The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-19
Published in The Topeka State journal
October 10, 1901
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka. Kansas,
October II, 1910 The City Commission met
in regular session at O'Clock a. m, with
Commissioners Bone, Holman, Miller and
Tandy-4 Mayor Billiard in the chair
Communication signed by J. A Spauld-
ing and a number of other relatives to
refuse being dumped in the Shunganunga
Creek, between Tenth Street and Eleventh
streets, was presented, READ ana, on mo
ton of Commissioner Tandy. referred to
Commissioner of Parks and Public Build
Communication from S Farrow and two
others, requesting their names taken from
petition to pave Klein Street and placed
on protest, was presented, read and refer
red to Commissioner of Streets and Public
Improvements.
Protest against the curbing and paving
of Klein Street, signed by H. F. Slower
and number of others, was. presented.
read and referred to Commissioner OF
Streets and Public Improvements.
Report of the Topeka Railway Company
for the first six months of 1910, was pre-
scented, read and referred to Commissioner
of Finance and Revenue.
Communication from Inc Iopeka RaIl-
way Company, requesting grades for the
construction of a car line on Douthdtt
Avenue, Western Avenue. Sixteenth Street
and Buchanan street; also requesting per
mission to lay the track on Sixteenth
Street where it passes Central Park, on
was presented and read. On motion Of
Commissioner Tandy, request of the Rail-
way company for grades was granted.
ON senarate motion tho matter 0f Iocat-
ing the track on the north side of Six
teenth Street was referred to Commissions
er of Streets and Public Improvements.
Communication from The Topeka Edi-
son Company relative to the paving in
alley between Kansas Avenue and Jack
son Street, from the south corner OF the
New England building to the rear end of
the Columbian Building, was presented,
read, and, on motion of Conlm,ss. cnar
Tandy, referred to the City Attorney with
lEscTu ctions to draw up contract % include
the paving of d strip three feet wide the
entire length of the alley. ana to maintain
the alley until such time as the alley is
Communication from the w. E. Ripple
toe Lumber Company relative to BID o.
A. d. Johnson in the sum of 1914 70, being
the extension to the Melan Arch Bridge,
was presented, read and filed.
Communication from w. A. Wehe, Sec
rotary, Staff Stormont Hospital, request
ing permission to connect hospital with
Kenwood Sewer, presented to Commission
on October 10, 1910, and referred to Com
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments was reported back with the fol-
lowing recommendation: our Commits
sioner of Streets and Public Improvements
recommends that it be granted in the
usual manner" On motion OF Commission
er Miller, the report was was. adopted; ga
number of others, requesting benefit dis
trict created for the purpose OF paying
Chandler Street to Locust. Street and
opening North Lake Street from the north
end thereof to Seward Avenue. presented
CSon1missioner of Streets and Public I'M
provements, was reported back with the
following recommendation: our Com
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments to whom was referred the within
petition recommends that it be granted
and that the Engineer be Instructed to
prepare the necessary plats and the city
Attorney be instructed to draw. the Ordi-
nance" On motion of Commissioners Tan
DIV. the report was adopted.
Petition signed by Fred Conrad and a
number of others, to create a oenefit as
trict for the purpose of paying the cost
of widening Greedy Street from Chandler
Street to Locust Street presented to Com
rnfssioners on August % 1910, and refer-
red to Commissioners of Streets and Pub
lie improvements, was reported back with
the following recommendation: Your
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
provements to whom was referred the
within petition, recommends that 1t be
placed on file.' on motion OF commits
sioner Tandy, the report was adopted.
Plans and specifications for the COM
pletion of the Melan Bridge extension,
Submitted by w. S. Fulton, City Engineer
were presentd and approved by the fol-
Holman. Miller and Tandy and Mayor
detailed estimate of the cost of complet-
ing the Melan Bridge extension in the
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Conn
Inissioners Bone, Holman Miller and
randy and Mayor Billiards.
Bids for the completion of the Melan
Bridge extension were received from the
following parties:
Midland Bridge Company, Kansas :.
Jas Gi'y o'ConnoT and Son, Kansas - :.
Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron
(souauany. LeaVenWorth, Kansas. 81 5000
Jones Brothers. Leavenworths