The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-23
LEGAL.
published in The Topeka State Journal
June %, 1905.
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Cauncil Chamber. Topeka. Kan June Is.
lSS. Council met in regular session, pur-
o'clock p. m, with the following council
men present: Blakely, Fraser. Horn.
a Mowa W. jordan, Lannan. Miller; Tandy
hughes. Kutz and Stanley-S. Mayor
Green in the chair.
On motion OF. Councilman Horn the read
ing OF. the minutes covering the regular
and special meetings of June LIST and Bird
was dispensed with and they were approx
Petition signe e1 BY BY 5he 6 eis Sinner and
number OF. Others requesting the city TO
Deepen and widen the ditch on the west
side of Topeka ave, from 18th st. south to
the bridge was presented, read and refer
red to the streets and walks committee
communication from Mrs; A. T. Pigg re-
gardlng damage done to the property at
NO Oh N; Kansas ave-. during the time of
the recent high water, was presented, read
anad referred to the police committee.
communication from the city engineer
relative to the. paving of E. 9Th ave and
Locust St, was presented. read and refer
from ann arner and
Geo. H. Whitcomb asking that 18th st.
from Fillmore to Clay st. be paved, was
presented, read and referred to the streets
and walks committee
Communication from Mrs c. ]. Seely
ives presented. read and placed on file.
Communications requesting the use of
the Auditorium on November 1883 for
the Shawnee County Boys Corn Contest
were presented. read and referred to the
Protests against the construction of the
proposed sewer in the Second ward, sign.
ed by a large number of the residents of
said ward. were presented, read and re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
Petition for a sidewalk on the east side
of Ash st. from State st. to Chase ST.,
signed by j. r. Franklin and a number of
others, was presented, read and referred
to the streets and walks committee.
north line Of 18th 18th st. to the north line Of
18th st. signed by H. w. Bomgardner and
a number Of others. was presentsH,d TED d reao
mittee.
Petition for a sidewalk on the south side
of 18th st. from Fillmore st. to the alley
by ". Anderson and a number of others,
was presented, read and referred to the
streets and walks committee.
Communication from H. l.. Shirer, pro-
testing against the building of brick
sidewalk on the south side of 18th ST., be-
tween Fillmore and Clay stS., and asking
that he be allowed to construct such walk
at his own expense, was presented, read
and referred to the streets and walks
committee.
Communication from the Consumers
Light, Heat and Power Co., regarding an
increase in the cost of natural gas was
presented, read and placed on file
Petition to pave the alley running north
and south in block bounded by Srd, 4th,
Harrison SITS and Topeka ave. signed by
presented. read and referred to the streets
and walks committee. .
Report of the food inspector for the
month of May and report of the inspector
of weights and measures May 18th to June
3rd, were presented, read and placed on
file.
The mayor announced the appointment
if Carl Lawson as jailer and on roll call
the appointment was confirmed by the
ly, Fraser Horn, Howard, Jordan, Lam
nan, Miller and Tandy-S. Noes-None.
Hughes, Kutz, STAN
Bond of Carl Lawson, jailer, for $oOo.oo,
was presented for approval, and on ron
call it was approved by the foilowing t yore'
Howard. Jordan, Lannan, Miller and ran
dy-s Noes-None. Absent-Councilmen
Communication from the Mulvane Motor
Car Supply Co. relative to express wagons
standing on the corner of 7th and quincy
SITS, presented June g. 1908, and referred
to the police committee, was reported back
with recommendation that the communi-
cation be placed on file. The report OF
the committee was adopted on motlon VI
Councilman Howard.
An ordinance amending Sections 10 ana
IA of Ordinance No; 2el5, etc. was pre-
scented, read and referred 10 tne streees
and walks committee.
An ordinance approprlat1ng money from
certain funds of the CITY OF topeka, hai u
said city due July l. 1908, was presented
and read. On motion of Councilman Horn
an emergency WAS uGCidI GU, lOic 10 SoS-
pended and the ordinance taken uD for
final consideration. Each section was read
and on separate motion adopted Being
adopted by the following vote: Ayes
Councilmen -Blakely. Fraser, Horn, How,
ard, Jordan. Lannan, Miller, Tandy and
Van Ness. NoeS-None. AbSent-Coun-
cilmen Hughes, Kutz and Stanley-3.
An ordinance levying a license tax upon
and regulating the occupation of employ
ment agents in the city of Topeka, was
Dresepted read and referred to the police
On motion of Councilman Lannan the
following resolution, presented py him-
Resolved. That the mayor be, and he
is. hereby. authorized to enter into con-
year ending April 1, 1905"
The following resolution. presented py
Councilman Lannan, was referred TO the
streets and walks committee; ,
Resolved, BY the mayor and council or
the city of Topeka, that 1t is hereby oe,
said city to change the grade OF 9th ave.
from Locust st. to Lake st. -
Councilman Lannan presented the 1ol-
lowing resolution, which was referred to
the streets and walks committee: =.
Resolved, BY the mayor ana council OF
clared necessary for the best interests OF
said city to change the grade of Locust
st. from 9Th ave to Sth ave
On motion of Councilman Howard the
following resolution, presented by himself
was adopted
BE 1t Resolved. By the Hon. Mayor and
Council of the city of Topeka. that the
MAYOR be and is hereby authorized to de-
wise preliminary measures for the thor
ough protection and drainage of the flood
district on both sides of the Kansas river
and in the Soldier creek bottoms.
The following resolution, presented by
Councilman Howard was referred to the
judiciary committee:
BE 1t Resolved. BY the Hon. Mayor
and Council of the city of Topeka that
the chief of police be, and is. hereby au.
thorized to Immediately cause the arrest
of and prosecution to the full extent OF
the law, any person or corporation mana
gers for the encroachment upon the river
enba nkment of any structure for dumping
or filling in or in any way whatever In
terfering with the free flow of the Kansas
river within our city limits.
ON motion of Councilman Tandy council
proceeded to open bids for the construc-
ton of sewers in districts Nos: Is and 3d.
Mayor Green appointed Councilman Tan