The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
January T. 1921
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO

oduudAS > 49,
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber. Topeka. Kansas.
Tuesday, January ?. 1912 The city com
mission met in regular session at 300 a.
m, with the following commissioners
the chair.
The minutes of the meeting Of Decem-
Der 70, 1911, were presented, read and, on
motion of Commissioner Miller, approved
as written up by the clerk
Communication from Neale & Frick.
asking permission to hang an electric sign
in front of the Scotch Wooden Mills al
OBJ Kansas Avenue, was presented, read
and, on motion of Commissioner Tandy.
the request granted under the direction
of the City Engineer.
Reports of the Police Judge and the
Weighmaster for the month of December,
1911, were presented, read and filed.
Petition to grade and pave the alley be-
tween Lincoln street and Lane street from
Williams avenue to Fourteenth street,
presented to commission on December &c,
1911, and referred to the Commissioner of
Streets and Public improvements, was
reported back with the following recon-
mendation: ITO the Board of Commits
sioners: Your Commissioner of Streets
and Public improvements, to whom was
referred the within petition, finds that
said petition is signed by resident owners
of real estate representing more than one
half of the real estate owned by residents,
fronting abutting upon the said alley
designated in the petition. l, therefore,
recommend that the said petition be
granted and that the city clerk be and he
upon the journal On motion OF Com
missioner Tandy, the report was adopted
The petition is in words and figures, as
follows. to-Wit.
Topeka, kansas. To the Honorable
Mayor and Board of Commissioners of
the City of Topeka: conference.-the, the
undersigned, residents of the City OF To-
peka, Shawnee County, Kansas and own
ers of real estate fronting and abutting
upon that portion of the alley between
Williams avenue and 14th street and Lin
coin and Lane streets. hereinafter pro-
posed to be improved by grading and paw
ing, hereby respectfully petition your hon
orable body to grade and pave the alley
between Lincoln and Lane streets from
Williams avenue to Fourteenth street;
said paving to be of vitrified paving
blocks 4 inch concrete base and sand
filler, and to be fifteen feet VILE Re-
specially submitted,
G. F. Joss. Lot No. 564, 566, 56s,
Sarah NJ. Bratten, Lot No. $780, 562-
J. o. Dill, Lot No 54s, $50,
Nina. NJ. Shaler, 534 $50, 53S,
Alice E. Kerle, 555. Z of 553
Eliza Borst, 552. 554
e Nelson, 544, 546.
G. L. Markley, 56S, part of 565.
Sadie R. Johnston. 557, n. Z $50,
+. l.. Alderman, 54l, 543 Lincoln st.
W. S. Willis, 540 542.
Petition to grade and pave the alleys
between Sixth avenue, Seventh street,
Van Buren, street and Harrison street,
presented to commission on November %,
1911, and referred to the Commissioner of
Streets and Public improvements, was
reported back with the following recon-
mendation: ITO the Board of Commits
sioners Your Commissioner of Streets
and Public improvements, to whom was
referred the within petition. flndS that
said petition is signed by resident owners
of real estate representing more than
one-half of the real estate owned by resi-
dents, fronting abutting upon the said
alleys designated in the petition. ], there
fore, recommend that the said petition be
granted and that the city clerk be and he
hereby ordered to spread said petition
upon the journal" On motion Of Commits
sioner Tandy, the report was adopted
The petition is in words and figures, as
follows, to-wit:
Topeka, Kansas. Nov. %. 1911. To the
Honorable Mayor and Board Of Commits
sioners of the City of Topeka: Gentle
snen:-We the undersigned, residents of
the city of Topeka, Shawnee County,
Kansas, and owners of real estate front
ing and abutting upon that portion OF the
alleys between 9th Ave, 18th Street, Van
Euren Street and Harrison Street, herein
after proposed to be improved by grading
and paving. hereby respectfully petition
your honorable body to grade and pave
the alleys above described from 9Th Ave-
nue. to It'll Street: said paving to be OF
vitrified paving blocks on a inch con-
crete base and sand filler, and to be TWEEN
ty feet wide. Respectfully submitted,
r B. Mckee. 80 81 Sixth Ave, East,
A. W. Knowles, 81, 80, Al. 80, 20, AZ 9Th
Ave. East.
and q Sixth Ave East,
Trustees of Topeka Aerie. No. IS, by r.
D. Garrard, c. w. Baker ls5 1875, ls' Van
sarah r. Doane. No. Alb West 9TH ST."
The following resolution presented to
commission on December 26, 1911, by Com
missioner Tandy, was taken up for second
reading. The resolution is in words ara
figures as follows, to-wit:
..RESOI.VED. That the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners of the city OF
Topeka Kansas, deem il necessary Tor
frre hos ir7rf N "
Curtis Street, from the west line of Kan
sas Avenue to the east line of Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific right-of-way be-
tween Topeka Avenue and Tyler street.
he graded, curbed with combined curb
and gutter and paved thirty 130l feet
wide with vitrified brick blocks on con-
crete base with asphalt filler.
The above resolution was adopted by
ire following vote: Ayes, Commi ssloners
Bone Miller Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Communication from the Madden Gas
Appliance Company relative > making
a change in the City Electrical Ordinance
presented to commission on December Is,
1911. and referred to the Commissioner Of
Finance and Revenue, was reported back
O., filev which report was adopted on
Tnot.on of Commissioner Bone.
Bond OF the Machinists Electric ON
many given by the American Bonding
Company of Baltimore in the sum Of one
Thousand Dollars, was presented ana APP
nroved by the following vote: Ayes.
Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts ana
Tandv and Mayor Billard-5-
Bond of The H. h. Howard Electric
Company given by the Maryland Casual
~ Company in the sum OF one Ihousanu
Dollars was presented and approved by
the following vote: Ayes, commissioners
Ronc. Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billard-5-
Bond of the Eagle Electric Company in
the sum of one Thousand Dollars, given
ty the Maryland Casualty Company. was
presented and approved by the following
vote. AYES Commissi oners Bone, Miller,
stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billiard
IilI Of T. S. Wolf in the sum of $500
as member of the Board of Plumbers, was
presented read and, motion Of Com
l-sr.-ior,or Miller. referred to the CITY at