The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-12


1andy-1. Mayor Green in the chair.
r Clalms and accounts against the city of
topeka were presented, read and referred
TO the Claims and Accounts COMMITTEES
VINO reported the same back with the
from funds as follows:
general Rvenue Fund.............S 64l45
S Sewer Eund no. 5s.................. 2.oSs 10
sewer una NO. 5U................... zoos. Al
sewer Fund No 32.-................. 1856
S1iii ~ AK T una -..;.-............. 99IOS
Raving Fund No. 2................... I7,773 IA
Paving Fund No. 3................... $3.50 s.
The report of the COMMITTEES was adopt
ed on motion of Councilman Miller.
Petition to change name of West Street
Avenue and Arch Street between 10Th
avenue ana Munson Avenue signed by E.
r.. Marshall and others, was presented,
read and referred to Streets and Walks
Communication from Mcclure & Stanton
relalve to extra excavation on Elmhurst
seMeI was presented, read and referred to
Morris avenue from Sixth to Tenth ave-
was presented, read and on motion of
Councilman Stanley the petition was
Petition for permission to raise side
walk IN front of lots A, 46 and IS on Kan
sas ayenue. presented to council Novem
Der 9TH and referred to Streets and Walks
committee was reported back with recon-
mendation 1t be granted and the work
Done under the supervision of the City
Engineer and subject to the approval Of
the Mayor and Council, the report being
| adopted on motion OF Councilman Jordan
Report Of appraisers for opening and
| widening Norris street from the east line
OF Topeka avenue to the west line of the
dliey running northerly and Southerly be-
tween topeka avenue and Harris1p street
vas presented. read and on ID6tion of
called for 7:00 o'clock o. M December 9Th
LOT Inc purpose OF considering the report
OF the general Revenue find. Sewer funds
| &No e;s e, 50 and 80. sideEalk fund, Willow
motion of CouncilmaR Jordan rule IS was
final passage. Each seclion was read
and on separate Motion adopted Being
passed by the following vote: Ayes, Coun-
eIimen BlakelY Drew, Fink, Fraser,
Idn ana st orass abasn Miller smp
ana aar and Fandy-2 The title was read
councilmanf Miller was. on his own mo-
ton, adopted:
st Where's, That portion Of Lawrence
James BwyeT in the 500 block in 9TH the city city
recently been enclosed with a fence. thus
preventing the public from using said por-
and
Whereas. Said portion of said street has
oeen used continuously and exclusively as
highway by the public ever since the
year 1880, and the public suffers great in
convenience in being deprived of the use
Resolved, By the Mayor and Council of
the city of Topeka. Kansas. that the
directed to Immediately tear down and re-
move said fence from said portion of
Lawrence street and open the same for
the use of the public as and for public
highway
The. following resolution presented by
Gt;oune1n1an Stanley was, on his own mo-
Resolved. BY the Mayor and Council of
privy Vault located on the s South t tWen tge
five feet of lot 81 on North Kansas Ave
nue. in the City of Topeka. Shawnee
County, Kansas, is in such a condition as
to constitute a nuisance and such prfYy
vault emits offensive doors and is injur-
neighborhood and that it is necessary for
the best interests of said city to abate
said sal nuisance by thoroughly. cleaning out
with the sewer; That T. M. James of To-
R Pei: nd Kansas al s. is the owner of said
Resolved, That the said T. NJ. James,
be and he is hereby given ten days from
as provided by section s of Ordinance No
1881 of said city, in which to abate said
nuisance Iari.s. by thoroughly cleaning out said
the sewer, and if said nuisance be not
abated within ten days from and after
by said ordinance, then the Sanitary De-
partment is hereby directed to thoroughly
clean out said vault and connect the same
with the sewer in such manner as to per-
manenty abate said nuisance and report
the costs Of said work to the Mayor and
Council, which said costs shall be levied
against said lot as provided by law
On motion of Councilman Blakely recess
pose of allowing the Streets and walks
Committee. to hold a meeting.
communication from R. w. Eaton to-
gether with petition from Daniel Walker
relative to 500 collected from him through
ton Of Councilman Howard ep the aa amount am
was ordered to be refunded.
Communication from the city attorney
ing presented to council October 4th and
referred to Health and Sanitation Com
mendation the ordinance be passed, the
report being adopted on motion of Coun-
Gilman Iannan.
An ordinance amending section 10 of
Ordinance No. 2S47 approved April 90 1908,
regulating the business of plumbing in the
said original Section Is Of ordina Geea No
2s47 presented to Council October 4th and
Sanitation Committee was taken up for
final passage. Each section was read and
on separate motion adopted. Being placed
by the following vote: Ayes. Councilmen
glakely, Drew, Fink, Fraser. Howard.
Absent. Councilmen Hughes, Simpson and
Tandy.-S. The title was read and ap-
proved.
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Stanley was, on his own mo-
ton, adopted:
Resolved by the Mayor and Council
that the Street Commissioner be given
power to act in grading, parking and To-
eating sidewalks along Morris avenue
from 9Th ave. to 10th ave.
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Drew was, on his own motion,
adopted:
Resolved. That the City Engineer be,
and he is hereby, directed to prepare
plans, specifications and estimates of the
cost of grading, curbing and guttering
with combined cement curb and gutter,
Broadmore Avenue, CORTLAND Avenue,
low Avenue, Ashland Avenue. Park Ave
nue., Laurel Avenue and Grove Avenue, the
west and south sides Of Quinton Boule-
ward only to be curbed and guttered all
in Kenwood Addition to the City of TO-
pella, Shawnee county, Kansas