The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-02
LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal June 2. 19l1.l

thirst published in The Topeka State
journal June 2. 1911.1
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
May ~, 1911. The city commission met in
regular session at $50 O'Clock p. m. with
the following commissioners present:
commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and
Tandy-4. Mayor Billiard in the chair.
An ordinance relating to and providing
for the levy and collection Of a license
tax upon certain callings, trades, profess
Sions and occupations conducted, pursued
and carried on or operated within the
City of Topeka and prescribing punish
ment for the violation of the same, and
repeating Section 49 of Ordinance No 1884,
approved December 23, 1902, was present
ed by Commissioner Miller; first reading
of the ordinance.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk on the east side of Stephens Street
from Laurel Avenue to the intersection
of Exeter Street, signed by c. L. Toler
and a number of others, was presented.
read and referred to Commissioner of
Streets and Public Improvements.
Communication, signed by A. B. Quin-
ton and number of others. requesting
the vacation of the alley running east and
west and extending from the north and
teenth Streets to the east line of Tyler
Street, was presented, read and referred
to the Commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements.
Communication from James Cuthbert,
Chairman Building Committee, Board of
Education. relative to the sidewalk grade
at the southwest corner of Sixteenth and
Van Buren, Streets, was presented, read
and referred to Commissioner of Streets
and Public Improvements.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk from Twentieth Street north on the
east side of Bolles Avenue. about three
hundred feet. connecting with the walk
extended south from Nineteenth Street,
signed by 7. B. Boyd and a number of
others, was presented, read and referred
to Commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements
Claim of Charles Kempe by H. w.
Euler, attorney, in the sum Of One Thou
sand Dollars, by reason of damage to lots
No. s2a2 pa and 246 Locust Street, was pre-
scented, read and, on motion OF. Commits
sioner Tandy, referred to the Commission
er of Finance in connection with the city
attorney.
Proposal for the special illumination of
Kansas Avenue from r. A. GilcreSt, Jr.,
was presented, read and referred to Com
missioner of Water Works and Electric
Lights.
The following resolution, presented to
commission on May 20 was taken up for
second reading:
'RESOLVED: That all proceedings
heretofore taken by the Mayor and Board
of Commissioners relative to the grading,
curbing, guttering and paving OF Branner
street from the south line of Sixth avenue
to the north line of Eighth avenue, Chand-
Ter street from the south line of Sixth
avenue to the north line of Eighth avenue
and Lime street from the south line or
Sixth avenue to the north line of Eighth
avenue be, and the same are, hereby re-
scinded, set aside and held for naught."
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone. Miller. Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billiards..
Thereupon, the petitions to specially
illuminate Kansas avenue from First
Their consideration, the Board of Commits
sioners having heretofore heard all per-
sons desiring to speak in favor of and
against the granting OF the prayers OF
said petitions and all other evidence that
said board desired to hear for the pur-
pose of ascertaining whether such petit
tons were signed by the proper number
prescribed by law and whether the state
ments of such petitions were true; and
the Board of Commissioners having duly
and carefully considered said matters,
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
Board of Commissioners find and decide
that the petitions to specially illuminate
Kansas avenue from First street to Tenth
avenue are in conformity to the require
ments of house bill No. 472 passed by the
Legislature of the State of Kansas at the
1911 session thereof, that the allegations
of said petitions are true, and that 1t is
advisable to specially illuminate Kansas
avenue from First street to Tenth avenue
and that the-cost thereof will not be too,
burdensome upon the persons to be direct-
~ benefited thereby, which motion pre-
vailed by the following vote: Ayes Com
missionerS Bone, Miller, StottS and Tandy
and Mayor Billiards..
The Following resolution was presented
to the commission by Commissioners Tan
dy for first reading:
s"RESOLVED: That the Board of Com
missfoners of The City OF Topeka hereby
declares it necessary to construct. install,
equip and maintain an additional system
of lights on Kansas avenue from First
street to Tenth avenue for the purpose
of specially Illuminating said portion OF
Kansas avenue.
Communication from the, owners of the
ninety-acre tract adjoining Gage park on
the west, relative to the city purchasing
said tract to be used for park purposes,
was presented, read and referred to Com
missioner of Parks and Public Improve
mentS.
Commissioner Tandy moved that Com
missioner Stotts be Instructed to employ
w. M. Forbes, A. A. Rodgers and G. o.
Knowles as appraisers to appratse the
tract adjoining Gage park on
the west, which motion prevailed
Communication, with blue print attach
ed. relative to the waterway OF the
bridges over the Shunganunga Creek, in
the East Side Shunganunga Drainage
District, from Campbell and Gr1ggs, engi-
neers, was presented, read and referred
to the Commissioner of Streets and Public
and Commissioner OF
Finance and Revenue.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at 2:30 O'CLOCK p. M,
Wednesday, May 81, 1911
IseaL1 c. B. BURGE, City Clerk
Published in The Topeka State Journal
June 2. 1s11.]
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
May 81, 1911. The city commission met in