The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-07

| A petition for a sidewalk on the west
| side of Fillmore street from Nineteenth
street south to north line of lot 713
was passed.
The following bonds were approved:
Maintenance bond of Hanley and
plumbing inspector, $4,000; w. r.
Eaton, chief of police, $1,000
The following monthly pay rolls for
the various city departments were al
lowed as follows:
! City officers and counciimen. I i9S, Is
sanitary department ..-..-........... 339. 80
Police department ................... 1 7S9 IS
Water works department. 1,54S 80
Street department NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1 SIS. So
| City electric light depart ment...... $50. 81
Engineering department ........... 434 IS
Totals ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 521. IS
The East side improvement club
desires John Rodgers, city engineer to
construction of a lake out of Biddle
creek Referred to the streets and
walks committee.
The same association wishes the
city council to set aside one day upon
which a cleaning of the alleys may
take place on the east side. They de-
sire the entire services of the street de-
to the streets and walks department
A petition has been filed asking for
the reconstruction of the overflow wall
of sewer at Eleventh street and Shun-
ganunga creek The committee on
sewers will take up the petition.
1t will cost s14e.30 to paint the va
rious city bridges according to an es-
innate made by the city engineer di-
vided as follows:
Topeka avenue. s24.5O; Van Buren,
street, $3.50; Kansas avenue, 1915;
Eighth avenue, $3.50; Chandler
street, $31.95. All of these are over the
The repair of the Melan bridge is
given to be $112.47-
The following collection of city de-
partmeuts is given:
Police Judge Observation-Disclosures. .S495 30
License collector ACKNOWLEDGEMENT $500
Melghmaster -..----.-..-..-.....------- "a 10
Dog officer 37OO
Total .................... .s752. 60
The gas company notified the council
that 1t has removed old gas lamp posts
on Woodlawn avenue.
The resolution calling for the con-
struction of sidewalks about Christ hos
pitaI was reconsidered upon the request
of the hospital authorities who desire a
rehearing-
A petition for the vacation of the
alley running north and SOUTH between
lots numbered 132-134 West Eighth ave-
nue. between Fillmore and Clay streets
was referred to the streets and walks
committee.
A petition for sidewalk on south side
of Morse street from Central avenue to
Kansas avenue was referred to the
streets and walks committee.
The city council increased its appropria-
ton from 800 to $3.50 for Decoration day
expenses for the benefit of the G. A. R.
posts of the city.
F. W. Harrison, chairman Of board of
county commissioners, advised the coun-
ell that the macadam road from east
city limits to the end of the East Eighth
avenue pavement has been constructed
at a cost of 81, 439.56 and asking the city
to bear one-half of the expenses or
s71s.7s. The city engineer will measure
up the yardage before the city will
make the payment
An ordinance vacating a part of
Seward avenue and the alley west there
of and also the alley between Seward
avenue and State street was passed
The city engineer has been instructed
to set the grades for streets and alleys
of the sixth precinct of the Second ward.
Councilman Lannan introduced a reso-
luton instructing the street commits
sioner to repair the pavement around
the catch basin at the southwest corner
of Fourth and Monroe streets Referred
to the streets and walks committee.
By Councilman Montgomery, instruct
ing city engineer to draw plans, specif1-
and estimates for the construc-
ton of city repair plant to repair asphalt
streets.
The use of the streets in North To-
peka from Kansas avenue to Monroe
street on Laurent and eighty feet north
and south of Laurent on Monroe street
was allowed for one week for the North
Topeka street show which will take
place week ending June l.
The street commissioner was given
authority to arrange for the sprinkling
of the MeIan arch bridge during the
summer months. The bid entered for
this week was turned over also.
The council adjourned to meet week
from next Monday
My Best Friend
Alexander Benton. who lives on Rural
Route L Fort Edward, N. Y, SAYS: Or