The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS.

following cOuncilmen overwhelmingly,
kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Stanley and
Van NeSS-11- Absent-HugheS-l-
Councilman Howe moved to amend the
minutes OF the meeting of April 5tn 70
show that the canvassing board arose ana
that council resumed their regular ses5,
sion The minutes were SO chanEed, anu
on motion of Councilman Horn the MIN
utes as amended were adopted without
Claims and accounts against the, city Of
Topeka were presented, read ana IeIeI-
counts, which reported the same , PaSA
with recommendation that they De A!oW-
committee was adopted They were from
funds as follows: s.o =,
general revenue fund ..---,-.....--iS etS-4l
Police department fund general or =,
General Improvement fund ........ 1.3S7-s s
:2.4S2 %
Petition for light at 18th and Lane St;
presented read and referred to committee
on gas and electric lights 20
Petition for opening street on line OF
Hampton St. between Clay. and Lincoln
was presented read and referred to com
mittee streets and walks
Petition to pave, location not given, was
presented. read and referred to committee
on streets and walks
Petition relative to the purchase of an
asphalt plant. was presented, read and re-
ferred to committee on ways ana means means!
Councilman Jordan offered the following
resolution on the same subject winch
was referred TO the same committee: -,
Resolved. BY the Mayor and Councll.
repair plant be investigated with the view
Of buying one for the city use
Petition for sidewalk on Second St, pc
tween Tyler and Polk, was presented, read
and referred to committee on streets ana
walks
Petition relative to pavement OF North
Kansas avenue from the Melan bridge 10
Gordon st, was presented. re<ad anu IL -
ferred 10 committee on streets anu l vans
in connection with the city eengIneer-
Communication relative to city dITec-
tories was presented. read and Feterreo ~
~
3 Communication in regard to watering
fountain was presented. read and on mo-
OsiCon was accepted with the coiilPtl-
PROPOSAL for furnishing ice to the var
iotis city Offices for 1897. presented.
read and on motion of Councilman Rowe
the proposition was accepted; L-AIe s' oiI
motion of Councilman Howe the vote ac-
ceptiug the proposition was reconsIdereo,
and the communication was placed on ME;
COmmunicat ton from commissioner OF
elections naming Councilmeu c. E. Jor-
dan. c. W. Horn and J. ]. Lannan as
board Of supervisors OF cleo ions LOT tIle
city of Topeka, was approves oE fIle IL
lowing vote. AyeS@COuncllmen Blakeley,
Holiday Horn, Howard Howe, Jordan;
Van Ness-I1. Nees-None.
Remonstranee against paving Lane st
south of Eleventh st, was presented read
and referred to committee on streets ana
walks
of lots Nos 2S2. "a Madison st, was pre-
sented read and referred to committee
The license collector filed his report for
the first ten days in April 1901 49,
Report OF food inspector for March, 1901.
was received and placed on hle
Councilman Howe offered the following
Resolved. By the Mayor and Council,
that in their opinion the tax levy for 1s9'.
If It can not be made less than for the
previous year. should at least not De IN
excess of the same: and, therefore. d
Resolved. That the paving to be done IN
of paving bonds Of the city, which VIII
be paid for in 1901
Councilman Howe moved adoption OF the
report The melton was lost
Communication from w D. Amos rela-
tive to connecting lots 81 and g College
avenue with sewer, was presented Aprli
! and referred to committee on sewers and
ommendation that the request be grant
ed by the payment Of the customary zee
on motion of COUNCILMAN Holiday the re-
port of the committee was adopted
Communication relative to paving on
North Kansas avenue, presented April l
and referred to committee on streets ana
. valks was reported back with recon-
l.. -lldation that the same be placed on file
on motion OF Councilman Holiday the re-
port of the committee was adopted
Communication from the city engineer
relative to repairs of Sixth avenue via
committee on streets and wal Ks was re-
ported back with recommendatfon that
the communication be referred to the city
engineer. On motion of Councilman Jor-
dan the report of the committee was
Communication from the city engineer
relative 10 necessary repairs Of Kansas
< Ard referre.I to committee on streets
and walks was reported back by the
same with recommendation that the com
munication be referred to the city eng1-
neer. On motion Of Councilman Jordan
the report of the committee was adopted
Communication from the city attorney
relative to changing the boundary lines
of SardOu avenue. presented April / 1901.
and referred TO committee on streets and
walks, was reported back with reeOmmen-
dalton that the same be placed on file
On motion of Councilman Jordan the re-
rrort Of the committee was adopted.
Communication and request that the
name of Warren street between 18th and
18th streets. be changed to Mulvane street,
presented April l and referred to COM
r1Ittee on streets and walks. was reported
that the request be granted. On motion
of Councilman Jordan the report Of the
committee was adopted.
The following sidewalk petitions, having
been presented and referred to the COM
mittee on streets and walks were report
EIDE back with Recommendation that they
be not granted. and. on separate motion
OF Councilman Jordan. the reports of the
committee were adopted:
On south side of 6th ave, from Morris
ave. to Spruce
ON east side of Shawnee ave from VIII
low ave to Chickasaw ave, also on the
north side OF chackasaw ave from Shaw
nee ave. to Elmwood ave
on west side OF Woodward ave, from
south side of nth st from washburn
ave to Woodward ave
on west side of Fillmore st. from 18th
south side Of 10Th st. east of Kansas
ave.
aNn south side Of Goth ST. from Kansas
an to Naples st
The following petitions for sidewalks,
having been presented aand referred to
committees on streets auad walks. were re-
Tlorted back by the same with reCOmmen-
datiou that the petitions be granted On
Separate motions. of Councilman Jordan.
the reports of the committee were
ado2ted:
TO Sayweu-
on south side Kious ave from Central
ave to Kansas ave
No. SITS to Kansas ave