The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-10
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official government of the city; therefore
4 be It
Resolved, That both the Bell and indie
pendent Telephone companies be. and are
| hereby, requested to install their phones
! In the committee room of the councl
chamber free of charge for the Dene1it o.
all concerned; IN
| Resolved, Further, That the city CLERK
| is hereby directed to send copy of thi:
resolution to the managers of the Bell anc
! Independent Telephone companies
| Councilman Holiday presented the fol
| it was adopted: t--
| Resolved, That the city engineer and
street eolnnlssloner De- ana are, pe nerf
| to the Santa Fe r. r. right-of-way, in
order to accommodate the Santa Fe shop
men.
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Stanley was referred TO the
streets and walks com nm tee and c,tv
Council, that the city attorney be IN
structed to draft an ordinance creating a
street repairing department, for the pur-
pose of repairing the pavements IN the
/ city Of Topeka
public buildings relative to a new carpet
for the office of the sanitary department,
also papering one room in the city clerk 5
office, was presented, read and referred TO
the ways and means committee, by the
following vote: AyeS-Horn, Howard,
Hughes, Jordan, Kutz, La ma Mont It
Noes-Blakely and Holiday.
Communication from the committee on
for the city treasurer's office was present.
ed, read and referred to the ways and
means committee
ing resolution, which. on his own request,
was referred to the streets and walks
Be 1t Resolved, By the Mayor. and Cit
Council. That the street commissioner be,
and is, hereby. instructed to put in repair
Seventeenth streets, the same being great
ly washed by the recent rains.
TI1A Foil -iTacr alrrffO a.
Councilman Tandy was adopted on motion
of Councilman Holiday:
That the city attorney be, and is, hereby,
instructed to amend section 1123, Article
Il, General Ordinance A; page $S2, Re
by adding the words land alleys after
the word Streets in the third line.
Councilman Hughes presented the fol-
lowing resolution, which was, referred to
the committee on water works;
Whereas, In 1903 the electors of the city
works with the sole idea that city owner
ship would reduce the water rates to the
public; and
Whereas, On March 1, 1905, the city as
sumed ownership and issued or assumed
bonds to the amount of $65OOOO, which
bonds require an annual interest of ST.
500; and,
Whereas, The annual fire hydrant still
remains the same-the rates to no con-
sumers reduced. but the rates to small
consumers increased, and, in fact in
creased to all taxpayers by reason of the
fore, be it
Resolved, That the water works COM
the council by December 1, 1907, new re-
duced water rate to all consumers, to be
effective Jan. 1, 1893.
The following resolution, presented by
Councilman Hughes, was adopted on
motion made by himself:
Resolved, That the water works COM
miSSiOnerS are hereby requested to fur
nish the mayor and council a statement
of the number of meters put in by them
and paid for by consumers since March 1,
1906, and an estimate of the cost to the
water works department for the year 1903
in the event the city decides to put in
meters free, commencing January |, 1908
Councilman Hughes presented the fol-
lowing resolution which was referred to
the street commissioner:
Resolved, That the street commissioner
is hereby directed to put in proper cross
ings at the intersections of Woodlawn and
in good order the crossing at the east
of Laurel and Greenwood ave-
nues, and also raise the very low cross,
Laurel avenues.
The following resolution presented by
Holiday was adopted on his
own motion: 'z qat-. @5.
Resolved, That the street commissioner
te. and is. hereby. instructed to clean the
sidewalk of dirt at the southeast corner
Of Quincy and Fifth streets, and charge
The expense up to the owner of the prop
erty.
The following resolution was presented
oy Councilman KutZ and upon his mo- |
ion, it was adopted:
Whereas, The Odd Fellows. Patriarchs |
Militant and Rebeccas. are converting in |
our city in Grand Lodge session: there |
Resolved, BY the Mayor and the City
Council of Topeka, that we extend to |
hat noble order the courtesies of our city |
Ind welcome it's members to Dartake of 1
he Inequalities of one of the most beau
iful cities in America.
Councilman Horn presented the follow |
ng resolution. which was adopted:
Whereas, 1t is necessary to furnish |
low pending in the district court of |
shawnee county, Kansas, in reference to
he Fifth Ward sewer, now, therefore
,e it
Resolved, By the Mayor and Council of
he City of Topeka, That the mayor be,
at the cost of the city for all
UGH surety bonds as are necessary.
The following resolution presented by
Kutz was adopted on motion
f Councilman Hughes:
Be 1t Resolved. By the Mayor and
,ouncil of the City of Topeka, that the
1issouri Pacific Railroad company be, |
nd is. hereby, instructed to repair its
rossing on Fifteenth street by laying a
lank crossing, under the instructions of
On motion of Councilman Holiday the
ext regular meeting of the council will
e held Thursday, October II, 1907, at
even thirty O'Clock p. m.
No further business appearing council
diourned-
TseaLl c. B. BURGE. City Clerk.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
Oct. 10. 1871
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