The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-24
LEGAL.
published In The Topeka State Journal
April a. 1911.1
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.

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OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
April 20, 1911. The city commission met
in regular adjourned session at ESQ
o'clock p. m, with the following COIL
missioners present: Commissioners Bone
Miller, StottS and Tandy-. Mayor Bill
lard in the chair.
On motion of Commissioner Tandy, the
reading of the minutes of the meetings.
| of March 18th, S1st, April Bird, 6th 1tn'
10th, 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th. was dls-
pensed with and they were approved as
| Standardization from W. F. Hartley.
relative to the regulation of certain pop
| corn stands, was presented. rsao alto, -
motion of Commissioner Tandy, zre1erreo
to commissioner of Finance and ReVenue.
Petition for the opening OF Lincoln
Street from Byron Street TO EucIld ave
nue. of the same width as said street Is
from Byron Street to Fifteenth street, ana
| for the creation of benefit district 70
pay for the same signed by A u Riin 11ga-
sented, read and referred to Commissioner
of Streets and Public improvements.
( Petition tor construct new. brick side
| walk five feet wide on the north side sof
| Twenty-first Street, from Kansas Avenue
to Monroe Street. signed by c. s. Elliott
| read and referred to Commissioners OF
Streets and Public improvements.
Petition for new cement sidewalk, -FOUR
| feet wide, from Munson Avenue south 70
south line of lot No. 456, on the east side
| of Washburn Avenue. signed by w. H.
Frarnpton and a number of others, was
presented, read. and referred to Commits
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments.
Fire Marshal, relative to the placing of
| fire escapes on the City Hall BNilding N
| compliance with the provisions of the
| state Law, was presented, read and re-
ferred to commissioner of Parks and Pub
| lie Buildings.
Report Of the city treasurer for the first
I q IF ATNTi taA nod
| and placed on file.
Report of the Inspector of Weights and
| Measures for the first half of April, 1911.
| was presented, read and placed on file.
Resolution, relative to the employing OF
F. G. Dreaming to act as special counsel
| in certain cases against the city of To-
peka, presented to commission on April
II by Commissioner Miller, was, on his own
motion, amended and made to read as fol-
lows:
''B0 IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners of The City of
Topeka: That F. G. Dreaming, be, and is
hereby, authorized and directed to act as
special counsel and solicitor in the case of
| The Federal Union Surety Company of
Indianapolis, Indiana, V. The City of To-
| United States Circuit Court for the Dis
trlct OF Kansas; said case being connected
with and growing out of the case of The
City of topeka V. ]. D. Hanley and John
Rltchle in The District Court of Shawnee
| county, Kansas and file such pleadings
ana take such other legal steps in con-
Tully protect the interests of the City Of
topeka IN said case; and that the mayor
oe' ana is hereby, authorized to execute
On nenalf or the city contract for such
On motion of Commissioner Miller the
ABOVE resolution was adopted as amended
Contract with F. G. Drenning relative
70 the prosecution of the case of the Fed
Graz Ohl0n surety Company VS. John
SSS1. was presented read and On nnotion
OF commissioner Miller, the Mayor was
aqt st;r to sign said contract.
o,iH Innate . OF the cost of constructing e
Wards Creek on Roosevelt Street. sinh
nltted by A. R. Young, city engineer was
missioner Tandy, approved.
Dios Tor the construction of pile trestls
over Wards Creek on Roosevelt Street
were received from the following:
J: ID. Morse, Topeka, Kansas s535 N
me ne. Midland Bridge Co., Kansas
On motion of COMMISSIONS Tandy, 04 tb.
contract was awarded to the Midland
| Bridge Co., of Kansas City, Mo, thew be-
ing the lowest bidder and within the esti.
mate. %
neers of the City of Topeka to have 3
city license, and for the appointment OF
BOILER inspector, signed by Robert
RapoTn and a number of others, was pre-
scented, read and, on motion of Commits.
| sloner Tandy, referred to Commissions
OF FINANCE and Revenue in connection
WQfQT
and Electric Lights.
On motion of Commissioner Miller, the
matter OF the back taxes on lots No.. 81
and % Jefferson Street, and lots No. ga
o26, 52S and $50 Clay Street, being city
property, was referred to the Commission.
er OF Finance and Revenue in connection
with the city clerk to adjust with the
Board of County Commissioners.
On motion of Commissioner Miller the
| vote taken on AN ordinance relating tc
the salaries or compensation of city Off
| GERS and employees of The City of Tone.
ka and repeating ordinances Nos. 1852, BOSS
4O28 and 1892 and all other ordinances and
parts or ordinances in conflict herewith >
was reconsidered. On motion of Commits.
sioner Miller the vote taken on section
Ii was reconsidered and the section
amended by inserting the word "Secre
tary' for Assistant Superintendent anc
the salary of 'One Clerk was made
"$7SO.0O' instead of ''S720.00," and, on mo-
ton, the section was adopted as amend
ed. On motion of Commissioner Tandy
section 16 was amended and made to rea6
as follows: Sec. 16. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and after
May |, 1911, and its publication in the
was, on motion, adopted. On roll call
the ordinance was passed, as amended
by the following vote: Ayes, Commits
and Mayor Billiards. The title was read
and approved.
On motion of Commissioner Bone tn,
city engineer was instructed to bring IL
an estimate of the cost of grading, curb
ing and paving the intersection at Grov,
and Woodlawn Avenues.
II Commissioner Tandy moved that no pc
tftions, for sidewalks for the year, 1911
be received after June LIST, 1911 which mo
ton prevailed.
No further business appearing, on mo
ton of Commissioner Tandy, commission
adjourned.
l. CSeal.I c.. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.
First published in Topeka State Journa