The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-15
LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journa
May Is, 1921
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
Greetings

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, May Ii, 1912. The city commits
sion met in regular session at 800 o'clock
present: Commissioners Bone, Stotts and
Tandy-S. Absent, Commissioner Miller
1. Mayor Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of May g.,
1912, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Bone, approved as writ
ten up by the clerk.
Communication from George A. Huron,
secretary of the Memorial Committee, in
viting the city officials, police department
and members of the fire department, to
participate with the veterans of the Civil
I War in the parade Memorial Day, was
presented read and, on motion of Com
missioner Tandy, the invitation accepted.
secretary of the Memorial Committee,
asking for an appropriation to defray ex-
penses of Memorial Day observance, was
presented, read and referred to the Com
missioner of Finance and Revenue.
Communication from Mrs. c. S. Matthews
and family, thanking the city officials for
the flowers and kindness and sympathy
shown in the death of Policeman Mat
thews, was presented, read and filed.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk, five feet wide, from the present
walk on the west side of Lane street to
Willow avenue and on the south side OF
Willow avenue from Lane street to West
street, signed by c. H. Carlson and
number of others, was presented, read and
referred to the Commissioner OF Streets
and Public improvements
Petition to construct new cement side
walk, five feet wide, from Lincoln street
to Lane street on the south side of 18th
street except such walk as is largely laid,
signed by F. P. Clark and a number OF
others, was presented, read and referred
to the Commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements.
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk five feet wide, from Twentieth
street to the bridge over Shunganunga
Greek on the west side of Kansas avenue,
signed by Henry w. Roby and number
of others, was presented, read and REFER
red 10 the commissioner of Streets and
Public improvements
Protest against the building of a side
from Kansas avenue to Topeka avenue,
signed by G. w. Packard ana numoer
of others, was presented, read and REFER
red to the Commissioner OF Streets anu
Public Improvements.
Protest against the building of side
walk on the north side of twentieth
street from Harrison street 10 Iopeha
avenue, signed by A. C. Hagan and a
number of others, was presented, read ana
referred to the Commissioner OF streets
and Public impr . re. en- II s..r,,re and
a number of others, to the city attorney
petftioning that the nuisance maintained
at the southwest corner OF Bucnanan street
and West 9Th avenue, be abated, present
ed to the commission with City attorney
Ralston's report that the matter be IN
vestigated by the Sanitary Departmen
vas presented, read and referred to the
Commissioner of Parks and Sanitation
AGREEMENT with the Board OF Commis-
sioners of Shawnee County, Kansas, rela-
tive IN the filling of the River Road by
the CITY of Topeka, was presented, read
and. on motion of Commissioner Bone, the
mayor authorized to sign
peti+ion and protest in the matter of
the Vacation of Warwick street between
Rnrvvick street and The Drive, presented
- refarred to the Commissioner of
S4raats and public improvements, was re-
norfed back with recommendation that
they be placed on fle c.,on On mo Ss2nrrs Of
Commissioner Zone % ac 1a1s was Gu
Report of the Plumbing Inspector for the
,,oonff of April, 1912, was presented, read
At NJ further business appearing, on mo-
zion of Commissioner Stotts, commission
adjourned.
1884, City Clerk.