The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-02
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March 2, 1911
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.


February 27 1911. The city commission
met in regular session at 2:30 O'Clock
ers present: Commissioners Bone, Hol-
man, Miller and Tandy-. Mayor Billiard
in the chair.
ploying of foreign laborers by Jones
Brothers in constructing the south side
the City # ln Of TOP Topeka shawnee Bounty.
Kansas, signed by Thos, Horsfield and
number Of others was presented s,1 Teaa
the city clerk was Instructed to file said
protest with the county commissioners
commission that all foreign labor be dis
pensed with, If possible, and home la
Torrance of the Jones Brothers con-
tract
Petition to construct a new cement
vania Avenue to Sardou Avenue on the
west side of Ohio Street, excepting abut-
ting on lots 4ol 4os 4s A. As, ~ a as;
a number Of others. was presented. read
and and Public improvements.
Petition to construct new cement
sidewalk. four feet vide from Pe PEI hHtt
sides OF Green Street, excepting from
lot Nos. AZ to 4s7. inclusive. the same
Der and number of others. was pre-
scented, read and referred to commits
sioner of Streets and PUBIC Improve
Petition to construct a new cement
sidewalk, four feet wide, from Freeman
Avenue to Green Street on both sides
Of Pennsylvania Avenue. signed by S. G.
Thompson and a number of others, was
presented, read and referred to commits
sioner of Streets and PUBIC improve
Petition to construct a new cement
sidewalk, four feet wide, from .Pennsyi-
vania Avenue to Sardou Avenue, on
west side Of Sumner Street, excepting lot
Ssdv 81 rs5 to snea c b1 Thom rs on
and a number of others. was presented
read and referred to commissioner Of
Sidewalk. four. feet wide, from Pennsyi-
vania Avenue to Sardou Avenue on the
C. Thompson and q number OF others
was presented, read and referred to COM
missioner OF Streets and PUBIC improve
Petition to construct a new cement
side al -four street. feet from sna
Avenue to Sardou Avenue signed by
S. C. Thompson and number Of others
was presented, read and referred to COM
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
Claim of the City of Topeka against
of s573.77, for damage and expense to the
city of Topeka caused by car Of the
H HeeIha and Ladder Truck No. / at twelfth
and Fillmore Streets November "a. 1910,
badly Wrecklng the truck anu ny riuS
three firemen, was presented, read and
on motion of Commissioners Tandy, re-
ferred to the Mayor and commissioner
of Finance and Revenue.
An ordinance appropriating money
from certain funds to pay interest COW s5
By Commissioner Bone. An emergency
being declared in writing by the Mayor,
passage Each section was read and, on
Separate motion, adopted. On roll call,
the ordinance was passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone.
Billiards.. The title was read and APP
proved.
authority to the Standard Oil Company
to construct and maintain tanks and
buildings and to store therein the pro-
ducts of petroleum, in the City OF To-
peka, was presented and read; first read
Contract and bond for the extension
of water main along Euclid Avenue from
Monroe Street to Jefferson Street, and
Street. thence east on Seventeenth Street
to Adams Street. was presented and read.
On motion of Commissioner Miller, the
mayor was authorized to sign the con
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone. Holman, Miller and Tandy and
Mayor BILLIARDS..
Plumbers Bond of w. F. Sheahan in
by the Maryland Casualty Company. was
presented, read and approved by the fol-
/ lowing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
Holman, Miller and Tandy and Mayor
Contract for concessions in Garfield
Park in the City of Topeka, Kansas, for
| a period of three years, presented to
commission. February 16, 1911, and re-
ferred to the mayor and commissioner of
Parks and Public Buildings, was reported
back and. on motion of Commissioner