The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21
LEGAL.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
| Dec. q, 1911l
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber. Topeka Kansas,
Wednesday. December 20, 1911 The city
commission met in regular adjourned ses-
| sion at 800 o'clock a. m, with the fol-
| lowing commissioners present: Com
missioners Bone, Miller and Tandy-3; alb
sent, Commissioner Stotts-1. Mayor Bill
4 lard in the chair.
| The minutes Of the meeting OF Decem-
Der is. 1911, were presented, read and, on
motion of Commissioner Tandy approved
! as written up by the clerk.
Communication from Ferry, Doran &
Dean, attorneys for the Fidelity & De-
post Company of Maryland, relative to
| the sum of $4,000. money from sale OF
| lumber which was used in the temporary
bridge at the South End Of the Melan
! Arch Bridge, was presented, read and
referred to the Commissioner OF Streets
and Public improvements.
Claims and accounts against the City Of
opeka, for the first half of December.
1911. were presented, read and on motion
of Commissioner Bone, recommended to
be allowed and paid from funds as fol-
General Revenue Fund CNdiscel-
General Revenue Fund ciire De-
General Revenue Fund CPolice De-
partmenD ..----..-..-..-.-.-..- 13S9 10
General Improvement Fund. mann. 2,S97.5S
Water Works Fund .................. ll449s
Park Fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4O45G
Judgment Fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 111-G5
Total .s9,s1s7 rs
The matter of annexing to the City of
Topeka, the tract of land bounded by
Kansas avenue on the east Tweniy-first
| street on the north, Topeka avenue en-
the west and on the south by the Brad
bury Tract. on which final action was de-
ferred until December 20, 1911, came up
before the commission. After hearing
both sides of the question it was moved
by Commissioner Miller, that the request
! to annex said tract TO the city, be grant
ed, which motion prevailed.
Commissioners Tandy moved that all
proceedings heretofore taken relative to
the grading, paving and curbing of West
Curtis street from the west line CT Kan
sas avenue to the east line of che G. r. 1.
& P. r. r. right-of-way, between Topeka
avenue and Tyler street, be and the Same
are. hereby rescinded, which motion pre-
vailed.
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 G. r. !. * Z.
Railway right-of-way between Topeka
avenue and Tyler street, signed by Mrs.
Jennie Gordon and number OF others,
was presented, read and referred TO the
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'm
provements.
Commissioner Tandy presented for first
reading, resolutions for the grading, paw
ing and curbing OF the following:
Buchanan street from the south line OF
Twentieth street to the south line of
Hampton street,
Huntoon street from the west line CT
Fillmore street to the east line of Clay
west Street from the south line Of Hun
toon street to the north line of Fifteenth
street,
Branner street from the south limo OF
Second street to the north line OF Fourth
Huntoon street from the east side of
Lincoln street to the east line OF Mulvane
street,
Fourteenth street from the west line Of
Van Buren, street to the east line of Har-
rison street,
Fifteenth street in OFT & Tewksbury's
addition and between Edwards tract and
TROOPS Fourth Addition, from the west
of Buchanan street.
Sixteenth street from the west line of
Mulvane street to the east line Of College
avenue,
Euclid avenue from the west line OF
Kansas avenue to the west line of Bolles
avenue,
For the grading and paving of the fol-
Alley between Topeka avenue and Tyler
street, from Twelfth street to Huntoon
street,
Alley between Harrison street and To-
peka avenue, from Ninth street to Tenth
avenue
street from the south line of Eleventh
street to the south line of Lot 38g. Arch
street, Stilson s. Bartholomew Addition.
An Ordinance appropriattng money from
certain funds of the City OF Topeka to
pay for bonds and interest coupons due
January 1, 1912, presented to commission
on December Is, 1911, by Commissioner
Bone, was taken up for second reading
Each section was read and, on separate
motion, adopted. On roll call, the ordi-
nance was passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller and
Tandy and Mayor Billiard. Absent,
Commissioner Stotts-1. The title was
read and approved
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
Of the General Revenue Fund, General
Improvement Fund, Water Works Fund.
Park Fund and Judgment Fund, was pre-
gency being declared in writing by the
mayor, the ordinance was taken up Tor
final passage. Each section was read
and on separate motion, adopted. On roll
call the Ordinance was passed by the
following vote. Ayes. Commissioners
lard-4 Absent, Commissioner Stotts-1. |
The title was read and approved.
Petition to construct new cement side i
walk ffvs feet wide, from Mulvane street /
to College avenue on the north side OF 4
Fifteenth street, signed by James l. cot /
scented, read and referred to the Com 4
of Streets and Public Improve
f1ents.
Communication. signed by L. L. Irwin
and a number of others. protesting Il
against a certain shed fronting the 4
on December IS, 1911, and re-
ferTed to the Commissioner OF Streets and i
Public improvements. was reported back /
with recommendation that, 1t be filed. /