The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30

| OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, September 28, 1911 The city
| commission met in regular adjourned ses-
sion at 500 o'clock a. m, with the follow
ing commissioners present: Commission
ers Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy-.
Mayor Billiard in the chair.
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Willow avenue
from the west line Of Woodlawn avenue
to the west line of Elmwood avenue,
signed by E. f. Anes and three others,
was presented, read and referred to Com
missioner OF Streets and Public Improve
ments
Petition to grade pave and curb with
from the south line of Willow avenue to
the north line of Sixth avenue, signed by
Q. G. Carlson, was presented, read and
referred to Commissioner Of Streets and
Public Improveme
An Ordinance relating to hitching posts.
sign posts, awning posts and show cases
upon Kansas avenue and the sidewalks on
each side thereof, between First avenue
and Tenth avenue, in the City of Topeka,
and providing penalties for the violation
thereof was presented for first reading.
Excavators bond of the Missouri &
Kansas Telephone Company in the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars, given by the Kan
saS City Casualty Company, was present.
ed and approved by the following vote:
es-Commissioners Bone. Miller and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
Petition from the members of the po-
lice force, asking for an increase in sal
ary, presented to commission on June p,
1911, and referred to Commissioner of
Finance and Revenue, was reported back
with the recommendation that it 'be
placed on file, which report was adopted
on motion of Commissioner Bone.
Communication from John H. Lynn and
a number Of others, protesting against the
setting up of telephone poles on East
Eighth avenue, was presented, read and
filed.
Commissioner stotts presented the name
OF DR.. James Stewart for appointment as
city physician, which appointment was
confirmed by the following vote: Ayes
Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor BiIlard--5.
Claim of w. A. Wehe in the sum Of
S35-OO presented to commission on Sep
teInber p, 1911, and referred to the mayor
and city attorney, was reported back with
their recommendation that It be placed on
file, which report was adopted on motion
of Commissioner Stotts.
Claim Of Stormont Hospital in the sum
OF $1,000, presented to commission on
September % 1911 and referred to the
mayor and city attorney, was reported
back with their recommendation that it
be placed on file which report was adopt
ed on motion of Commission Tandy.
An ordinance appropriating money from
certain funds of the City of Topeka to
pay for interest coupons due October J.
1911, presented to commission on Septern-
Der 25 1911, was taken up for second read
ing. Each section was read and, on sep
ordinance was passed by the following
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller,
Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
The title was read and approved.
Commissioner Stotts moved that the city
clerk be requested to notify H. e. How
ard to remove all poles recently erected
for the purpose of carrying service wires
to the Industrial Institute, on the north
and south sides of Eighth avenue, be-
tween the railroad tracks and the city
limits. put up contrary to law, which mo-
ton prevailed.
Detailed estimate of the cost of con- |
the Detention Hospital, submit |
ted by N p. Nelson, was presented, read ]
and approved by the following vote Ayes, |
Commissioners Bone, Miller Stotts and |
Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
Bids for the construction of the Deten- |
ton Hospital were received from the fol- /
lowing:
P. H. Mitchell and J. H. Casson- 81, ,s6g. 90 /
A. w TO- 409.O0 4
For plumbing, extra -........ $3.50 /
For heating, extra 674O0 4
James Durking, heating system. 649.00 4
Moore & Vicklund. IL 977. 90 i
For heating, extra. 1890 I
2. NJ Spencer er....-....-.-.-.-..-..-... 10 500. 90
Bowers & Kerns. 10, GA. 66 /
For heating, extra $500 !
g. F. Gustafson, steam heating. 706.O0 L
Leeper & Smith. 10 SIS. 90
H. z. Shaffer, heating 1890 Il
Commissioner Bone moved that all bids Il
be rejected they being above the estf-
mate, which motion prevailed.
Commissioner Bone moved that the GER