The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-26
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber. Topeka. Kansas,
July 22nd, 1912. The City Commission met
in special session at ECO o'clock p. M, with
the following commissioners present:
Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts, Tandy
and Mr.. Mayor Billiards.. The call for
the meeting was presented and read, and
is in words and figures as follows, to-
wit: -
Mayors Office, Topeka, Kansas, July
18th, 1872 To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that there will be
special meeting of the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Topeka, Kansas,
held in the Commission Chamber, of said
City at 200 O'Clock p. M, Monday, July
22nd, 1912, for the purpose of considering
the report of the appraisers appointed to
ascertain the value of the land proposed
to be taken and assessing benefits to
property occasioned by the formation of
a park benefit district as created by
Ordinance No 413S, approved, May %
1912, and published in the official city
paper of said city and determining whether
said report shall be confirmed and all par
ties interested that may have complaints
to make in regard to said report are
hereby requested to be present and they
will be given an opportunity to be heard
at such time and place.
The boundary of the benefit district Gre
ated is as follows, to-wit: Beginning at
the intersection of the north line of Tenth
Avenue with the east line of Kansas Ave-
nue.; thence northerly along the east line
of Kansas Avenue to the south bank or
the Kansas River; thence eaSterly along
the south bank of the Kansas River to a
point due north of the northeast corner
of Earnest's Addition; thence south to
the northeast corner of said Earnest s
Addition and south along the east boundry
line of said EarneSt'S Addition and across
Chase Avenue to the northeast corner OF
Miller'S Addition as plated upon part
of the southeast quarter of Section TWEEN
ty-nine (29) Township eleven CID south
of range sixteen (16) east; thence north
eaSterly along the south line or chase
Avenue extended from the City OF Iopeka
seven hundred eight-elght ana tWo-tenthS
(7SS.2) feet; thence south to point that
is fifteen Q5) chains and ntnety-three (S59
links north to the south line and eleven
twenty-nine (29), township eleven QD
south of range sixteen Q6) east; thence
east at right angles eleven Q1) chains TO
the east line of said section twenty-nlne
(29), the same being the west line Oh
Heery's Subdivision as the same is local
ed and plated upon the west twenty (1Vl
acres of the south half of the south nan
of the southwest quarter OF section TWEEN
ty-eight (2S) in township eleven Cd, south
of range sixteen (16) east of the sixth (o)
P. M; thence north along the west me
of said Heery's Subdivision to the north
west corner thereof; thence east along the
north line of said Heery's SUBDIVISION 70
the northeast corner thereof; thence nortn
along the west line of Freeman Avenue
as laid out on the plat OF john Norton
Second Addition as said Addition is 10
Gated and plated upon the east naIL ot
tbe southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter and the east sixty low acres u
the north half of the southwest quarter
of section tWenty-eight (28) in township
eleven CID, south of range sixteen (l0C east
of the Sixth 90 p. NJ; the same pelng
along the west line of the north part OF
said addition to the northwest corner o.
said addition: thence east along the north
line of said addition, the same being alons
the north line of Sardou Avenue as laIo
out on the plat of said addition to the
vvaet line of Poplar Street. thence south
along the west line of Poplar Street ex-
tended to the south line of Sardou Avenue
thence east along the south me OF Sda-
Avenue; thence south along the east me
of chester Avenue to a point on the
south line of Division street as aaiu Iet
ing the southeast corner OF the east part
of said addition; thence west along the
south line of said Division street as Ialo
o11t on the plat of said Addition, the same
being along the south line of the east
mart of said addition to the intersection
of the south line of said Division Street
with the east line of the south and west
part of said addition; thence south along
the east line of the south and west part
of said John Norton's Second Addluon
and along the east line of Jones Street
in G. r. Jones Addition to the north line
of North Third Street as plated in said
Addition, said point being TOUR nuno II tsa
of Seward Avenue; thence west at right
angles along the north line OF North Ihlro
Street in said Addition TO the east me 1e, %
u
the east line of Elliott Place Addition to
the southeast corner of said addition
[ thence east along the south line of Elliott
Place Addition, extended sixty-S1x (66),
| feet more or less, to the northeast corner
| of the Clement Jaccard Tract, said north
| east corner of said Jaccard Tract being
| thirteen and one-third Q31s) chains south
| and sixty-four (64) rods east of the north
west corner of section thirty-three (35J
| township eleven CID range sixteen 16);
| thence south along the east line of the
| clement Jaccard Tracts and the east line
| of Bowers Subdivision and Currans sub
Division to the north line OF the A T. &
| s F. railway right-of-way; thence east
| along the north line of the A T. & s. f
| railway right-of-way to point four thou
| sand (4OO0) feet east of the east line OF
| Hancock Street in the City of Topeka
| thence southerly and parallel with the
| east line of Hancock Street in the City
/ of Topeka to the north line of Western
Land and Lot Co.'S Addition, said NORTH
4 line being the south line of the A T. 6
! s. F railway right-of-way; thence easter
| W along the north line of Western. Land 6
| Isot Co.'S Addition to the west line OF
| F3l1rr Street extended in said Addition
thence south along the west line of Burr
| Street extended in said Addition to where
! said west line intersects the center lint
! of the Shunganunga Creek; thence wester
| ". northwesterly and southerly up th'
| Shunganunga Creek to where said center
| line of said Creek intersects the east lin,
of the alley west OF Market Street in sait
Addition; thence south along the east line