The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-12
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
July IL. 1912.1


Published in The Topeka State Journal
July IL. 19121
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, July IL, 1912. The city commits
sion met in regular adjourned session at
800 O'Clock a. m, with the following com
Stotts and Tandy-3; absent, commission
er Bone-1. Mayor Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of July &,
1872, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Miller, approved as read
Communication from John w. Newell,
on behalf of w. L. Mcguire & Company,
presenting claim for damages to horse
and buggy which were injured by the
city automobile fire truck on July 4, 1917.
was presented, read and referred to the
city attorney with request to make reply.
Petition to grade and pave the alley
running north and south between Fill
more and Clay streets, from Eighth ave-
nue. to Ninth street, signed by Mary a.
Campbell and a number of others. was
presented, read and referred to the Com
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments.
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Douthltt ave
nue. from the west line of Topeka avenue
to the east line of Polk street, signed by
D. T. Nicoll and a number of others, was
presented, read and referred to the COM
missioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments.
Communication from James W. Clark,
Assistant City Attorney, asking for two
weeks vacation to be taken during the
months of July and August, 1917, was
presented, read and, on motion or Com
missioner Tandy, the request granted
Communication from j. A ramsey
making application for the position OF
Sanitary Sergeant, subject to the civil
Service Examinations, was presented
Communication in regard to filling Law
renee street from 4th street to 5th street
presented to commission on February D
nd rafn commissioner
Streets and Public Improvements, was re-
ported back with recommendation that
adopted on motion of Commissions
Tandy.
Communication from the East Side
Drainage Board, relative to 1nsunlc assnI
Creek, presented 70 co4 n
mission on March IL, 1912, and referred "a
improvements, was reported back with
that it be placed on
file'', which report was adopted on mo-
ton of Commissioner Tandy.-
Petition to vacate alley between Sch
avenue and 9Th street, running east anu
west for a half block, beginning at b l.
chanan street running east to the inter
section of alley running north and south
between Buchanan and Clay streets, pre-
scented to commission on June TO- I'LL, ana
referred to the Commissioner OF Stfeets
and Public Improvements, was reported
back with the following Recommendation;
Your Commissioner of Streets and PUB
lie improvements to whom was referred
the within petition recommends that II De
granted and the city attorney be instruct
ed to draw the ordinance. On mouon CT
Commissioner Tandy, the report was
adopted.
Resolution, submitted by w. F. Right
mire, relative to street lights, cleaning
crossings and cutting weeds IN certain
portions of Auburndale, presented to corn
mission on July s, 1912, and referred TO
the fea Gomfs +ne streets 9 and Pubic fm
provements and Parks and Public Build
ings was reported back with the follow
ing recommendation of Commissioner
Taudy: Your Commissioner of Streets
and Public improvements, to whom was
referred a section of this resolution, 1t is
clean the crossings in that section of the
CITY as often as in other section" COM
missioner Miller reported back: Your
of Water Works and Street
I,ighting reports that the lights asked for
will be placed as soon as conditions at
the plant and finances will permit Com
missioner Stotts reported: Weeds are
bein- cut and condemned as fast as pos
sible". On motion of Commissioner
Stotts, the above reports were adopted
Petition to specially illuminate East 4th
street from Kansas avenue to Holiday
street, presented to commissioners on
July S, 1912, and referred to the Commls-
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments, was reported back with the fol-
lowing recommendation: Your Commls-
sioner of Streets and Public improve
petition, has had same checked up ana
find If to be a legal petition" On Motion
of Commissioner Tandy, the report was
adopted.
On motion of Commissioner Miller, d
special meeting was called for 500 a. m,
Wednesday, July IT, 1912, for the purpose
OF hearing protests from property own
ers in the matter of specially illuminating
East 4th street from Kansas avenue to
street
The Topeka Railway Company, through
w G. Tandy, notified the Board of Com
of their desire to place poles
on the east side of Kansas avenue, seven
ty-five feet north of Sth avenue, seventy
rive feet south of 7th street. and seventy
five feet north of 7th street. Commission
er Stotts moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets and
Public improvements and city engineer
with power to act, which motion pre-
vailed.
An ordinance providing for the issue of
bonds to the amount of Seventy-f1ve
L thousand Dollars ($75, O00.00) for the pur-
pose of refunding certain bonds of The
City of Topeka, Kansas was presented
for first reading.
81, 800 90 and David Bowie in the sum CT
81, 500 90 for certain land in West lake for
park purposes. were presented, read and,
on motion of Commissioner Stotts. rec
commended to be allowed and paid from
funds, as follows:
An Ordinance appropriating money out
of the Park Fund of The City of Topeka,
Kansas. to pay for land purchased in
ed by Commissioner Miller. An emer
gency being declared in writing by the
mayor, the ordinance was taken up for