The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-15

ritory into the city of Topeka, Kansas.
ing the same me- a part of is said city ETC.
was presented and read. On motion of
Councilman Stanley an emergency was
nance taken up for immediate considera-
ton. Each section was read and on sep
aTate motion f Belng a placed on
by the following vote: Ayes, Counc1lmen
Blakely, Fraser, Horn. Howard. Hughes,
Jordan, Lannan, Miller, Stanley, Tandy
| and Van Ness-11; noes. none; absent.
Councilman Kutz-L The title was then
read and approved.
| of the general revenue fund and general
| improvement fund was presented and
read. On motion of Councilman Horn
an emergency was declared, Rule Is sus-
pended and the ordinance taken up for
immediate consideration Each section
Being placed on final passage the ordi-
nance was adopted by the following vote:
| Ayes. Councilmen Blakely. Fraser, Horn,
Howard, Hughes, Jordan, Lannan, Miller.
Stanley Tandy and Van Ness-11; noes,
none; absent. Councilman kutz-L The
| title was then read and approved.
| Plumbers bond of Eugene e. Robb in
the sum of s2ooo.oo given by the National
prevail. On roll call it was approved by
| the following vote: Ayes. Councilman
Blakely. Fraser. Horn. Howard, Hughes.
and Van Ness-11; noes, none; absent,
Councilman Kutz-1
On motion of Councilman Howard the
following resolution presented by himself
was adopted:
RESOLVED. by the mayor and council of
neer be, and he is hereby directed to
furnish as soon possible a. corrss o fde
concrete arch span for the extension of
the south end of the Melan Arch Bridge
on Kansas avenue across the Kansas
| Councilman Horn presented the follow
ing resolution and on his own motion 1t
was adopted:
the city or Topeka, that the city clerk
! be, and he is hereby directed to advertise
city paper for sealed proposals for COM
piling and publishing in pamphlet form
| all new ordinances and all amendment
to old ordinances passed since the 1906
| revision
! on motion of Councilman Hughes, the
| following resolution presented by himself
Resolved, by the mayor and council OF
! the city of Topeka, that the street COM
to forthwith open Grove avenue from the
west line of Elmwood avenue to the east
line of The Drive; and that the afr city EN- n
prepare plans, specifications and estimate
| for the construction of a twenty foot
span concrete bridge across the south
| branch of Wards Creek on Grove avenue
| and present the same to the council at
| the earliest possible moment"
| On motion of Councilman Tandy the
| following resolution presented by himself
was adopted unanimously:
I HeSDlVeO, Dy Tic Ildycl anu CITY COuH-
| Gil of the city of Topeka, that the sym
patty of the mayor and council of the
city of Topeka be, and is hereby extend
| ed to our comrade and my colleague, Hon
IC H Kutz. the retiring councilman
| from the Fifth ward ins0much 8 IS illness
has rendered it impossible for him to par
| ticipate in the closing hours of his adj
ministratiOn.
| Report of the appraisers appointed to
ascertain the value of the property to be
| assessed by reason of the construction
of a sewer. system in sewer district No
| % was read and referred to the commit
| tee public improvements.
| On motion of Councilman Blakely, q
| special meeting of the council will be
| held on Tuesday, April II, 1909, at eight
| thirty o'clock p. m. for the purpose OF
| hearing the report of the appraisers ap.
| pointed to ascertain the value of the prop
| erty to be assessed by reason of the con-
struction of a sewer system in sewer dis
| and all complaints that may be made re-
garding the valuation placed upon any
of the property by. said appraisers.
! The mayor appointed J. H. Squires
| George Hanley and ]. H. Evans ap
| praisers to ascertain the value of The
property to be taken. and that to be as
sessed to pay the cost of opening Six
teenth street from the west line o.
| Buchnan street to the east line of Yves
street. On roll call the appointments were
confirmed by the following vote: Ayes
ard, Hughes, Jordan, Lannan, Stanley
| Tandy and Van Ness-10; noes. none; alb
| sent, Councilmen Kutz and Miller
| No further business appearing Council
/ ad journed.
| (SeaD c. B. BURGE,