The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-12
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OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber, Topeka. Kan, March
= isN Council met in regular session.
pursuant to adjournment of March g. 1905,
e Dsess p Tts the HoISss a
haGhes, Jordan. Kutz, Lannan, Montgom-.
sGry, Stanley, Tandy and Van Ness-11.
Green in the chair.
On motion of Councilman Lannan rule
u was suspended and the reading of the
1nd was dispensed with, and they were
approved as written up by the clerk.
Kansas Voting Machine company, through
It's manager, Mr.. Hull was permitted to
exhibit its voting machine to the mayor
The board OF water works trustees res
quesfed permission to advertise for bids
GOVERN the laying OF an IS inch main
OF councilman MONTGOMERY the request
was granted. - 81
Communication from A. e. widan, re-
Questfng permission to. construct a side
walk of cement, four feet wide, in front
0n his residences at Nos 49, l4ss, 40. 44s
sumner st., was presented and read. On
motion Of Councilman Lannan the request
was granted.
Petition to curb and gutter 18th ST. from
1arr1son ST. to Topeka ave-, with cement
IN connection with the paving OF such
dock, signed by Henry Reisner and a
.aainpeI OF others. was presented, read ana
tee.
Communication from Dr. s. J. Crum-
health. urging the city .of Topeka to APP
point delegate to the international Con-
gress OF tuberculosis, to be held in the
q n vi rfy,er fI,<ay M NJ
september this year, together with letter
from Mayor Green with Recommendation
as such delegate. were presented and
read. On motion of Councilman Jordan
the recommendation Of Mayor Green was
Petition of T. Bell and a number OF
others. requesting the council to reduce
sented. read u and refeS1eS df fo the license
committee. .-.z
Request of A. A. whitson to withdraw
the paving of Monroe ST.. from 10th ave.
to 18th St. was presented, read and refer
red to the streets and walks committee,
VINO reported the same back with recon-
mendation that the request be granted.
On motion of Councilman Jordan the re-
per- on 5ns fr6
Jas. A. Worley and 6. B. Kirk, request
ing that the name of s. Beeler be stricken
ing of Monroe ST., from 10th ave. to 18th
ST., account not being a. resident of said
street. was presented. read and referred
reported the same back with recommen-
dalton that the request be granted. The
motion of Councilman Jordan. es'
Petition for sidewalk on 18th st., be-
tween Peter st. and Holiday ST., signed
others, was presented. read and referred
to the streets and walks committee.
Communication from the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company relative to
plats of underground wires, etc. was pre-
scented. read and filed.
Communication from the Independent
Telephone company, regarding the filing
with the city engineer copies of their I'M
derground ofats, etc.. was presented, read
Communication from the city attorney
relative to a strip of land IL feet wide
running along the east side of Potwin
Communication from Conklin & Gustaf-
son regarding the contract for piping the
Auditorium for natural gas, presented
Jan. 6, 1905 and last referred to the city
attorney. was reported back with an
opinion that the city has no claim against
said parties, and on motion of Council
man Jordan the communication was
placed file.
Communication from A w: Knowles re-
garding taxes on piece of land known
as Garfield park, presented to the council
on Feb ~ 1905, and last referred to the
that the be- taken
off the tax roll. On motion of Councilman
Lannan it was referred back to the city
cfty's liability.
Petition for electric lights at 10Th and
Clay sts., Hampton and Buchanan SITS, and
10th and NSt St, and Lincoln stS., presented
Dec. %, 1907, and referred to committee on
gas and electric lights. was reported back
with recommendation that the petition be
placed on file, and on motion of Council
man Hughes the report of the committee
was adopted -
Clay sts and ssrd and Enooin sta.. pre- re
sented Dec. q. 1901 and referred to the
committee on gas and electric lights. was
the. same be placed on file. The report
Of councilman Hughes
garding the removal and placing of GER
tain electric lights in the city of Topeka,
presented Sept, 2 1907 and referred to the
reported back with recommendation that
the same be placed on file On motion Of
Councilman Hughes the report of the
committee was adopted.
Resolution OF Councilman Kutz. regard
ing the placing of electric lights on GER
tain street corners in the city of Topeka,
presented Dec. 2. 1907, and referred to the
gas and electric lights committee. was re-
se OK e aea on moon of II
Gilman Hughes the report of the commit
tee was adopted
Resolution of Councilman Kutz. regard
ing the removal of each alternate light on
4th and 9Th SITS, presented Aug. 5, 1907. and
referred to the committee on gas and cleo
Lr1c 1gHtS, was reported DECK viii rec
concentration that the same be placed on
file The report of the committee was
adopted on motion of Councilman Hughes
wherein he signified his willingness to as
sist the mayor and council in every way
possible to arrive at the value Of the pres
emit electric light plant. and the cost Of
rem odeiing the same, was presented, read
and referred to the mayor.
Councilman Holiday requested that the
matter Of the e. 9Th ave. paving be held
in allegiance until such time as the city
engineer could submit plans and specifi-
cations and on motion of Councilman
Montgomery the request was granted
The city engineer submitted plans and
specifications covering the pavement OF
the following streets:
Sixth ave, from the east line of Harri-
son st. to the west line of West st.
Tenth ave- from east line of jackson to
the east line of Harrison st.
Lane at. from the south line Of 9Th st.