The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-10
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n Communication from the city engineer
IN regard to the condition of the Kansas
avenue pavement, was presented, read
e committee
!; city clerk, for a two weeks vacation was
! presented, read, and, on motion of Coun-
! committeeman from W." W. Wells. with
reference to the plumbing ordinance was
: presented, read and referred to the streets
Petition for electric light at the cor
: ner of Fourth street and Swygart avenue,
! was presented, read and referred to the
[ committee on gas and electric lights
Petition of property owners in the vicin-
1 1ty of the Keith addition, requesting that
the gas mains be extended to that addf-
llOn, was presented, read and, on motion
OF COUNCILMAN Kutz, referred to the Com
! sumers Light, Heat & Power Company.
Reports of the city treasurer. city clerk.
ponce Judge. license collector plumbing
read and filed.
Communication from Richard Boyd rel
awe to back salary, presented Sept. ?,
1917. and referred to the claims and ac-
counts committee, was reported back with
recommendat1on that the communication
be placed on file. On motion of Council
man Horn the report of the committee
Claim of John sheahan. plumbing in
/ spector, for the sum of $500 car fare
July and August, presented sept p, 1907 1907
and referred to the claims and accounts
committee: was reported back with rec
referred back na' to the the eial Council be
On motion of Councilman Horn the
On further motion OF Councilman Horn it
was then referred to the committee on
Communication from the board of health
IN regard to detention hospital, pre-
the committee on public buildings, was re-
ported back with recommendation that the
the bee eTesent bu III oa ama
tion or Councilman Tandy the report of
the committee was adopted.
| Resolution of Councilman Howard rela-
tive to the employment. of two merchant
| police, presented Sept. g. 1907, and referred
to the ways and means committee, was
4 reported back with recommendation that
the resolution be filed. The report of the
committee was adopted on motion of
! Communication from the Elite Amuse-
ment company and the Novelty Amuse-
| ment company relative to theater license,
presented Sept. 10, 1907, and referred to the
license committee, was reported back with
be placed on file On motion of Council
man Holiday the matter was re-referred
to report it back to the council, together
with a graduated scale of licenses to be
collected from theaters in the city of To-
peka.
An ordinance creating the office OF as
s shnr Janitor, and fixing the salary
ferrad to the ways and means COMMITTEES.
was reported back with recommendation
that the ordinance be passed. The report
OF the committee was adopted on motion
of Councilman Montgomery.
An ordinance amending section 30 of Or
filming certain public conveniences and
prescribing punishment for the violation
tion So Of snd said Grgin
sept 30; 1907, and referred to the streets
ana walks anas,, committee was reported back
be passed. On motion of Councilman
Jordan the IS report Of the committee was
adopted Section 1 was read, and, on mo-
tion of Councilman Montgomery, amended
to include gas signs, and was further
front of buildings abutting streets or |
alleys, The ordinance was then read, and,
on SEPARATE motion, each section was
final passage it was adopted by the fol- !
lowing vote: Ayes-Blakely, Holiday. |
I.annan. Montgomery, Stanley, Tandy and
Van Ness-12. Noes-None
registration and disposition of dogs in the |
city %, OF Topeka fsa presented april IS. 1897
committee, was reported back with rec |
concentration that the ordinance be filed. |
On motion of Councilman Jordan the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
Remonstrance against the opening of |
Grove avenue, presented July Is, 1907, and |
referred to the streets and walks commit
tee. was reported back with recommends
ton that the remonstrance be filed, and,
port of the committee was adopted.
Resolution directing the street commits
sioner to place catch basin at Third
August 49, 1907. and referred to the streets
and walks committee, was reported back
already been attended to, and recommen-
cation that the resolution be placed on
report of the committee was adopted.
Communication from s. A. Bedwell, to-
gether with atplat of Bedwelrs addition
1907. and last referred to the streets and
walks committee, was reported back with
recommendation that the plat be APPROX
committee
adopted on motion of Councilman Jordan.
OF sept 10 a Gdy OF
ferred TO the streets and walks committee,
was reported back with recommendation
that the plat be approved, and on motion
of Councilman Jordan, the report of the ,
committee was adopted.
An ordinance to appropriate money out
Of the general revenue fund. fire depart ,
ment fund, police department fund, gem
fund paving fund and sidewalk fund. was {
presented and read. On motion of Council
man Horn an emergency was declared I
ken up for immediate consideration. Each ,
section was read and on separate motion !
final passage it was adopted by the fol-
owing vote: Absolutely, Holiday,
Horn, Howard. Hughes, Jordan. Kutz;
Van Ness-12. Noes-None :
An ordinance transferring money from
2rovement Bonds 5sos of the City OF Topeka
ID on motion, of Councilman Holiday Z
'ule 10. was suspended, an emergency
declared and the ordinance taken up for I
fnal consideration. Each section was
cad and on separate motion, adopted.
The ordinance being placed on final pass :
Ayes-Blakefy Holiday, Horn, Howard. q
Hughes. Jordan. Kutz, Lannan Montgom-
.ry, Stanley, Tandy and Van Ness-12. +
Ioes-None a
An ordinance creating the office of as c
istant janitor, and fixing the salary
presented e.
erred to the ways and means committee,
nd reported back with recommendation