The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
OFFICIAL CITY CoMMIssIoN PRO

Il uDASneo IN, ne Topeka state journal
friday November II, 191Ll
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
thursday, November 16, 191L The city
commission met in regular adjourned ses-
sion at 900 o'clock a. m, with the follow
ing commissioners present: Commission
ers Bone, Miller, Stotts. and -Tandy-4-
Mayor Billiard in the chair.
| Communication from The Shawnee
Agency, by Stanley Medlicott, enclosing
replat of fractional lot numbered 537 and
ALSO a strip of land the south of the
above lots, a strip of land on the south
end of Quincy street, which has never
been plated, was presented, read and the
communication with the enclosures, refer
red to the Commissioner of Streets and
Public improvement
An Ordinance amending Section of
Ordinance No. $500, entitled AN Ordi-
nance granting the right-of-way to the
Topeka Southwestern Railway Company,
ITS successors or assigns, through the City
of Topeka, Kansas, and repeating Ordi-
nance No 279S as amended by Ordinance
No. 1927, and Ordinance No. 1896 and
pealing Ordinance No. $685. submitted to
the commissioners on November b. 1911,
and referred to the city attorney,
ported back with his verbal report that
the Ordinance must be passed in comph-
in full for the first time.
Communication from the Firemen's Re
lief Association relative to appropriations
and asking the commissions approval of
the same, was presented read and, on
motion of Commissioner Miller, the action
of said Association approved.
Petition relative to the damage done to
property on East Locust street by reason
of constructing and changing it into a
and asking the amount of Seventy-five
Dollars per lot as compensation for dam
age done to said property, signed by
Chas. Ost and a number of others, was
presented, read and referred to the Com
missioner of Finance and city attorney.
An Ordinance authorizing and providing
for the issuance of internal Improvement
bonds of the City of Topeka, Kansas, to
pay the cost OF the special improvements
herein named was presented by Commits
sioner Bone for first reading.
The following resolution, presented to
missioner Tandy, was taken up for second
reading. The resolution is in words and
figures as follows, to-wit:
~RESOLVED, That the mayor and
board of commissioners of the City of
Topeka, Kansas, deem it necessary for
the best interests of said city that Fill
lit street to the south line of Sixteenth
street, be graded, curbed with combined
curb and gutter and paved twenty-eight
(2S) feet wide with v1tr1f1ed paving blocks !
on concrete base with asphalt filler"
The above resolution was adopted by !
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners !
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Mayor Billiard !
4. Absent, Commissioner Tandy-1.
The following resolution, presented to |
Commissioners Tandy, was taken up for
second reading. The resolution is in words |
and figures as follows, to-wit:
"RESOLVED, That the mayor and |,
board of commissioners of the City of |
Topeka, Kansas. deem it necessary for
the best interests OF said city that Sew |
street to the west line of Jefferson street. ,
be graded, curbed with combined curb /
wide with vitrified paving blocks on con- |
crete base with asphalt filler.
The above resolution was adopted by J
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners /
l. Absent, Commissioner Tandy-1.
The following resolution presented to |
Commissioner Tandy, was taken up for
second reading. The resolution is in words /
and figures as follows, to-wit:
"RESOLVED, That the mayor and
board of commissioners OF the City or
Topeka Kansas, deem it necessary for
the best interests of said city that Third
street from the east line of Madison
street to the west line of Jefferson street,
be graded, curbed with combined curb
with vitrified paving blocks on concrete
base with asphalt filler
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone. Miller, Stotts and Mayor Billiards.
Absent, Commissioner Tandy-1
The following resolution was presented
bv commissioner Miller:
ssRESOLVED by the Mayor and Board
of Commissioners of the City of Topeka,
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authorized to execute to the County of
State of Kansas, deed con-
veving an undivided one-half interest of
the property known as the Detention
Hospital belonging to said city
An emergency being declared in writing
bv the mayor, the above resolution was
adopted by the following vote: Ayes,
commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and
Nfavor Billiard. Absent, Commissioner
REPORTS of the Inspector of Weights and
Measures and Food Inspector for the
month of october. 1911, were presented,
CO Commissioner lIrli stotts presented the
name of w f. Conklin for appointment
TO the office of Plumbing Inspector,
which appointment was confirmed by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Rome Miller Stotts and Mayor Billard-4.
4 bsent. Commissioner TandyI.
Clonmissioner Stotts presented the name
Of w. l. Porter for appointment to fill
the vacancy on the Board of Plumbing
Fs,1a miners, which appointment was con-
ffrmed by the following vote: Ayes. Com
rnfssionesrs Bone, Miller and Stotts and
Nayor Billiard Absent, Commissioner
Tandy-1-
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioners Stotts, commission
ISeaL.1 {. b. PURGE,
City Clerk
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