The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-02
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
Nav . 1903
LEGAL.

OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber, Topeka, kansas, April
Y, 1908. Council met in regular session a.
April 20th, with the following councilmen
present-Hughes, Horn, Joraan, 49,
Lannan. Stanley, Van Ness, Biake,y' an
dy, Fraser, Howard and Miller-E- Ass
or Green in the chair.
On motion. of Councilman Hughes rue
IL was suspended and the reading Oh haS s
minutes covering the regular meeting OF
April 18th, also regular and sPeciai inss.
ings of April 10th, was dispensed WIN a ~
they were approved as written up py Tue
clerk
An ordinance creating board of exam
ana IN r tss ATTN IF the
And providing penalties for the sao. snnn. !
thereof, ETC. was. by action OF the co oon-
sideration. Each section was read ana ga
separate motion adopted, and being piae e,a
On final passage, it was aaop ',nen Y Horn.
Jordan, Howard. Kutz, Lannan, SANE ~,
Van Ness. Blakely. Tandy, Fraser ano
On motion of Councilman Kutz The fo,s
lowing resolution presented by hamseh
aResolved. By the Mayor and City
Council that the city clerk be, and Is heIe-
by, Instructed to have two hundred eep
p so that o1 the the same may be
among the various plumbers OF the ely 1s.--
Petition to pave alleys between FsiEhth
streets, signed by H. Hedderman anu 2
number Of others. was presented req
and referred to the streets anu wan"
Report of the Topeka Edison company
covering the period from July 70 Deo' 'A'
1907 was presented, read and 1lie9;
Communication from Howard Hannah,
J. w. Keele and G. Steele in regard 70
cutting four cottonwood n ,rees ted read
and referred to the streets anu
Claim Of Rufus Knott against the city
of Topeka in the sum of five tnous tin
(s5, 10000 dollars, also con comm thereto
from D. Mc lsse era rs referred to the
Judiciary committee in eonnecsion WAN
the city attorney. ... .ra,,,
Tyler to Polk Street. signed by VIM. Q.
Ewing and a number of others, was pIS
sented, read and referred 10 ene
Petitinn to re-pave the alley running
east and west between Sixth avenue, sew
street. signed by the Dibble Grocery Co.
and a number OF others, was presence leu
read and referred to the seree's oAo
Gnmmunication from Emery Hughes and
c. E. Sheldon. requesting per M Tar ,o ar
run an eleetrie wire Irash IRON Street for the
purpose of learning telegrapny' W., Wa .ppri-
scented, read and referred to the CITY ensi
''e Commu nun from stanley Medlicotts
county treasurer, relative to the cosl "
preparing a statement OF den as nresented.
read and referred to the ways ana "eahio
committee. ., NJ Or
An ordinance amending Section oTs on "
dinance No. 2S12, approved NoXem 3ion Of #
1907, relating to the levy ana GSa and
license taxes in the city of Topeka, s aud
repeating said original section OF L, sa In
ordinance, presented to the cou ncni On
April Goth and referred to the coH ai -
on licenses. was reR }n ardi na be pass
ed The report of the committee was
adopted on motion of Councilman nap. van an
for final consideration. Each section Was
read and on separate motion adopted, 5e
ing placed on final pa ssaee ne We
men Hughes. Horn, Jordan, kutz a,a nan-
nan. Stanley. Van Ness, BlakNsi one ianos'
Fraser and MiuerLs se M0esI nancy from
certain funds of the city OF topeka, aid
sas, to the general revenue funa OF SAY az
and read On motion Of Councilman
Hughes an emergency was deciaIeu, Ia. la
1s suspended and the ordln nah .ectinn was
road and on separate motion adopted Be
ing placed on final passage it was adopte t1
Lannan' Stanley. Van Ness, Blakely, Tan
dy, Fraser and Miller-li. Noesn a!> fra,,
the general revenue fund to the " West 81
street opening fund in the sum OF Sls ~
was presented, read ana relerreo IL 'Ao
committee on ways and means. &c..
An ordinance transferring money from
certain street opening funds TO Inc me gene as
al revenue fund, AMOUNTING to $ss;4o, Was
presented and read. On motion OF Coun,
Gilman Hughes rule IL was SUSPENDED, an
emergency declared i,ed aaa t censideraton.
Each section was read and on separate;
motion adopted and being placed on I1naI
vote: Ayes-Councilmen Hughes. Horn,
Jordan. Kutz, Lannan, Stanley. Van
Ness. Blakely. Tandy, Fraser and M1li sn
unward-1
The Following resolution presented by
Councilman Jordan was adopted on his
.Resolved, BY the Mayor and Council
that the Mayor be. and he Is hereby. au-
thorized to purchase snTl sa nn e ne
DAYS in the city of Topeka.
The Mayor appointed J. F. Buck, r. A
Richards and r. M. McGaw as a board
81 ap ppr taxaton on account Of the
.str,,ction Of the Martin & Dennis sewer.
and on roll call the appointments laae were were
c Gounci1men y hughes. Horn, Jordan. How
ard. Kutz. Lannan, Stanley, Van Ness.
Blakely. Tandy, Fraser ana "ii'e
On motion of Councilman Blakely the
following resolution presented by himseir
was adopted:
"Resolyed. BY the Mayor and Council,
that the city engineer be. and he is here
by. instructed to make an estimate OF the
probable cost of the construction OF a
Fillmore street on the east Buchanan
street on the west, First street on the
north and Fourth and Third streets on
the south, and report at the earliest GATE
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Stanley was adopted on his
'Be ii Resolved. BY the Mayor and
Council that the order of calling the roll
BIDS having been received covering the
having of the alley between Tyler and
Polk streets. from Eleventh to Twelfth
randy Jordan and Horn as committee
of teilers to open. the bids and tabulate
the result thereof. After a canvass OF
the bids was made the committee of tell
ers submitted the following report:
.eTo the Honorable Mayor and Council