The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-12
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


On motion OF Councilman swendson the
reading Of the minutes Of the previous
regular meeting of May a. and special
meeting Of May Q was dispensed with
ana they were approved as written up
BY the clerk
Claims anu accounts against the city
were presented, read and referred to the
committe on claims and accounts, who
reported the same back with recOmmen-
dation that they be allowed and paid from
General revenue fund-......-.......$ /, 99S 81
Police department general revenue
Fire department general revenue
Aund 1900 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,22o. 90
General Improvement fund. 5.9l718
I " aterworks fund ...-..-...--.-..... 1886. IS
slordry Iund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ]. 464. u
Sidewalk fund ....................... 1850
s241ss oS
On motion the report Of the committee
was adopted.
Petition to connect lots 6s7. $50, 541, 64s
atlu go on western avenue win sewer,
was presented, read and referred. to com
uittee on sewers.
The following petitions for sidewalk
were presented, read and referred to COM
mite on streets and walks:
South side of 18th street, Harrison to
topeka avenue.
East side of West street Huntoon to
18th street.
East side of Fillmore between Third and
Fourth, and from Third south to the walk
South side of 18th street. Lincoln to
Lane
East side of Lane, 18th to Huntoon
North side of Third, Chandler to alley
running north and south between Cham
| der and Branner streets.
alley west of Central Park avenue.
South side Of 18th, West to Boies avenue.
west side of Lane 18th to 18th, except
three lots which are already laid,
Sixteenth to 18th and 18th to 18th, west
side of Union avenue.
West side Of Buchanan street, 18th to
2lst: and east side Of Buchanan, north
half of lot 738 south to Hampton street.
East side of Lane 10th to Huntoon
East side OF Bowles avenue 10Th to nth.
North side of 18th. Bowles avenue to
College avenue.
South side of 18TH Bowles avenue to
East side OF West street, 18th to Hun
West street, nth to 18th. on east side.
10Th to 21st on the west side of West
Both sides Of Pine. 10th to AIunson ave-
Clay street. west side. 18th to nth, 18th
North side of West 18th, clay. to Lin
Both sides of Grand avenue, 10Th TO
Munson avenue.
East side of Bowles avenue, from lot
80 south to 10th street.
Petition to pave Lane street from the
north line of Sth to south line of 6th street.
was presented, read and referred to COM
mittee on streets and walks.
L
ern avenue and Fillmore street, 4th street
to LIST street, was presented, read and re-
ferred to committee on sewers,
Petition for benefit district to widen
the alley at south end of Lincoln street
and between Byron street and Euclid ave
nue. was presented, read and referred TO
committee on streets and walks,
Petition for electric light at corner of
Crane and Jefferson streets was present
ed, read and referred to committee on gas
and electric lights
Communicated. and petition of Red Men
asking the use Of certain streets for street
fair IN June, was presented, read and on
motion Of Councilman Howe the request
was granted
Communication from Eugene Hagan
relative to an ordinance regulating the
price of gas, was presented, read and
placed on file
was agreed that when council adjourn 1t
do so to meet Friday evening the Sth inst.
Communication and request of Gardner
& Fitzgtbbons regarding transfer of lease
on certain lands to John Richie, was pre-
scented, read and on motion of Councilman
/ Swendson the request was granted.
Communication of Willard N. Hall and
/ others. presenting and asking for fran
ohise for an electrical company, was pre-
/ sented, read and referred to the commit
I tee on streets and walks.
Com munication from board of health
relative to cleaning the alleys, was pre-
scented, read and referred to committee on
health and sanitation - =
Communication from board of health
/ relating to manure boxes was presented,
I
Communication from the city clerk OF
! Coffeyville asking for q copy Of city or
dinances, was presented, reaq and on mo-
ton of Councilman Holiday the clerk was
/ Instructed to send her a copy. free OF
Communication from A. A. Hurd relative
! to IMPROVING the city was presented, read
| and referred to COMMITTEES. on police.
Communication from the fire marshal
asking that certain appropriations be
made was presented read and on motion
of Councilman Howe the appropriations
Petition ana request that the city engi-
neer be directed to open the alley running
peka avenue, Tyler, 2lst and 22nd streets
was read and referred to committee or
streets and walks
/ doing business on East Sixth avenue for
/ protection from street vendors, was pre-
I sent I'd read and on motion of Councilman
Holiday the city attorney was instructed
| to prepare an ordinance granting the re-
/ lief requested.
regarding the pavement Of Western ave
nue. 18th to Huntoon, was presented, read
| and referred to COMMITTEES on streets anc
| walks together with the city engineer.
Communication from city attorney to-
gether with q letter from c. J. Morrison
relative to the WaterWOrks system OF To
peka, was presented, read and referred tf
! the waterworks commission.
Communication and request Of * a
Crane to connect lots 304, 306 and 30S Stf
/ avenue east with sewer, was presented
read and referred to plumbing inspector
/ with power to act.
| The Capitol Real Estate company pre-
| scented plat of Gordon's addition, which
was referred to committee on streets affe
walks. together with the city attorney
and city engineer
The fonoWing city officers filed theil
monthly report:
! Weighnaster, license collector, police
| Judge, city treasurer, city clerk and super
| iutendent of electric lights.
An ordinance granting to the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific railway right o.
4 way upon certain streets and alleys o
4 referred to city attorney and city engi
neer. was reported back with recommends
ton that section of the ordinance b.
stricken out and an amended section a.
attached be inserted in its stead On mo
ton OF Councilman SWendson the repor
was adopted
tation Of freight on street railways within