The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-27
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
May q, 1901
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamher.. Topeka. Kan.

May q, 1Su5-
OFFICIAL, COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber Topeka, KAN
Council met in regular adjourned session sion
at o'clock p. M, with the following
FTaser JORDAN Lannan Mer sm pnR
Stanley, and Tandy-10: absent, Howard
and Hughes. Mayor Green in the chair.
reading of the minutes of both the special
and regular meetings of May 18th were
dispensed with and md they they were approved
Communication from ]. E. Hazen rela-
tive to wall maps was presented, read and
Communication from j. D. Pattison, City
Treasurer, relative to desk for his office
was presented, read and referred to Ways
and Means Committee.
| Petition for a sidewalk on West BIRD
Street from Lincoln to Clay Street signed
read and referred to Streets and Walks
Committee.
Petition for sidewalk on Buchanan
Street from Twenty Seventh Street to
Twenty-Third Street signed by B. F. Cope
and others were presented, read and re-
ferred to Streets and Walks Committee.
| Communication from Eta M. Covell rel
alive to additional salary of SO was pre-
scented. read and referred to Ways and
| Communication from City Attorney rel
| ative to the o.ening of alleys in the
blocks bounded by Lane, West. Eleventh
and Twelfth Streets was presented, read
and referred to Streets and Walks Com
mittee.
Communications from j. E. Freeman re-
questing ordinance for the combining of
pigeons was presented, read and referred
to Judiciary Committee.
Protest against the milk ordinance from
w. Z. Bartholomew was presented, read
| and placed file.
| Communication from Charles Kempe rel
alive to the Biddle Creek Spillway was
presented, read and referred to Streets
and Walks Committee.
Communication from ]. E. Rodman rel
alive. to wagons standing on parking in
ferrred to- Streets and Walks Committee INIT
resolution n PRESENTED Pre- dat by Councilman
water mains. and referred to Committee
| on Waterworks was reported back to the
Council with the recommendation that 1t
| be filed and on motion of Councilman
| Miller the report of the Committee was
adopted.
| Communication from w A L. Thomp-
| son and Horace L. Hall relative to sewer
| on 5th and Kansas Avenue was presented
| to Council, May II, 1909, ands referred to
| back to Council with the recommendation
| that it be filed and on motion of Coun-
Gilman Blakely the report of the Com
| Estimate of City Engineer on Drain No.
| H. presented to Council, May II, 1909, and
referred to Committee on Sewers was re-
| ported back with the recommendation that
| it be filed and on motion of Councilman
| Blakely the report of the Committee was
| adopted. 80
| Communication from City Engineer rela-
| tive to specifications for concrete side
walks. presented to Council, May Z, 1903.
provements was reported back to Coun-
| ell with the recommendation that it be
approved. and on motion of Councilman
Jordan the report of the Committee was
| adopted.
! Communication from C. H Samson rela-
| Council May IT, 1909, and referred to Com
mittee on Judiciary was reported back. to
that Ordinance No. 1884 be amended
to exclude experts. employed to work
auctioneers in sales of pedigree i stock;
also that the fee exacted of the Manhat-
tan expert at the stock sale held in May
! be refunded and on motion of Councilman
| Stanley the report of the committee was
adopted.
Communication from George skene. re
| city ordinances be revised, repealed or
amended. presented to Council May II,
was reported back with the request that
| It be withdrawn on a suggestion coming
Gilman Stanley the report of the Com
| mittee was adopted
An ordinance creating a drainage dis
| trict beginning at the intersection of the
center line of Fourth Street with the cen
| ter line of the alley running north and
south between Locust Street and La
| II, 1909, and referred to Judiciary Com
mittee was reported back with the rec
on motion of Councilman Stanley the re-
| port of the Committee was adopted.
| Inc following resolution presented Dy
Councilman Fink was referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Walks:
''RESOLVED, That the Street Commits
| sioner be and he Is hereby directed to re-
| pair the asphalt pavement on Quincy
street from Norris Street to Gordon
Street"
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Miller was on his own mo-
| ton adopted:
RESOLVED by the Mayor and City
Council that the Street Commissioner be
and is hereby instructed to grade for a
sidewalk in front of Lots 419 to 429 in
elusive on Green Street.
The following resolution introduced by
| Councilman Miller was on his motion re-
Walks:
Resolved by the Mayor and city Coun-
Gil that the Street Commissioner be and
is hereby instructed to remove all trees
and other obstacles from the Shungan-
| unga Creek that are now obstructing the
| flow of the water in the said Creek
! The following resolution introduced by
| following vote: Ayes. Counciimen Blake
". Drew. Fink. Fraser. Jordan. Lannan
absent. Hughes and Howard.
| Resolved that the Mayor and Council
for the the i BEST nterest Of said CITY to con-
struct a sewer in the district or territory
described as follows to wit: Beginning al
Tenth Avenue with the center line OF
! Kansas Avenue; thence northerly along
| the center line of Kansas Avenue to the
| ly along the center line of Crane Street
! to the center line of jackson Street
| hence southerly along the center line OF
Jackson Street to the center line of Tenth
Avenues thence easterly along the center
| line of Tenth Avenue to the center line
of Kansas avenue, being the place of be.
! ginning; all in the City OF Topeka, Shaw
nee County, Kansas.
The following resolution presented BY
| Councilman Stanley was on his own mo-
| ton adopted:
/ "RESOLvED by the Mayor and Coun
| oil of 6a IF T0nolya.
tract heretofore made on the 18th day OF
May, 1909, by and between w. j. Ricken
bacher and wife and the City of Topeka
for deed conveying certain land to SAID
city as and for a public park be and thu
same is hereby amended so as to contain
/ the following provision:
| said party of the second part hereb,
| further agrees that said parties of thu
first part, or any one that they may re