The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-09

/ On motion OF councilman LdIudIl lHt
reading of the minutes covering the spec
| iaI and regular meetings of December IA
1903. was dispensed with and they were ap'
| Claims and accounts against the city OF
| Topeka were presented. read and referred
] to the claims and accounts committee, who
reported the same back with recommends
ton that they be allowed and paid from
General revenue fund-Miscelan
General revenue fund-Fire depart
General revenue fund-Police de-
Ge pagTm1eih Enforcement fund 1854 &
Water works fund 'S9z = =
Paving fund. 4o,SS4 o.
Sidewalk fund. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2es
sewer Sew g fund~Dist. No. So............ 2517 q
on motion of Councilman Lannan the
report of the committee was adopted.
Remonstrance against changing the
nue. and Arch street. to Westlawn avenue,
signed by A. J. Whitmore and a number
of others. was presented. read and refer
red to the streets and walks committee
Communication from the board of water
works trustees. requesting the mayor ana
council to purchase for the water depart,
ment sinking fund S12.50o00 of the general
Improvement bonds of the city of Topeka;
as per Ordinance No. 1886, was presented
and read. On motion of Councilman Stan
ley the request was granted.
Quarterly report of the water works de
1905 was presented, read and placed on
file.
lief association. asking approval of certain
APPROPRIATIONS made from funds OF the
Der 1905 was presented and read. On mo-
ton of Councilman Jordan the action was
approved.
Petition of A H Kline and a number
of others. requesting that a tract of land
lying between Fourteenth, Seventeenth,
Jewell streets and Boswell avenue be an
nexed TO the city of Topeka. was present
ed read and referred to the streets and
walks committee.
communication from the city engineer,
requesting that the time for receiving bids
and competitive plans for a bridge over
tended to February 1. 1909. was presented
and read. On motion of Councilman Lam
nan the recommendation of the city engi-
neer was adopted.
Communications from F. W. Vorweck,
c. w. Shepard and Minnie w. Fisher, re-
petition to pave Mulvane street, from
Thirteenth to Fifteenth street, were pre-
scented and read. The request was grant
ed on motion of Councilman Stanley.
Communications from Mrs. Ella Fletch-
er. requesting that her name by stricken
from the petition for an alley between
Tenth avenue and Eleventh street, Madi-
son and Jefferson streets. was presented
and read. and motion of Councilman
kutz the request was granted.
Communication from J. H. Maxwell re-
gardlnE three proposed changes N the
was presented. read and referred to the
committee on public improvements in con-
nectton with the CITY engineer.
Petition for sidewalk on Washington
street. from Tenth avenue south to city
limits, signed by Adolph Hubbard and a
number of others. was presented, read and
referred to the streets and walks commit
tee.
Communication from w ]. Ricken-
bacher asking permission to erect guide
posts in the city of Topeka was presented
read and referred to the streets and walks
committee.
Petition to pave Fifteenth street. from
the west side OF Clay street to the east
side of Lane street. signed by S. S. Nc
Fadden and n number of others, was pre-
sented. read and referred to the streets
and walks committee.
Communication from the city attorney
covering a proposed change in the CON
tract between the city of Topeka and the
Topeka Cold Storage, Ice & Fuel Co. for
supplying the CITY of Topeka with coal
during the winter of 1869. was presented
read and referred to the judiciary commit
tee in connection with the city attorney.
Petition to pave Van Buren, street, from
BY j. F. Spohn and a number of others
was presented. read and referred to the
streets. and walks committee.
Petition to pave Mulvane street, from
Huntoon to Thirteenth streets, signed by
Florence NJ. Gilmore and a number of
others was presented. read and referred
to the streets and walks committee.
Report of the city clerk for the month
of November. and reports of the city
treasurer. police Judge. plumbing inspec-
tor. license collector. weighmaster, food
inspector and inspector of weights and
were read and placed ON file
Communication from the mayor rela-
tive to opening an alley in woodruff
Place addition as contemplated under Or
dinance No. 1858. presented December D.
1903. and referred to the streets and walks
committee. was reported back with recon-
mendation that as the proceedings in con-
nectton with such alley DO not conform
to the. law. that the ordinance creating
the benefit district be repealed, and that
such taxes for benefits or damages may
have been collected be RENTED. and such
as have not been collected be certified off
the tax rolls. The recommendation of the
committee was adopted on motion of
Councilman Jordan.
Remonstrance against the paving of
Eighth avenue. from Kansas avenue to
Harrison street. presented December q.
1905 and referred to the streets and walks
committee. was reported back with recon-
mendation that it be placed on file, and
on motion of Councilman Jordan the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
Petition to pave Woodlawn avenue from
the north line of Park avenue to the south
line of Grove avenue. presented November
?. 1868. and referred to the streets and
walks committee was reported back with
recommendation that the petition be grant
ed and spread upon the journal The re-
port Of the committee was adopted on