The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-28
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
November Is. 1901
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber. Topeka, Kansas,
met in regular adjourned session at
O'Clock a. m. with the following Com
Miller and Tandy-s Absent Commission
er Holman-L Mayor Billiard in the chair.
Contract and bond of The Western
Wooden Manufacturing company in the
sum of Fifty Dollars for the extension of
water main on Laurent Street from Mon
ed and, on motion of Commissioned Miller.
the Mayor was authorized to sign the con-
tract and the bond was approved
Communication from J. Cuthburt & Son.
asking permission to use twenty feet OF
and Eighteenth Street. on which to build
smoke stack in extending their stone
saving plant, was presented, read and re-
Public improvements.
Petition to grade. pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter First Avenue
from the west line of Kansas Avenue to
the west line of Jackson Street, signed by
the Topeka Cold Storage, Ice and Fuel
Co. and The Davis Mercantile Co., was
presented, read and referred to Commits
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments.
An Ordinance vacating a portion of the
alley in the block bounded by Jackson.
Eighth Avenue, in the city of Topeka.
Shawnee county, Kansas, was presented;
first reading of the Ordinance.
An Ordinance providing for the con-
demnation and appropriation OF certain
land in the City of Topeka, Shawnee
ing and extending Lake Street from Gree
ly Street to Seward Avenue and widening
Locust Street, in said City, establishing
a benefit district to pay for the same. and
ers therefor and prescribing their duties
was presented; first reading of the Ordi-
| Claim of Mrs. Anette NJ. Riddle in the
sum of $4,000 as damages against the
CITY OF Topeka, presented to Commission
| s1oner of Finance and Revenue, was re-
ported back with the following recon-
Finance recommends thai the claim be not
| allowed" On motion of Commissioner
B9Gn1 eiri the e, report vas adopted ,
$4,000 for the loss of two horses present.
| ed to Commission on November q and re-
Revenue, was reported back with the fol-
| lowing recommendation: Your Commits
| sioner of Finance recommends that the
| within claim be not allowed" On motion
| of Commissioners Bone, the report was
| An ordnance appropriating money out
! of the Sewer Bond Fund to pay Interest
| Coupons due December /. 1910, was pre-
| Communication from Joshua Hill. rela-
tive to the buffalo offered by him to the
| City of Topeka, was presented, read and,
/ on motion of Commissioner Miller, refer
| red to the Mayor with instructions to
| could be determined how many buffalo the
city, was to receive, the city would be
ready to accept
Commissioner Tandy moved that no paw
ing petitions, received after December II.
1910, at 8 o'clock a. M, be considered for
paving in 1911, which motion prevailed.
Petition from the South Topeka Booster
club, signed by 7. j. Hurley. president,
and E. G.. Gibson. secretary, to place the
buffalo, offered the City of Topeka, in
either Lakewood Park the Fair
Grounds, was presented, read and refer
red to Commissioner of Parks and Public
Buildings.
Commissioner Tandy moved that Com
missioner Bone be given authority to have
printed, framed and placed in all city de-
| partments, cards advising all city employ
out for defects in the sidewalks street
crossings and other places which might
cause pedestrians to become injured and
thereby bring damage suit against the
| City of Topeka, and to report said de.
fects to the street commissioners office
| which motion prevailed
| No further business appearing, on mo.
ton of Commissioner Miller, Commission
adjourned.
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