The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-25

Jordan and MonGgomery-2. Absent
Howard and Hughes.
Ordinance No. 2626. approved Sept. g. 1905,
relating to the salaries or compensation
Of city officers and employees Of tne CITY
section Il of said ordnance, first present
ed June TO- 1907, and referred TO commit,
tee on ways and means was reported
back with recommendation that the same
be adopted. On motion of Councilman
passage. Each section was read and on
separate motion adopted. The oroihahce
Blakely, Holiday, Horn, Howe, Jordan,
kutz. Lannan. Montgomery. Stanley e ana
Howard and Hughes
Resolution relative to accumulated and
accruing interests to be placed IN the
general fund of the water WORKS depart
inent. first presented June 10, 1897, ana
was reported back with recommendation
that the within resolution be amended by
the last line the following words: Since
April Il, 1907 and said apportionn1ent OF
interest on balances OF the water WORKS
funds to be hereafter continued.
The report of the committee was ADOPT
ed on motion of Councilman Howe.
Communication relative to sewer IN
rear of orphans home, presented June .,
1907, and referred to ways ana means
Committee, was reported back with the
nlittee ways and means having nStd
the within communication under conside IF
the claimant or petitioner IS just, put tndt
the amount claimed should be charge
against the sewer contractor who USED
the pipe in question, and that in case the
contractor shall refuse to adjust the claim
deduct from said. contractors estin1a te. an
amount sufficient. to satisfy sald cam aiHa,
toner herein" On nottonSofs Councilman
Howe the. report of the committee was
adopted.
cost of paying n. Kansas ave. with VII
rffied brick and w. 10Th St. with sheet
proved by the following vote: Ayes
Blakely. Holiday Horn HOVE 4 is1 M
Aap Nessai6 No5esENone. Absent
Howard and Hughes.-.2.
eineer for resurfacing Kansas ave. from
north end of the Melan arch bridge 70
the north line of Gordon St We're present
The following bonds were presented TO
the council for approval:
Frank A Parcels, jailer, $500. o
Conklin- & Gustafson, plumbers, $ZVoV.
Consumers Light. Heat & Power CO.
Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co, $1,000.
Topeka Independent Telephone Co.. ~
G. States, plumber, $1,000
On roll call they were approved by the
following vote: Ayes-Blakely, Holliday'
gomery. Stanley and Van Ness-10. Noes
None Acknowledgement and Hughes-2.
An ordinance amending section of Or
relating to the water works department of
the city of Topeka, and repeating original
section 6 Of said ordinance, and previous
ly referred to in this report, was on mo
ton, of Councilman Howe placed ed \ upon lDd
on separate motion adopted. Inc ordi-,
nance being placed on final passage xas
-BIakely, Holiday, Horn, Howe, Jor-
dan, Kutz, Lannan, MontgomNe4ry, st an
sent~doward and Hughes
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Howe was on his own mo-
w whereas The council of the city Of To-
peka did on the Sd day of June 199.' by
resolution instruct the mayor OF Sald cry
To enter into contract with the Column la
Voting Machine Co. for the purchase OF
certain Columbia voting machines IN ac-
heretofore fHera6de " made by the said Columbia.
Whereas The mayor requested certain
notifications OF the said proposition as
First: That the contract be made for 16
instead of Is machines -
Second: That said voting ma s; ot
one<fift eenth of the purchase price was
to be paid. one year after the time Of tne
delivery of said voting machines ana re-
mainder to be paid in equal annual III
stallments each year for fourteen Yeas
shall not begin. to draw interest until one
year after the time of the denVery Oh saiu
'P ThiTd; That the Columbia Voting Ma
chffle Co agrees that if Columbia NQt-.
ing machines of the same type ana slZ T5
as that sold to the city of To0eka shall
be sold anywhere in the United states
Except within the state of lndfanal VIII Will
in five years from this date at a price
less than that named in the said proDo-
sition of the Columbia Voting Machlne
Co, then the city of Topeka shalI nave
the benefit of such reduced price, ana
shall settle for the machines so delivered
upon the basis of such reduceo prlce'-
ai Whereas. The Columbia Voting Machine
Co have agreed to- the tRn r9P9}slt5oh 50
Re It Resolved. That the mayor pc
hereby authorized and DIRECTED 70 e 13o4
into q contract with the Columbia Not-
ing Machine Co for the purchase of vot-
ing machines as heretofore oroefeu ~
the council with the modification .suggeso--.
ed by the mayor as herelnoetore set
forth. -
Resolution by. COUNCILMAN Holiday rel
alive to opening Swygart ave, vas P a1d
sented, read and referred to streets anu
walks committee. 47 h,,-
The following resolution presented py
Councilman Jordan was referred to the
streets and walks committee:
RESOLVED, That the city attorney. be ana
he is hereby directed to, prepare an or
dinance annexing the Following adotItItDgns
and tracts of land to the city OF TO
Maple Grove add. Armstrong add
Garfield. park. Add. A to Garden LACE LACE
ave. Potwin, extended west to Drive IN
Auburndale, south to Park ave, west 70
Iaurel, east along Laurel to the Drive
north along the Drive to Grove ave; S&,
tended: HartSOck S SuD-OlN.i. w dSAOuiH
College tract, beginning at the intersec-
south to Euclid ave-, east on Eucho
ave. to the city limits north RIB along n Hume une
loon st. to the place of beginning; Jones
Place add and Klein ch ST. ot bee tnaf
epd tracts of land as the streets and
walks committee may deem advisable to
ai AIe ordinance to appropriate money out
Of the general Improvement fund and
sidewalk fund in the sums of Sl,lSE4l ana
81 go. Is respectively, was Presel1sseu ~ ~
CoTncilman Lannan, and on motion OF
Councilman Howe Rule IS was suspended
and the ordinance placed on final pass
age Each section was read and on sep
aTafe motion adopted. The ordinance be-
ina. nlaced on final passage " was. aaoPl-