The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-25
Published in The Topeka State Journal
August 25, 1911
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION
PROCEEDINGS

Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas.
Tuesday, August % 1911. The city COM
mission met in regular adjourned session
at 900 O'Clock a. m, with the following
commissioners present: Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor
Billiard in the chair.
Communication from The Shunganunga
Drainage District of Shawnee County,
Kansas. relative to the condition of the
bridge across Shunganunga Creek at Fiji
teenth street, was presented, read and,
on motion of Commissioner Tandy, placed
on file.
An ordinance appropriating money from
certain funds of the City of Topeka to
pay for bonds and interest coupons due
September l, 1911, presented to commission
on August p, 1911, by Commissioner Bone.
was taken up for second reading. Each
section was read and, on separate motion,
adopted On roll call, the ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Miller and Tandy and
Mayor Billiards; absent, Commissioners
Stotts-1- The title was read and hp-
proved.
An ordinance amending Section IA Of
Ordinance No. 4071, approved August 5.
1911, relating to the levy and collection of
license taxes, and repeating said original
Section "A of said Ordinance. presented
to the commission on August p, 1911, by
Commissioner Bone, was taken up for
second reading. Section 1 was read and
adopted by the following vote: Ayes.
Commissioners Bone, Miller. Stotts and
Mayor Billard-4; noes, Commissioner
Tandy-1. Sections and were read and,
on separate motion, adopted On roll call
the ordinance was passed by the follow
1 ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
| Miller and Stotts and Mayor Billiard:
noes, Commissioner Tandy-1. The title
was read and approved.
| An ordinance levy1ng a special assess
ment upon certain lots and pieces of
ground in The City of Topeka, Shawnee
| County, Kansas, for the purpose of pay
1 ing the cost of condemnation and appro-
priation Of certain land for the opening
and extending of Lincoln street, from
Byron street to Euclid avenue, in said
/ city. as provided by Ordinance No 4065
approved July "A, 1911, presented to COM
mission on August q, 1911, by Commits
SiOner Tandy, was taken up for second
reading. Each section was read and, on
separate motion, adopted. On roll call
the ordinance was passed by the following
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone Miller
Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billard-5.
The title was read and approved.
An ordinance levying a special assess
ment upon certain lots and pieces Of land
1 in the City of Topeka, Shawnee County.
Kansas, to pay for the construction of
sidewalks by and in said city during the
August q, 1911, by Commissioner Tandy
was taken up for second reading. Each
section was read and, on separate motion.
adopted. On roll call, the ordinance
passed by the following vote: Ayes. Com
nlissioners Bone Miller and Tandy and
/ Mayor Billard-4: absent Commissioner
Stotts-1- The title was read and APP
proved
Report of the Board of Electrical Elk
aminers for the month of July 1911. and
report of the Electrical Inspector for the
month of July, 1911, were presented, read
and filed.
Commissioner Miller moved that no
damages, in the opening and extending of
Lincoln street district, be paid until there
is sufficient money in the hands Of the
city to pay all the awards in full the
motion prevailing.
No further business appearing. on mo-
ton of Commissioner Bone, commission
adjourned.
TsealI c. B. BURGE. City Clerk.