The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-21

In return for a sidewalk that the city
owned had his offer to barter turned
down by the council. The proposition
was an unusual one.
Wrestling with the salary ordin-
ance-maktng revisions and proyfd-
ing for salary fncreases-this is the
pleasing prospect that the council Is
gazing upon On next Thursday even
ing the ways and means committee
OF the council will take up the re-
vision OF this ordinance and consider
the requests for increases in salaries
by city employees. 2 The salary ordin-
ance Is revised more frequently than
any other ordinance that the city
has, for every time an increase is
made the ordinance must be amend
ed.
Increases have been asked for from
the city electric light plant, from the
plumbing inspector and number OF
others will apply for q raise.
The following sidewalk petitions were
granted:
Western avenue from Sixteenth to
East Seventh street, Peters to Ho1li-
day streets.
West side Cedar street, Seward ave-
nue. to State street.
East side of Monroe between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets.
North side of Twelfth street, Madison
to Quincy streets.
An ordinance providing for the crea-
ton Of benefit district for the open
| ing of alleys bounded by Woodruff
avenue, Seward avenue, Morris street
and the south lines OF Morris addition
and woodruff Place addition was in
| troduced and referred to the streets
and walks committee.
A protest against the building Of a
sidewalk on Topeka avenue from
! Twenty-first to Twenty-fourth streets
was referred to the committee on
| streets and walks.
| H. N. Rice, the paving contractor,
was granted an extension Of time to
July /, 1908, on his paving contract.
This applies more particularly to the
curbing interest.
north to connect with Carey street was
| granted.
The name Of Arch street park has
been changed on request to that Of
Westlawn.
| The report Of the appraisers on the
paving Of the alley bounded by Elev-
enth, Twelfth, Tyler and Polk streets
| was approved at special session OF
| the council. The lots on Tyler street
were assessed from $3.50 to $500 per lot
and on Polk street from $500 to $3.50 per
| lot.
| Mrs. Theodore Saxon, 222 West
Eighth avenue, complains that the
Edison company is monopolizing the
alley in the rear Of the plant on Van
Buren, street with wagon scales to the
exclusion Of others. The complaint was
referred to the COMMITTEES on streets
and walks.
The city clerk was instructed to adj
yertise for bids for furnishing Ice for
the various departments.
The city engineer has been instruct
ed to prepare and submit at the next
regular meeting estimates. plans and
specifications for sidewalks for 1908.
| An ordinance annendfng the license
ordinance with regard to charges Tor
skating Kinks, making 1t possible to Sc
cure a license for 6 months, the charge
being $50 annually.
The sidewalk on the south side Of
East Sixth avenue between Lake and
Chandler streets will be raised at the
expense Of the property owners.
I'D. Nash was given permission to
construct q new set Of wagon scales In
North Topeka where the present city
scales are located.
The engineer has been instructed to
set grade stakes for. walk on the
east side Of Freeman avenue between
Division and Pennsylvania streets.
The council adjourned to meet next
Monday.