The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-07
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
May Z, 1872.
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDIN(SG

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, May s, 1912. The city commission
met in regular session at 900 o'clock a
m, with the following commissioners
present: Commissioners Bone, Miller,
Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor Billiard I'm
The minutes of the regular adjourned
meeting of May 4, 1912, were presented,
read and, on motion of Commissioner
clerk.
The minutes of the special meeting OF
May T. 1912, were presented, read and,
motion of Commissioners Tandy, approved
as written up by the clerk.
Ihereupon, the petition to specially
Illuminate East Fourth street from a point
one hundred feet east OF the east line OF
Kansas avenue to the west lnie of HoIli-
day street came on for further considera-
ton, the Board OF Commissioners having
heretofore heard all persons desiring to
speak in favor Of and against the granting
of the prayer of said petition and all
other evidence that said Board desired to
hear for the purpose of ascertaining
whether such petition was signed by the
proper number Of persons possessing the
qualifications prescribed by law and
whether the statements of such petition
were true; and the Board OF Commits
sioners having duly and carefully consid-
cred said matters, Commissioner Miller
moved that the Board of Commissioners
find and decide that the petition to spe-
cfally illuminate East Fourth street from
east line of Kansas avenue to the west
line of Holiday street is in conformity
to the requirements of Chapter 81 of the
Session Laws of the State of Kansas OF
1911, that the allegations thereof are true,
and that it is advisable to specially illum-
mate East Fourth street from point one
hundred (1O0) feet east of the east line
of Kansas avenue to the west line of
Holiday street and that the cost thereof
sons to be directly benefited thereby;
which motion prevailed by the following
vote: Ayes. Commissioners Bone. Miller,
Stotts and Tandy and Mayor BILLIARDS..
The following resolution was presented
by Commissioner Miller for first reading:
Resolved: That the Board of Commits
sioners of the City of Topeka, Kansas.
hereby declare it necessary to construct,
Install, equip and maintain additional
system of lights on East Fourth street.
from point one hundred feet east OF
the east line of Kansas avenue to the
west line Of Holiday street in said city,
for the purpose of specially Illuminating
said portion of said East Fourth street"
Petition to specially illuminate portion
of East Fourth street, first presented to
commission on April %, 1912, was placed
on file. 5000.
Petition, signed by Mrs. Ike Myers and
a number OF others, asking that action
be deferred for one year on laying the
sidewalk between Union avenue and
Bolles avenue on the north side of 18th
street, was presented, read and referred
to the Commissioner of Streets and Pub
Communication from S. j. Crumbine.
secretary of the State Board of Health,
enclosing copy of a suggested ordinance
for the purpose of eliminating the house,
fly, was presented, read and referred to
Commissioner OF Sanitation.
Commissioner Miller moved that the city
attorney be instructed to notify the rep
resentatives OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to either remove or place
in conduit, their wires and cables on East
Fourth street. from Kansas avenue to the
Santa Fe Railway right-of-way, which mo-
ton prevailed
Commissioner Miller moved that the city
clerk be instructed to write a letter of
condoIen and sympathy to the family
of Policeman Matthews who was killed
in the discharge of his duties, and that
the city furnish flowers for the funeral.
which motion prevailed.
Report of the License Collector for the
month of April. 1912. was presented. read
and filed.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller. commission
adjourned TO meet at 800 o'clock a. m,
Thursday, May 9, 1912.
FSeaLl G. B. BURGE.
City Clerk.