The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-20
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
December 20, 1911
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO

December 20. 1911
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, December IS, 1911 The city
| commission met in regular adjourned ses-
sion at 900 o. clock a. m, with the follow
ing commissioners present: Commission
! ers Bone, Miller and Tandy-3. Absent
commissioner Stotts-1. Mayor Billiard in
\ the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of Decem-
Der IL, 1911, were presented, read and, on
motion of Commissioner Miller, approved
| as written up by the clerk
Petition, asking that certain land in
South Topeka be annexed to the city, prpe-
scented to commission on December II, 1911,
and held over until December Is, 1911, was
reported back. A renonstrance, signed
by +. z. Newell and five others, protest.
ing against said annexation, was pre-
scented and read. The mayor then gave
an opportunity to any persons present to
speak on the proposition After hearing
Doth sides OF the question, it was moved
by Commissioner Bone, to defer final ac-
ton until Wednesday, December 20. 1911.
which motion prevailed.
An Ordinance relating to the instalIa-
ton of electrical wiring within the City
OF Topeka, Kansas, amending section
or Ordinance No 4004, approved September
26, 1910, and repeating said original section
of said Ordinance No. 4004, was present
ed for first reading, and referred to Com
missioner OF Finance and Revenue for in
vestigation.
Protest, signed by U. L. Irwin and a
certain sheds
on the street at 915 Morris avenue was
presented, read and referred to the Com
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments.
Communication from Jennie s. Gordon,
asking that her name be withdrawn from
the protest against the paving of West
Curtis street, from Kansas avenue to the
= H. l. * p r. K r1Ght-of-way, was
presented, read, and, on motion of Com
missioner Miller, the request granted and
the city clerk instructed to take her name
from the protest.
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Branner street
from the south line of Second street to
the north line of Fourth street, presented
to commission on December 4, 1911, and
referred to the Commissioner of Streets
and Pubic improvements, was reported
back with the following recomm endation:
TO the Board of Commissioners: Your
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
prOVements. to whom was referred the
within petition, finds that said petition
IS signed by resident owners of real
estate representing more than one-half of
the real estate owned by residents, front
ing or abutting upon the Branner street
designated in the petition. L, therefore,
recommend that the said petition be
granted, and that the city clerk be and
he is hereby ordered to spread said petit
ton upon the journal" On motion of
Commissioner Tandy, the report was
adopted The petition is in words and
figures, 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 To-
peka, Shawnee County, Kansas, and own
ers of real estate fronting and abutting
upon that portion of Branner street here
matter proposed to be improved by grad
ing, paving and curling with combined !
curb and gutter, hereby respectfully pc
tition your honorable body to grade, pave
and curb with combined curb and gutter
Branner street from the south line of
Second street to the north line of Fourth |
street; said paving to be of vitrified |
paving blocks on a inch concrete base |
- ,r.E do e
wide Respectfully submitted:
Jas. E. Larkin, Lot 46 Branner st.
Lizzie LarSin, lot 46 Branner St,
Mary E. Blair, lot 4S Branner St,
John Rosen, lots a and A Branner ST., |
o. c. Coenour. lots 1924 Branner St, |
Mr.. Albert r. Shaeffer, Mrs. Emma A. |
Shaeffer, lots 81 and south half So Branner /
St,
Geo. Crawford, Mrs Blanche A Craw- |
ford, No. SO, No. II 55 Branner,
AXel Malmstrom, Mrs. Bathilda Malm- |
stron, S. u of 65-67 and n. II 50 Branner
Mrs Mary Norton, lots IA and 76,
Mrs. Mary Norwood. 81 and N u "a,
NJ. l.. SymmeS, lot No n,
Mrs. Frances Vetter. lot 81, pit 80,
Jos. Geisert, lots Is and AZ Branner St,
r. Reser, lot SO Branner St,
Al. Alien, lots IS. 70 Branner St,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo c. F'urman, lot Is
Iseia z. Raper, west u lots 1O3, 1O5 1O7,
E. L. O'Neil, Adm, lot 40 Branner ST.,
II. E. Valentine, lot 50 Branner St,
Amelia Widdoes, % and 101 Branner ST.,
John Rollheuser, lot IS Branner,
B. F. Williams. 1924, 31S Branner,
Mary B. Williams, lot No. 1924,
Geo. w. Etzel lot Nos S1-S3,
Catharine L. Thompson, thirty foot, 1OS,
los, 107 Branner St,
j. s. Triton, 5 lots, 4th and Branner.
Board of Education, by G. c. Nicholson,
Pres
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Huntoon street
from the east line of Lincoln street TO the
east line of MuiVane street. presented TO
on December T. 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 Com
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
nents to whom was referred the within
Detitfon finds that said petition Is signed
oy resident owners OF real estate repre-
senfine more than one-half of the real
aI,1Ittins upon the Huntoon street desiS-
mated in the petition /, therefore, recon-
mend that the petition be granted, and
nat the city clerk be and he is hereby
ordered to spread said petition upon the
ollrnaI" On motion Of Commissioner
Randy. the report was adopted. The petit
ion is in words and figures, as follows,
Topeka. Kansas. To the Honorable
Mayor and Board of Commissioners of
he City of Topeka: Gentlemen We, the
UNDERSIGNED, residents of the City of To-
,eka. Shawnee County, Kansas, and own