The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS
Commission Chamber. Topeka, Kansas.
Monday, November 13, 1911. The city com
mission met in regular session at 900
o'clock a m, with the following commits
sioners present: Commissioners Bone.
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor Billiard
in the chair.
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Horne street
from the south line of Willow avenue to
the north line of Eighth avenue, signed
by W. D. Tfncher and a number of 9TH
ers, was presented, read and referred to
the Commissioner of Streets and Public
Improvements.
Commune ion from w. r. IIazen, ask
ing that his me be withdrawn from the
petition ask for the repairing or paving
and Harrison street, was presented, read
and referred to the Commissioner of
Streets and Public improvements.
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk, five feet wide, from Fifteenth street
to Euclid avenue on the west side of Lin
coin street and from Sixteenth street to
Euclid avenue on the east side of Lincoln
street, signed by I. d. Myers and a num-
Der of others, was presented, read and re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets and
Public improvements
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk, five feet WIDE from Union avenue
to Bolles avenue on the north side of
Eighteenth street, signed by r. d. Myers
and a number of others, was presented.
read and referred to the Commissioner Of
Streets and Public Improvements.
EXcavator's bond of The Salina Plumb
ing Company in the sum Of Two Thousand
Dollars, given by the Fidelity and Deposit
Company of Maryland, was presented and
approved by the following vote: Ayes.
Commissioners Bone, Miller and Tandy
and Mayor Billard4. Absent, Commits
sioner Stotts-1.
Contract and bond for the extension of
a water main on Lincoln street from the
north line of Twenty-third street to the
north line of the Topeka Country Club
property, or city limits south, were pre-
sented and on motion Of Commissioner
Miller, the mayor authorized to sign the
contract On roll call, the bond was APP
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy
and Mayor Billiards.
Commissioner Tandy presented for first
reading, resolutions for the grading, paw
ing and curbing with combined curb and
gutter. of the following:
Fillmore street from the south line Of
Douthitt street to the south line of Six
tenth street,
Seventh street from the east line of Mad
ison street to the west line of Jefferson
street,
Third street from the east line of Madi-
son street to the west line of Jefferson
street.
Commissioner Miller moved that the
Commissioner of Water Works and Elec-
trio Lights be authorized to work in con-
nection with the Topeka Railway Com
pany in bonding the water mains Of the
city to the system Of said railway COM
pany, which motion prevailed.
Commissioner Bone moved that the city
treasurer be directed to deliver to the
Firemen's Relief Fund $4,000 of the Cen
eral Improvement Bonds at par and ac-
crued interest and to the Water Works
Sinking Fund $4,000 at par and accrued
interest which motion prevailed.
Commissioner Miller moved that the city
engineer be authorized TO prepare a map
OF the City of Topeka for use in the City
Electric Light Department, which motion
prevailed.
G. K Holiday. w. c. Stephenson. c.
w. Merriam. c. 3. Merriam, Geo. w.
Crane and E. II. Crosby appeared before
the commission, in interest of The To-
peka, Southwestern Railway Company.