from James Dwyer re-
garding the draining off of water on
Lawrence street between Third and
Fourth streets was granted.
An old bill for medicines furnished
to the city by Rowley & Snow in No
vember of 1904 which was turned
down was on discussion allowed. The
bill originally was for $127.28, but
was partially allowed to the extent of
for serum. The bill was presented in
an irregular manner by DR.. Storrs, at
that time city physician, and was
turned down by the claims and ac-
peared personally before the council
and made a request for the granting
of the bill.
The petition for the opening up of
the alley bounded by Monroe, Fifth
and Sixth streets and the creation of a
benefit district for the same which has
been pending for some time, was re-
opened and referred to the streets and
walks committee. A remonstrance
against the opening of the alley was
presented and referred to the same
committee.
The bond Of A. G. Goodwin. chief of
police, of $1,000 was approved.
The city engineer was instructed by
the city council to prepare an estimate
for the change of channel of the
small creek west of Morris avenue
between Fifth street and Sixth avenue.
The city attorney has been instruct
ed by the city council to force the
Union Pacific railroad to place cul-
verts underneath its tracks in North
/ Topeka in the east portion where the
| embankment obstructs the drain OF
! the rainfall.
The city engineer and the public
buildings committee have been in
structed to view the barn at police
| HEADQUARTERS and make changes which
will drain away all water from same.
An amendment to the city health
| ordinance providing for only one
meeting per month Of the board of
health was referred to committee on