The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-19

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THE TOPEKA DAILY 81
committee on police together with the
The city offers 81 900 for an account
ing Of the books Of the county treas
urer to show back tax due the city. the
city paying $3.50 Of this amount and the
board Of education the balance. The
$1,7o0 to $500. the former being that
Of the county treasurer. The recon-
mendation that the amount be made
1000 was referred to the ways and
means committee.
The public service corporations ars
given 80 days in which to remove their
poles and wires to the property line on
the west side OF the alley between FRS:
and Third. Jackson and Kansas ave-
nue.. The removal must be under the
direction Of the city engineer.
T. D. Nash was granted permission
to erect set OF city wagon scales.
A petition for sidewalk on Euclid
A8 was granted.
A petition for a bridge across Shun-
ganunga creek between Twenty-hrst
street was returned because 1t was not
drawn up in proper form.
Stanley Medltcott, county treasurer,
reported to the city So, 057.39 collected as
back taxes due to the city and collected
The use of the auditorium will be
granted to the G. A. r. posts on May
30 for Memorial day services.
The cost for inspecting the scales
used for weighing gold will be reduced
from 81 to 81 and the charge for drug
gtsts' prescription scales will be in
creased from 25 cents to 80 cents. The
ordinance will be amended in above
manner.
The request of Joseph SLIDER to set
tie with the city on back tax due by
Offering one-half Of the amount was
referred to the judiciary committee.
A petition was referred to the streets
and walks committee asking for a side
walk on Douthitt avenue fro mWestern
to Topeka avenue. "a
Petitioners have asked the council to
change the name Of West street be-
tween Willow avenue and the junction
Of West street with Arch street to
ing the matter was referred to the
streets and walks committee.
A protest has been filed against the
construction of a sidewalk on the south
side Of Douthitt street from Western
avenue to Kansas avenue. The protest
was sent to the committee on streets
and walks.
A petition for a sidewalk on east side
Of Branner street from Seventh street
to Eighth avenue was referred to the
committee on streets and walks.
The contract and bond of Haskens
& Ramsey for 1908 paving was present.
ed to the council.
petition for a drain at Shawnee
and Park avenues was referred to the
committee on streets and walks.
The sidewalk on east side of Gar
field avenue between Willow and Sixth
avenues, will be raised at the expense
Of the property owners.
The annual reports of the street COM
missioner and city engineer were re-
ceived.
The claim Of Rufus Knott, negro,
for personal injuries claimed as the
result of falling over an iron culvert
for $4,000 was rejected by the city.
The inspector of weights and meas
ures collected for the first Is days Of
May, $3.50.
A new ordinance was introduced by
Councilman Jordan which makes it a
misdemeanor punishable by fine of
from 50 to $50 If property owners fail
n clean off w hoc hod nd
accumulated on sidewalks. The ordin-
ance was referred to the streets and
walks committee.
An ordinance was passed appropriat-
Ing 50, 4O8.34 to pay sewer bonds and
interest which fall due this next month
The sanitary department has had it's
attention called to the condition of the
dump at the location of the old Har-
rison pumping station.
The report of the appraisers for the
Fifth ward sewer, better known as the
Martin-Dennis sewer, which Is about
to be constructed, was submitted last
evening.
The salary ordinance providing for
the increases as recommended to the
council several weeks ago was, intro
Uu anu cteAAc Gu 10 Inc ways ana
means committee.
Bridge companies have been invited
to submit plans and specifications for
bridges to be constructed by the city
On Central avenue, crossing Soldier
creek and on Lincoln street crossing
the Shunganunga creek
An ordinance appropriating 81 1893. 25
from the waterworks funds to pay for
material was introduced and passed.
A contract made by the park COM
missioners with George Allen, who