The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-09
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LEGAL
IPublished in The Topeka State Journal
April 8. 1851
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council Chamber, Topeka, Kansas, April
lSN Council met in regular monthly
ioin az gh1 1oiock p nj M5n sn Horn
howard, Hughes, Jordan, Kutz. Lannan,
montgomery, Stanley. Tandy and Van
NeSS-u. Absent-COuncilman Holiday
l. Mayor Green in the chair
On motion of Councilman Horn Rule Is
was suspended and the reading of the
March 18th and special meeting of March
10Th, was dispensed with and they were
approved as written up by the clerk.
Claims and accounts against the city OF
topeka were presented read and referred
to the claims and accounts committee,
who reported the same back with recon-
paid from funds as follows:
General Revenue fund .-............$ 2.90S. 60
Fire Department fund ..-.........-. 4,5N. ~
Police Department fund ............ 2,420. 80
General Improvement fund........ 4,922 IS
Water Works fund ................ IL I2 u
fdVlnS Iund o,5to oi
Arch Street Park fund. .........-... 1892 IS
Sixth Avenue viaduct fund. SISSY
n poer Bridge Iss fu nat; iscr:on and iS'
Van Buren, rem .. .. ...so $50
Opening Laurent, Norris, Polk and -
Tyler SITS. fund -..:................ S.is
IOtdl -. -@4i, zoos
On motion of Councilman Horn the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
On motion of Councilman Jordan the
next regular meeting of. the council will
be held on Wednesday. April Sth. at eight
o CLOCK d. n.
Petition to extend Roosevelt street north
to connect with Corey street was present
ed, read and referred to the streets and
walks committee.
Petition for q sewer between Fillmore
and Clay, First and Third streets. and be-
tween. Clay and Buchanan. First and
Fourth streets. was presented, read and
referred to the committee on sewers.
The mayor appointed Councilmen Tan
dy. Jordan and Howard a committee OF
three to open the bids submitted covering
the 1908 paving. Bids were received from
F. p. Halsey, Haskings & Ramsey. and
John Richie. = Upon request OF Council,
man Tandy the committee was granted
bids
To act as the board of electric lighting
commissioners Mayor Green appointed
r. L. Cofran for the term of six months.
Mr. Herbert Hackney for the term of
eighteen months, and Mr. w. w. Mills Tor
the term of twenty-four months, and on
roll call the appointments were confirmed
by the following vote: Ayes-Councilmen
Blakely, Horn. Howard, Hughes, JORDAN
K kuta ana Van ess abysentconH
Gilman Holiday. Noes-None.
An ordinance to appropriate money out
Of the General Revenue fund. Fire Depart
ment fund, General improvement fund,
Water Works fund, Paving fund. Arch
Street Park fund, Sixth Avenue Viaduct
fund. Foot Bridge fund. Opening Alley
and Tyler streets fund, was presented and
read. On motion of Councilman Horn an
emergency was declared, Rule Is was sus-
pended, and the ordinance taken up Tor
immediate consideration. Each section
was read, and, on separate motion. adopt
ed. Being placed on final passage 1T was
Blakely, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Jordan,
Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Stanley, Tan
DIV and Van Ness--11. Noes-None.- Alb
sent-Councilman Holiday
No further business appearing council
fseaLi C. B. BuRGE. City Clerk.