The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-02

The paving petitions from North To-
peka came 30 the city council last even
ing.
The three petitions call for the paving
of Kansas avenue from the north line
of Gordon street to north line of Gar
field park with yitrihed brick, 90 feet
in width, the repaving OF Kansas avenue
from the north end of the Melan arch
bridge to the north line of Gordon
street, excepting that portion from
north line Of Railroad street to the north
line of Norris street with vitrif1ed brick,
56 feet in width and Central avenue
from Gordon street TO south side OF Cen
trail avenue bridge, 50 feet wide OF vitrl-
fed brick
A petition against the Central avenue
paving was filed by D. Mulhall and
Is other property owners. In addltlo1
TO this protest Otto Kuehne protested
against the repaving of North Kansas
avenue with brick and stated that as he
was not in favor of brick, he asked that
his name be removed from the petition
All of the communications have been
referred 20 the streets and walks COM
mittee.
The position of city auditor seems
well on its way to an accomplished
fact. The necessity of having a man
to daily audit the city's bills and 10
strike a daily balance between the city
treasurer and the city clerk has been
apparent for some time but Deyond
talking about it the city council has
never done anything up until last eN-
ening when the committee on CLAIMS
and accounts recommended the pas
sage OF a resolution calling on the city
attorney to draft an ordinance creating
the Office of city auditor
The city accounts are handled IN q
haphazard manner that would result
in the imminent bankrupt of any other
business conducted on a similar scale
The claims and accounts committee
consists of Councilman Green, Nipps
and Horn
An addition to the Fourth ward sew
er will be constructed. A resolution
declaring it a necessity was passed IN
the council on a motion from Councli-
man Montgomery. The sewer viii pc
about two blocks and a half long II
will run from the north line of section
81, township 11,range 16 east TO the norlh
center line Of Fillmore street to center
line of First avenue, east along the cen
ter line of First avenue to center line
of Western avenue, south on center line
of Western avenue to north line OF sec
ton 81, township II, range l6 east, west
along section line to place OF begin
ming,
The sane Fourth was given an inn
petus by the passage of an ordinance
fixing a fine of from IS to IS for firing
off cannons, anyils, cartridge canes, I
pistols, revolvers, whether loaded with
blank or loaded cartridges, any fire
crackers more than s inches long or one
inch in diameter. or throwing torpedoes
on street car tracks within the city linn
its on the Fourth Of July or at any
other time.
James .Dwyer offers to compromise /
his dispute with the city over street
which has been opened, WrOngfully, ne
says through his land. If the city
agrees to fill in a strip of land 100 feet
nv civ q RIGHT dunn
manure on his land near the Shunga-
nunga he win waive all claim to the
land occupied by the street. Dwyer
owns seven acres between the Kline
estate and the Shunganunga and the
street in question is a continuation OF
Lawrence street. The offer was turn
ed over to the streets and walks COM
mittee.
An ordinance making it unlawful for
any person company or corporation to
keep more than one COW in the city and
calling for a fine of from s. to $25 was
referred to the health and sanitation
committee. An ordinance vacating Lin
coin street from TWenty-fifth street to
Twenty street went to the streets
and walks committee. An ordinance
appropriating S45 from the general rev.
enue fund for the Kansas State Tenn
perauce union which had been paid in
for the use of the Auditorium was pass
ed.
A resolution to fill the wells at the
corner of Clay and King streets, the
northwest corner Of Eleventh and Clay
streets and at 1871 Lane street on the
was referred to the committee on
health and sanitation.
A resolution fnstructing the street
commissioner to put in a catch basin
at Curtis street and Kansas avenue
was referred to the streets and walks
committee.
The council adjourned to meet Mon
day. October 8.
The regular monthly appropriation ordi-
nance to pay the salaries of the city en-
month of September was passed as fol-
General revenue fund ....-.........$ 2,07705
Police department fund....---.--... 2,4o405
Fire department fund. .--.....-...s- 5,l1y0
General improvement fund .--..... 5,34692
Water works fund Observation-Disclosures $3.50 Y
Paving fund .-.....-..--...- 2e,Ool5S
Sidewalk fund -...-...-..---.-s lsbo9.lb
Alley opening fund .-.-..----.-.-.-.- s-Sf
Total ............-........... .S5I, 044 81
Twenty-three thousand four hundred
four and eighty-five- cents was appropriat-
ed by ordinance from the following
funds.
Interest on bonds -----.----.. -.----.- Z, ~ "
Sinking fund observation-disclosures. 10000
Interest fund ..-...---. $50
Water interest fund ..........-..... 10000
Total ...............................s28. 4O4 IS
There is one man in Topeka who loves
squirrels, his name is w. +. Rightmire,
and he lives at 216 The Drive. He wants
protection for some OF the squirrels in
Auburndale. and asks the city council to
pass an ordinance which will tend 10 pro
fect the animals The city attorney has
been instructed to draft an ordinance to
protect the squirrels.
Property owners at Twelfth and West
ern avenue, asking that the trees be pre-
Il H. Mac harl- ille.iI. rEii Iiar