The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-25
LEGAL.


Ways. and Means was reported back with
the Recommendation that the Mayor be
ami on motion of Councilman Hughes the
report of the committee was adopted
n communication relative to plumbing
ordinance presented to Council June z.
and referred to Ways and Means Com
2 mittee was. reported back with the rec
onlmendation that the City Attorney be
i directed to draw ordinance in COM
i plance with the recommendation of the
CITY Plumbing Inspector and on motion
Of Councilman Hughes the report of the
Committee was adopted.
i Communication from Fire Marshal rel
alive TO the purchase of one typewriter
4 aEd to employ one clerk also Il addition
i al firer,len presented to Council May "a
f7ittee was reported back with the rec
onanendauon that the fire marshal be
authorized to employ four additional fire
men and on motion of Councilman Hughes
4 the report of the committee was adopted.
| presented to Council May and referred
to Police Committee was reported back
nance be drafted providing for civil SER
\ vice rules and rules of discipline and also
/ quireTnents ana on melton Of Councilman
! adopted.
An. ordin ance presented by. Councilman
Stanley prohibiting the running and rid,
the state house grounds in the city of
Topeka, and providing punishment for
| The violation thereof, etc, presented. to
Council November 2. 1908. and referred to
Police Committee was re-referred to Po-
lice Committee who reported same back
\ with the recommendation that the ordi-
| nance be adopted, and on; motion of Coun-
Gilman Howard the report of the Com
read and on separate notion adopted. The
ordinance being placed on final passage
! CounciIrnen Blakeiy. 5rew. Fraser. How
ard. Jordan. Miller Simpson and Tar.dy
stanley-4. The title was read and APP
! proved.
/ The report of the appraisers for chang,
ana referred to Public improvements
Committee. was reporte ed back with the
| recommendation that it be approved and
on motion of Councilman Drew the re-
port Of the committee was adopted
Electrical Inspector presented by Coun-
Gilman Howard and referred to Fire De-
partment Committee was reported, back
| with the request that The enclosed sub
/ stitute ordinance be approved. On motion
of Councilman Sanley this ordinance was
on Orchard. Street for yards and park
was s pTes sa read and on ao Notion Of
Councilman Hughes was referred to
Streets and Walks Committee.
Annual report of City Treasurer was
read and placed on file;
proved BY the following vote Ayes, Coun-
Howssrd; Hughss, Lehman. Miller, sie1p-
The bond o1o Of VI. ]. Gibbs to the City of
Aysa - ak yo 3 ss
Fink, Fraser, Howard, Jordan, Lannan,
! The bond of the Topeka Edison Com
pany was approved by the following vote:
Ayes c9qnemen Habeiy I Drew fl nn
nan, Miller, Simpson. Stanley and Taniy
The bond of Gustafson & Prebble was
approved by the following vote: Ayes,
Councilmen Blakely. Drew. Fink. Fraser.
Simpson Simpson STANLEY and Tandy@i2. -ii'-e-
An ordinance amending. section 10 Of
Orr No 5s T. June TO-
biles and other vehicles in. the City of
Topeka, etc. was presented by Council
Walks Committee.
| An ordinance providing for the inspec-
! ings in the City of Topeka. and providing
] penalties for the violation thereof was
| presented by Councilman Fink and refer,
Lights. ''i''''|@' % >''--' ''' --'N-'- -
| An ordinance relating to the hauling of
Of was presented by Councilman Lannan
and referred to Health and Sanitation
An ordinance authorizing the Board of
Topeka to furnish. water free Of charge
to the Board of Education of said city to
the amount OF Eight Hundred Dollars per
sented bv Councilman Miller and refer
red to Water Department Committee
ment upen Certain lots and pieces Of
| ground in the City of Topeka, Shawnee
4 ing the costs of the condemnation and
] appropriation of certain land for the OPEN
Ing and sxsondi ing Sf Goye a ATen9 on e
| ton of Councilman Tandy Rtle IS was
suspended and the ordinance placed on
on ms separate motion was adopted by the
| following vote: Ayes, Corne:lmen Blake
Jordan. " Lanna maj Miller, sirrps on Stan
| ley and Tandy-12; Noes. noEe. The title
! Al ordinance apportioning and levying
a special assessment on the lots and pieces
of land in the Biddle Creek District, etc,
i was presented by. Councilman Tandy. On
motion of Councilman Tandy Rule IS was
SUSPENDED and the ordinance placed on
| on separate motion adopted. The ordi-
nance being placed on final passage. was
eeR.af e B shd SI brew FINK
| Howard, Hughes. Jordan. Lannan. Miller,
Simpson STANLEY and nd ra and Noes
City Ell gireer's estimate of the cost
of constructing sewer in District 80 was
! cilmar Stanley was approved by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes. Councilmen Blakely.
Jordan. Iannan, Miller. Simpson, Stan
! ley and .Tandy-12; Noes, none.
| The Mayor appointed Counciimen Drew,
received for the construction of Sewer
| No 80. also bids for the construction of
| all sidewalks to be laid during the year
| 1909,
The bids for the construction of Sewer
No. 90 were referred to thu COMMITTEES
| of Tellers and were reported back as fol-
lows: Your Committee of tellers appointed
| to open lids for Sewer No. 80 beg leave
| to report that we find FL 1idders to be
| above the. estimate. and en- motion of
Councilman Jordan ths rerert of the com
nittee was sdopted
! The bids for the construction Of side
| walks were referred to the Committee of
| Tellers and were reported back as fol-
lows: 'Your Committee of Tellers APP
| pointed to open bids for the constructions
Of brick and cement sidewalks respect
| fully -reaort that We find w. w. Gill
| ,.aore's hid To be the lowest and to be
| within the estimate" and motion of
Sse1inciIraar Jordan the report of the