The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05

Fire Department ..........-..... asa SO
Police Department -------....-..---. 2,1ss- IS
General Improvement ......-.-..--. 5,0sI -0Z
Water Department -..- s. 300 80
Paving -. 4314 43
Sidewalk -. -........-.....--.....-- 1.740-57
Judgment -. Observation-Disclosures u9s5
Street Opening ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 500
Total SIS. s2s 10
On motion of Councilman Launan the
report of the committee was adopted.
Communication from secretary of the
board Of heaIth relative to a deten ton
hospital building, was presented, read and
referred to the ways and means commit
Communication from A Ackerstram rel
alive to an increase in salary, was read
and referred to the ways and means COM
Communication from the. engineer rela-
tive to Sixth avenue vtaduct, was read
Communication from the F'fremen's Re
lief association relative to appropriations
made from the funds of the association.
was presented, read and. on motion of
Councilman Horn. approved
Request of the Ministerial union for use
of the Auditorium on the evening of Sep
TENDER 10th. was presented, read and re
ferred to the committee on public build
tngs-
Communication from the C. r / & P
Ry. relative to repairing crossings at
and on motion of Councilman kutz, re-
ferred to the city engineer
Communication from the CoIored Busf-
ness league requesting the refundiug of
$40 paid for use of the Auditorium and SIS
for the use of Garfield BARK, expense in
CURED while entertaining the National
Negro Business league, was presented.
read and, on motion of Councilman Holt
day council authorized the refuudtns of
the $40 collected for use Of the Audito-
rum The communication was then re-
ferred to the board Of park commissioners
with request that the amount collected
for use of Garfield park be RENTED
Conu1unica ton frim T. H Maxwell rel
IN the city Of Topeka was presented read
and referred to the judiciary committee in
connection with the city attorney
Claims of Richard Boyd for salary as
special policeman from July Is, 1907 to
September I. 1867. was presented. read and
referred to the claims and accounts COM
Report Of the city clerk for the month
or July and of the city treasurer super
weighnaster, license collector, plumbing
inspector, and dog officer, for the month
OF August, were presented. read and filed,
Report of the streets and walks commit
tee recommending that the plat of ThOrnp-
son Place addition TO the city of Topeka
be approved was, on. motion of Council
man Holiday, adopted
Communication from the board Of health
relative TO manure boxes presented June
l. 1906, and referred to con1n1itte on health
and sanitation, was reported back with
recommendation that the cornrnunicatfor
be filed on motion Of Councilman stan
adopted
crease in salary. first presented December
IS, 1906. and last referred to the committee
On health and santa ton. reported
back with recommendation that the re-
quest be filed The report Of the commit
tee was adopted on motion Of Councilman
An ordinance regulating the keeping Of
cows in the city of Topeka, presented Oct.
l. 1906, and referred to. the committee On
health and sanitation. was Reported back
with Recommendation that the ordinance
be fled and, on motion of Councilman
STANLEY, the report of the committee was
Communicatton from the board Of health
nue., StiIlson & Bartholomew addition to
the city Of Topeka, presented Oct. l. 1906, |
and referred to the committee on health
and santa ton was reported back with
recommendation that the communication
be filed On motion Of Councilman Stan
ley the report of the committee was
Resolution relative to washing and
sweeping of sidewalks, presented April D. /
committee, and later to the committee on
health and sanitation, was reported back
be not adopted On motion of Councilman !
Holiday it was referred to Councilman
Blakely, in connection with the city at
torney by the following vote: Ayes !
BlakeIy- Holiday, Howard Kutz, Ian
nan. Montgomery and Tandy- Noes
Horn and stanl s!y- Absent-Hughes. |
Request of J. K Withers for remittance
of police court fine, presented Aug 5, 1897. /
and referred to the committee on health |
and sanitation was reported back with 4
recommendation that the request be not
adopted on motion Of Councilman stan
The following bonds were presented for
The Topeka Independent Telephone
MOOD Piambing and Heating COM -Si'OV''o
Water Department. $1,000
Frank BlanGh Contract and bond .427 90
vote: Ayes-Councilu1au Blake |
". Holiday. Horn. Howard. Kutz Ian |
ont Lev
Noes-None. Abseut-Hughes, Jordan and
Van Ness-3
Of the general revenue fund. fire |
department fund. police department. |
partnent fund, paving fund sidewalk I
fund. Judgment fund and street opening 1
fund, was presented and read. On motion 4
Of Councilman Horn rule Is was suspend
1fate consideration Each section was 4
read, and on separate motion. adopted 4
age it was adopted by the following vo te. \
Ayes-Blakeiy. Holiday, Horn Howard. 4
Tandy{9- Noes-None. Abseut-Hughes, /
Jordan and Van Ness-2-
An ordinance granting the right-of-way
70 the Topeka Southwestern Railway COM
Dany was presented read and referred to /
he committee on streets and walks
oeka and Santa Fe Railway company
-ight-of-way for a railroad track on HoI-
fday street from Sixth avenue 10 Eighth
avenue, was presented read and referred
% the streets and walks committee.
An ordinance relating to the salaries or
compensation of city offices and employees,
vas presented, read and referred to the
ways and means committee
An ordinance relating TO license taxes
n the city of Topeka, was presented read
and referred to the committee on license
Communication relative to extension Of
gas mains to Sixteenth street, between
Lincoln and Lane streets, was presented.
cad and referred 10 the committee on gas
md electric lights
The following resolution. introduced by
councilman I-annau, was, on his own mo-
ion. adopted: !
Resolved BY the mayor and council
hat the city clerk be- and is. hereby, in
structed to advertise for supplying ali the
uup- nut and slack coal required by the
rafer fire and other for