The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21

water department fund. ..-........ /, 1872 q
total 49,. :. $40, 72s 81
On motion of Councilman Horn the e
Councilman Montgomery introduced an
ordnance to appropriate money out of
Sne general revenue fund. fire department
1und. police department fund, water de-
fund -
was suspended and the ordinance placed
upon its final consideration Each section
was read and aon separate motion adopted.
final passage and was adopted by the fol-
lowing .vote--Ayes-Councflmen Holiday,
Monasomery tanegy he J9Tda and kyt
Ness-D. Noes-None. Absent-Blakely
Councilman B,akely introauced tha fol-
lowing resolution, which was unanimous
y adopted: Resolved, BY the Mayor and
Gouncn OF the City, of Topeka, that the
city engineer, one member of the council
OF Scipio to investigate the question OF
the date when the pumping plant will be
completed and in operation. affording the
pressure to render the natural gas sun
Piled by The Consumers Light, Heat and
city Of Topeka"
Councilnan Hughes introduced the fol-
Mayor and Council of the city of Tope-
ka, That the mayor be, and he is hereby
Heat and Power Company and The E ~.
celsior Coke and Gas Company, that un-
less they furnish sufficient natural gas or
manufactured or artificial gas to supply
the inhabitants of the city of Topeka with
gas for fuel and lighting purposes by Jam
uary 1, 1905: that legal proceedings will be
begun against them to forfeit their re-
scectfve franchises
Councilman Howard moved to lay the
resolution on the table and on roll call
the motion was lost by the following vote.
Ayes-Blakely. Holiday. Howard, Lannan
Jordan, Kutz, Stanley. Tandy and Van
Ness The resolution was then adopted
BY the following vote: Ayes-Horn.
and Van Ness. Noes-Blakeiy, HoIIf-
day. Howard. Lannan and Montgomery-5
of G. w Horn, John P. RODGERS and
Charles Moesser as a committee of three
to go to Scipio, Kansas, to investigate the
gas situation at that point and report
their findings to the council.
On motion council adjourned to meet
fseaE nsht pes s. i RnRe st G q Clerk
Thirst published, in The Topeka state
Journal Dec. ID, 1907.
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN THE CITY
boundary lines of the Third Precinct of
the Second Ward of the City Of Topeka
Under Ordinance No. ISL 81, passed by the
city council Dec. 2, 1907, and approved Dec.
!; 1897, the following described tracts of
line of the At. & S. F. Railway Co
right-of-way and the north line of Second
S.treet, between a line parrelling the east
Inc or Branner street extended north |
from the north line of Second street to !
the south line of the A., T. & s. F. Rail- |
Inc with the east line OF Locust street, ex- |
-ended north from the north line of Sec
ond street to the south line of said rail-
way company right-of-way.
The said annexed territory having been |
added to the city of Topeka as tracts |
dhGnrfhod 40 -
IS the property of the following named |
owners, designated under the ordinance
by sections MS follows:
Sec 2-S and 4. Mile K. Nichols
Sec. 5, Josie Webb.
Sec. g. The Topeka Railway Co. and the /
santa Fe Land and improvement Co.
Sec. and s. The City of Topeka
sec. 3. John Vetter.,-
Inc foregoing properties having been |
looeu to and made a part of the Second
ward Of the city of Topeka. by the city
The Board OF Supervisors of Elections
It regular meeting held on the 18th day
Il Dec, 1907, by resolution assigned said |
designated properties to the Third Pre-
inct of the Second Ward. and extended |
he boundary lines or said precinct east
ward from a line running north from the
Inc of the A., t. & 8. F. Railway right
f-way parallel with the east line extend
q. OF Branner street, to a line parallel
vfth the east line, extended, of Locust |
treet north from the north line of Sec
nd street to the south line of the A, T. |
s. F. Railway right-of-way.
G. w. HORN, |
Chairman Pro Tenn
tSeaI-1 c. HI. TITUS, Secretary.
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