The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
October 9. 1861
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

M with the following councilmen present:
| Blakely, Fraser, Horn Howard Hughes
Jordan. Kutz, Lannan. Miller. Stanley
Tandy and Van Ness-12 Msvor Green
1 In the chair.
| reaulng or the minutes covering the spec
la4 and regular meetings of September
5 91si x and spee1al meeting Of September
| 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-
incubation that the claims be allowed and
PAID from funds as follows:
| General revenue fund. 2474 "a
| Flre department fund. -.............. $3.50. so
| Police department fund........ 2250OO
i General Improvement fund. S,674.47
! water works fund 4,7S1. SO
SidesIL 9,,r Il, ~ 20
Sewer fund (Dist. No. 800. .......... 2,Ss674
Total ................... $50, $40 "A
ed on motion of Councilman Horn.
| Petition Of E. c. Arnold and a number of
wood. rock. earth and piling from under
| the Melan bridge, was presented, read and
referred to the streets and walks COM
| mittee. who reported the same back with
| recommendation that the petition be
granted. and on motion of Councilman
Hughes the report of the committee was
| Communication from the board of health
| recommending that the dumping of ma
IluF6 ana Other refuse matter on what is
| known as the Pigg dumping ground be
discontinued, was presented and read On
| motion of Councilman Stanley the recon-
| mendation was adopted
Communication from the board of health
| recommending that the property on Law
renee street known as the Dwyer prop
| dumping of stable manure, was presented
| and read. The recommendation was
| adopted on motion of Councilman Kutz.
Communication from Thomas Nelson
| and Percy johnson proposing to build a
modern. up-to-date dessicating plant in
| and referred to the. committee on health
and sanitation.s In connection with the
| board of health.
! requesting that the license of A. W.
Brown for the removal of garbage and
! and referred to the committee on health
| and sanitation.
Supplemental petition covering the en-
| largement of the sewer in Martin & Den
mis- addition. was presented, read and re-
| ferred to the committee on sewers.
Communication from I. ]. Ketchum and
w. w. Walton. by their attorney. A. A
| Graham. making claim against the city
| for $25 damages to a horse and hack at
4 the junction of Jackson and Grant streets,
| North Topeka, on the night of August 16
1908, was presented. read and referred to
the judiciary committee:
| rights of the city under the present fran
| chise. and also in the recent controversy
| with the Consumers Light, Heat. and
! Power company, was presented, read and
| placed on file
| Petition for an electric light at the cor
ner of Sixth avenue and Lincoln street.
signed by E. r. Rulings and number of
1 others. was presented, read and referred
| to the trustees of the electric light depart
! ment.
! Communication from Jesse Pursley
relative to failure of the gas company
/ to supply him with natural gas at No. los
Madison street was presented, read and
| referred to the city attorney.
Communication from Virginia NJ. Whit
! aker.. reporting that her son was run over
4 by an automobile on the evening of Fri
1 day. October End, was presented, read and
referred to the police committee, in con-
] nection with the chief of police.
Communications from Governor e. w.
! Hoeh, Clad Hamilton and James Trout
man. requesting remission of the charge
Army during the recent series of meet
4 ings. were presented. read and referred
! to the committee on public buildings.
Communication from the Central Paper
i company. requesting permission to change
| the grade and height of curb in front of
! No. 225 Kansas avenue. was presented.
4 read and referred to the streets and walks
1 committee.
| Petition of G. NJ Cottrell and a number
! benefit district for the purpose of con-
| denning and appropriating for a public
park the triangular tract of land bounded
| by the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
J railway right-of-way. Fifteenth street and
| Euclid avenue, was presented, read and
| referred to the streets and walks COM
| mittee.
| Communication from r. B. Kepley rela-
| tive to replacing pavements where excava-
| lions have been made. was presented,
read and referred to the streets and walks
| committee
protesting against the fencing of Charles
| street by the JackSOn-Walker Coal COM
| pany was presented, read and referred to
| the streets and walks committee.
! Communication from E. t. and c. w.
| Armstrong requesting change in plans
| for the Martin & Dennis sewer, was pre-
sented read and referred to the committee
| on sewers. in connection with the city
| engineer.
and Cold Storage company regarding
| drainage for their storage house at the
corner of Eleventh and Buchanan streets.
| was presented, read and referred to the
| COMMITTEES on sewers.
| Communication from the Firemen's Re
lief association. requesting approval of
| certain appropriations made from the
| funds of the association. was presented
| and read. On motion of Councilman Ian
| nan the action OF the association was APP
Communication from Geo. Gardner SO
| Fairchild street. alleging that the Union
| Pacific Railway company is encroaching
| upon his property, was presented, read
| and referred to the streets and walks
committee.
Communication from the plumbing inspec-
tor relative to connection of all privy
vaults with sewers. presented July g. 1908,
| and last referred to the city attorney, was
reported back with an opinion that the
board of health has full power to compel
every privy vault In the city to be con-
nected with the sewer. The papers were
placed on file.
| Reports of the city treasurer, police
| judge, license collector, plumbing inspec-
tor food inspector and inspector of
| weights and measures for the month of
September: superintendent of electric
| lights for the months of July and August,
and city clerk and dog officer for the
month of August. 1908. were presented,
| read and placed on file.
| Resolution requesting the superintendent
| of the electric light plant to furnish a
| suitable bond, presented August g. 1908,
! and referred to the judiciary committee,
| was reported back with recommendation
that he comply with Ordinance No. 2S42,
and on motion of Councilman Stanley the
| report of the committee was adopted.
| Resolution regarding repairs to the po-
| lice station. presented September IA. 1908,
| and referred to the ways and means COM
mittee. was reported back with recon-