The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-15
LEGAL
published in The Topeka State Journal
October Is, 1921

published in The Topeka State Journal
October Is, 1921
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, October IA, 1912. The city COM
mission met in regular session at e:OO
o'clock a. M, with the following commits
s1onerS present: Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-. Mayor Bill
lard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of October
z, 1912, were presented read and, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Tandy, approved as
read.
Petition to grade and pave the alleys
between 9th street and 10th avenue from
Topeka avenue and Tyler street, signed
by j. c. Elliott and number of others,
was presented, read and referred to the
commissioner of streets and public inn
proVementS.
County Commissioners returning city
voucher No. 154 for 81, 759 %, refusing to
accept same in settlement of the city's
share Of the Illinois Life Insurance Com
motion Of Commissioner Bone, placed on
clerk be instructed to prepare a claim for
the amount of the attorneys fees and
costs in the case relative to the Illinois
Life Insurance Company tax, and present
the same to the Board of County Commits
sioners, which motion prevailed.
Petition to vacate the alley between
SWySarC avenue ana Market street
ming north from East 9Th avenue to the
alley running east and west between said
Swygart avenue and said Market street
signed by G.. E. Fink and VIM Voolfolk
was presented, read and referred to the
commissioner of streets and public i'm
provementS.
Communication from the National vot-
ing Machine Company, offering the free
use of machines for the November cleo
ton, presented to commission on October
Z, 1872. and referred to the city attorney
aV- of ole
ed back with the following recommended
ton of the city attorney: eff you desire
TO accept the within offer of the National
Voting Machine Company and the
voting machines at the election on No
vember 5, 1912, you should test said ma
chimes and order the use thereof as pro-
Yided by law
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
commission proceed to test the voting
machines and that the voting machine
company furnish ten machines for differ
ent parts of the city at such places as
can be arranged for and as thought best
by the commissioner of elections, which
motion prevailed
Commissioner Tandy further moved that
Commissioner Bone and Commissioner of
Elections Titus be designated as a com
mlttee OF TWO to make arrangements with
the proper persons of the National Voting
Machine Company, for the testing Of their
voting machines, which motion prevailed.
Contract and bond for the extension of
a water main on 4th street from Clay
street westward to lila West 4th street,
were presented and, on motion of Commits
Sioner Miller the mayor was authorized
to sign the contract. The bond was APP
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone Miller, Tandy and Stotts
and Mayor Billiards..
Contract with the AlliS-ChalmerS Com
pany of Milwaukee,, Wisconsin, for the
construction, delivery and erection of a
pumping engine for the City of Topeka
Kansas in its pumping station at Topeka,
Kansas, was presented and Commissioner
Miller moved that the mayor be author
lied to sign said contract, which motion
prevailed.
Claim of J. R. Ramsey, balance due him
on the RECURRING and guttering of Kansas
avenue from LIST street to 10th avenue,
was presented and, on motion of Commits
SiOner Bone, recommended to be allowed.
An Ordinance appropriating money out
of the Kansas avenue recurbing Fund
and the Great White Way Fund of the
City of Topeka, to pay claims against
said city payable out of said funds, was
presented by Commissioner Bone. An
emergency being declared in writing by
the mayor, the ordinance was taken up
for final passage. Each section was read
and, on separate motion, adopted. On roll
call, the ordinance was passed by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes. Commissioners Bone,
Miller, StottS and Tandy and Mayor Bill
lard-5. The title was read and approved
Commissioner Bone moved that the city
clerk be instructed to draw the checks
from the recurring and guttering fund and
the Great White Way FUND, one for
S756.3 3 and one for $24366 from the re-
curbing and guttering fund, and one for
$13s. 90 from the Great White Way, which
motion prevailed.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
time limit for receiving paving petitions
for contracts to be awarded for 1918, be set
December Is, 1912, which motion prevailed
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Stotts, commission
adjourned to meet at 900 o'clock a. m
Isea1.I c. B. BURGE.
City Clerk