The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
Feb s, 1861

IOFFIC1AL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber, Topeka, Kan, Feb. 8.
19OS.-Couhcn met in regular monthly ses-
sion at 7:30 o'clock p. m. with the follow
day, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Jordan,
kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Stanley, Tan
| dy and Van Ness-12. Absent-None. May
| or Green in the chair.
On motion of Councilman Horn the read
| Ing of the minutes covering the regular
meeting of Jan. goth and special of Jan.
Z4th 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 committee on claims and accounts,
VINO reported the same back with recon-
mendation that the claims be allowed and
| paid from funds as follows:
General Revenue fund .............S 2, 1888 As
P PiIe of8parment 4u sn s sas g g
General Improvement fund ........ 4,39S 60
Water Department fund............ 1906 81
Paving fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6.052. "a
Total ........................ So, 100 80
On motion of Councilman Horn the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
Communication from the Firemens Re-
| lief association relative to appropriations
made from the funds of the association
during the month of January was pre-
scented, read and on motion of Councilman
Howard the action was approved.
Communieation from the Consumers
| regulator stations in the parkings of the
city, was presented, read and referred to
| Communication from the board of water
works trustees requesting permission to
| lay an additional water main from the
pumping station to the city; also to eX-
| tend the IL inch main Seventh street
to connect with the Il inch main on Kan
sas avenue and to purchase necessary
/ material was presented and read. On
| motion of Councilman Horn the request
was granted.
Communication from the Parker-Wash-
fngton Paving Company regarding the
| condition of the paving on Kansas ave-
nue., was presented, read and filed.
L rf1O 0f
| Fillmore street from First street to Fifth
street, signed by Coleman Dudley and a
| and referred to the STREETS and walks COM
mite.
Communication from J. H FOUGHT, re-
garding the sale to the city of lot No. 100
| North Kansas ave-, was presented, read
and referred to the ways and means COM
| art Electric Co., relative to electrical ma
ehInery, was presented. read and filed.
| Communication from c. H. Titus, COM
missioner of elections. submitting for ap-
proyaI the appointment of c. E. Jordan.
j.; J; Lannan and G. W; Horn as super
vfsors of elections for the present year;
together with recommendation of Mayor
| Green, was presented, read and approved
on molten OF Councilman Jordan;
sidewalk along the north side of Twen-
teth street. from Buchanan street to
and a number of others, was presented,
read and referred to the streets and
walks committee.
| Petition to pave Buchanan street from
| the north line Of Huntoon street to the
| north line of Thirteenth, signed by Frank
~. warren and number of others, was
presented, read and referred to the streets
and walks committee.
Communication from Mayor Green, sug-
costing that all plans and Specifications
for public Improvements should be care
| FULLY examined by a committee of the
council before, they are approved and rec
| ommending that such investigation be
| placed in the hands of the public build
tngs committee, was presented and read.
suggestion was adopted.
l. Remonstrance against the paving of Blu
chanan street, from Huntoon to Thir-
| tenth street, signed by o. r. Molz and
| a number of others. was presented, read
and referred to the streets and walks COM
mittee.
Reports of the city treasurer police
judge, license collector weighmaster and
plumbing inspector for the month of jan
uary, and city clerk for the month Of De-
Report of the board of water works
trustees covering the period from Marcel
tee.
Communication from P. ]. Bonebrake
relative to the pavement of West Sixth
street, presented Jan. 8, 1908, and referred
to the streets and walks committee, was
reported back with recommendation thai
the communication be placed on file. Or
motion of Councilman Jordan the report
of the committee was adopted.
RemonStrance against paving Garfield
avenue from Thirteenth street to Fiji
teenth street. presented Jan. 9, 1903, and
tee. was reported back with recommends
ton that it be placed on file. The report
Of the committee was adopted on motor
of Councilman Jordan.
Remonstrance against the paving OF
Monroe street from Tenth avenue to
council by the streets and walks commit.
tee with recommendation that the remon.
STRANGE be placed on file. On motion OF
Councilman Jordan the report of the COM
| mittee was adopted.
Communication from the city engineer
at d sIn IN r, regaIo e
list in the alley between Kansas avenue
and Jackson street, from Second stree
to Third street; together with recommen
dalton of the streets and walks COMMITTEES
that the suggestions be adopted by the
council was presented and read On mo
ton of Councilman Jordan the report o,
the committee was adopted.
Communication from =. ]. Covill re
questing that his name be taken from tn
petition to pave Monroe street from Tentl
avenue to Twelfth street, presented Jan
13 1903, and referred to the streets ant
walks committee, reported back will
recommendation that 1t be placed on file
The recommendation of the COMMITTEES
was adopted on motion of Councilman
Jordan.
Communication from 8. c. Zimmerman
Icounty clerk relative to the construction
of a concrete conduit on Ward creek, to-
gether with a statement from the street!
and walks committee and recommendation
that the communication be filed with thu
papers relative to the opening of Grow
lavenue, was presented On motion o.
Councilman Jordan the report Of the com
mittee was adopted.
| Remonstrance against the paving o!
| Eleventh street, from Polk street to To
peka avenue, presented Dec. %, 1907, ana
referred to the streets and walks commit
tee, was reported back with recommends
ton that the remonstrance be placed oil
file. The report of the committee wa
adopted on motion of Councilman Jordan
| Petition to pave Eleventh street from
Polk street to Topeka avenue, presented
Aug. 8, 1907, and referred to the streets
and walks committee, was reported bacl
with recomm endation that the petition b.
placed on file. The report of the commit
tee was adopted on motion of Councilman
Jordan.
| Petition To nave Garfiald ayen1la from