The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-22
Attest: &C. B. BURG
| Published in The Topeka State Journal
4 November % $780,
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO.
CEEDINGS.


Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
November q, 1910. The City Commission
met in regular session at ociocK a. m.
with the following commissioners present.
Commissioners Bone, Holman Miller and
Tandy-4 Mayor Billiard in the chair
On motion of Commissioner Miller, the
reading of the minutes of meetings of
November Z. 10, IA and II was dispensed
with and they were approved as written
Clam of Minnie Upton in the sum of
s., us as damages against the City Of To-
depression in the sidewalk on Euclid
Avenue between Quincy Street and Mon
roe Street, was presented, read and, on
motion of Commissioner Miller, referred
to Commissioners of Finance and Revenue.
Petition, signed by II. A. Hopper and
a number of others, asking the Board Of
Commissioners to investigate the condi-
ton of the sewers along Fifteenth Street
near Lane Street and West Street. was
presented, read and referred to Commits
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
mentS.
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk, four feet wide the west side
of Roosevelt Street from Sixth Avenue
to Exeter Street and from Exeter Street
to Laurel Street the east side of
Roosevelt Street, signed by F. L. Baker
read and referred to Commissioners OF
Streets and Public improvements.
Petition to CONSTRUCT new cement side
west side of Lafayette Street from Tenth
Street to Eleventh Street, signed by W.
! L. Douglass and number of others, was
presented, read and referred to Commits
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
mentS.
Communication from ]. w. Butts.
freight agent of the c. r. 1. & p, asking
permission to lay pipes from the Peoples
Ice & Cold Storage Company to the Rock
Island passenger station for heating pur
poses, was presented, read and. on mo-
ton of Commissioner Holman, the request
granted under direction of the City Engi-
neer.
Claim of Mrs E. H. Lester in the sum
of 500 as damages against the City OF
Topeka, was presented, read and, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Holman, placed ON
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Mulvane
Street to the north line of Seventeenth
Street or Euclid Avenue, signed by s. G.
presented, read and referred to Commits
sioners of Streets and Public Improve
ments.
Engineer, advising that the property own
ers of certain lots on Twiss Avenue. John
own sidewalk, and recommending the tax
for the same be stricken from the 1910
Sidewalk Tax Rolls. was presented. read
the recommendation adopted
An Ordinance amending section of
Ordinance No 1855, approved June 10. 1909,
the same being an Ordinance regulating
the operation OF automobiles and other
vehicles in the City of Topeka, and repeal
nance No. 2S56, and all other Ordinances
and parts of Ordinances in conflict with
on November IL, 1910, was taken up for
final passage. Section l was read and,
on motion of Commissioner Bone, the rate
of speed per hour on Eighth Avenue be-
tween Harrison Street and Topeka Ave
nue., was made eight miles instead of four
miles. On motion of Commissioner Hol-
man, the section was adopted as amend
ed. Sections 2 and 3 were read and, on
separate motion, adopted On roll call,
the Ordinance was passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
Holman and Tandy and Mayor Billiard.
/ Noes. Commissioner Miller. The title
was read and approved.
Petition from the Booster Club OF South
! Topeka, by 7. j. Hurley. President. and
/ &. G.. Gibson, Secretary. asking that the
| buffalo, offered to the City by Joshua
Hill, be placed either in Lakewood Park
or the fair grounds, was presented. read
and filed
! on motion of Commissioner Tandy, a
! recess was taken until O'Clock p. m.
Commissioner Holman moved that Com
4 missioner Tandy be authorized to repair
/ the Lincoln Street bridge and put II In a
safe condition, which motion prevailed.
Commissioner Holman moved that Com
missioner Tandy be given authority to
move the pile driver, cable and other
equipment, belonging to The A. d. John
son Construction Company and now under
the control of the sheriff, from the south
/ approach to the Melan Arch brige, the
motion prevailing.
! [Seal.l c. 3. BURGE,
! City Clerk.