The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
LEGAL.
I Published in The Topeka State journal
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OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

80, s1N7.-Councn met in regular session,
pursuant to adjournment OF Septemee Der -,
eouncilmen present-Bakely. Holiday
Horn. Howard. Hughes. Jordan, kut u
LII Absent-Van Ness-1 Mayor Green
in the chair
on motion of Councilman Montgomery
ings of September 18th and 18th was dis
pensed with and they were approved as
written I'D by the clerk w
Communication from Governor T. w
Hoeh relative-tO an ordinance PAIRING sau-
tonobiles from the state house drives was
presented, read and on motion OF COUNCIL
man Hughes, referred to the city attorney
with instructions to prepare an oroinanee
in accordance with the communication
Communication from Geo w. Aonltt'
presenting for approval of a plat OF Moi
fitt,s addition to the city OF Topeka. was
presented. read and referred to the streets
Communication from the license coffee
tor relative to license cards on huckster
decentralization from G. f. Foote re-
questing the refund of certain taxes paIo
in connection with the construction OF ths
Sixth ward seward was presented, Tsao
and referred to the judiciary committee
for investigation.
Approximate estimate of the city engi-
neer covering the cost for constructing
ditch to drain Biddle creek down Eleventh
street, was presented, read and referred
to the streets and walks committee.
Communication from j. H. Maxwell rela-
tive to grading certain. streets and alleys
in the city OF Topeka, presented sept. no
and referred to the judiciary committee In
connection with the city attorney. was re-
ported back with recommendation that all
the grading for street paving on the south
which date the work is to be prosecuted
so as not to delay the paving OF the streets
and alleys now under contract ON moton
of Councilman Holiday the report OF the
committee was adopted
Communication from the city attorney
relative to claim of James F. McCabe and
w. E. King for salary during the perloo
of their suspension, presented April ~,
1907, and referred to the streets ana walks
committee, was reported back with rec
ommendation that it be placed on file: The
report of the committee was adopted on
motion of Councilman Horn
Report of w. A. Harshbarger In connec-
ton with the measurement OF certain
ed Aug s, 1907, and referred to the judi
ciary committee, was reported back with
recommendation that the report be placed
on file for the benefit of the city attorney
On motion of Councilman Holiday the re-
port of the committee was adopted
nj GiaWs OF in nf for sisi IS 1pese en dur
ing the month of April, 1907, and last re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. were
the claims be referred to the city attor-
ney, and on motion of Councilman Holll-
day the report of the committee was
adopted.
Communication from the city attorney,
together with iternized report of w. A
Harshbarger on measuring pavements for
the year 1906, presented July l. 1907, and
referred to the judiciary committee, was
back with recommendation that
of the office of the city attorney: The re
port of the committee was adopted on
The committee of teIlers appointed Sept
g. 1907, for the purpose of opening bids
for. the furnishing of coal to the city of
Topeka, presented the following report;
To the Mayor and Council: We, your
teIlers appointed to investigate the sever
al bids to furnish coal to the different de-
rar of tha eifV- recommend to YOU
that you accept the bid of the Topeka
Coal company On motion of Council
man Holiday the report of the tellers was
Bond of the Citizens State bank in the
sum of $4,000 was presented for approval.
and on roll call it was approved py the
following vote: Ayes-Bfakely, Holiday,
Horn, Hughes, Jordan, Lannan, Montgom-
cry, Stanley and Tandy-9. Noes-None"
Kutz and Van Ness.
An ordinance amending section 80 or Or
dinance No. ISIS. approved,July Q, 1870, de-
ing punishment for the violation thereof.
and repeating said original secuon 80 OF
and referred to the streets and wallis
On motion of Councilman Hughes the
chief of police was instructed to weigh
the wagons belonging to the Barnum &
Bailey circus and see that they We're IN
accord with the, ordinance covering the
hauling of loaded wagons over the streets
Of the city of Topeka
The following resolution presented by
Councilman hdEZ WAS 1GIOtTcd " Lie PC-r
BE it resolved by the mayor and coun-
ell of the city of Topeka, that the CITY
attorney is hereby instructed to draw up
an ordinance repeating Ordinance NO -
and amending section No =. making the
minimum salary Tor patroimen Oh the Pc,
s ,Ise department s'' ana the -'AN--''''''
BIDS being presented for the construc-
ton OF dram ao,S on E9Ges Cogncfi I1U
BlakeIy Horn and Tandy were appointed
as telIers to open the bids, and after a
submitted the following report:
your committee of tellers appointed TO
open the bids for the construction of a
to Fourth street, enptyfng into the Shun-
ganunga, beg leave to report that Walton
and his bid being $67-5o, which is below
the city engineers estimate, We recon-
mend tRat the Gensrae1 De az coun 10
Gilman Montgomery the report of the tell
srs was adopted
The following resolution presented by
Stanley was, on his own mo
TO the Mayor and City Council:
Whereas The streets and alleys IN
GUIDED within sewer district No IS, Sixth
ward are not in the condition which they
were before said sewer was built; and:
under bond to place the streets and al
eys in such condition.
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That the
said contractors be requested to place all
the streets and alleys in said sewer dis
trict No a6, which was torn up or left in
bad condition by the construction of said
sewer, in proper condition, and that the
,fty clerk inform said contractors of this
action Also that the street commission
ar decide when such work is completed
Councilman Montgomery presented the
following resolution, and on his own mo-
ton, It was adopted:
sWhereas, 1t appears from a careful in
vestigation that the city OF Topeka has
been overcharked between seven and
eight thousand dollars for solid rock ex-
,ayation in the estimates prepared by the
city engineer, James F. McCabe, in the
of the Fifth ward sewer,
and,
whereas. 1t is absolutely necessary to
secure accurate evidence of such over
charge for use in the prosecution of the
suits directed TO be brought by the mayor
and council. and to get such evidence 1t