The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-15

Published in Topeka State Journal
December Is, 1901
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Topeka, Kansas, Dec. /, 1910.

Commission Chamber
Topeka, Kansas, Dec. ], 1910.
The City Commission met In regular
adjourned session at O. clock a. M, with
the following Commissioners present;
Commissioners Bone Holman, Miller and
Tandy-4. Mayor Billiard the chair.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
Mayor instruct the police to allow Union
bound to STOP on the Kansas avenue
crossing not to exceed five minutes for
the next thirty days, which motion pre-
Petition to grade. pave and curb Crane
Street from the east line OF Monroe
Street to the east line of Kansas Avenue
signed by. the Chas. Wolff Packing Com
pany and a number of others, was pre-
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
mentS.
Street from the south line of Fifth Street
to the north line of Sixth Street, signed
by Mrs. Lou Lawson and a numper OF
others, was presented, read and referreo
to Commissioners of Streets and Public
improvements
Communication from A. H. Bennett, rel
alive to entering into contract with the
City of Topeka for the collection OF gar
bage. was presented, read and, on :. m 3c1nl
missioners of Parks ana Public Build
ings. .,4t,
combined curb and gutter Polk Street
from the south side of Eighth avenue "
by Grace Cathedral by D. W. Nellis.
Trustee, and a number of others, was
presented, read and referred TO ComInls-
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
Report of the Inspector of weights and
Measures for the second half OF N S.SNS
Der 1910, was presented, read and filed
Petition to grade and curb with COM
bined curb and gutter BosWeh SnreeI
signed by the Prudential Trust company
was presented read and referred TO COM
missioner of Streets and Punhc improve
Petition to grade and curb with com
fI0 fST5 and reet TO %Weth Street
signed by the Prudential Trust company
was presented read and referred 10 COM
missioner of Streets and PUBIC improve
ments. ~,
Petition to grade and curb with COM
Huntoon Street to Twelfth Street signed
by the Prudential Trust Company, was
presented, read and referred TO C onlIlls-
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
Communications from Joshua Hill Of
Topeka. seven buffalo. were presented q.
read and, on motion or commissioner
Holman. the offer was accepted. Cow
Commissioner Tandy moved tnat COM
missioner Bone be authorized TO bring the
buffalo to Topeka and to employ such ad-
necessary. which motion prevailed.
The following resolution was presented
bv Commissioner Bone for first reading:
resolved by the Mayor and Board of
Commissioners: That the sum OF Four
Hundred Fifty-six and oS-10O Dollars
ferred from the General Improvement
Fund to Sewer District No. "a Fund"
The following resolution was presented
nv Comn1fssoner Bone for first reading:
Resolved by the Mayor and BoaTd OF
Commissioners: That. the sum of Three ZEE
Thousand Two Hundred-four and W-iOO
Dollars (s3,2o40O be, and the sane Is,
hereby transferred from the SldeWalES
Fund to the General Revenue Fund; and
that the further sum of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,O00.O0) be, and the same is,
hereby transferred from the Paving Bond
Fund, Series Of 1909, No. 2 TO the Cen
Communication from the Topeka Rail
Way Company, relative to raising certain
pavement on Douthitt Avenue, presented
TO Commission on November q and re-
ferred to Commissioner or streets ana nil
Public improvements, was reported PACK
with the following recommendatlon:
your Commissioner of Streets and PUB
the proposition recommends that il be
accepted. In addition to this, the street
Railway Company agrees to pay for the
having on their right-of-way according to
the terms of their franchise" On motion
of Commissioners Tandy, the report was
Communication from ]. Cuthbert& Sons.
relative to vacatfng portion of an alley
nue. presented to Commission on Novem-
Der Is and referred to Commissioner OF
Streets and Public Improvements, was re-
ported back with the following recon-
mendation: your Commissioner of
Streets and Public Improvements to whom
was referred the within pett1on recon-
mends that it be granted and that the
CITY Engineer be Instructed to make the
necessary plats and that the city Attor.
On motion of Commissioner Tandy, the
report was adopted
demnation and appropriation of certain
land in the City of Topeka, Shawnee
ing and extending Lake Street from
Greely Street to Seward Avenue and
widening Greedy Street from r,t Chandler aEfne
fishing a benefit district to pay for the
same, and providing for the appointment
of appraisers therefor and prescribing
their duties, presented to Commission on
November 25 was taken up for final
passage. Each section was read and, on
separate motion, adopted. On roll call,
the Ordinance was passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Hol-
man, Miller and Tandy and Mayor Billiard
s. The title was read and approved.
An Ordinance relative to the collection
and removal OF garbage, manure man ana 1ro Oh
Kansas; regulating the charges therefor,
providing penalties for the violation there
of and repeating all other Ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this
Ordinance was presented; first reading OF
Protest against the paving of Chandler
Street between Sixth Avenue and Eighth
Avenue signed by Mrs: Mary Kerle and
Commissioners on April To-. 1910, and re-
eerred to Commissioner of Streets and
with fi'G decentralization conn that it be placed
on file" which report waz adopted on
motion of Commissioner Tandy
Petition to pave Third Street from Madi-
son Street to Jefferson Street, signed by
s c. Kfehl and a number of others, pre-
scented to Commissioners on June "a and
referred to Commissioner of Streets and
Public improvements, was reported back
with recommendation that it be placed
on file on account of an insufficient num-
Der of signers,'' which report was adopted
on motion of Commissioner Tandy
Petition to pave Western Avenue from
Douthitt Avenue to Sixteenth Street, sign
ed by E. A. Warning and a number of
others last presented to Commissioners
April Is. 1910 and referred to Commission
er of Streets and Public improvements,
was reported back with recommendation
that it be placed on file on account of
an insufficient number of signers," which
report was adopted on motion of Commits
sioner Tandy.
Petition to pave Mulvane Street from
duntoon Street to Munson Avenue, sign
ed by the Prudential Trust Company. last