The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-05

URNAI-TUESDAX EVEN
couneiImen Hughes and Sinner were
absent
The special investigating committee
of the council was loaded with addition |
al duties last evening. The mayor re-
fered to that committee the profiIes and /
specifications of the extension Of the |
has the contract and claimed recently ]
that there was something crooked /
about the profiIes and specifica tons
..Inasrnuch as there has been some |
thing charged against TINS sewer a.
well 1 will refer this matter TO the
speciaI committee said the mayor.
Two ordinances, the one providing fer
the issuance of sewer bonds to the sum
of 81 024 IS for this sewer extension and |
another making a special assessment
on the AUDITING property were passed
The cost of the sewer per tract runs
from SIS to 1881 On lots facing west on
Fillmore street between Second ana
Third streets. IS TO S33 on the same
streets between First and Second fac
ing east on Western avenue So 10 to $o4
and between Second and Third on same
street from SIS to So A bill OF S9zl-z9
claimed by NJ W Gilmore on the Z iItn
ward sewer went to the same commit
tee.
IF. Buck. A G. F. James and LIE
Rov. Powell were appointed as a board
of spprafsers to appraiSe the land liable
for Assessment for additional cost of
trianzuIer park on West and Arch
streets. the court awarding $1,000 to +
w. Thomas for lots 259-265 west 1enuh
avenue. 343-365 West street and also
land liable for additional cost Of open
ing I'D Smith street caused by agree
-7sn+ r. award $3.50 to John w Farms
worth
The board of waterworlks trustees
called the attention of the council 10
ne need of new quarters for the Offices
or the department. The city engineer
prepared plans and estimates ana these
are on file The request ror some rec-
or7r7endatior7 was referred to the wa
rerworIxs committee The board also
asked for authority to make a contract
for the D rchase of $4,000 feet OF mains;
The matter was referred to the council
committee on waterWorks.
The February pay rolls of the various
cftv departn1ents were allowed as fol-
lows: esoe. &C
Police department ----.-- ------ = 12S- -
Street department. ---s .------."- l. p. 30 =
Watarworks department -------- -. 80 q - 3
City officers and eounellneh - l' ~ ~
Electric light o9s. % %
/ -
Engineering -.---..--- -----.-'-- -'''1
Total ...-.... .-..-.---.--s1 SIC, s34 q
rna reouest of webster & TulIoch,
c,1rbing contractors, for an extension OF
tine on their contracts with the city tot
paving was placed on NE
Communications for the erection of
scales on Twelfth near Madison, raising
{ Of scales On Seward avenue. and removal
of scales in North Topeka were al
/ placed on file
The citv attorney recommended ina
1 a rev survey for Garfield park be nlade
/ before it is finally paid Tor ana po+
/ chased by the First ward ne Gle[ a. -
[ toruev has been examining the aoSIFdC
/ 6nds the description Inaccurate
The application for the use OF tins
I A77fzireri11n1 on the afternoon and eN
1 ari7p of ApriI IS on the part or thf
odd Fellows OF Shaw 1ee county, Wa va.
sent to the public buildings commute Lee
The council adopted the-recou1nenda
ton Of The streets and walks commit
tee On the Following pet1t1oT1s tor see
walks: North side tSf ktleYeltn - sCISe
I from Quincy street to Aansas ~ eii - -
, south side of Thirteenth street from o
/ neISa avenue TO Fillmore street &c no
gEranted. west side of Harrison stree
/ south Of Eighteenth street be raised
! 4 petftfou from Hale Rftchie for tn
/ construction of spur track IRON
/ TweIfth and Madison streets was place.
on file
I The following petitions for pav1nt
Z rrere sent TO the streets and walk
/ committee: On north side of Tenth aN
/ enue from West street to Garfield ave
/ nue.: east side of Leland street IRON
i Third to Fourth streets
/ Theodore Bun6enthaI files a protes
/ against the location of platform pun
7 m rhe sidewalk on West Second stree
+ herween Kansas avenue ard jackson
( street. The protest is filed with tn
streets and walks committee
/ tn. action of the Ffrenaen's Relief as
I eocfatior in appropria ting $3.50 froH
the funds of the association was ap
| proved
/ The request for the location Of a
eIac+rie light at the corner of HoIlida
and Eighth avenue was referred 70 II
gas and electric lights committee
4 The following appropriation ordinanc
70 nav interest on sewer bonds as We
as street and alley paving bonds;
Street and alley paving oono =, seo q
ra Lutlu bo115 fund 80
Interest fund ---------- $500 - 4o'-o
s4.o6s.s
The appropriation ordinance TO NEE
nav rolls and claims against the cit
for the month of January was passed a
ces-1'.ai reve1,,a fund d.. 81. o02. :
Peitca 5e,a~tr7ent . $3.50. {
~ I e4srarfn1eT7t .... 3501.f
$1,000 iT,11roveu7eur ...... 4100-4
w ta71z-orI-s " 4167-l
pavi1S f11nd .....-.. L 164-;
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