The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-23
LEGAL


Councilman Kutz presented the follow
ing s1 resolution which was referred to the
Be II resolved by the mayor. and city
council. that the city engineer be and is
walk on Washington street, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets. and that
grade the same for laying the walk; said
walk to be laid by owner. Dennis Hope"
On motion of Councilman Stanley, the
following resolution presented by himself
was adopted: :
Resolved. by the mayor and city coun-
cli, that the street commissioner be and
is hereby requested to report at the next
regular meeting of the council the cost
on The Drive in Auburndale in such
manner as to make the same safe for
The following resolution was presented
py Souncilman Stanley:
that. the ordinance regulating the riding
81 Riieyelss & on the state house grounds and
that the minimum fine viii be one dollar
instead la OF i've dollars as the above ordi-
On roll call it was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes. Councilmen Fraser.
Toward. Jordan. Kutz. Stanley and Van
Horn. Lannan. Miller and Tandy-5. Ab-
sent. Councilman Hughesl.
Report or the appraisers appointed to
appraise the property liable for taxation
on account of the opening and extending
OF Grove avenue was presented, read and
provements. !
On motion of Councilman Jordan a spec
in the council chamber on November 3
lSoS. at seven o'clock D. m. for the purpose
appointed to ascertain the Value Of
the property affected by the opening Of
and all complaints which may be made
with reference thereto.
rsnaEv mayor o+D Green ana appointed Counsilmsa
| tellers to open bids covering the furnish-
Ing OF coal for city use during 1sOe-1s09
ties: southwestern Coal & Fuel company: CONF my
| Wear Coal company: McLatchey Coal
Ice & Fuel company A bid was also
received from the Topeka Coal company,
closed the bid was va M not consdered e ede' After ter
| canvass of the bids was made the tell
ers submitted the following report:
| find the Topeka Cold Storage, Ice & Fuel
eaos p tes eea 0xsss sdss psH tom their ca ss
Goa coal 81 s2 50 per ton. and on slack coal $50
The report of the tellers was adopted
| BY the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen
RRls1kely ETaser. Hqrn; H7,n; Howard Jordan:
and Van Ness-11. Noes none. Absent,
Councilman Hughes.
lowing resolution which was adopted on
Resolved. that the mayor be and he is
| hereby authorized to enter into contract
with the Topeka Coal Storage, Ice and
| Fuel COMPANY for city coal for one year
| from November !. 1905"
On motion of Councilman Stanley the
following resolution presented by himself
Resolved. by the mayor and council,
| that special committee be appointed by
| the mayor for the purpose of Considering
the changing of the names of certain
Mayor Green appointed Councilmen
| Stanley Jordan and Tandy as such
committee.
Communication from w. E. Potter, pre-
| senting bill for $500 incurred in connection
| with grading of Madison street, present
| ed August 10, 1908. and referred to the ju-
| 0lciary committee, was reported back with
| recommendation that the petitioner pre-
sent the BIZ to the contractors and on
motion of Councilman Stanley the report
| of the committee was adopted.
Mayor Green presented for confirmation
| the appointment of John r. Mulvane, c.
| b. Merriam and DR.. c. F. Menninger as
| trustees of the Topeka Free Public
| Library for a term of three years. and
e1, on roll call they were confirmed BY the
ly. Fraser. Horn. Howard, Jordan. Lam
| nan. Miller Stanley. Tandy and Van
| Ness-10. Noes. none. Absent, Councilmen
Hughes and kutz-2.
The mayor submitted the appointment
of w. w: Meade as policeman. Roll cal
| firmed by. the following vote: Ayes, Coun-
cilmen Blakely. Fraser. Horn, Howard
| Jordan. Lannan Miller, Stanley, Tandy
| and Van Ness-10. Noes, none. Absent
| Councilmen Hughes and Kutz-2.
| No further business appearing council
| adjourned.
IseaLl B. BURGE,
Csitv Clerk