The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-09
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS


Commission Chamber, Topeka. Kansas
Monday, April s, 1912. The city commits
sion met in regular session at 900 o'clock
a. m, with the following commissioners
present: Commissioners Bone, Miller
Stotts and Tandy4. Mayor Billiard in
the chair.
1912, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Stotts, approved -
written up by the clerk.
Communica ton from j. NJ Meade en-
gineer Eastern Line, of the Santa Fe
relative to the obstruction OF the river
road Thornton Street by the County
filed.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk, four and one-half feet wide, from
the south end OF the present walk the
west side of Elliott street to the north
line of Crane street. signed by Ed Ellis
and number of others. was presented.
read and referred to the Commissioner OF
Streets and Public improvements.
Petition to construct a sidewalk
Roosevelt street from Eugene street to
Laurel avenue, signed by J. A. WAGNER
and number of others, was presented.
real and filed.
Petition to grade and pave the alley be
tween Monroe and Quincy streets, from
Eleventh street TO Twelfth street, signed
| by Olof Ekberg and a number of others.
was presented, read and referred to the
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'm
provements.
Commissioner Tandy moved that all
paving petitions that are received. be held
| over until SUCH tune as the Board OF COM
| missioneTs fix to stop receiving paving
petitions for the year 1913, the motion pre-
vailing.
Petition to pave the alleys between
Kansas avenue and Jackson street from
Tenth avenue to Eleventh street signed
by John w Maxwell and a number OF
others. was presented, read and referred
to the Commissioner of Streets and Public
Improvements.
Communication from the Firemen's Re-
lief Association, relative to appropria-
citation and asking the commissions ap-
prevail of the same. was presented, read
and. Commissioner Miller moved that tho
action of the Association be approved,
which motion prevailed.
Communication from Mrs. VIM. Ger
main asking for refund of her dog
license on account of having moved out OF
the city, presented to the commission on
April 4, 1872 and referred to the Com
missioner of Finance, was reported back
with the following recommendation:
Your Commissioner of Finance to whom
was referred the within claim, recon-
mends that the same be allowed and the
for the amount" Commissioner Bone
moved that the report be adopted, which
motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards; noes, Com
missioner Stotts-1.
A petition for the special illumination OF
Ninth street from Kansas avenue to Jack
son street, presented on March %. 1872.
and referred to the Commissioner of Wa
ter Works and Electric Lights, was re-
ported back with the following recon-
mendation: Il hereby recommend that
the petition be granted on condition that
the curb in front of the Santa Fe Office
building be changed so as to be in line
with the curb at the east end Of the
block" Commissioner Miller moved thai
the report be adopted and that a special
meeting be called for 900 O'Clock a. m
Saturday April 49, 1912. for the purpose
of hearing said petition. which motion
prevailed.
The report of the Electrical Inspector
for the month OF March, 1912. was pre-
scented. read and filed
Communication from ". r. Section,
submitting a proposition for the sprink-
ling of the Melan Bridge for the season
of 1912. was presented. read and on mo-
ton of Commissioner Stotts, consideration
postponed until Thursday, April IL, 1912
Report of Commissioner H. p. Miller
on the Market question, relative to 10
cation was presented, read and on hts
own motion. received.
Mayor Billiard presented the name OF G.
H Kutz for re-appointn1ent as member
of the Board of Civil Service Examiners.
which appointment was confirmed by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone. Miller, Stotts and Tandy ard
Mayor BILLIARDS..
No further business appearing, on mJ-
tfon of Commissioner Bone, commission
adjourned to meet at 300 o'clock a. m,
iIs.s C. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.