The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

ular meeting of July 18TH. ana sPeG.ta
meeting of July 23rd was dispensed Witn
and they were approved as written up by
Claims and accounts. against the city o.
Topeka were presented, read ana re1erIe ca
to the claims and accounts commlttee
who reported the same back with recon-,
mendation that the claims be aho"eu anu
paid from funds as follows:
General revenue fund ....-......-s = Ioa 'o o.
Fire department fund ............ S'S s4S =,
Police department fund .......-... -' o.g ~
General Improvement fund -... 1'U2I'yI
Waterworks fund ........- $1,000 . ose 20
mu9tteS Au.I IN ,aasnras fund - 1850
q, SISai1 $50 - 1.O9
Arch Street Park fund .............. ssls.oO
ro., .ssf. 1896. "a
On motion of Councilman Lannan the re-
port of the committee was adopted
Communication from the Firemen's he.
lief association was presented read anu
H iRRTGv'd' on motto" OF o0u"'s .
Communication from Walter J. Arnold,
assistant city engineer, requesting va
cation of ten days during the present
month was presented and read. The re-
quest was granted on motion or Couh-
Gilman Lannan. -
ing the condition of the city scales on
jackson street, was presented, read ana
referred to the ways and means cornIn i
tee in Connection with the street cohniis-
Communication from the mayor recon-
mending the remission OF fines assessed
against J. F. McAfee. James Manusos,
II CTromp. Grin T. Crawford, NJ. F;
Rigby. W. S. Plummer. VIII Wikidal and
John Marsh was presented and read On
following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Blake
~ Fraser, Howard. Jordan, Kutz, Ian
nan, Tandy and Van Ness; noes,
Hughes. Miller and stanIey-s.
Communication from the Dibble Grocery
company regarding the condltlon OF tne
alley running from Sixth to Seventh streets
between Kansas avenue, and Quincy
street was presented, read and referred
to the judiciary committee.
Communication from James Dwyer.
through his attorney, E. D. McKeever. in
regard to certain property on Lawrence
street, was presented, read and referred
to the streets and walks committee.
Communication from A. L. Furman re-
questing permission to operate an en-
ployment agency In the city OF Iopeka,
was presented read and referred to the
Report of the Topeka Edison company
for the first half of 1908 was presented,
Communication from James H. Devlin
in regard to removal of fence in alley
between Fifth and Sixth, Monroe and
Madison streets. was presented. read and
referred to the streets and walks COM
nittee.
Communication from ]. B. Griffin re-
garding certain maps which he desired
the city to purchase was presented. read
and referred to the ways and means
committee.
Petition to pave East First street from
Kansas avenue to Quincy street, was pre-
scented, read and referred to the streets
and walks committee.
Communication from Kirchof d
Matthews. requesting permission to con-
meet with sewer at Tenth avenue and
Lafayette street, was presented, read and
referred to the committee on sewers.
Communication from the fire marshal
requesting vacation of twenty days dur
ing the month of August was presented,
read and granted, on motion OF Council
Communication from w. E. Potter and
a number of others protesting against the
condition Of the street car tracks on Madi-
Eleventh street, was presented, read and
referred to the streets and walks COM
mittee.
Communication from the board of wa
terworks trustees requesting permission
to lay a twelve inch main on Sixth avenue
from West street to Kansas avenue was
Gilman Blakely the trustees were author
lied to make the improvements.
Communication from the board of wa
terworks trustees recommending that the
levy for benefit of the water fund for the
year 1908 be made one mill, was presented
adopted on oti0n of Sdncian no,d %as
Communication from the city attorney
requesting a vacation of fifteen days. be-
ginning August 9Th, was presented and
the request was granted, with the under
standing that he would file with the city
clerk before departure legal opinion re-
garding the present franchise of the gas
Reports OF the city clerk for the month
of June; city treasurer, police judge.
weighmaster, plumbing inspector, inspector
of weights and measures. and dog officer
for the month of July; also superintend-
ent of electric lights for months of April.
May and June, 1908, were presented, read
and placed on file.
Estimate of the city engineer regarding
the cost of constructing a relief sewer on
Polk street between Fourteenth street
and Douthit avenue, presented July 18th
and referred to committee public i'm
provements, was reported back with
recommendation that the estimate be ap-
proved, and on motion of Councilman
adopted.
Resolution regarding the connection or
certain properties with gas MAINS pre-
scented July 9Th and last referred to the
city attorney, was reported back with rec
ommendation that the request be declined.
The accommodation was adopted on
motion of Councilman Jordan.
Communication from the mayor rela-
scented July 18th and referred to the ways
and means committee, was reported back
with recommendation that the city pur-
chase cooler Of 10 Inch pipe capacity.
report of the committee was adopted
Communication from Bailey Bros IL
Company relative to the bond of H. K.
TO the ways and means committee, was
reported back with recommendation that
the request for cancellation OF the bond
be granted, and on motion of Council
man Horn the report of the committee
was adopted.
Remonstrance against the construction
of a sidewalk on the west of Franklin
street south of Duane street, presented
March 18th and referred to the streets
and walks committee, was reported back
with recommendation that the remon-
STRANGE be placed on file. The report of
the committee was adopted on motion of
Councilman Jordan.
An ordinance providing for the con-
domination and appropriation of certain
land for the purpose of opening an alley
in the block bounded by Parkdale and
Lawrence streets, Sixth avenue and Shun-
ganunga creek, presented July 18th and
referred to the streets and walks commit
tee. was reported back with recomm en-
dalton that the ordinance be passed and
on motion OF Councilman Jordan the re-
port of the committee was adopted
Remonstrance against the creation of A