The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
Ninth to Tenth avenue was referred t
the committee on streets and walks

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Waterworks department %. 2.060.97
Street department $500. 2,691.25
City officers and council
men 1,360.o3
Sanitary department $500. $3.50
Electric light department.. 56S.S3
Engineering department -. $500
Asphalt department ....... 1925
The pavement in the alley in the
| rear of East Sixth avenue between
Kansas avenue and Quincy street is
said to have been left in bad condi-
1 ton by plumbers. A complaint was
| made by the Dibble Grocery company.
| Referred to the streets and walks
| committee.
| A petition to pave Taylor street
| from the south line of Second street
| to the north line of Fourth street has
/ been filed. 1t was sent to the COM
mittee on streets and walks.
A petition to pave Morris avenue
| from Sixth to Tenth avenues was filed
with the committee on streets and
walks.
Six property owners residing on
| Lincoln street have asked that the
| pavement on the east side of Lin
coin street between Twelfth and Hun
| toon streets be placed on grade.
Another remonstrance was filed by
4 Second ward property owners against
the construction of the proposed Sec
| ond ward sewer. This will probably
| kill the project.
The drainage at Morris and West
Sixth avenues has been referred to
the street commissioner with power
| to act.
The construction of additional man.
holes at Sixth and Polk streets to take
care of rain water has been referred
to the consideration of the city en-
gineer.
The deepening and widening of the
ditch on Topeka avenue south from
Seventeenth street has been left to
the discretion Of the street commits
sioner.
The sidewalk intersection at Eighth
and Jackson will be repaired under
the direction Of the street commission
er.
The building at 521 North Kansas
avenue which was wrecked partially
by an explosion of natural gas while
being occupied by the police temper
ariIy as headquarters in North Topeka
during the flood will be repaired by
the city.
The milk ordinance providing for
proper inspection under the direction
OF an expert and also the inspection of
all cows for traces Of tuberculosis has
been referred to the committee on
health and sanitation.
The ordinance authorizing the issu-
ance of S75,555.26 in improvement
bonds to bear IA per cent interest
was passed. OF the issue 40 will be
in denominations of $500 and 10 of
$555.52 each.
A resolution to instruct the board of
supervisors of elections to recommend
boundaries of the city. This is pre-
paratory to the purchase of voting
machines by the city for use next
year.
The city attorney was instructed to
wood addition to Topeka. This is the
Keith tract just east of Potwin and
now laid into city lots
The specifications and plans for The
paving of Locust and East Sixth ave-
nue. as well as the plans for taking
care of the flood waters of Biddle
creek have been referred to the COM
mittee on public works.
The mayor was authorized to en-
| ter into contract with Stanley Med
| licott, county treasurer, for detailed
statement showing the back taxes due
the city from 1897 to 1907. The pay
| ment Is to be $1,000 of which the city
pays 5000 and the school board $500.
The Prudential Trust company has
been auth orized to sell $4,000 of the
| new bond issue Of the city at popular
| subscription on or before July 25th.
The bonds of ]. H. Maxwell, con-
| tractor for the sewers numbers % and
| 80 which are to be constructed this
year were approved by the council.
The city engineer has been instruct
| ed to prepare plats of Grove avenue
opening benefit district.
| The city attorney has been instruct
ed to draft an ordinance against the
| filing up of the Shunganunga creek
with rubbish.
A resolution to raise a sidewalk on
Western avenue from Seventh to al
| lay south of Sixth avenue on the west
! side of the street at the expense of the
/ property owners was referred to the
streets and walks committee.
The plumbing inspector reported
collections of s123.50. John Sheahan,
! plumbing inspector, Is making a rec
ord for collections. H. Ward Page,
| license collector showed $465.50 for
the month and Will Core, dog officer.
\ $11s.
The council meets next week Mon
day.
Bishop Potter VIII Recover.
Cooperstown, N. Y, July bishop
| Potter passed a comfortable night and