The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-08
LEGAL.

auoillon: thence east along the
center line of said Douthitt street rs
the center line of western avenue r in said ia
Otl ana Tewksbury,s addition said center
alne pelng the east line of the northeast
Q2), range fifteen I15S; thence south along erns
salu east line of said northeast quarter Of
fifteen d5). to the were Center Te2: ra iige
Of Twentieth street in Martin and and Dennis
Tuot'i e1a to the city of Topeka; thence
tleth street to the west line of the south
east quarter of section one %, township
twelve Q2), range fifteen Q5); thence north
along the west line of said southeast quar-
range fifteen Q5). to the northwest corner
along the north line of the southwest
Quarter Of said section one %, township
and ninety-seven (297) feet to the place of
peglnning; in the city of Topeka, Shawnee
county, Kansas.
On motion of Councilman Howe Rule is
was suspended and the resolution placed
on hnaI passage, and on roll call it was
councilman Blakely, Holiday, Howard,
Howe, Hughes, Kutz, Lannan, Montgom-
cry, Stanley and Van Ness-1O; noes, none;
absent, Horne and Jordan.
The following resolution introduced by
councilman Howe was on his own motion
adopted:
Resolved That the CITY attorney be- and
he is" hereby directed to prepare an ordi-
nance embodying certain amendments to
the ordinance creating the water works
department desired by the board of water
works trustees.
Councilman Jordan introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the street commissioner
be and he is hereby instructed to immed-
between Second and Third streets and
Tyler and Polk streets. On motion of
Councilman Holiday it was adopted.
means committee recommending the pur-
chase of fifteen Columbia voting machines
to be used at elections in the city of To-
motion nj
man Howe adopted.
Councilman Howe introduced the follow
ing resolution and 1t was adopted on his
own motion:
Resolved, That the mayor be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to execute
IN duplicate. contract for and on be-
half of the city of Topeka with the Column
bia Voting Machine company. for the pur-
chase of fifteen, fifty-key. voting machines
In accordance with the terms and provis-
ions OF the proposition submitted by said
company and hereby accepted by the
Resolved. further, That when said con-
tract is executed the same shall be placed
to be delivered and to become in full force
and effect upon the following conditions:
the mayor and Council of said city shall,
in good faith, purchase, or contract for
the purchase of Paynter's Federal Auto
mic Voting Machines, manufactured and
furnished by the Kansas Voting Machine
company, then said contract shall be null
and void and the same shall be cancelled
Gil of said city shall not in good faith
prior to August LIST. 1907, purchase or con
eral Automic Voting Machines of the said
The Kansas Voting Machine company as
Columbia Voting Machine company shall
be taken out of escrow and delivered to
the city of Topeka and to the Columbia
Voting Machine company and the same
shall be in full force and effect.
Rev. E. A. Fredenhagen appeared be
fore the council and requested that Chief
n aI1thOTiZRd TRnrRSPnt
the city of Topeka at a meeting of the
Society of Charities and Corrections to be
Wednesday, June 18th, and on motion OF
Councilman Blakely the sum of fifty dol
lars. or. as much Thereof as necessary to
defray his expenses, was appropriated.
Resolution with reference to charges of
draymen, and directing the city attorney
to draw suitable ordinance to cover, was
to ncence committee with re-
quest that action be taken in conjunction
with the city attorney. 's
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Jordan, and on motion of
Councilman Holiday it was adopted:
the waste paper dump boxes located on the
various sidewalks in the city be requested
to put the same in perfect condition with
dinance granting the right to said COM
pany to install such boxes should not be
forfeited.
On motion of Councilman Holiday the
following resolution presented by himself
was adopted:
street commissioner be and are hereby in
structed to see to it, that the street car
ave. viaduct be moved two to four feet
further to the north, If possible, in order
that the roadway for vehicles may be cor
The following resolution was presented
by Councilman Stanley and adopted on
motion of Councilman Hughes:
Resolved, That the street commissioner
be and is hereby instructed to put curbing
Or other suitable protection around the
of Laurel ave. and The Drive
councilman Hughes introduced the fol-
Resolved, by the mayor and council that |
the city engineer be and is hereby direct |
I'D to prepare plans and specifications Tor
grading, paving and curbing:
Kansas ave. from north line Gordon |
street to north line Garfield street
Central ave. from north line Gordon
street to bridge over Soldier creek
West street from south line Sixth street |
: Lincoln inc o ST Street from south line Sixth |
street to north line of Eighth ave.
Seventh street from west st. line nt.a Of To-
Topeka ave. from north line Of Hunt |
ngton ave. to south line OF Euclid aye.
ave- to south line Of Eleventh street.
And resurfacing Tenth ave. from west |
inc Jackson street to west line Harrison
street. -.t
And resurfacing Kansas ave. from north |
End Melan bridge to south line of Curtis |
street.
And resurfacing Kansas ave. from north |
inc of Morris street to north line of Cor |
Ion street
Also plans and specifications for grading |
and paving alley bounded by Eighth ave.
IN north, Topeka ave- on east, Ninth |
street on south and Tyler street on the |
west.
Also alley bounded by Fifth street on |
he north, Jefferson street on the east. |
sixth ave. on the south. and Madison |
street on the west.
Councilman Blakely requested that the |
.esoIution also include paving on Jeffer- |
;on street between Third and Fourth |
;treets This being acceptable to Coun- /
.iInan Hughes he moved the adoption of |
he resolution as amended, which car |
led.
rhe bond of H. Ward Page as city license |
collector, given by the American Bonding |
company of Baltimore in the sum of $500. |
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