The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-08

reading of the minutes of the previous
| were dispensed with and they were ap-
proved as written by the clerk.
Claims and accounts against the city of
! Topeka were presented. read and referred
| 70 committee on claims and accounts, who
| reported the same back with recommen-
1 dalton that the claims be allowed and paid
| from funds as follows:
| General revenue fund. 2,399.26
| Fire department fund. .............. 3, 424. Al
| Police department fund. 2039- %
| general Improvement fund. 4,6I9.52
| w alter department fund ............ 5, 025. 81
| Opening alley fund. ................. 1900
Sewer District No. q fund. 1875
| On motion of Councilman Stanley the
report of the committee was adopted.
Monthly reports of police judge, city
collector plumbing Inspector food inspec-
tor, treasurer and superintendent electric
and placed on file.
| Fourth street south to Fifth street was
| presented, read and referred to committee
Petition for sidewalk on west side of
West street from Twentieth. street to
| referred to committee on streets and
walks.
Petition for paving North Kansas from
Garfield street to Fairchild street was
presented, read and referred to committee
on streets and walks.
Crane street from Kansas avenue to Har-
r r. street 1 was presented, read and re-
Petition for sidewalk south side of
Fifth street from Fillmore street to. Clay
street was presented, read and referred
to committee on streets and walks.
communication IiL relative to location 20. OF
presented, read and referred to committee
on streets and walks
Petition for sidewalk on west side of
Wayne avenue from MunSon avenue to
Huntoon street was presented. read and
referred TO committee on streets and
walks.
certain alleys in Benson's addition was
presented, read and referred to committee
on streets and walks.
Communication relating to ordinance
regulating transfer wagon charges was
presented. read and referred to license
committee for consultation with city at
torney.
Communication relative to closing of a
portion of alley in block bounded by
Eighth, Ninth Clay and Buchanan streets |
was presented, read and referred to COM
mittee on streets and walks.
Communication from fire marshal re-
approved was presented. read and, on
motion of Councilman Howe, the action
of the firemen's board was approved.
Gomu45G ad n rsatVe 10 aeys nr IN
scented, read and referred to committee
on streets and walks.
Syracuse, Kan, requesting copy of city |
ORDINANCES was presented I5e1i, read and on
II communication from the PTHde4 3ba4
with that institution was presented. read |
and, on motion of Councilman Howe, |
Communica ton requesting permission |
to connect with catch basin at Fourth and |
referred to committee on sewers.
Communication from Mrs. Hattie T. |
porch on property at 2o7 Quincy. street
was presented. read and on motion OF |
partment committee to act in connection |
with the fire marshal -
Communication relative to sewer IN rear
referred to ways and means committee:
smith relative to sidewalk tax was pre-
sented, read and referred to judiciary
Communication from the National HUI
name alliance relative to watering foun-
of Councilman Howe. the city clerk, was
directed TO request the street railway
company to abandon that tI part T Of their 6d
tween Sixth and Seventh streets
in regard to Mrs. .Wilder,s. name being
stricken off Of Pafying petiti oThe was 5a Dre
relative to that particular paving.
Communication from the Downard-Les-
ter Rock Asphalt company Of Ardmore, I.
city engineer for investigation.
Communication from Mr.. H. K: Good
airy of electric light employees was pre-
scented. read and referred to the city at
torney with request that he draw up and
present to the council amended ordi-
nance.
Communication from city engineer in re-
gard to the condition of the Eighth ave
nue. pavement was presented, read and re-
ferred to committee on streets and walks
Report of the city engineer and street
in regard TO the AncoIIn
was presented read and, on motion of
Howe, adopted. The city en-
n covern the cost to OF new bridge
Petition relative to opening alley IN
jefferson streets was presented,
read and referred to committee on streets
Communication from t NJ James and
others protesting against paving, grading
Gordon street to Garfield street was pre-
sented. read and on motion of Councilman
Holiday, filed.
ing IN North Topeka was presented, read
Communication from the Topeka Edison
submitting proposition for fur
nishing lights for the city of Topeka was
and means committee.
Communication from Emmett E. Roude-
bush and others relative to furnishing
electric lights for the city of Topeka, was
presented. read and referred to the ways {
Communication from Charles w. Mer- .
riam and others protesting against prop
eieetric lights for the city Of Topeka was
presented read and referred to the ways j
Supplemental proposition of the Topeka
Edison company relative to furnishing
presented, read and referred to the ways i
and means committee.
Report of city engineer and street com .
missioner regarding Central avenue bridge ,
over Soldier creek was presented, read .
and referred to streets and walks COM | !
mittee for recommendation +,
Report of city engineer relative to cost |
Of taking up and relayfng the sandstone ,
pavement on Fourth street and on Kan
sas avenue, between Third street and
Fourth street was presented. read and !
filed. f.
Estimate of the city engineer in regard .
TO cost for construction of plant for re-
pairing asphalt pavements was approved
by the following vote: Ayes-BlalSely, ,