The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05

Published in The Topeka State Journal
June 5, 1921
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS

June D, 1871
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
sion met in regular session at 900 o'clock
a.. m, Monday, with the following COM
m~issioners present: Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor BIZ
lard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of May %.
1912, were presented read and, on motion
of Commissioner Miller. approved as writ
ten up by the clerk.
Petition in the matter of relocating the
pavement on Euclid avenue between To
peka avenue and Tyler street. presented
to commission on May %, 1912, and refer
red to the Commissioners of Streets and
Public improvements. was reported back
with recommendation that it be not
granted. which report was adopted on
motion of Commissioner Tandy.
Bills of the City of Topeka to Levee
Drainage District No. 6 covering de-
ficiency levy for the year 1911, were pre-
sented, read and, on motion of Commits
sioner Bone recommended to be allowed
and paid from funds. as follows:
InteresI, Fun1 s5io ole :,
An Ordinance appropriating money out
Of the Interest Fund, Water Works Fund.
and Emergency Fund to pay bonds and
interest and deficiency tax in connection
with Levee Drainage District No. s in
commission on May %, 1912. was taken up
for second reading. Commissioner Miller
moved that everything in the title ana
General Fund be stricken out. which mo-
ton prevailed. Each Section was read
and, on separate motion, adopted. On
following vote: Ayes, Commissioner
Bone, Miller, stotts and Tandy and Mayor
BILLIARDS.. The title was made to read
of the Interest Fund and Emergency
Fund to pay bonds and Interest and De-
ficiency Tax in connection with Levee
County, Kansas"
The following resolution, presented to
commission on May q, 1912, by commits,
reading. The resolution is in words and
figures as follows, to-it:
RESOLVED, That the Mayor n
Topeka deem it necessary for the best in
terests of said city to construct a new ce-
ment sidewalk five feet wide on the south
side of Crane street from Locust street
to Woodward avenue and that said side
walk be. and is, hereby ordered con-
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billiards..
Bill of w. F. Bowen in the sum of $4,000
for surgical operation and treatment of c.
Matthews. presented to commission on
Nav %, 1912, and referred to the Commas
sioner OF Finance and city attorney. was
reported back with their recommendation,
that the claim De not allowed, the re-
port being adopted on motion OF Commits
Report of the weighmaster for the
month of May, 1912, was presented, read
and filed.
An Ordinance ewing a special assess
ment upon certain lots and pieces of
ground in the City OF Topeka, Kansas, to
paw the cost of cutting noxious weeds by
said city during the year 1911 was pre-
scented for first reading.
Claims of Charles winburn in the sum
- NEAa ~ = T D4A4-e@- ~ %hn Grrr1 IF
$625.O0, J. F. Snyder in the sum of s2,50o-Oo
and A. t. Potts in the sum of $4,000, were
presented, read and on motion OF Com
missioner Bone, to be al
lowed and paid from funds as follows:
Judgment Fund .$4,6Io.OO
An Ordinance appropriating money from
the Judgment fund of the City of Topeka
to pay said city's share of judgments rem
dered against it and the Consumers Light,
Heat and Power Company was presented
by COMMISSIONS Bone. An emergency
being declared in writing by the mayor,
the ordinance was taken up for final pas
sage. Each section was read and, on
the ordinance was passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Biz
lard-5. The title was read and approved.
Bid for privileges in Gage Park from
J., w. Hercules in the sum of $100.0 90 per
year.. was presented, read and. on motion
of Commissioned Stotts, accepted and the
Mayor authorized to sign a contract
Commissioner Miller moved that the
city clerk be instructed to write Mr.. G.
w. Kouns of the Santa Fe, asking him
to notify the City OF the Santa Fe's posi-
ton in the matter of widening the side
walk and setting out the curb in front of
the Santa Fe Onice Building preparatory
to installing a White Way on West 9th
street, which motion prevailed. r
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
city clerk be, Instructed to advertise for
bids for resetting the curb on East 4th
street, W Kansas avenue and Hoi-
liday street, said bids to be on file in the
office of the city clerk by 900 o'clock a.
M, June 10, 1919, and that a check in the
sum of $500 must, accompany each bid,
the motion prevailing.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
city clerk be authorized to advertise fer
bids for the construction of Sidewalk fos
the year 1912. said bids to be on file in
the office of the city clerk by 800 O'Clock
a. m., tune Ii. 1912, and that a check in
the sum of $4,000 must each
bid, which motion prevailed.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioners Miller. commission
adjourned to meet at 900 o'clock a. M,
Wednesday, June 5, 1912
.ISeaI.1 c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.