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


Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas, |
Monday, August p, 1911 The city COM
mission met in regular session at 900
o'clock a. M, with the following commits
SlOnerS present: Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor Bill
lard in the chair.
Protest against the granting of the right
to The Topeka City Railway Company to
construct street car track from Jack
son street west on Seventh street to the
property OF The Topeka Edison Company
signed by Frank Graham and a number
of others, was presented, read and, on
motion of Commissioner Tandy, placed on
file.
Contract, between The City of Topeka
and the Board of County Commissioners,
for ownership, furnishing and mainten-
ance of Detention Hospital, was present
ed, read and, on motion of Commissioners
Tandy, referred to the commissioner of
PARKS and Public Buildings.
An ordinance levying a special assess
ment upon certain lots and pieces of land
in the City of Topeka, Shawnee County,
Kansas, to pay for the construction of
sidewalks by and in said city during the
year 1911, was presented for first reading.
] An ordinance amending Section IA Of
Ordinance No. 4071, approved August B.
license taxes, and repeating said original
Section Il of said Ordinance was pre-
scented for first reading.
An ordinance apprOpriating money from
certain funds of the City of Topeka to
pay for bonds and interest coupons due
September 1, 1911, was presented for first
lreading.
An ordinance levying a special assess
ment upon certain lots and pieces Of
ground in The City of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kansas, for the purpose of pay
ing the cost of condemnation and appro-
priation of certain land Tor the opening
ana extending of Lincoln street. from
Byron street to Euclid avenue, in said
city, as provided by Ordinance No. 1865,
approved July "a, 1911, was presented for
first reading.
An ordinance relating to 1itching posts
Kansas 1nfxr TfsCf esx~a
and Tenth avenue, in the City of Topeka,
presented to commission on August is,
1911, was taken up for second reading. On
motion OF Commissioner Tandy, said ordi-
nance was referred to the city attorney,
to look up the existing ordinances and re-
port to the commission on Monday, Au-
gust Is, 1911.
An ordinance changing the name of Pine
street, from Tenth avenue to Twelfth
street, in the City of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kansas, to Boswell street. and
repeating Ordinance No. 4073, approved
August IA, 1911, presented to commission
on August IS, 1911, by Commissioner
Tandy, was taken up for second reading.
Each section was read and, ON separate
motion, adopted On roll call, the ordi-
nance was passed by the following vote:
Ayes Commissioners Bone, Miller, Tandy
and Mayor Billiards; absent, Commits
sioner Stotts-I. The title was read and
approved.
An ordinance levying a special assess
ment upon certain real estate in the City
| of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, to
pay for sidewalk repairs by said city dur
ing the year 1911, presented to commission
on August Is, 1911, by Commissioner
Tandy, was taken up for second reading
| Each section was read and, on separate
motion, adopted On roll call, the ordi-
nance was passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller and
Tandy and Mayor BilIard-4; absent
| Commissioner Stotts-1. The title was
read and approved
An Ordinance granting to T. n. Cheno-
weth, his successors and assigns, for a
period of twenty years, the right to use
all streets, avenues, alleys and public
grounds in the City of Topeka, Kansas,
for the purpose of laying pipes and mains
and supplying and delivering to said City
of Topeka, and the inhabitants thereof,
fuel oil for manufacturing and heating
and for all other purposes for which fuel
oil is, or may be, used during said period,
was presented and read in full for the
J third time Each section was read and.
on separate motion, adopted. On roll
call, the ordinance was passed by the fol-
lowing vote; Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
Miller and Tandy, and Mayor Billard-4;
absent, Commissioner Stotts-1. The title
was read and approved.
An ordinance, supplementary to Ordi-
nance No. 2407, authorizing The Topeka
Railway Company, it's successors or as
signs, to construct maintain and operate
a freight railway line or switch extendA
! ing from its present jackson street line
on a tangent west through Seventh street
into the property of The Topeka Edison
| Company situate at the southeast corner
presented for the third reading. There
upon, the mayor announced that if any
one present wished to be heard upon the
granting Of the franchise, an opportunity
would be given so to do.
Thereupon, z. T. Hazen, representing
various property owners along the line of
the proposed track, appeared before the
commission and protested against the
granting of this ordinance.
And, T. F. Doran, representing the To-
peka Railway Company, appeared before
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granting of this franchise by the commits
sioners.
/ Thereupon, Commissioner Tandy moved
that action on this franchise-ordinance be
deferred until Monday, 900 o'clock a. M,
August q, 1911, which motion prevailed.
| Commissioner Stotts moved that Chief
| be granted sixty days leave of absence,
to commence at such time as the chiefs
condition will permit, the motion prevail
| ing.
Commissioner Bone moved that Mayor
J. B. Billiard be granted a ten days leave
Of absence, the motion prevailing.
| Commissioner Stotts moved that Com
missioner H. P. Miller act as mayor dur
ing the absence of Mayor Billiard, the mo-
ton prevailing.
Commissioner stotts moved that the
issue a 'hucksters' license to Vim. H
| Price, of 1915 Lime street. he being a blind
man. the motion prevailing.
Contract and bond for the extension of
from Morse street to Grant street, were
presented. On motion of Commissioner
Miller, the mayor was authorized to sign
the contract, and the bond was approved
by the following vote: Ayes. Commits
sioner Bone, Miller. Stotts and Tandy and
Mayor Billiards.
The city engineer. A. r. Young, pre-
scented an estimate for the grading, curb
ing and paving of
Brauner street from the south line Of
Sixth avenue to the north line Of Eighth
avenue,
Sixth avenue to the north line of Eighth
avenue,
Lake street from the south line of Sixth
avenue to the north line of Eighth
avenue,