The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-22
LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journal
July q, 1911
OFFICIAL. CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDIN(SS.

mlSSlOnerS present; commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4 Mayor Bill
lard in the chair.
Communication from T. X. Jones rela-
tive to the position of .fcity forester" was
presented, read and. on motion of Com
missioner Miller, referred TO the commits
sioner of Parks and Public Buildings.
Petition to vacate portion of the alley
running east and west in the block
bounded by Harrison street, Topeka ave-
nue., Ninth street and Eighth avenue,
signed by S. A. Swendson, president
others. was presented, read and, on mo-
file.
Claims against the city of Topeka were
missioner Tandy, recommended to be al
lowed and paid from funds, as follows:
III Paving Fund, No. 1...........-. .$S 075.15
street and Alley Interest Bond
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES So
of the 1911 Paving Fund No l. and the
Street and Alley Interest Bond Fund was
presented by Commissioner Bone. An
emergency being declared in writing by
the mayor. the ordinance was taken up
Tor rinal passage. Each section was read
ana on separate motion, adopted. On
ron call, the ordinance was passed by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller and Tandy and Mayor Bill
lard; absent. Commissioner Stotts-1.
me title was read and approved.
An ordinance appropriating money from
certain FUNDS of the City of Topeka to
pay tor bonds and interest coupons due
august 1911, presented to commission
JuAy II by Commissioner Bone was taken
up Tor second reading. Each section was
read and, on separate motion, adopted.
IN On ron call. the ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller and Tandy and Mayor Bill
ard; absent, Commissioner Stotts-1.
me title was read and approved.
An ordinance vacating portion of Lin
com street In the (fifX of no
nee County, Kansas. presented to com
NILSSON on July H. 1911 by Commissioners
I4anqy, was taken up for second reading.
hach section was read and, on separate
mouon, adopted On roll call, the ordi-
nance was passed by the following vote.
ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller and
randy and Mayor Billiard; absent
4 Commissioner Stotts-1. The title was
4 read and approved
An ordinance relating to. and providing
Tor the levy and collection of a license
tax upon and regulating certain callings,
trades, professions and occupations con
| Quoted, pursued, carried on or operated
within the City of Topeka, prescribing
! punishment for the violation of the same
| ana repeating Ordinance No. 2207 ap-
proved Jan. % 1901, Ordinance No. 1884
approved December %, 1902, Ordinance
No 2429, approved July IA, 1908, Ordinance
No. 2479, approved February Is, 1904, Or
dinance No. 2512, approved July g. 1904,
| Ordinance No 2642, approved December Z,
19U5, Ordinance No 1852 approved Nav l.
1907, Ordinance No. 2776 approved July Is
lsO7, Ordinance No. 2S12, approved Novem-
Der z, 1907, Ordinance No. 2S44, approved
april H. 1SVo' Orolnance No $3.50, ap-
proved April 80, 1908, Ordinance No. 1908.
approved December "A, 1903, Ordinance No.
DOS, approved June %, 1909 Ordinance No.
SolS' approved November 8, 1909. Ordinance
No. S066, approved April %, 1910, Ordinance
NO. 1912, approved May II, 1910, Ordinance
| No 30S6, approved July Z, 1910 and all
other ordinances and parts of ordinances
In conflict herewith was presented; first
lreading OF the ordinance
An ordinance providing for the condem-
nation and appropriation of certain land
IN the City OF Topeka, Shawnee County,
Kansas, for the purpose of opening and
extending Lincoln street from Byron
street to Euclid avenue in said city es-
tapliShlng benefit district to pay for
the same, and providing for the appoint
ment of appraisers therefor and prescrib-
ing their duties, was presented for frs
reading.
A petition to grade. pave and curb will
combined curb and gutter Huntington
avenue from the east line extended OF
that portion of Harrison street, which
runs north from said Huntington avenue
to the west line, extended of that nor
ton OF Harrison street which runs soutf
from said Huntington avenue, presented
to commission on July 10 1911 and re-
iIerred to commissioner of Streets and
Puohc improvements. was reported back
with the following recommendation.
our commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements, to whom was referred the
within petition, finds that it is signed by
resident owners of real estate represent
Ing more than one-half of the real estate
owned by residents fronting or abutting
upon the avenues designated in the peti-
ton 1, therefore, recommend that the
said petition be granted and that the city
: clerk De, and he Is, herby ordered II
spread said petition upon the Journal
On motion of Commissioner Tandy, the
report was adopted The petition is in
words and figures, as follows, to wit
Topeka, Kansas. To the Honorable
Board Of Commissioners of the City OF
, topeka; Gentlemen;-We, the under
: fslsned, residents of the City of Topeka
Shawnee County. Kansas. and owners OF
. real estate fronting and abutting upor
that portion of Huntington avenue here
matter proposed to be improved by grad
ing, paving and curbing with combined
curb and gutter, hereby respectfully petf
= ton your honorable body to grade, paw
and curb with combined curb and quite
Huntington avenue from the east line
extended, Of that portion of Harrison
street, which runs north from said Hunt
! ington avenue, to the west line, extended
OF that portion OF Harrison street, whicl
I runs south from said Huntington ave
nue.; said paving to be of vitrified bricl
on concrete foundation and to be 80 fee
wide. Respectfully submitted,
{ Geo. M. Hammel chairman of tn
Board Of Trustees of the Walnut Grow
NJ. E. Church. authorized to sign by reso
1 lutions passed by the Board of Trustees
Geo. H. Griggs, Sec. Board of Trustees
Walnut Grove NJ. E. Church. Lots 5S4
t5s6 and 5SS Harrison street, Orchard Plac
. add
: An ordinance apportioning and levy
ing special assessment on certain lot
and pieces of ground in the City of To
pelza, Shawnee County, Kansas, to pal
the cost of curbing and paving certain
streets and avenues in said city, present
: ed to commission on July II, 1911. by Com
| missioner Tandy, was taken up for sec
ond reading Each section was read and
n on separate motion, adopted On roll cal
| the ordinance was passed by the follow
| ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone
$ Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Bi
' lard-5. The title was read and ar
| proved.
3 City engineers estimates for the curb
: ing and guttering of Kansas avenue. froT
First avenue to Tenth avenue submitte
: by A R. Young. were presented. read an