The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-23
Published in The Topeka State Journal
January %. 1s09l
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council Chamber. Topeka, Kansas. JAM
sion, pursuant m @ i to adjournment lH en- Of Jan January
Il. 1909. at seven-thirty o'clock p. m. with
". Fraser. Howard. Hughes. Jordan.
kutz. Lannan. Miller, Stanley, Fandy and
/ Mayor Green in the chair.
On motion OF Councilman Stanley. the
meeting or January 18th was dispensed
with, WI T., and nd they were approved as written
Communication from r T. Wilcox and
NJ. H. StTickler. requesting that their
names be added to the petition to pave
West Tenth avenue from the west line of
the the alley vest OF Spruce street to the east
and granted on motion of Councilman
Communication from J. E. Hurley on
behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
re Railway company, requesting that GER
presented, read and referred to the streets
and walks committee
company, asking for an opportunity to bid
on portion of the pavement to be con-
sented. read and referred to the streets
and walks committee.
relative to the changing of names of GER
tain streets in the city of Topeka, was
presented, read and referred to the streets
and walks committee.
Communication from c. B. Hamilton, in
spector or weights and measures, recon-
mending certain changes in the ordinance
under which hay wagons are operated in
| the city OF Topeka, was presented, read
| and referred to the judiciary committee.
Maintenance bond of c. A. Ritchie in
the sum of $1.O0O.Oe was presented for ap-
the following vote: ti AYES. couneiImeS en-
Blakely. Fraser, Howard Jordan. Kutz.
Ness-l0. Noes, none Absent, CounciImen
Horn and Hughes
On motion of Councilman Lannan the
following resolution presented by Council
| man Lannan, was adopted:
Thousand Dollars (;iso00o9 be, and the the
same is, hereby transferred from the gen.
eral water works fund to the sinking fund
| OF the water works department"
The mayor appointed the following city
officials as special policemen during their
terms OF office, without additional COM
pensation; G. b. Hamilton, inspector of
weights and measures; VIM. Core, dog
| d. NJ. Campbell, milk inspector Roll call
| being taken the appointments were con-
cilmen Blakely, Fraser, Howard, Jordan,
Kutz Lannan, Miller. Stanley, Tandy and
eilmen Horn and Hughes
On motion of Councilman Howard. the
was adopted:
BE it resolved. by the honorable mayor
That the city attorney be, and he is. here,
] by directed to draw an ordinance amend
ing our present ordinances so as to provide
Tor proper inspection of all gas plumbing
! by the city plumbing inspector"
/ On motion Of Councilman BIakely, Coun-
| the council, to act in such capacity dur
/ ing the absence of Councilman Horn
! Councilman Lannan presented the fol-
| BE it resolved. by the mayor and coun-
sumers' Light. Heat and Power company con n1!
| be. and the company is hereby, requested
to put in operation The Excelsior Coke
and Gas company's plant for the produc-
ton or artlficial gas In quantities sufficient
@ @o9 suppt5S aot5t the CITY OF Lopeka N tne event
the natural gas supply"
Councilman Hughes moved that the fol-
1 he hist f.a6 for he
one presented by Councilman Lannan:
Whereas. The Excelsior Coke and Gas
| company and the Consumers Light Heat
| and power company are the heirs, success
! sors and assigns under Ordinance No. 2475
privileges of Ordinance No. a4s5, granting
a franchise to the Continental Oil and Gas
Whereas. Under paragraph 72s of ordi-
nanse 2. &c, No: No 25l4 provides as follows:
| If at any time for any reason said Con-
| sumers' Light. Heat and Power company,
of the failure of a sufficient supply OF
! natural gas, or otherwise, cease or be un-
of Topeka, with natural gas through said
mains and pipes, said The Excelsior Coke
sors or assigns, shall immediately resume
the supplying of artificial or manufactured
gas to consumers within said city in
cordanee with its obligations now existing
in that behalf, so long as such failure OF
the supply of natural gas shall continue
''whereas. On Sunday. January II. 1909.
| from ten a. m to eight D. m. there was no
natural gas for domestic use for the
! consumers, and
''Whereas, There was neither any artifi-
| ciaI gas to supply said shortage as pro
vtded for in this same paragraph; there
'Resolved. by the mayor and council of
be and he is hereby instructed to draw
nown a psraaph 70 Of rd6aapp 40 no.
2435. granting a natural gas franchise to
the Continental Oil and Gas company, and
I ROY al sorf7fn na md 1nrf =
| the next regular meeting Of the city eoun-
On motion of Councilman Tandy. the
matter was referred to the committee on
gas and electric lights, in connection with
Ayes. counciimen Biakeiy. FTaser.S How How.
| ard, Jordan, STANLEY, randy and Van Ness
Laainnan ana Miller Absent. councilman hs1i
| Horn-
Resolution of Councilman Blakely. con-
structing a drain in the Second ward. pre-
sented January T. 1903 and referred to the
streets and walks committee, was report
resolution be adopted; The report of the
committee was adopted on motion of
then adopted by the following vote: Ayes
Councilmen Blakely, Fraser. Howard,
aughss ran TSTdaan snd 1pts Van Es Ennan Miller Nnss
none. Absent, Councilman Horn-1.
An ordinance creating sewer district No.
-. defining the territory and establish
ing the boundary thereof. providing for an
entire and complete system Of sewerage
in said district, and providing for a special
asses ssnent to pay for the construction
of the sewer in said district, presented
December T. 1908. and referred to the COM
mittee on sewers, was reported back with
recommendation that the ordinance be
adopted, and on motion of Councilman
BIakely the report of the committee was
adopted The ordinance was then taken
i M for final action. Each section was read
and on separate motion adopted. Being
placed on final passage 1t was adopted by
Flaxelv. Fraser. Howard. Hughes, Jordan.
| Kutz. Lannan. Miller Stanley. Tandy and
Van Ness-1- Noes, none. Absent, Coun-
and adOpted.