The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-09

approved as written up by the clerk
| Claims and accounts against the city of
Topeka were presented. read and referred
| to committee on claims and accounts. who
reported the same back with recommen-
dation that the claims be allowed and paid
from funds as follows;
| General revenue fund IS. II
1 Fire department general revenue
Police department general revenue
General Improvement fund....... 5,ssi. 3
| Mater department fund.---.....-.-- 2613. %
Judgment fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: g. 10
| Sewer fund. Sewer No. 26....... 1n.14
SIG, g71 .
/ On motion of Councilman Swendson the
report OF the committee was adopted
berg, asking for refund $500 paid for IL
csnse- was presented read and on motion
OF COUNCILMAN GriIey the request was
granted
| Communication from the fire marshal re-
quest1ng that certain appropriations be
approved, was presented, read and on mo-
! ton Of Councilman Swendson the action
Communication from T. NJ James and
others relative to the paving on North
walks
Communication and request that the
name of Warren street be changed to Null
vane street, was presented, read and re-
Tered 10 committee on streets and walks.
communication and request to have Null
vane street and 18th street graded, pre-
scented. read and referred to committee on
Communication and request that the al
ley in the rear of lots 10 to 40 on West
read and referred to committee on streets
and walks.
Communication from c. R. MaunseIl re-
questfng that a deposit of $4,000 be re-
turned to him. was presented, read and
Ii.Vetotl VI CouIlcltLla4 51olIloty me CLty
attorney was instructed to prepare the
necessary ordinance, the same to be ready
for council meeting next Friday night, and
that the same shall repeal the franchise
covering the Topeka Electrical company
Communication from the L. g. Standard
Voting Machine company was presented,
read and referred to committee on ways
and means
Communication concerning changing the
scented. read and referred to committee on
communication from the state superin-
ten tsndert OF public public inssSr I r. rejecting
sented. read and placed on file
Communication relative to grading Polk
st from 14th to Euclid ave, was present
ed. read and referred to committee on
streets and walks
Communication from W D. Amos rela-
tive to connecting lots 81 and s. College
avenue with sewer, was presented. read
and referred to committee on sewers
Communication and bid of W. E. Scot
ton for sprinkling MeIan bridge. for 1907.
was presented, read and placed on fife
Communication from County Attorney
Schenck relative TO bringing criminal pro-
ceeding in the case Of the Fifth ward sew
er, was presented. read and placed on file.
Mayor Davis here announced that ne
would take this opportunity to reinstate
City Engineer James F. McCabe and As
siStant City Engineer w E King. as he
did not consider the charge heretofore
made against them had been sustained.
Report of the Topeka, Edison. Electric |
Light company for SIX months ending De-
cember 81. 1906 was received and referred
to the city attorney.
Petition to pave Jefferson ST. from Sd to
4th SITS, was presented, read and referred
to committee on streets and walks
The following petitions for sidewalks |
were presented. read and referred to conf
mittee on streets and walks:
60 - p azr Of
West side of Wayne ave. from Munson
South side Of eth from Lincoln to Bu-
North side of 18th from Buchanan to
South side of 18th from Washington ave.
East side OF Shawnee ave. from Willow
ave. TO -Chickasaw ave; also north side i
Of Chickasaw ave. from Shawnee ave- TO
East side Of Tyler from 18th to 18th.
East side Of Garfield from 18th to Sth-
son ave: also on south side of Munson
ave. from Wayne ave to Wabash ave
South side of Kfous ave from Central
Between 7th and sth on Horne St.
East side q a,1 P2lk 81 arc from orchard
East side Of Grand ave from 18th to
West side of Emmett St and on east
First approximate estimate of the To-
DGka
der their contract for repairing Sixth ave-
nue. viaduct, 81. 3S7-69. was adopted by the
f 86day H H1s Howe Jordsn Mo1 EgS
cry. Nipps, Sinner and Swendson-9- Noes
Tenth approximate estimate Of NJ. W.
Gilmore under his contract for construct
ng new brick sidewalks during the season
Of 1906, $445-67, was approved by the fol-
owing vote: Ayes-Couucilrnen Grfley
Holiday. Horn, Howe: Jordan. Montgon-
sry. Nipps, Sinner and Swendson-s- Noes
The following city officers fled their
-egular monthly reports:
Police Judge, weighmaster. city clerk.
treasurer, plumbing Inspector, license col
ector superintendent of electric lights,
md also the annual report of the city
Communication relative to sewer in all
ey between Clay and Fillmore, presented
March and referred to committee on
'ewers. was reported back with recon-
nendatfon that the same be referred to
he city clerk with instructions to COM
nunicate with the author, TO the erect
,rty and to construct the manhole as is
eGrested it would be necessary to charge /
he expense to property owners using said
ever The report and communication
we're filed
Approximate estimate Of acting city en-
,ineer relative to construction of curb
atch basin at intersection OF Sixth ave .
asst referred to committee on sewers, was
eported back with recommendation that
he water at the point Lnentioned in this
n c9en ditch made of stone and filed in
With cement. said work to be done by the
treet commissioner. Your committee in
Onsulting with the street commissioner
.elieve that it will cost less than one
hundred dollars. On motion OF Councii-sl
nan Howe the report of the committee
vas adopted.
Petition for sewer IN Fourth ward, pre-
ented March 4th and referred to COM
1ittee on sewers. was reported back by
hat committee with recommendation that
he petition be referred TO engineering de-
artment TO ascertain If said proposed {
ever can be cons tructed and give suf-
cient fall to make it satisfactory. On {
notion of Councilman Howe the report {
Z the committee was adopted
Resolution relative to cleaning the mud !