The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-14

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/ special assessment for repaving Kansas
avenue, lots 49, 1856. 1ss. 10, ~ and ia
/ tee on streets and walks was reported
PACK by thar committee with recommen-
oI nls+ On motion of Councilman Nfpps
4 the report OF the committee was adopted.
Ine following petitions for Sidewalks,
/ having been presented and referred to
! committee On streets and walks was re-
/ ported back by the same with recon mem
cation that they be granted. On separate
ton, the report OF the committee was
West side Of Chandler street, 10th to
! 1lth, and on north side Of 18th street to lot
No g. 3. Beams sub division
Huntington avenue, Kansas avenue to
j "a estern avenue
East side Of Lincoln street. 10th to
Easf side Of Lincoln street from 10Th to
King
20 east city limits, also south side Of
1 limits.
South side OF Hampton street from the
car line on Clay to Lincoln street
South side of East 9Th avenue from Lee
land street to walk now down.
East side of West street from 18th to
King
East side Of West. 18th to 18th.
Clay street, Williams avenue to 18th
I street. west side only.
Request of resident tax payers Of the
/ Fifth ward for reconsideration of petition
/ for side walk on Douthitt avenue was
presented July and referred to commit
/ tee on streets and walks. who reported
the same back with recoma1 enaation that
the communication be placed on file. On
motion of Councilman Nipps the report OF
| the committee was adopted.
Petition for sidewalk on the north side
/ of West 18th street from Union avenue
to Bowles avenue. presented June 9Th,
| nitted by the council to the committee on
streets and walks.
ter of the Aidwinter exposition. After
discussion the mayor decided that the
/ committee on public buildings, and 1t was
SO referred.
Councilman -swenason moved to lay tha
/ matter upon the table. Seconded by
| Hughes. The motion was lost by the fol-
| lowing vote: Ayes. Couneilmen Hughes,
Nipps, Sinner and Swendson-4. Noes,
Green, Griley. Holiday, Horn, Hewe, Jor-
! dan. Montgomery and Einms-S
Councilman Howe. made the following
ION the part of the ways and means
! committee / wish to make partial verbal
| pairing Sixth avenue V1addct. Inc com
| mittee has had the estimate under consid-
GRAFTON and are only prepared To report
upon one part of it.
The engineer IN his estimate holds it Is
/ in a dangerous condition At its meeting
the committee requested the engineer to
! make a further examination and report.
| He has done SO and confirms his previous
report and makes it stronger. Your com
street commissioner be directed to close
Sixth avenue viaduct to heavy traffic, in
repaired and / move its adoption. Second
ed by Councilman SWends0n and carried.
The extension bond Of Tandy and SIy-
der for house moving IN the sum OF $o90-VV
was approved by the following vote. Ayes
CouncilInen Green, Grileys Holiday, Horn.
Howe, Hughes, Jordan, Montgomery
Nipps Sinner, Simnns and Swendson-12.
Councilman Green introduced an ordl-
nance to appropriate money out of the
/ paving fund to pay Webster & Tulloch
first estimate for curbing Lane street
| from Eighth avenue to Tenth avenue On
motion of Councilman Green Rule Is was
Suspended and the ordinance placed upon
its final consideration. Each section was
read and on separate motion adopted The
ordinance was then placed upon IFS maj
passage and was adopted by the following
vote: Ayes, Councilman Green Griley,
Holiday, Horn. Howe hughes, JordaIls
Montgomery, Nlpps, Sinner, SiInns anc
Swendson-12.
The following ordinance introduced by
Copucilman Nipps, and having been
properly reported on by committee was
placed upon its final passage:
An ordinance granting to the Topeka
Independent Telephone company, Il cor
poration, its successors and assigns, the
right of way and the right to construct,
operate and maintain underground con
duits and maaholes upon. in and under
the sidewalk on the east side of the bridge
across the Kansas river on Kansas ave
nue. in the city of Topeka, Shawnee coun-
ty.. Kansas
and on separate motion adopted The or
dinance was placed upon its final passage
and was adopted by the following. vote:
Ayes Councilfnen Green Griley, Holiday.
Horn. Howe, Hughes. Jordan Montgom-
cry, Nipps, Sinner, Simns and Swendson
The following ordinance introduced by
Councilman Nipps and referred an l7,l re-
upon its final reading:
An ordinance granting to the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company, cor
poratfons its successors ana asslrnsy the
/ right of way and the right to construct.
/ operate and maintain underground con-
duits and manholes upon. in and under the
sidewalk on the east side of the bridge
| across the Kansas river on Kansas ave-
nue. in the city ofTopeka, Shawnee couu-
ty, Kansas.
Each section of the ordinance was read
and on separate motion adopted. The or
dinance was then placed upon its final
passage and was adopted by the following
I vote. Ayes Councilman Green, Gf1leys
Holiday, Horn. Howe, Hughes, Jordan,
Montgomery, Nipps, Sinner. Simms and
SWendson-lZ
Mr.. Bolmar appeared before the council
| and asked to have the street commission
| er remove the old tree on the south side
OF It'll street between Kansas avenue and
jackson street. On motion of Councilman
Hughes, the agent of the property was
instructed to remove the tree.
On motion of Councilman Hughes the
notify the Bank Of Topeka to rmove the
two dead trees near their building.
The following resolution offered and on
: Emotion of Councilman Howe was adopted:
Whereas. The Excelsior Coke g Gas
company of Topeka has complied with the
provisions of its franchise contract with
the city in its comm encing The work OF
Improvement and extension and in spend
, ing the sum of one hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars within the time
agreed on as provided by Sections 8 and
Of Ordinance No. ISIS as amended by Or
dinance No. 2532 (Sections Ut and IT'S Re-
vised Ordinances1, and is entitled to have
= returned to It the sum of ten thousand
dollars deposited as a guarantee,
: Now therefore, be it resolved BY the
mayor and council of the city Of Topeka
= that the city treasurer be and is hereby
authorized and directed to pay over to
said The Excelsior Coke g. Gas company
the said sum of ten thousand dollars now
on deposit pursuant to said ordinance
? Councilman Griley offered the following
: resolution, which was on MS motion
adopted:
Resolved. That the city clerk be and he
; I l,--.la. .4aractad eanlIasf The AfcniSon.