The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
LEGAL.
lPublisned in The Topeka state Journal
Nov. &. 1911l
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO

presented for approval, and on motion OF
! Commissioner Miller the minutes were
| approved written up by the City CLERK.
Claims and accounts against the city OF
| Topeka for the month OF OCTOBER, lSl1'
and payrolls for the last half OF OctoDeft
1911. were presented. read and, on nolou
of Commissioner Miller, recommended 70
be allowed and paid from funds as fol-
General Revenue Fund OMiscel-
Ianeous) . Observation-Disclosures. 8 2,765-5O
| General Revenue Fund CFire De
ment) -to3o.So
General Revenue Fund Police
General Improvement Fund -. 6.467.43
Water Works Fund ............-..-- 4.5S4-o9
Reconstruction Fund .......--....-- z'uoz- -
Ha[k Fund -------.--....-.-..---- o eo-ot
Judgment Fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -2OoO
Paving Furid-No- l. 1910. 4.5I3 70
Paving Fund-No. . 1911 .......----- $50 Il
Paving Fund-No. 8, ls11...........- 7Os.62
Total $50. 14s. So
Communication from Harry Doyle rela-
tive to personal injuries to his son on
August 22nd, 1911, was read and referred
to the Finance Commissioner
Communication of DR.. w. A. Wehe IN
regard to claim of Ben Bailey was read
and placed on file.
Street from the west line of Tyler Street
to the east line of Western Avenue was
presented, read and referred TO the
Streets and Public improvements Com
missioner.
Petition for the paving of Clay Street
from the south intersection of 18th street
to the north intersection of 18th street
was presented, read and referred to the
Streets and Public improvements Com
missioner.
Communication from T. N. Chenoweth
notifying the City Commissioners OF ms
inability to accept the fuel oil franchise
was presented, read and placed on file.
Communication from the Eagle Electric
Company asking permission to erect an
electric sign at No. 406 Kansas Avenue
was presented, and on motion of Com
missioner Tandy the request was granted
under the supervision of the City En-
ginee--
pany to erect an electric sign at the
corner of 9Th and Jackson streets was
presented. read and on motion of Com
missioner randy the request was grant
ed, the erection of the same to be under
the supervision of the City Engineer
Petition to create benefit district for
the purpose of opening Fifteenth Street
from Lake Street west to a point where
said Fifteen Street is now open, was pre-
ments.
On motion of Commissioner Miller the
Plumbing Inspector was ordered to in
spect all water service pipes laid after
November Attn, 1911, well all repairs
made on all such service pipes, also that
he be requested to keep a record showing
date when services are laid and repairs
made and the location of such services
and repairs.
Petition to grade, pave and curb Mon
roe street from the south line of Second
Street to the north line of Third street
was presented, read and referred to the
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
Petition for the grading, curbing and
paving of Horne street from the south
or Eighth Avenue presented to the Com
mission October 30th, 1911 and referred to
the Streets and Public Improvements
Commissioner was reported back with
the following recommendation: your
Commissioner Of Streets and Public I'm
provements, to whom was referred the
within petition, finds that said petition is
signed by resident owners of real estate
representing more than one half of the
estate NV residents fronting
or abutting upon the said Horne Street
designated in the petition, and therefore
granted, and that the City Clerk be and
he is hereby ordered to spread said petit
Commissioner Tandy the report was
adopted. The petition is in words and
figures as follows, to-wit: Topeka, kan
sas, 1911. To The Honorable Mayor and
Commissioners of the City of Topeka;
Gentlemen:-We. the undersigned. resi-
dents of the City of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kansas. and owners of real
estate fronting and abutting upon that
portion of Horne Street hereinafter pro
posed to be improved by grading, paving,
curbing, curbing with combined curb and
gutter, hereby respectfully petition your
with combined curb and gutter Horne
Street from the south side of Willow
Avenue; said paving to be Of vitrifie0
brick on concrete foundation and asphalt !
filler and to be thirty 800 feet wide Re
w. N. Tincher, rs feet.
Ed Gordon, rs feet.
w. E. Rippetoe, BIZ feet.
W. E. Rippetoe, 3715 feet.
Geo. W. Stansfield, 80 feet
Alice K. Brown, by T. J. Anderson, 12S |
{. E. Borst. s71k feet.
T. ]. Oney, 3715 feet.
J. NJ. Vansant. 50 feet.
Olof Swanson, 3715 feet
r. J. Kennedy, 371z feet
J. Tomkins, 5715 feet.
w E. Griffin, 90 feet.
Q. P. Price, Big feet.
Robert Maxwell, BIZ feet.
Lucy A Miliken. rs feet.
Barber &, Mills, 50 feet.
W. W. Mills, 80 feet.
J. S. McGiffin. 621a feet
Howard E. johnson, 80 feet
T A. Rulings. 80 feet.
John Steele. 31H feet
l. NJ. Frazier. 311 feet.
E. H Main, 1895 Horne Street.
Mrs. Walter Holtwicl, so feet.
r. D. Payne, 371z feet
Elizabeth H. Guy, BY feet.
Lucy B. johnson, 100 feet.
g. A. Bailey, 1870 feet.
". t. & E. H Crosby, 70 feet.
T. E. Montgomery. 100 feet.
Mrs. Maude H. Neiswender, 371k feet.
Della p Gushard, by Jessie Kline, S71s
Forester Bros, by w. E Rippetoe.
7iR feet.
Bond of The Topeka Cold Storage Ice
md Fuel Company in the sum of 100000
signed by The Topeka Cold Storage Ice
md Fuel Company as Principal and The
National Fidelity and Casualty Company
Is Surety was presented and approved by
he following vote: Ayes. Commissioners
Bone, Miller Stotts, Tandy and Mr..
Mayor BILLIARDS..
Contract and bond for the extension OF
he water mains on Twelfth Street from
Monroe to Madison Streets was presented
md motion the Mayor was authorized |
o sign the contract and the bond was
approved by the following vote: Ayes, |
commissioners Bone, Miller. Stotts
randy and Mr. Mayor BILLIARDS..
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
II the General Revenue Fund. General !
Improvement Fund. Water Works Fund, |
lark Fund, Reconstruction Fund, Juds-
nent Fund. Paving Funds No. T. 1910
md Ms , and g. 1911 was presented by :
ar7issiore5- Rome eruerrrencv befury |