The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-09
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
February 9, 1921
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OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber. Topeka, Kansas,
Wednesday, February T. 1912. The city
commission met in regular adjourned SEES
sion at 900 O'Clock a. m. with the fol-
lowing commissioners present Commas
sioners Bone, Miller Stotts and Tandy-L
Mayor Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of February
. 1872, were presented, read and, on mo-
ton Of Commissioner Tandy, approved as
written up by the clerk
Communities ton from the Firemens Re
lief Association relative to appropriations
made from the funds of the Association
and asking the commissions approval OF
the same, was presented. read and, on
motion of Commissioner Bone, the action
of said association. approved.
Communication from A J. Kelly, offer
ing to donate certain strip of land, 20
feet by 433 feet on Laurel Avenue, to the
city for street purposes. presented to
commission on February 5, 1872 and re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets and
Public Improvements, was reported back
with recommendation that it be ac-
cepted'', which report was adopted on
motion of Commissioner Tandy.
Communication from Ferry, Doran and
Dean. relative to the sum of fifty dollars.
money received from sale of lumber used
in the construction of the Melan Bridge
Extension and in the possession of the
city, presented to commission on DeceIn-
Der 20, 1911, and referred to the Commits
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments was reported back with recon-
mendation THAT it be placed on file,
which report was adopted on motion Or
Commissioner Tandy.
Remonstrance against the paving of
Curtis Street from Kansas Avenue west
to the Rock Island right-of-way presented
to commission on January 20, 1872 ana
referred to the Commissioner of Streets
and Public improvements, was reported
back with the following recommendation
Your Commissioner of Streets and Pub
T77Y1r IN whom referred
the within protest, finds that it does not
contain one-half OF the resident owners
of property in said district, therefore,
refnmend that it be placed on fue- ON
mosition of Commissioner Tandy, the re-
port was adopted.
AFFIDAVIT of Blanche w. Nichols in the
matter of the paving of West Curtis
Street. presented to commission on jan
uary 70. 1912, and referred to the Com
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments and city attorney, was reported
back with recommendation that 1t be
placed on file which report was adopted
on motion of Commissioners Tandy.
Affidavit of Matt Jacob, in the matter
of the having of West Curtis Street, pre-
scented to commission on January q, 1872,
and referred to the Commissioner or
Streets and Public Improvements and city
attorney, was reported back with recon-
mendation that it be placed on Tile !.
which report was adopted on motion OF
Commissioner Tandy.
AFFIDAVIT of Matt Jacob, in the matter
OF the paving OF w est 0uTllS street, PAt-
scented to commission on February 3, 1872
and referred to the Commissioner Of
Streets and Public improvements, was
back with recommendation that
adopted on motion of Commissioner
Tandy.
Ordinance No. 1910 approved Dec Z. 1910,
relating to the collection and removal of
garbage and other refuse matter, In the
City of Topeka. and repeating said orig
inal section Of said Ordinance No. 1920,
presented to commission on February .,
1872 on motion of Commissioner Stotta,
postponed.
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
of the Judgment Fund was presented BY
Commissioner Bone for first reading. An
emergency being declared in writing o.
the mayor. the ordinance was taken W
for final passage. Each section was reao
and on separate motion. adopted On
roll call. the ordinance was passed BY
the following vote: Ayes. Commission.
ers Bone. Miller. Stotts and Tandy ana
Mayor Billiards. The title was read and
approved.
relative to unjust gas bills was presented
and read. Commissioner Miller moved that
a recommendation be made to the people,
who think their bills unusually high,Nto
pay the same under protest, to SO mark
the same. and present them to the mayor
with q statement of conditions and then
that the mayor and city attorney be au-
thorized to take the matter up with the
uent. which motion prevailed
Communication from John Richie, ask
ing permission to excavate along the line
Of the Sixth Ward Sewer, Sewer No e,
for the purpose OF securing information
relative to the construction and opera
ton of said sewer. was presented. read
and on motion of Commissioner Bone,
the request granted IN compliance with
Ordinance No. 1865. and with the proviso
that the work be completed within thirty
DAYS from this date. March 7, 1912.
Commissioner Miller moved that the
proposition of Morgan. Livermore and
Co. of New York. for the purchase for
cash at par and one and one-half per
cent. premium. of the $4,000 Topeka re-
FINDING bonds due August 10. 1912, be ac-
cepted. which motion prevailed by the
following vote. Ayes, Commissioners
Bone. Miller, Stotts and Tandy and May
or Billiards.
No further business appearing, on mo-
zion of Commissioner Bone. commission
Tseal c. b. BURGE
City Clerk