The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-07

We're presented, read and, on motion of
Commissioner Miller, recommended to be
| allowed and paid from funds as follows:
General Revenue Fund (Miscel-
General Revenue FUND (Fire De- 49,
partmenD ........................ 5.1s4.s5
General Revenue Fund CPolice De
partment) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3,0&1-26
/ General Improvement Fund ..... S767. .O6
/ Water Works Fund 1928
| Reconstruction Fund ..-........... 55e.46
. Judgment Fund ................... 10000
1 Park Fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SS0.34
Garfield Park Improvement Fund. 1913
Music Fund ......................... 225.00
Melan Bridge Bond Fund. ........... 1,9ss.s4
Opening and Widening Norris
Street Fund Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Paving Fund NO. 4, 1910. ........ 1854
Paving Fund No. ?. 1911. II. 2.770.95
Total. .$45, ,ss2 72
| Communication from George w. Martin
relative to the tax assessed against the
/ Memorial Hall property for the recurbing
4 and reguttering of Kansas avenue from
! Ninth street to Tenth avenue, was pre-
| sented, read and referred to the commits
/ s1oner Of Finance and Revenue
Communication from the Firemen's Re
! lief Association relative to appropriations
mace @ from the FUNDS OF the Association
and asking the commissions approval of
| the same, was presented, read and, on
motion of Commissioner Miller, the action
of the association approved.
Reports of the Weighmaster for the
month of August Plumbing Inspector for
the month of August and Police Judge for
read and filed.
An ordinance to appropriate money out
Of the General Revenue Fund, General
Improvement Fund, Reconstruction Fund
Water Works Fund. Park Fund. garfield
Park improvement Fund, Judgment Fund,
Music Fund. Paving Fund No. 4, 1910,
Bond Fund and Opening and Widening
Norris Street Fund was presented by
Commissioner Bone. An emergency being
declared In writing by the mayor. the or
dinance was taken up for final passage.
Each section was read and, on separate
motion, adopted. On roll call, the ordi-
nance was passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts
and Tandy and Mayor Billard-5. The
title was read and approved.
An ordinance repeating Ordinance No.
406S, approved July %, 1911, relating to the
spread of smallpox in The City of Topeka
and providing penalties for the violation
thereof, presented to commission on Au-
gust 81. 1911, by Commissioner Stotts,
taken up for second reading. Each sec
ton read and. separate motion,
adopted. On roll call, the ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Miller. Stotts and Tandy
and Mayor Billiards. The title was read
and approved.
An ordinance restricting the calling to-
gether, assembling, entertaining or ad-
avenues or other public places in The City
of Topeka, prohibiting the same within
certain limits and providing penalties for
the violation hereof, presented to commits
sion on August 81, 1911, by Commissioner
Stotts, was taken up for second reading.
Commissioner Bone moved that action be
deferred until Thursday, 900 o'clock a. m,
September T. 1911, the motion prevailing
Various petitions, asking the City to
grant to the Topeka Railway Company,
the right to build a switch from its pres
ent Seventh street line over and through
Topeka Edison Company, signed by The
Hall Litho Company and a number Of
others. were presented, read and filed
The mayor then offered opportunity
to all persons present interested in the
construction of a switch over and through
Seventh street into the property of the
Topeka Edison Company, to speak. Sew
eral persons spoke in favor of the grant
ing of this right to the Topeka Railway
Company and two parties spoke in pro-
test
An ordinance, supplementary to Ordi-
nance No. 2407 authorizing The Topeka
Railway Company, its successors or as
signs, to construct, maintain and operate
a freight railway line or switch extending
from its present Jackson street line on
tagent west through Seventh street into
the property of The Topeka Edison Com
pany situate at the southeast corner. of
Seventh and Van Buren streets, presented
for third reading on August Il, 1911, and,
on motion, further action postponed, was
taken up and read in full for the third
time. Section 1 was read and, on motion
of Commissioner Bone, amended by MAX
ing the time stipulation read, for the
term of twenty years from and after the
date of the taking effect of this Ordi
nance.'' On further motion of Commits
sioner Bone, the section was adopted as
amended. Section was read, ana. on
motion of Commissioner Tandy, made to
read as follows: Section g. Said The To-
peka Railway Company, it's successors or
assigns, is authorized to transport coal or
| other freight over said line switch be-
| tween the hours of IL o'clock midnight
| and O'Clock a. m, but in event shall
! any car cars be permitted to stand
upon said line switch for any length of
time On further motion of Commits
! sioner Tandy, the section was adopted as
amended. Sections 4, 5, and were read
! and, on separate motion, adopted On roll
call. the ordinance was passed by the fol-
/ lowing vote: Ayes. Commissioners Bone,
/ Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Bill
lard-5. The title was read and approved.
On motion of Commissioner Tandy, Miss
Hattie Holman was granted a two weeks
vacation, to begin with September g. 1911.
! Bond of O1son-SchTnidt Construction
| Company in the sum of $29, ,66S.15 given by
| the Maryland Casualty Company. cover
ing the paving of Branner, Chandler
| Lime, Lake and Lawrence streets from
| Sixth avenue to Eighth avenue, was pre-
| sented and approved by the following
vote: Ayes. Commissioners Bone. Miller
Stotts and Mayor Billard-4; absent, Com
missioner Tandy-I
| Maintenance bond of OlSon-SchTnidt
| Construction Company in the sum OF
| $S 600. 90, given by the Maryland Casualty
| Company, was presented, read and ap-
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and Mayor
BillardA; absent, Commissioner Tandy
| No further business appearing. on mo-
| ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at 800 O'Clock a. m,
| Thursday, September z, 1911
| TSeaI1 c. B. BURGE. City Clerk.
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