The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-04

reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with and they were
approved written up by the clerk
Claims and accounts againstf the city of
Topeka were presented. read and referred
reported them back with Recommendation
that the claims be allowed and paid from
funds as follows:
General Revenue fund. ?, $780, 40
Fire Department fund. -..-......... S,51326
Police Department fund :..-.... Z,zSS90
General Improvement fund. 4,706.S0
Water Department fund. ........... S,VO6.1t
Opening Arch street fund. ......... 300
Total .$21, 238 .O8
On motion of Councilman Montgomery
the report of the committee was adopted;
relative to sewer connection was present.
ed, read and referred to committee on
sewers.
Communication from city engineer in re-
gard to condition of payements was pre-
scented, read and referred to committee on
streets and walks.
Communication relative TO stopping
street cars near junction OF 18th and e Lev
to city attorney.
Communication from the Topeka Rail-
on Hancock st. between 10th and 18th sts.,
presented, read and filed.
peka annexing Addition A to Garden
Place signed by John P. Heffner and
others, presented, read and referred to
committee on streets and walks.
Petition to pave Monroe st. from south
was presented, read and referred to COM
mittee on streets and walks.
and foiIrteen others reauesting the city to
fill in excavation at the intersection OF
St. John st. and Western ave. in North
Topeka was presented, read and referred
to streets and walks committee.
Petition to ,vacate part of Lincoln st: be
Kurtz and twenty-three others, was pre-
scented, read and referred to streets ana
Petitions for Sidewalks as follows were
presented, read and referred to streets
and walks committee:
present walk between 18th and 18th SITS.
South side of Douthitt ave-, Kansas 70
Western ave-, except where walk Is now
East side of Larch ST., north line of
Seward ave. to north line OF GORDON ad-
West side of German ave, north line of
Seward ave. to north line of Gordons ad-
West side of Warren st. (now called
Mulvane ST., 18th to 18th sts.
South side OF w. oth ST. Lame 81 "
North side of F'airchild St, Monroe to
East side of German ave-, Seward ave.
Both sides of Grafton St, Seward ave,
North side of state St. Twiss ave. to
Emmett St . -
South side OF Seward ave-, brdHheA 81
east to city limits o+,
West side of Liberty St, 9Th ave: to Sth
ave except where walk already iald
East side of Tyler St, south line of Hun
tington ave to north line of Euclid ave
North side Euclid ave-, Kansas TO no
South side w. 5th ST.. Clay to Buchanan
St, and from Lincoln st. to Lane st.
North side W. sth st. Lane ST. east -
South side w. 5th ST.. Fillmore st. to
east line of alley between f1iiinore anu
East Side of Kansas ave, 23d St. south
to city limits ,..,,, wade q
mari of theAcfty of Topeka, signed by j..
n. 9Stewartsand a number OF others, was
.presen ted, read and referred 10 coiilllll''ee
COMMUNICATION from the Topeka Bridge
E. IRON company relative to the E. 9Th
ave Viaduct' was presented and read.
Councilman Holiday moved that II pc re
ferred to the streets ena @yed to amend
by referring it to the city attorney a15
city engineer in conn 1,ee m mlitn
tee. The latter motion sreyUa al,ls
by the following vote: Ayes-S3 2uIl
eilmen Horn md doE Van NessS NosesHoi-
nday, Howard, Kutz and Lannan-4: .ads7
sent Blakely-1 The Original r1iotioi'
Reports of city treasurer, city clerk, SUI
perintendent electric lights, police judge,
license collector, weighmaster' plum 116I fg
of June was presented, read and filed.
claim Of E N, Duncan, first presented d;
Committee in connection with city attor-
ney, was reported back with recommiee en-
Of Councilman Holiday the report was
adopted. Ell. -,
June 10, 1907, and referred to judiciary
committee in connection with CITY attor-
ney, was Te2ortsd PACK tb win ont6 of De-
cember in the sum of 500 be allowed, ana
that his claim for salary for the months
of January and February, 19Ol, Tor the
sum of $50. co. be disalloyed. On motion
of Councilman Holiday the report of the
city attorney and judiciary committee
Petition for benefit district to. open
streets in Auburndale, first presence on on
walks committee, was reported PACK with
recommendation that the petition be re
turned to the petitioners because there are
too many propositions involved in the
same also with the request that II SAID
pense of opening up the street prayed for,
that they draw up new ana se eppi.t are
On motion of Councilman Jordan the re
port of the committee was ADOPTED.
Communication relative to opening alley
between 5th and 9Th SITS, Madison and
Monroe SITS, first presented June 20, 1871
and referred to streets and walks com
mittee was reported back with recon-
mendation that it be referred to the city
engineer with instructions 10 ascertain
the number of square feet in the tract of
land in question, On motion of Council
man Jordan the report or the committee
Petition relative to sidewalk on north
side of 18th ST.. Quincy St to Kansas ave,
was reported back from the streets and
walks committee with recommendation
that the recommendation made by the
committee on streets and walks, and the
ruary 4, 1906, be endorsed. The report of
the committee was adopted on motion of
Councilman Jordan.
Petition for sidewalk on south side OF
Crane st. from Kansas ave. to Harrison
St first presented June 3, 1907, and refer
red to streets and walks committee, was
reported back with recommendation that
the petition be not granted. On motion
of Councilman Jordan the report OF the
lcO adopted.
Petition for sidewalk on west side OF
Horne ST. from 9Th ave. to 7th St. first
presented June 20, 1907, and referred &c
Committee on streets and walks, was re
ported back with recommendation thai
| the petition be granted, and on motion OF
| Councilman Jordan the report of the com
mittee was adopted.