The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30

IS allowed to make in behalf Of tn.
pano- The levy would amount to one
NTH mill for every 500 of valuation as
sesseo Tor taxation. This would bring
IN about $2367.S5. The ways and means
committee will decide.
The city engineer has been instructed
TO make an estimate on the cost of re
setting the stone block pavement o.
| East Fourth street and on Kansas ave
nuc between Fourth and Third streets
| me estimate is to be returned to the
| streets and walks committee John P
| Rodgers, city engineer, stated that il
| would cost almost as much as to newly
pave and does not believe it economic
cal.
An appropriation ordinance providing
for the paying of matured paving bonds
and interest on the same was passed.
Paving bonds. street and alley,
$5,090.11.
alley, s1,O2034
A total of $6,11645.
| The dealers in ice cream will be COM
PEELED to take out a license for a whole
year now. Previously they could procure
a license for six months, during the
summer time, for $3.50, the years license
| being SIS. Now the license has been re
duced to so, but no six months license
| is sold.
The following sidewalk petitions were
referred to the streets and walks COM
mittee: West side of Fillmore from
Nineteenth street south to north line of
lot 713; Logan street from Seward ave-
nue. to Division; Division from Logan
to Reno; Reno from Division to Sardou.
The application of proprietors of feed
yards to the council asking for a repeal
of the license charges was placed on
file.
The application of the city clerk for
the purchase of an adding machine was
referred to the ways and means commit
tee.
All the petitions and communications
with reference to the ordinance against
permitting dogs to run at large In the
city will come up before the streets and
walks committee Wednesday night.
The application of ]. D. Coddington to |
purchase court fees was placed on hle- |
A last faint echo of the war of ex-
termination against the dandelion was
heard last evening. AS it was fitting
and meet, a real general led the on
slaught, General J. w. F. Hughes, who
moved to instruct the city attorney to
draw up an ordinance providing for the
destruction of dandelions growing or to
be grown. The resolution went to the
health and sanitation committee
The SUPERINTENDENT of the electric light
plant was instructed to place lamp at
Twelfth and Wayne streets, the cost
not to exceed $3.50.
The city engineer was instructed tol
establish the grades of alleys and
streets in the sixth precinct of the Sec
ond ward.
The city clerk will advertise for bids
for the sprinkling of the Melan bridge
from the 10th Of May to the 10th OF
October. enra-
A fund of $50 has been placed at
the disposal of the public buildings
committee with which to purchase
flags and bunting for the decoration
of the Auditorium on patriotic occa-
sions.
The Mutual Ice company was
awarded contract to furnish the ice
for the various city buildings as we'll
as city hall at a rate of $50 cents a hum
dred pounds
The city engineer and street COM
missioner were instructed to make an
examination of the Lincoln street
bridge over the Shunganunga with an
idea of placing it in repair.
The request for a filing cabinet for
the office of city clerk was referred 10
the committee on ways and means.
The street commissioner was given
several instructions all of which will
keep him fairly busy. He was direct
ed to notify the owners Of unused
poles standing in parkings, streets and
alleys of the city that they must be
by June 15, or they would
be removed by the city at the expense
of the owner. He was also ordered
to remove piles of stone on south side
of Fourth street between Van Buren,
and Harrison. He was instructed to
place of thing under the sidewalk on
the south side of Twelfth street.
A resolution instructing the street
to reset the curbing on
West Sixth avenue near Jackson street !
was referred to the streets and walks
committee.
The city engineer was instructed to
inspect the sewer manholeS in the :
Third ward located between Buchanan,
lincoln, Eleventh and Twelfth streets
Che manholes are covered up.
The bonds of ]. @. A. Peyton, food
Inspector, to $500. and Frank Snyder,
street commissioner. to $1,000 were
approved.
FAVORS A PARDON.