The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-12
Published in The Topeka State Journal
April u, 1901

OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS:
g. 1910 Council met in regular adjourned
session at 9 o'clock p. m with the follow
ing coqncilmen present. Blakely, Drew Drew
Tandy-12: Mayor Green in the chair.
reading of the minutes of the meeting
of April LIST and regular meeting of April
proved as written up by the Clerk.
Communication from Board of Water
Works Trustees. requesting inspection OF
read and on motion of Councilman Stan
ley, referred to Board of City Commits
Communication from Board of Water
Works Trustees, requesting transfer from
Water Works Fund to Sinking Fund. five
thousand FIVE hundred dollars. was pre-
scented to Council and in connection there.
with, the following resolution. p1es6en ein9
adopted on motion of Councilman Miller
Resolved, by the Mayor and Council of
| thousand five hundred dollars be and the
same is hereby transferred from the Cen
erai Wa st Works Fund to the water
Communication from Board of Water
| Works Trustees, relative to cancelhng bond
| of c. A. Leahey Brothers, was presented
| read and referred to Board OF City Com
| missioners.
| Resignation of F. NJ. Newland, John
Purcell, and c. o. Knowles, as Board of
| Water Works Trustees. was presented
read and. on motion of Councilman Jor-
Petition for pavement on West Fourth
Street, from west line of Harrison Street
to east line of Topeka Avenue, signed by
c. E. Gault and a number Of others, was
presented, read and referred to Streets
Communication from Hugh Mcfarland.
relative to property owned by Shsrma d - :;
Board of City Commissioners.
| Communication from L. r. D1sorow,
! relative to filling in lot on Lafayettee
/ to Board of City Commissioners.
| Resignation of r. w. Eaton, as Chief of
ton Of Councilman Jordan, the resigna-
Report of City Treasurer for month end
h ins March 'lst' was presented read ana
Report of Water Department for year
ending March 31st, 1910. was presented
read and placed on file: ,, -,
On motion of Councilman Miller, Coun-
ers to canvass the election held Tuesday,
April 5th. The Mayor appointed Counclii-
men Stanley Simpson ana + BSlaK et as t and
result of said election.
| The Committee Of Tellers prepared and
tabuiated statement. showing in detail the
| vote and result of said election, the re-
port of the Committee being as follows
to witt ..,,ou o.,,,o,r,+-
ed to tabuate and report Inc for city am of
ficers, held in the City of Topeka, Shaw-
nee County, Kansas, on Tuesday; April ds a,i ..
| canvass that the following named persons
received the highest number of votes for
I the respective offices set opposite their
names, as shown by the accompanying
| tabulated staten ent which is made part
| of our report and such persons are here
by declared elected to said Offices, as fol-
| ]. b. BILLARD-Mayor.
| H P MILLER-Commission
| W. G. TANDY-Commission
| ROY L. BONE-Commissione
| NJ c. HOLMAN-Comr1iSs
| C. G. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Board OF
| Education, First Ward.
| CHAS K HOLLIDAY-Member or
/ Board of Education, Second Ward.
| A v LINDELL-Member of Board or
\ Education Third Ward.
| T. r GARVER-Member of Board of
Education Fourth Ward
| SAMUEL HOUSTON-Member of Board
| of Education. Fifth Ward.
| r s. MAGEE-Member of Board o.
| Education, Sixth Ward
! On motion of Councilman Stanley, the
| report of the Committee was adopted.
| The newly elected officers, under the
| Commission form of Government, were
duly sworn in and took the oath of office.
| On motion of Councilman Hughes,
| Mayor Green was presented with the
| Mayors chair which he had used during
| his term of office
4 On motion of Councilman Hughes, the
Eseaii "0'o"' --e- c. B. BURGE,
1 City Clerk.