The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-28
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Published in The Topeka state journal
December Is, 191i.l


Published in The Topeka state Journal
December q, 191f.l
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber. Topeka, Kansas,
tuesday, December 36, 1911 The city
commission met in regular session at 900
o clock a. M, with the following commits
s1onerS present: Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor Bill
The minutes of the meeting of Deem
Der % 1871 were presented. read and. on
motion of Commissioner Bone approved
as written by the clerk
Petition to grade pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter West Curtis
street from the west line of Kansas ave
nue. to the east line of the c. R. I. & p.
Railway right-of-way between Topeka
avenue and Tyler street, presented 10
commission on December 20, 1911, and re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets
and Public Improvements, was reported
back with the following recommendation:
To the Board of Commissioners: Your
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
pTovements- TO whom was referred the
within petition. finds that said petition =
signed BY resident owners of real estate,
representing more than one-half of the
real estate owned by residents, fronting
or abutting upon the West Curtis street
designated in the petition. /, therefore,
recommend that the said petition be
granted and that the city clerk be and he
is hereby ordered to spread said petition
upon the Journal On motion of Com
missioner Tandy. the report adopted.
The petition is in words and figures, as
follows, tO-Wit.
Topeka, Kansas. To the Honorable
Mayor and Board of Commissioners Of
the City of Topeka: Gentlemen:-We
the undersigned, residents of the City OF
Topeka, Shawnee County. Kansas, and
owners of real estate fronting and abut-
ting upon West Curtis street herein
after proposed to be improved by grad
ing, paving and curbng with combined
curb and gutter. hereby respectfully petit
ton your honorable body to grade, pave
and curb with combined curb and gutter
West Curtis street from the west line OF
Kansas avenue to the east line of the &.
R. I. & p Railway right-of-way between
Topeka avenue and Tyler street; SAID
paving to be of vitrified paving blocks on
a inch concrete base and asphalt filler,
and to be thirty feet wide Respectfully
submitted,
Mrs. Jennie Gordon. one-half interest.
cor. Jackson & Curtis,
Mr. Jerome A. Colyin, lot No 1913 & 1TV,
Mr.. Q. w Curtis. l16 West Curtis St,
Frank Raynor, Anna Raynor,
Mrs Blanche NJ. Nichols, COS N Van
Buren, St,
Mrs. Augusta Krauss, No. 81 Kansas
Ave, cor. Curtis.
Curtis,
Otto Kuehne. cor Van Buren, & curtis.
Otto Kuehne Pres. Co., Topeka ave, u
Curtis, (by Otto Kuehne, AgtD Sc cor.
Topeka & Curtis.
Adam Desch Jr.
Mat lat Jacobs ehis Inarkl. ~ Curtis.
cor, Jackson & Curtis
Protest against the paving of West
Curtis street, from Kansas avenue to the
G. r. L & P. right-ofway, presented to
commission on December IA, 1911, and re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets
and Public improvements, was reported
back with the following recornn endat1ou:
Your Commissioner of Streets and Pub
lie Improvements, to whom was referred
the within protest, recommend that 1t be
that it will not hold against the new
petition On motion of Commissioner
Tandy. the report was adopted
Petition to grade and pave the alley be-
tween Williams avenue, Fourteenth
street, from Lincoln street to Lane street.
signed by C. F. Joss and a number OF
others. was presented, read and referred
to the Commissioner Of Streets and PUB
lie Improvements.
Protest against the paving of Klein
street from Second street to Fourth
street. presented to commission on De-
Gem her 4, 1911. and referred to the Com
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
mendation that it be filed, which re-
port adopted on motion of Commits
sioner Tandy.
Protest against the paving of Four
Harrison street. signed by Herman Gades
and number of others, was presented,
read and referred to the Commissioner of
Streets and Public improvements.
Commissioner Tandy presented for first
reading a resolution for the paving OF
West Curtis street from Kansas avenue
to the C. r. l. & F. right-of-Way between
Topeka avenue and Tyler street.
The following resolution presented to .
commission December 20, 1911, by Com
missioner Tandy was taken up for sec
ond reading. The resolution is in words
and figures as follows, to-wit:
..RESOLVED. That the mayor and
board of commissioners of the City OF
Topeka Kansas, deem it necessary for
the best interests of said city that Bu-
ehanan street from the south line of
Twentieth street to the south line of
Hampton street be graded, curbed with
combined curb and gutter and paved
thirty 600 feet wide with vitrified paw
ing blocks on concrete base with asphalt
filler
The above resolution was adopted ny
the following vote: Ayes. Commission
ers Bone. Miller Stotts and Tandy and
Mayor Billiards..
commission on December 20, 1911, by Com
missioner Tandy, was taken up for sec
ond reading. The resolution is in words
and figures as follows, to-wit;
'.RESOLEED: That the mayor and
board of commissioners of the City OF
Topeka Kansas, deem it necessary for
the best interests of said city that Hun
toon street from the west line of Fill
more street to the east line of Clay street,
be graded. curbed with combined curb
and gutter and paved thirty 800 feet
wide with vitrified paving blocks on con-
crete base with asphalt filler.
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote. Ayes, Commission
ers Bone Miller, Stotts and randy ana
Mayor Billard-5.
The following resolution. presented TO
on December 20, 1911 by
Commissioner Tandy. was taken up for
second reading. The resolution is IN
words and figures as follows, to-wit:
RESOLVED: That the mayor and
board OF commissioners OF the City OF
Topeka Kansas, deem II necessary for
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