The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-30
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-


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June 80, 191Ll
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Tuesday. June q 1911. The city commits
sion met in regular adjourned session at
800 O'Clock a. m, with the following com
miSsioners present; Commissioners Bone,
Miller and Tandy-3- Absent, Commission
er Stotts]- Mayor Billiard In the chair.
Report of the Food Inspector for the
month of May, 1911, and report of the In
spector of Weights and Measures for the
month of May, 1911, were presented, read
and filed.
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Lawrence street
from the south line of Sixth avenue to
the north line of Eighth avenue, presented
to commission on June -, 1911, and refer
red to Commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements, was reported back with
the following recommendation Your
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
provements to whom was referred the
within petition, recommends that 1t be
granted and that the city clerk be ordered
On motion of Commissioner Tandy. the
report was adopted. The petition is in
words and figures as follows, to-wit:
Topeka. Kansas, June 8, 1911 To the
Honorable Mayor and Board of Commits
sioners of the City of Topeka: Gentle
men:-We, the undersigned, residents of
the City Of Topeka, Shawnee County.
Kansas, and owners of real estate 'front.'
ing and abutting upon that portion of
Lawrence street hereinafter proposed to
be improved by grading, paving and curb
ing with combined curb and gutter, here
by respectfully petition your honorable
body to grade, pave and curb with CON-
bined curb and gutter Lawrence street
from the south line of Sixth avenue to
the north line of Eighth avenue; said paw
ing TO be of vitrified brick on concrete
foundation with sand filler and to be &c
feet wide. Respectfully submitted,
J. F. Connaughton, 30, 212.
A. F. Irish, 220, N u 222.
D. E. Hinshaw, 206, 20S.
f. P. Anderson, 246, s. H PA.
W. n. Rhodes 213, n. H. 2l5.
W. J. Baldwin. 242, n. H. 2z4.
S. Cunningham. 226 22S, 230.
J. H. First, ZOO N. Il 202.
Charity Z. Cline, 231.
Mrs S. H. Long, 237, 2ss, south II it. 2S5.
Fl. L. Herring, 1873, S. u 1876.
Oliver Selover, 227.
Mrs. Ellen Cleland. 2S2, n. u 234.
S. R. Newman, 2H, 243, 245.
Mrs Maria Thomas, 223, 225.
Mrs. Nellie Rosor, 233, south #. 2S5.
Mrs. A. H. Shafler, 229.
Mrs Lottie Williams, 224. south Y 222.
p. Morgan, north II 1856. 1871, 199."
Communication from w. J. Ricken-
used as a COW pasture, was presented.
read and referred to Commissioner of
Parks and Public Buildings.
Communication from The Topeka Edt-
son Company by A H Purdy. general
superintendent, relative to said company
removing their poles back from the curb
line of Kansas avenue was presented.
read and referred to the city attorney for
investigation.
Communication from A. Edwards ask
ing permission to lay his ewn walk in
front of his property on Brooks avenue,
between Eleventh street and Tenth ave
nue., was presented, read and referred to
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
prOVements.
The following resolution, presented to
commission on June %, 1911 by Commits
sioner Tandy, was, on his own motion,
adopted:
ssRESOLVED, by the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Topeka: That
all parties desiring to construct their own
sidewalks during the year 1911, must file
their reouests therefor with the city clerk
on or befire July 3, 1911.
The following resolution presented to
commission on June p 1911, by Commits
sioner Tandy, was adopted on his own
''REsoLvED. by the Board of Comis-
sioners Of The City of Topeka: That
hereafter all grading, curling, paving and
sidewalk petitions shall be prepared In
the office of the City Engineer
Commissioner Tandy presented for first
reading a resolution deeming 1t necessary
to grade, pave and curb with combined
curb and gutter, Lawrence street from the
south fine of Sixth avenue to the north
line of Eighth avenue.
Contract and bond for the extension Of
water main on Central Avenue from Cor
don street to Park street, were presented.
On motion of Commissioner Miller, the
tract and the bond was approved by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller and Tandy and Mayor Biz
lard Absent, Commissioner Stotts-l
Contract and bond for the extension
water main on Kendall avenue from Will
low avenue to Grove avenue in Kenwood
Addition to the City of Topeka, were pre-
scented. On motion OF Commissioner Tan
dy, the mayor was authorized to sign the
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone Miller and Tandy and Mayor Bill
lard. Absent, Commissioner StOtts-l
An ordinance amending sections II and
10 of ordinance No. 4044, approved April
q, 1911, relating to the salaries or COM
pensation of city officers and employees
of the City of Topeka, and repeating said
original sections II and Is of said ordi-
nance, presented to commission on June
o. 1911, was taken up for second reading.
Section 1 was read and, on motion of Com
missioner Miller, amended by making the
salary of "firemen, each, per annum
$500 co." instead of $720." On further mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, the section
was adopted as amended. Section 2, 3
and 4 were read and, on separate motion,
adopted On roll call, the ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Miller and Tandy and
Mayor Billiard Absent, Commissioner
Stotts-1 The title was read and ap-
proved
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at o'clock a. m,
Thursday June %, 1911
IseaLI c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk
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