The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
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pensed with and they were approved as
written up by the clerk.
Communication from A. B. Matthews,
manager of the Postal telegraph Cable
Company, relative to moving their poles
on OF Kansas avenue, and asking permits
sion 10 place the same on sixth street to
cross Kansas avenue at that point, was
presented, read and, on motion OF Com
missioner Miller, the request granted; ;
provided no poles are placed on Kansas
avenue between the property line and the
curb line.
Petition to grade. pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Lawrence street
from the south line OF Eighth avenue to
the south line of Eleventh street, signed
by E. W. Cleland and a number of 9TH
ers, was presented, read and referred to
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
provements.
Petition. signed by D. H. Fay and a
number of others, asking that the wooden
culvert at the intersection of Twenty-first
and Clay street be replaced by a steel
culvert, was presented, read and referred
to Commissioner of Streets and Public
Improvements.
Reports of the Board of Plumbing Elk
aminers for the month of June, Police
Judge for the month of June, and Weigh
master for the month of June were pre-
scented, read and placed on file.
Protest against the opening of Lincoln
street from Byron street south to Seven
teenth street, presented to commission on
May ., 1911, and referred to commissioner
Ol streets ana 9QpuC improvements, was
reported back and Commissioner Miller
moved that it be placed on file, which
motion prevailed.
Commissioner Miller moved that the
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
provements be instructed to fill the ex-
cavation on Lincoln street, between
Byron street and Seventeenth street,
which motion prevailed.
Commissioner Bone moved that the city
attorney be instructed to wire the
Massillon Bridge and Structural Company
ut
mission can expect the return of said
Company's bond and the commencement
of the work under the contract on the
Fillmore Street Bridge, and wire reply,
the motion prevailing.
| Communication from A. H. Purdy, Gen
eral Superintendent of The Topeka Edison
Company. relative to the waste paper
boxes on Kansas avenue preserved
to commission on June 81 1911,
and referred to the city attorney,
was reported back with the following
recommendation; July 1. 1911. 1 have
notified Mr.. A. A Knapp. owner OF the
waste paper boxes, of the contents of the
within communication and he has agreed
| to take up the matter of the removal of
the Topeka Edison Company" On motion
of Commissioner Miller, the communities
ton was placed on file.
| Contract and bond for the extension of
water main on Fillmore Street from
| Seventeenth street to Nineteenth street,
were presented. On motion of Commits
| S4OneF Alll6Tt ln6 may OF Was duAnOtlNCA
to sign the contract, and the bond was
approved by the following vote: Ayes,
Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards.
Plumbers Bond of James Durlin in the
sum of Two Thousand Dollars given by
the Kansas City Casualty Company; and,
Plumbers Bond of States Bros. Plumbing
| Company, in the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars given by the Kansas City Cas-
ualty Company, were presented and ap-
proved by the following vote: Ayes,
Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor BILLIARDS..
An ordinance authorizing and providing
| bonds of the City of Topeka, Kansas, to
pay the cost of the special improvements
herein named was presented bysCommis-
sioner Bone; first reading Of the ordi-
nance.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
city clerk be instructed to refigure the
tax assessed for the paving of First ave-
nue. from Kansas avenue to jackson
street for a forty foot pavement instead
of a ninety foot pavement, according tC
the city engineers plats, the motion pre-
vailing.
| Commissioner Stotts moved that actor
on the settlement of the Rufus Knott
claim be deferred until the next meeting
Wednesday. July 5, 1911, the motion pre-
vailing.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at o'clock a. M
| Wednesday, July 5. 1911.
[SeaLI c. B. BURGE,
Civ Clerk.