The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-03
Published in The Topeka State Journal
May 3, 1911
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
May 1, 1911. The city commission met in
regular session at 2:S0 o'clock p. m. with
the following commissioners present:
Commissioners Bone. Miller, Stotts and
Tandy4. Mayor Billiard in the chair.
Communication from A. B. Perine, ask
ing permission to connect lots situated at
the northwest corner Of First and West
ern Avenues, with the city sewer, was
presented, read and, on motion of Com
missioner Stotts, referred to the COM
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments in connection with the city at
torney with power to act.
Remonstrance against the construction
of a sidewalk on the east side of Lincoln
Street from Twenty-sixth Street to lot
Kiefer and number of others, was pre-
Sented read and referred to commissioners
of Streets and Public Improvements.
Communication from w. w. Webb, en-
closing petition signed by Mr.. zohner
relative to the white Way" was pre-
scented, read and placed on file.
Report of the County Treasurer, snow,
ing the amount of back taxes collected
for various years, was presented and
placed on file.
Reports of Board of Electrical Examin-
ers for the month of April, Electrical In
spector, Plumbing Board and Weigh
Master, all for the month of April, were
presented, read and filed.
Bond of F. L. Stevens in the sum of
S. 900, given by the Empire State Surety
| Company, was presented, read and ap-
proved by the following vote: Ayes,
Commissioners Bone Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards.
Bond of G. B. Burge as city clerk, IN
the sum of $500 given by the Maryland
Casualty Company, was presented read
and approved by the following vote;
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts
and Tandy and Mayor BILLIARDS..
An ordinance amending section 1O2 OF
Ordinance No. 2615, approved July 6, 1905.
and repeating said original section 102 of
said ordinance No. 2615 presented to COM
mission on April % by Mayor Billiard, was
taken up for final passage Section was
read and adopted by the following vote;
Ayes, Commissioners Miller ana StottS
| and Mayor Billiards.; Noes, Commission
ers Bone and Tandy-2 Sections and
| opted. On roll call, the ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Miller and Stotts and mayor
| Billiards.; Noes, Commissioners Bone and
Tandy-2. The title was read and ap-
proved.
Protest against G. T. Mattingly being
appointed as License Collector from D. q,
| motion of commissioner, referred to the
| city attorney for Investigation
Communication from The Industrial
| Council of Topeka endorsing Ed. Robbins
! for the position of City Electrical 1nspec-
tor, was presented, read and filed.
| Commissioner Bone moved that e. }
Stewart be appointed City Electrical In
| spector, which appointment was con-
| firmed by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone Miller, Stotts and Tandy
| and Mayor Billiards..
Mayor Billiard presented the name OIL
| Otto Anderson for appointment as De-
| tective on sthe Police Force, which ap-
pointment was confirmed by the follow
| ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone, MIL
| Ter, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billiard
is.
| Commissioner Bone moved that the
| buffalo hide, which was left in Commits
sioner Stotts' care be presented to Mr.
| Norris L. Gage with a letter from the
mayor, expressing the city's appreciation
! of what he has done for the City of To-
| peka, which motion prevailed.
| No further business appearing, on mo-
! ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
J adjourned to meet at 2:30 o'clock p. m.
| Tuesday, May End, 1911.
c. B. BURGE, City Clerk.