The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-21
Published in The Topeka State Journal
NOYember 20 1908.

OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
vember H.. 1908, Council met in Special
lowing councilmen present: BIakely,
fraser. Horn; Howard. Hughes, Jordan,
10. Absent. Councilman Kutz and Miller
= MAYOR Green in the chair.
IN words and figures. as follows, to-wit:
Mayors Office. Nov. II; 1905. To the
members of the. city council, gentlemen:
I GU ana each of you are hereby notified.
that there will be special meeting of the
city council of the city of Topeka held in
D. H.. Tuesday. November II, 1865, for the
purpose of considering the recommends
The permit of one A w Brown: also 1iso to
pass on the report of the streets and
Southwestern Railway. company's right
of-way through said city; also to pass an
bonds and coupons due December /, 1905,
and to consider the question in regard to
street between Tenth and Eleventh Streets
ana approving engineers estimate on
same sam and instructing city clerk to adXer-
Gresn MAYOR Attest. c. B. Burge, city
Communication from c. x. Holiday rela-
Eve Eve TO map and profile of the Topeka
presented November 9. 1865. and referred
to the streets and walks committee, was
reported back with recommendation that
the plans and profile be approved, and on
motion of Councilman Stanley the report
OF the committee was adopted,
An ordnance granting the right-of-way
to the Topeka Southwestern Railway COM
pany, its successors or assigns through
Ordinance No. sfsS was pre stq and
read. On motion of Councilman Jordan an
emergency was declared, Rule Is suspend
ed and the ordinance taken up for mined
late consideration (by unanimous consent
of all councilmen presently. Each section
was read and on separate motion adopted.
Being placed on final passage the ordi-
nance was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes. Councilmen Blakely, Fraser, Horn,
Howard. Hughes, Jordan, 1annan, Stan
Absent. Councilmen Kutz and Miller.
An ordinance appropriating money from
ng se om Rerq bd 5uhd to p9g interest
was presented and read. On motion of
Councilman Horn Rule is was suspended,
taken up for immediate passage. Each
section. was read and on separate motion
Was aoDted y Ptassage st
Councilman B1akely. Fraser, Horn, How
cilmen Kutz. Miller and .Tandy-S.
On motion of Councilman Stanley, the
city clerk was Instructed to send the bill
covering the publication of the franchise
of The Observation-Disclosures Railway
company to that company for payment.
Revised estimate of the city engineer
tracks of the Topeka Railway company
on Madison street. from the south line of
South Of Fef the south Rein Of Eleventh aaf
street was presented and READ
mate was approved by the following vote:
Ayes, Councilmen Blakely, Fraser, Horn,
Howard, Hughes, Jordan, Lannan, Stan
ley, TandY and Van Ness-10 Noes, none.
Absent, Councilmen Kutz and Miller
Communication from the board of health
recommending that the license issued to
one A w Brown be revoked, presented
October 5. 1908. and referred TO the COM
mittee on health and sanitation, was re-
ported back with recommended that the
recommendation of the board of health
be complied with. On motion of Council
man Horn the report of the committee
was adopted by the following vote; Ayes,
Councilmen Horn. Jordan. Stanley. Tandy
and Van Ness. Noes, COuncilmen
Fraser, Howard, Hughes and Lannan-.
Absent. Councilmen Blakely, Kutz and
Miller
Councilman Jordan presented the follow
ing resolution and it was adopted on his
own motion:
Resolved. by the mayor and council
instructed to advertise for bids to be re-
ceived November 49, 1908. for the lowering
of the Topeka Railway eompany's tracks
to grade on Madison street, between Tenth
and Eleventh streets
On motion of Councilman Biakely the
mayor was requested to call a special
meeting of the council for Monday, No
Vember %. 1908. at 7:30 o'clock d. m. for
the purpose of opening bids, and to let the
contract covering the lowering of the
grade of the Topeka Railway company S
tracks on Madison street
No further business appearing council
adjourned.
[SeaLl c. B. BURGE,