The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-16
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDTNGS

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, August H. 1911. The city commits
son met in regular session at 900 o clock
a. m, with the following commissioners
present Commissioners Bone, Miller,
Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor Billiard in the
chair.
On motion of Commissioner Bone, the
reading of the minutes of meetings OF
July IT, Is, 20, "a %, q. special of %, 81,
adjourned of 81, August l, adjourned of l,
and 4, was dispensed with and they were
approved as written up by the clerk.
Communication from w. c. Ralston ask
ing for two weeks vacation, beginning
on the 18th, was presented, read and, on
motion of Commissioner Bone, the re-
quest was granted.
On motion of Commissioner Bone, ]. M.
Wright was given three days leave OF
absence, beginning with the 10th or
August.
Petition, signed by R. R. Shreffler and
number of others, asking that the name
of Twenty-Second street, running west
from Kansas avenue to Van Buren, street.
be changed to Roby Place and the name
of Twenty-third street, running west from
Kansas avenue to Van Buren, street, be
changed to Twenty-first street, was pre-
Sented read and referred to the Commits
soner of Streets and Public Improvements.
An ordinance Ievying a special assess
ment upon certain lots and pieces OF
ground in the City of Topeka, Kansas, to
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said city was presented for first reading.
An ordnance apportioning and levying
a special assessment on certain lots ana
pieces of ground in the City OF Topeka,
Kansas, to pay the cost of RECURRING and
reguttering a certain avenue in said city
was presented for first reading.
Commissioner Miller moved that the
vote taken on IAN Ordinance changing
the name of Pine street, from Munson
avenue to Twelfth street. in John Nor
tons Addition to the City of Topeka, shaw
oil ctr
reconsidered, which motion prevailed. on
further motion of Commissioner Miller,
the title and Section were amended by
changing the word "MunSon" to Tenth"
Section 2 was read and, on motion, adopt
ed. On roll call, the ordinance was pass
ed by the following vote: Ayes, Commits
oners Bone, Miller and Tandy and Mayor
l3ilIardA. Absent, Commissioner Stotts-
/. The title was read and approved
An ordinance granting to l. n. Cheno-
Weth, his successors and assigns Ior
period of twenty years, the right to use
4 all streets, avenues, alleys ana puphc
! grounds in the City of Topeka, Kansas
/ for the purpose of laying pipes and mains
and supplying and delivering to Salo CITY
| of Topeka and the inhabitants thereof
fuel oil for manufacturing and heating
and for all other purposes for which fuel
oil is, or may be used, during salo perlou
was presented and read in full for the
second time. On motion of Commissioners
Tandy, section was amended by making
1 1t to read as follows: water pipes, gas
pipes, Steam pipes, SSNCASI I'm - -
, other underground construction
An ordinance, supplemental to Ordl-
nance No 24O7, authorizing The Topeka
Railway Company, its successors or as
signs, to construct, maintain and operate
a freight railway line or switch extending
from it's present Jackson street line on q
tangent west through Seventh street into
the property of The Topeka Edison Com
pany situate at the southeast corner OF
Seventh street and Van Buren, street was
presented and read in full for the second
| time Honorable J. T. Hazen representing
a number of the property owners, residing
in the vicinity of. the proposed freight
| track appeared before the commission
| and made a verbal protest against the
granting of the franchise.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at 800 o'clock a. m,
Tuesday, August Is, 1911.
| rSeal1 c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.