The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-16

lowing recommendation: Il hereby re-
speetfully report that I have prepared an
ordinance vacating the alley as requested
oy the within communication and there
lore, Recommend that said communtca-
uon be placed on file" On motion OF
Commissioners Tandy, the above report
was adopted.
A waiver, signed by The Tnglesids AS
sociauon by A B. Quinton, its attorney,
ana other interested property owners In
the vacation Of the IT, alley in the bloch
bounded by Topeka avenue, Tyler street,
Hcntoon street and Thirteenth street,
Walving certain rights relative to the va
cation OF said alley, was presented, read
accepted.
Commissioner Miller moved that the
vote taken on ordinance No. 1854, being
an Ordinance apporuoning and leyying
Spectal assessment on certain lots ana
pieces OF ground in the City Of Topeka,
shawnee County. Kansas, to pay the cost
OF curbing and paving certain streets and
avenues, to pay the cost of grading and
curling certain streets and avenues, and
to pay the cost of paving certain alleys
in said city, be reconsidered. which mo-
I ton prevailed. Commissioner Bone moved
that the vote taken on section be re-
considered, which motion prevailed. Com
missioner Miller moved that page 81 OF
section be amended by making the as
sessment for the paving of the alleys In
the block bounded by Topeka avenue,
Tyler street, Huntoon street and Thir-
teenth street conform to the assessments
motion prevailed. Commissioner Miller
then moved that section be adopted as
amended, which motion prevailed Com
missioner Bone moved that the ordinance
be passed as amended, which motioa pre-
vailed by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Miller and Tandy ana
Mayor Billiard Absent, Commissioner
Stotts-1. The title was read and ap-
proved.
An ordinance vacating a certain alley
in the block bounded by Huntoon street,
rfr oaf nfrfn h ~
peHa avenue in the City Of Topeka Shaw
nee County, Kansas, WAS presented; first
reading of the ordinance.
Commissioner Tandy presented various
resolutions for first reading. covering the
construction Of sidewalks for the year
Contract and bond for the extension OF
a water main on Shawnee avenue from
Willow avenue to Chickashaw street were
presented. On motion of Commissioner
Miller, the mayor was authorized to sign
the contract and the bond was approved
by the following vote: Ayes. Commission
ers Bone, Miller and Tandy and Mayor
Billiard. Absent, Commissioner Stotts-
Commissioner Tandy appointed J. Fl.
/ Squires, L. T. Gage, r. M. MaGaW as ap-
praisers for the recurbing and regutterinss
! Of both sides of Kansas avenue from First
avenue to Tenth avenue, which appoint
ment was confirmed by the following
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller
and Tandy and Mayor B1llard-z- Absent
Commissioner Stotts-l
| Commissioner Miller moved that Miss
j Hattie Holman be appointed deputy city
clerk, which appointment was confirmed
: by the following vote: Ayes, Commission
/ ers Miller and Tandy and Mayor Billiard
/ 8. Absent. Commissioner Bone and
Stotts-2
/ Mayor Billiard presented the name of a.
/ T. Chase, Scott Hopkins and A. x. VIII
son for appointment as Board Of Directors
Of the Public Library, which appointment
was confirmed by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Miller and Tandy
and Mayor Billiards.. Absent, Commits
sioner Bone and Stotts-2
/ Commissioner Tandy moved that the
city clerk be instructed to advertise for
bids for the relaying Of the pavement on
West Seventh street between Kansas ave-
nue. and Jackson street, said bids to be on
file in the office Of the city clerk by 800
o'clock a. m. June %, 1911 the motion
prevailing.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at 800 o'clock a. m-i
/ Friday, June Is, 1911.
i TSeal1 c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.