The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State jour
nal Oct. p, 1861
oFF4cIAL coUNcIL PRocEEDINGs.


OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber. Topeka, Kan.
Council met in regular session pursuant
/ to adjournment OF Oct Is, with the fol-
| lowing councilmen present-Greens Grl1ey'
Holiday, Horn, Howe, Hughes, Jordan,
l Montgomery, Nipps and SWendSon-lV.
Absent Sinner and Simms-2. Mayor
on motion Of Councilman Swendson the
reading OF the minutes OF the previous
meeting was dispensed with and they were
1 approved as written UP by the clerk
Comm unicatiOn from Geo. d Lyle rel
presented. read and referred to committee
on streets and walks.
Communication from the Southwestern
Furniture Manufacturing company IN ref
erence to erecting addition, presented,
read and referred to committee on fire
department, together with the fire chief,
with power to act on motion OF Council
Councilman Jordan introduced an ordi-
nance fixing a charge on non-residents Of
sewer district for the right to connect
with sew ers. This ordinance was referred
to committee on sewers.
The following ordinance. introduced by
Councilman Howe, was referred to COM
mittee on judiciary:
An ordinance providing for the protec-
ton of squirrels in the city of Topeka and
providing penalties for the violation here
The following resolution offered by
Councilman Swendson was, on his own
Whereas. Many matters of interest to
the city of Topeka will no doubt be pre-
scented to the state legislature at the com
ing session, and there is some legislation
in the interest of the people OF this city
that the mayor and council of this city
should aid in securing: therefore, be it
Resolved, By. the mayor and council OF
the city of Topeka, that the mayor be,
and is hereby, instructed and directed to
| appoint a legislative COMMITTEES, TO pc
composed of five members Of this council,
to aid in securing the enactment, If pos
sihle of such laws as are needed and de-
| sired by our city.
The following resolution was offered by
! Councilman Swendson, and, on his mo-
Whereas, The water department Of the
/ city is crowded for space in its present
adapted for the needs Of such depart
ment, and there is area-Way at this
| ditorium and city building, which already
has two walls and cover, and could be. at
small expense, converted into q. good Of
4 nee for the water department, on the
ground food: therefore, be it
/ Resolved, By the mayor and council,
1 that the city engineer be, and is, hereby,
instructed to prepare plans, specifications
and estimates for the conversion Of such
area-way into an office for the water
works department, such plans, specifca-
/ lions and estimates to be submitted to the
council at an early date, and the plans
also to be subject to the approval of thu
superintendent and board of water works
commissioners.
! Councilman Swendson offered the fol-
/ lowing resolution, which was, on his mo-
Resolved, BY the mayor and council of
| the city of Topeka, that it be- and is,
hereby, declared necessary for the health
! of the surrounding neighbOrhOod to abate
| the following nuisance, to-Wit: The old
well now used as a privy vault located
on lot numbered 221 Clay street, In the
1 city Of Topeka, Shawnee county, Kapsas;
said real estate being owned by one w
| H SenapIe, who resides at house number
! ed 705 Clay street, IN the city Of Topeka,
| shawnee county, Kansas; and said owner
! is hereby notified and required to abate
sald nuisance by hning up said old we'll
| within ten days after the service of a
copy OF this resolution, as provided by
ordinance
The matter of the pavement of the
| street at the intersection Of Second and
Kansas avenue, and Fifth and Kansas
avenue. was brought up, and. on motion
! of Councilman Howe, the city engineer
was Instructed to proceed with the work
IN accordance with the plans and specifi-
On motion Of Councilman Holiday a
recess of five minutes was granted, after
| which regular business was resumed,
and, on motion of Councilman Griley, the
special committee appointed by the ways
and means committee was increased by
adding Councilman Holiday to the list.
| The ways and means committee made
| the following report, which was, on mo-
ton Of Councilman Howe adopted:
/ Your committee on ways and means
1 have instructed me to make q verbal par
tiai report, requesting the council to in
| struct the city engineer to prepare esti-
mate, plans and specifications for the re-
| pair of East Sixth street viaduct, and that
| In preparing them he consult with the
4 engineering department, or otherwise, as
to the extent of the repairs
SAMUEL T HOWE Chairman
The public buildings committee offered
! the following report, which was, on mo-
| ton of Councilman Griley adopted:
| Your public buildings committee, to
! whom was referred matter Of repainting
! Auditorium and city building roofs, re-
| specially recommend that city clerk be
/ instructed to advertise for bids on estf-
! mate already prepared by city engineer,
1 such bids to specify the kind of material
/ to be used
Later, on motion Of Councilman Nipps,
1 the vote, by which the report was adopt
| ed. was reconsidered, and, on motion of
! Councilman Holiday, the city engineer
was instructed to prepare plans esti-
mates and specifications for painting the
| Auditorium roof and the city hair and re-
| port at next meeting of the council.
Councilman Howe moved that when we
adjourn we adjourn to meet next Monday
night Carried.
On motion of Councilman Holiday the
councilmen with new ordinance books
where the books are now missing.
On motion Of Councilman Nipps the
Farmers Congress were granted permits
sion to use the council chamber on such
night this week the Auditorium is not
| used for other purposes.
On motion of Councilman Holiday
| council adjourned.
J. H. SQUORES, City Clerk
(By Anna L. Engle, Deputy)
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