The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March 30, 1909

Published in The Topeka State Journal
March 30, 1902
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber. Topeka. Kansas,
March 26. 1909 Council met in regular
session. pursuant to adjournment of March
18th . at seven-thirty o'clock p. m. with the
followlng councilmen present: Blakely,
Fraser. Horn, Howard. Hughes, Jordan,
kutz, Lannan. Miller, Stanley and Tandy-
y: Absent, Councilman Van Ness. Mayor
On motion of Councilman Stanley the
reading of the minutes covering the res
ular meetings of March 18th and 18th. and
special meetings of March 10th, 18th and
10th, was dispensed with and they were
as Of the City
the remainder of the 1909 paving was pre-
sented and read. On motion of Council
Petition requesting that Thirteenth
street from Jackson street to Van Buren,
ment, signed by j. r. Rodgers and a mum
per OF others, was presented, read and
placed on file.
Communication from the Fire Marshl
relative to the cost of equipment for op-
Grating a High-Pressure Water System
was presented, read and placed on file. :,
regarding keys to be furnished the Fire
Department for the purpose of shutting
scented. read and filed.
Communication from the Fire Marshal
requesting permission to purchase three
additional horses for of the Fire De-
partment whenever suitable animals can
be found, was presented and read. The
request was granted on motion of Coun-
Gilman Fraser.
Communication from Burke & Durbin,
official contractors of the Federal Union
Surety Company, which is surety on the
bond of j. II. Maxwell covering the con-
struction of Sewer No. 80, in which they
ass and to fb the DS
ditions of the contract between j. II.
Maxwell and the city of Topeka, was pre-
sented, read and referred to the City At
torney with instructions to prepare the
necessary contract
Approximate estimate of the Fire Mar
Station No. 6. corner Seward and Wood
ruff avenues, was presented, read and
referred to the Fire Department commit
Claim of H, H. Higgins for 500. dam
age to property at No. 1871 Fillmore street
account construction of a sewer In the
alley, was presented, read and referred to
the Judiciary committee.
Petition for sidewalk on the north
side of Beacon street from Kansas ave-
nue. to Van Buren, street, signed by R. D.
Minard and number of others; was pre-
scented, read and referred to the Streets
and Walks committee.
Petition for a sidewalk on the east side
of Van Buren, street from Beacon street
to Twenty-third street, signed by R. D.
Minard and a number or others, was pre-
scented, read and referred to the Streets
and Walks committee.
Communication from w. J. Rickenbacher
relative to the plating of tract of land
consisting of fifty. acres. lying between
the Missouri Pacific Railway tracks and
Monroe street and south of Twenty-first
street, was presented, read and referred to
the Streets and Walks Committee.
Petition of r A. Beck and number of
others, requesting that the pavement to be
laid on Eleventh street from Quincy street
filler, was presented, read and placed on
file
Estimate of the City Engineer covering
the cost of constructing Fire Station No.
g. was presented and read. On motion of
Councilman Lannan the estimate was ap-
proved.
Estimate of the City Engineer covering
the cost of establishing a pumping station
pose of pumping sewage over the dykes
during flood periods, was presented. read
and referred to the committee on Public
Improvements.
Communication from the City Engineer
relative to pumps for sewage purposes,
was presented, read and referred to the
committee on Public Improvements.
Communication from the City Attorney
in which he approved the title 70 the ftac.
to the citv of Topeka. was presented, read
and referred to the Streets and Walks COM
mittee. as was also the plat of said tract,
filed by John D. Knox.
Petition of Frank Effinger and a num-
Der of others, requesting that the pave
ment to be laid on Kansas. avenue from
of brick with sand filler, was presented,
read and placed on file.
of Elliott avenue from Seward avenue to
Crane street, signed by John McGaffin
and a number of others, was presented,
read and referred to the Streets and
Walks commit
Communication from the City Attorney
relative to the opening and widening of
Sixteenth street between Lincoln and
Williston streets, was presented, read and
referred to the Streets and Walks COM
mittee in connection with the City Attor-
ney-
An ordinance amending Section 8 of Or
dinance No. 300, entitled: AN Ordinance
granting the right-of-way to The topeka
Southwestern Railway Company. its sue
cessors or assigns through the city of To-
peka Kansas. and repeating Ordinance
No s79S" and repeating original section
of said Ordinance, presented March Is,
1909 and referred to the Streets and Walks
committee, was reported back with rec
concentration that the ordinance be passed,
and on motion of Councilman Jordan the
report of the committee was adopted. Each
section was read and on separate motion.
adopted. Being placed on final passage
the ordinance was adopted by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Councilmen Blakely,
Fraser Horn, Howard, Hughes. Jordan,
Kutz, Lannan. Miller, Stanley and Tandy
LII. Noes. none Absent. Councilman
Communication from the Consumers
Light, Heat & Power Company relative
to changing the date of discount on gas
bills presented March 2, 1905 and referred
to the Judiciary committee. was reported