The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-19

OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Chamber, Topeka. Kan. Sept. Is.
19f.-Counci1 met in regular session. pur-
suant to the ADJOURNMENT Of Sept 10Th. at
O'Clock p m, with the following council
men present-Blakely, Holiday, Horn.
Howard. Hughes. kutz, L-annan, Mont
gOmery, Stanley, Tandy and Van NeSS-I
Absent-Jordan-1 Mayor Green in the
chair.
On motion of Councilman Horn the
reading of the minutes of the previous
regular meetings of Sept. 9Th and 10th was
dispensed with and they were approved as
written UP by the clerk
Claims of Webster & TuHoch and T. w
Harrison against the city of Topeka were
presented, read and referred TO the com
ported them back with recommendation
that the claims be allowed and paid from
funds follows:
Paving fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1882 90
Street opening fund. 800
Opening alley fund .-.-.........--..-. 1000
on motion of Councilman Horn the re-
port of the committee was adopted
Communication from w H. Jackson rel
alive to the condltion OF DIVISION and
Green streets was presented. read and re-
ferred TO the streets and walks commit
Communication from Mayor Green, also
three petitions relative TO drainage of
Biddle creek, were presented, read and re-
ferred to the city engineer with the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted by the
council on motion of Councilman Mont
Resolved. BY the Mayor and Council,
that the city engineer be and is hereby in
structed to prepare plans and specifica-
tions for the drainage of Biddle creek in
the most economical and practicable man
ner."
count injury received by a horse while
crossing the bridge at Euclid avenue and
Monroe street was presented. read and re-
ferred to the claims and accounts commit
tee.
Request of S. S. Urmy. police judge. for
an increase in salary, was presented, read
and referred to the ways and means COM
mittee-
way company relative to the catch basin
at the corner of Third street and Western
avenue, was presented, read and filed
Report of the Topeka. Edison company,
January LIST TO June S0th, 1907. was pre-
scented, read and referred to the city at
torney.
plat of Bedwen's subdivision to the city
of Topeka, was presented read and refer
Communication from E T. Fairchild,
secretary state school fund commission
ers, was presented, read and filed
An ordinance to appropriate money out
of the paving fund, street opening fund
and opening alley fund, was presented,
read and. on motion of Councilman Horne
rule IS was SUSPENDED, and the ordinance
taken up for immediate consideration
motion adopted. The ordinance being
the following vote: Ayes-BIakely. Horn,
Howard. Hughes, Kutz. Lannan, Montgon-
cry, Stanley, Tandy and Van Ness-10 Noes
None. Absent-Ho1Iiday and Jordan-2-
of the street and alley paving bond fund
interest fund and water interest fund. to
pay bonds and coupons was presented.
read and on motion Of Councilman Horn
rule IS was suspended and the ordinance
taken up for immediate action. Each sec
ton was read and on separate motion
adopted The ordinance being placed on
final passage it was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Aye=BIakeiy, Holiday,
Horn. Howard, Hughes. Kutz, Lannan,
Montgomery, Stanley, Tandy and Van
Ness-11- Noes-None. Absent-Jordan-1.
An ordinance taking certain plated ter
ritery and certain unplatted territory into
the city of Topeka and adding said terri
tory TO and making the same a part Of
said city. defining and declaring the en-
tire boundary of said city as changed by
the addition of said territory, and adding
said annexed territory to the several
wards Of said city, was presented. read