The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02


parts of the city.
The petitions were referred to the
streets and walks committee: s-,..
Munson avenue to Twelfth street, also
south side of Munson from Wayne tc
Washburn avenues.
East side of Garfield avenue from
Seventh to Eighth streets.
East side of Tyler from Fifteenth to
2 Sixteenth streets.
East side of, Shawnee avenue from
Willow avenue to Chickashaw avenue
also north side of Chickashaw avenue
from Shawnee avenue to Elmwood av-
enue.
South side of Eleventh street from
washburn to Woodward avenues.
West and east sides of Emmett ave-
nue..
East side of Grand avenue from Elev-
enth to Munson.
Horne street, between Seventh and
| Eighth streets.
South side of Kious avenue from
Central avenue to Kansas avenue
East side of Polk street from Orchard
| Place addition to Huntington avenue
South side of Twentieth street east
of Kansas avenue.
West side of Wayne avenue from
Nunson avenue to Huntoon street.
South side of Twelfth street from
J Lincoln to Buchanan street
North side of Twelfth street from
Buchanan to Clay streets.
A petition to pave Jefferson street
| from Third to Fourth street, was re-
ferred to the streets and walks COM
| nlittee.
An ordinance appropriating $21,-
| 4S9.17 out of the street and alley paw
| ing bond fund water interest fund and
| interest fund to pay bonds and coupons
due April 1 was passed, as follows:
Street and alley paving bond
| fund, bonds $12,267.OO
Street and alley paving bond
| fund coupons 2,134.67
Water interest fund, coupons 100000
coupons ............. $3.50
Total .........$ 21,4s9.17
The street commissioner is ordered
to get busy upon the main thorough
fares of the city and gather up the
refuse matter and place it in the gar
bage boxes which have not been used
of late.
Repairs on the cement work of the
Melan arch bridge will come under the
consideration of the ways and means
committee.
Notification of the school fund COM
nissioners of this state the sale of
bonds of Topeka to the value of ST.
024.S5 was rejected by the board.
The opinion of the city attorney
holding against the power to decrease
the city limits with respect to chang
ing the boundary line on Sardou ave-
nue. to the south line of said avenue,
was referred to the streets and walks
committee.
The city engineer has been ordered
to run a line of levels for ordinance
grade in Quinton Heights and Santa |
Fe additions, as we'll as Doughitt Place |
additions, Nos. 1 and 2.
Resolutions which look to keeping
the street commissioner busy were in |
creased by a further one from c. K. |
Holiday. which calls upon the street |
commissioner to clean up the alleys.
The temporary platform on West Sec
ond between Kansas avenue and Jack |
son street is ordered, to be removed.
The Biddie creek overflow project was
placed on file.
The superintendent of the electric
light plant has been instructed to place |
four additional arc lights on Melan
bridge.
The street commissioner and board of
health re instructed - enforce city or
dinances against the dumping of trash
in the Shunganunga.
The grading of Seventeenth street
from College avenue to Lincoln street
has been referred to the street commits
sioner.
A resurvey of Garfield park has been
ordered upon request of the city attor-
ney.
The street commissioner is ordered to
have alley between Roswell and College
avenues placed in proper shape.
The sidewalk and street parking on
north side of Eighth, avenue between
and Lane streets is ordered to
be placed on grade.
The bill of the Topeka Ice and Fuel
over which there was some
dispute was allowed for $241-4-
The remonstrance against the city
street railway headlights has been re
ferred to the city attorney for an opin-
ion.
The city engineer has been instructed
to examine the feasibility of construct
ing an extension of a sewer between
First and Third streets and Clay and
Fillmore streets.
The street commissioner is instruct
ed to place culvert at woodward ave-
nue. and Twelfth street.
The alley between lots 156-15S on West
Eighth avenue has been declared va
Gated.
Property owners who wish first alley
east of Shawnee street, running north
from Chickasha, are instructed TO bring
in a petition to create a benefit district.
T. NJ James and 20 other residents of
North Topeka prefer a crude oil paved
road rather than to pave Kansas ave-
nue. north from Gordon street to Gar
field park and have so petitioned the
citx- council The T1efitiou haS beaT7