The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-17

Published in Topeka state Journal Feb
II. 1861
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Chamber. Topeka. Kansas. Feb.
Council met in regular session pursuant
TO adjournment OF February 18th. Present.
C0uncllnen simms, Holiday, Ntpps, Green,
Horn Howe, SweHdson and Iiughes-o.
ABSENT Ryder, Griley, Rice and Sinner
4. Mayor Davis presided.
/ On motion OF Councilman Hughes tn
reading OF the minutes of the previous
/ meeting was dispensed With and they
/ were approved as written UP by the clerk.
I claim or the Warner Arc Lamp COM
pany was presented, read and referred to
committee on claims and accounts.
| Communication from nre marshal ask
ING Tor authority to purchase new hose
wagon, was presented. read and referred
l 70 the hre marshal, the fire department.
| committee and the mayor with power TO
act, on motion OF Councilman Howe.
! Comm uniCation from the white wings
relative to increase in wages was pre-
sented. read and discussed. Councilman
| Swendson moved that the ways and means
committee be instructed to report an
amendment to that part of the ordinance
1 covering $50 per day men working for
and that the ways and means committee
report at next nesting OF the council.
/ Seconded by Councilman Simms.
Councilman Holiday moved as an
/ amendment that the ways and means
committee be INSTRUCTED TO bring PACK
/ report to the council that the ordinance
/ be amended to the effect that they shall
receive not less than $500 per month for
4 their services Seconded by councilman
Horn.
Councilman Horn moved as SUI ztitute
motion that the ways and means commit
/ tee be instructed TO grant the request Of
I the petitioners and that the minimum
wages shall be 5000 per month, which was
| seconded by Councilman Simms and ac-
! cepted by Councilman Holiday.
/ Councilman Nipps then moved as sub
! sUtute that the matter be referred to the
ways and means committee, together with
| the street commissioner and mayor, Tor
adjustment. Seconded by Councilman
Hughes, and carried
| city of Topeka, presented to council Fen
. and referred 10 committees on streets ana
walks, was reported back by that com
Inittee with Recommendation that the plat
/ be approved. On motion OF Councilman
| Swendson the report of the committee
/ was adopted.
An oroinace regulating the manner OF
making and filling excavations in the
/ streets and alleys OF the city of Topeka,
ETC. presented to council Jan. 80 and
referred to committee on streets and walks,
was reported back by the same with rec
ommendatiOn that the ordinance be pass
ed. On motion of Councilman Swendson
! the report of. the committee was adopted,
Communication from E. c. Fowler in re-
gard to what he calls an overcharge- by
| the Edison Electric company. presented
| to council Dec. Il, 1905, and lastly referred
| to committee on ways ana means Rep. -
was reported back by that committee with
/ recommendation that the company has no
power to fix minimum rate or any other
| rate under section Il OF It's francnlSe. Oll
motion, OF Councilman Howe the report OF
the committee was adopted.
/ Communication from Mrs. Josie Webb IN
regard to taking some of her property IN
to the city, presented to council Feb. and
| referred to committee on ways and means.
was reported back as follows:
Your committee on ways and means, to
whom was referred the communication OF
Mrs. Josie Webb relative to certain land
belonging to her which has recently been
annexed to the city of Topeka. hereby re-
matter careful consideration and recon-
mend that the city attorney be directed to
prepare ordinances necessary to repeal the
sections OF the various ordinahces Wn1eh
annex Mrs. Webb's Is acre tract and sew
eral other tracts belonging to Mrs webb
and lying west of said 16 acre tract.
In consideration Of the above action by
| the council Mrs. Webb agrees to plat ali
Of her land lying west of said 16 acre tract
and to dedicate the streets and alleys
therin to the public.
/ On motion of Councilman Howe the re-
/ port of the committee was adopted.
An ordinace regulating the manner of
making and filing excavations in the
/ the taking out of permits therefor, pro-
viefing penalties for violation of the pro
/ No. PAS approved August Is, 1888 This
/ ordinance was introduced by Councilman
| Swendson January 30 and previously re-
/ ported in these minutes Each section
| was read and on separate motion adopted.
| The ordinance was then placed upon its
/ final passage and was adopted by the fol-
/ lowing vote: Ayes. Councilman Simms,
Holiday, Nipps, Green, Horn, Howe,
| Swendson and Hughes. Noes, none
Councilman Green moved that the vote
/ on the resolution by which the date for
the use of the Auditorium for the kan
sas Day club was given be reconsidered-
Seconded by Councilman Simms. Roll call
was asked for and resulted as follows;
/ Ayes. Councilmen Simms, Holiday. Nipps,
Green. Horn, Howe and Hughes. Noes,
On motion of Councilman Howe the
resolution was then referred to the COM
mittee on public buildings.
Councilman Hughes made the following
motion. which was seconded by Council
man SwendsOn; That committee OF three
/ be appointed by the mayor, to go before
the Democratic and Republican state cen
! trail committees whenever and wherever
] they meet, and offer them the advan-
ton town, and especially our Auditorium,
I to bring in people from every county in
the state. Councilman Howe amended by
making Mayor Davis ex-OfIicio member
Motion carried, and Mayor Davis appoint
ed COuncilmen Hughes, Howe and Holft-
day as such committee.
Councilman Howe offered the following
resolution. which was on his own motion
adopted:
whereas. That part of the sewer in sewer
district No Is which was rejected
Arch and West streets, recently set aside
for park purposes, will not be built
therefore
Resolved, BY the mayor and council that
the sum of SS41.30 now in the hands of
the city treasurer, derived from the sale
Of bonds in sewer district No. 26. which
amount was to be applied in payment of
the building Of that portion Of the sewer
before described. be paid by the said city
treasurer upon the BONDS OF said district
and that the difference between the said
sum of SS41.30 and the sum which viii ulti-
mately be required to retire that portion
of the bonds properly a charge upon the
by the appraisers of the benefit district
/ for said park and be taken by them into
account as a proper charge in determining
the amount Of money to be assessed IL
said benefit district.