The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-23

Published in The Topeka State Journal
December - 1901
OFFICIAL CITY coMMIss1oN PRO

lPublished in The Topeka State Journal
December %. 1901
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
Gomu,ss,o,, t GEE s;l9 L. H;s-o,
december q. 1910. The city commission
met IN regular adjourned session at 8
u CLOCK a. M, with the following commits
sioners present: Commissioners Bone,
norman, Miller and Tandy@. Mayor Bill
lard in the chair.
Petition to create benefit district for
the purpose of paying the cost of opening
an alley fifteen feet wide running north
ana south between Kansas Avenue and
van Buren,, Beacon and Roby streets.
signed by Otis Goodnow and number of
Vthe1s. was presented, read and referred
70 commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements.
Communication from the Topeka Laun-
cry company, submitting plans and speci-
LEGATIONS for placing storage tank for
fuel oil on Second street, at the west end
read and. on motion of Commissioner Tan
dy, referred to the Mayor in connection
with the Fire Marshal.
Petitlon to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter West Thir-
teenth street from the east line of Null
vane street to the west line of Lane
street, signed by Ella P. True and four
others, presented to commission on De-
cember II and referred to Commissioner
of Streets and Public Improvements, was
reported back with recommendation that
1t be placed on file on account of in
suff1c1ent number of signers," which re-
port was adopted on motion of Commits
Sioner Tandy.
Claim of John Seaton, by c. P. Bolmar.
agent, in the sum of S26.70 by reason of
constructing sidewalk intersections at
Crane and Kansas avenue, presented to
commission on December Is and referred
provements, was reported back with the
Following recommendation: Your Com
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments to whom was referred the bill and
communication, finds that said work has
rect and that the price allowed for old
brick is all right" On motion of Com
missioner Tandy the report was adopted
Communication from w. A. Duffy, ad-
vising that he did not sign the petition
for the paving on jackson street from
Fourth street TO the Rock Island tracks
and asking that his name be taken from
said petition, presented to commission on
December II and referred to Commissioner
of Streets and Public improvements, was
reported back with the recommendation
adopted on motion of Commissioner
Tandy.
Petition to grade pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Tenth avenue
Shunganunga Creek to the east side of
Lawrence street signed by Maggie r,
to commission ON December IL and refer
red to Commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements was reported back with IIn
on account of an insufficient number of
signers," which report was adopted on
motion of Commissioner Tandy.
Communication from c. L. Smith. rela-
tive to his signature on the petition for
the paving of Thirteenth street from Null
vane to Lane street, presented to commits
sion on December u and referred to COM
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
mentS, was reported back with recon-
mendation that it be placed on file. -
which report was adopted on motion of
Commissioner Tandy.
combined curb and gutter Garfield ave
nue. from the south line of Munson to the
north line of Huntoon street. signed by P.
Fl Forbes and number OF others. pre-
scented to commission on December II and
referred to Commissioner of Streets and
with Recommendation that it be placed
on file which report was adopted on mo-
ton of Commissioner Tandy.
Communication from w. A. Duffy. re.
calling his protest against the paving OF
Jackson street from Fourth street to the
Rock Island tracks, presented to commits
sion on December 10 and referred to
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'm
provements, was reported back with rec
ommendation that it Be placed on file, :"
which report was adopted on motion of
Commissioner Tandy. qs
Claims and accounts against the City OF
Topeka for the first half OF December,
1916, were presented, read and, on motion
be allowed and ordered paid from funds,
General Revenue Fund CNIiscel-
General Revenue Fund CF'ire De- - :,
General enc Revenue Fund CPolice De-
General Improvement Fund. ........ 1861. AZ
Reconstruction Fund. II. q
Water Works Fund. 1,lS3.1
ark Fund. ............,.......-...-. En-E
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter West Sixteenth
street from the east line of Boswell street
to commission on December II and refer
red to Commissioner of Streets and Pub
lie improvements, was reported back with
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
provements to whom was referred the
granted and that the city clerk be order
ed to spread said petition upon the jour
| nal" On motion of COMMISSIONS. Miller,
the report was adopted. The petition is
in words and figures as. follows. to-wit:
Topeka, Kansas, December 8, 1910 TIC
the Honorable Mayor and Commission Of
the City of Topeka: Gent1emen:-We the
undersigned, residents of the City of To-
peka, Shawnee County, Kansas. and own own
upon that portion of West Sixteenth
| street. hereinafter proposed to be inn
with combined curb and gutter. hereby
| respectfully petition your honorable body
to grade pave and Js curb With combines n}s1
from east line of Boswell street to west
line of College avenue, said paving to be
of asphaltic plastic pavement on concrete
specially submitted,
J. L. Lovewell 1901 College avenue.
Arthur M. Hyde 1884 Boswell avenue. y
Petition to grade Topeka avenue from
Euclid avenue Cor Seventeenth street, to
| Eighteenth street, and curb the east side
thereof with combined curb and gutter,
presented to commission on December L
and referred to Commissioner of Streets
and Public improvements, was reported
back with the following recommendation;
Your Commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements to whom was referred the
within petition, recommends that it be
granted and that the city clerk be order
ed to spread said petit1on upon the Jour-
nal" on motion of Commissioner Tandy,
the report was adopted. The petition is
in words and figures, as follows, to-wit:
Topeka, Kansas, December 5, 1870 To
| the Honorable Mayor and Board of Com
missioners of the City of Topeka: Gentle
men:-We, the undersigned, residents OF
| the City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan
| sas, and owners of real estate fronting
and abutting upon that portion of Topeka
| avenue hereinafter proposed to be i'm
proved by grading and cqrbing the, east