The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.


CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, January II, 1872. The city COM
mission met in regular adjourned session
at 800 O'Clock a. M, with the following
commissioners present: Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy+. Mayor
Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of January
8, 1912, we're presented. read and. on mo-
ton of Commissioner Bone, approved as
written up by the clerk.
Communication from Blanche W.
Nichols. saying that she was in favor Oh
the paving of West Curtis Street and did
not wish to protest against the same, was
presented, read and. on motion of Com
missioner Tandy, filed.
Communication from hrs. Mary c. Far
ley, asking that her name be withdrawn
from the petition for the paving of West
Fourteenth Street from Van Buren, Street
and filed.
Estimates of E. L. Overton for the con-
struction of the White Way on Kansas
Avenue, J. r. Ramsey for the recurbins
and reguttering of Kansas Avenue, and
w. w. Gilmore for the construction of
sidewalks for the year 1911, were pre-
sented read and, on motion of Commits
Sioner Tandy, recommended to be allowed
and paid from funds as follows:
Sidewalk Fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1851. 81
Special Lighting Fund ......... 1893. 90
Recurb and Gutter Fund .......... 1859. 4S
Total :. ............................ .a5,z4s SO
Reports of the License Collector for the
month of December, 1911, Electrical In
Spector for the month of December, 1911,
and Board of Electrical Examiners for
the month of December. 1911, were pre-
scented, read and filed.
Remonstrance against the paving of
West Curtis Street from Kansas Avenue
to the c. r. I. & P. right-of-way signed
by Frank O. Brown and a number of 9TH
ers, presented to commission on January
S, 1912, and referred to the Commissioner
of Streets and Public improvements was
reported back with the following recon-
nan AT tim 7V11iz sir OF
Streets and Public Improvements to
whom referred the within protest,
finds that it is not signed by one-half of
the resident owners in said district and
recommend that 1t be placed on file" ON
motion of Commissioner Tandy, the re-
port was adopted.
Protest against the paving of West
Fourteenth Street from Van Buren, Street
to Harrison Street, signed by ii. Gades
and number of others, presented to
commission on December 26, 1871, and re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets and
Public improvements, was reported back
with the following recommendation:
Your Commissioner of Streets and Pub
lie improvements. TO whom was referred
the within protest. finds that after ID. T.
Mallory and Lizzie Mallory and ii. q.
Weber have asked to have their names
Withdrawn from said protest, finds that
It does not contain more than one-half OF
the property owned by resident owners IN
said district and recommend that the pro-
test be placed on file" On motion of
Commissioner Tandy, the report was
adopted.
Bond of E. P. Jordan in the sum of
$1,000, given by the Kansas City Casualty
Company, was presented and approved by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and
Mayor BiIlard-5.
The following resolution presented to
missioner Tandy. was taken up for sec
ond reading. The resolution is in words
and figures as follows. to-wit:
RESOLVED: That the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners of the City of
Topeka Kansas, deem it necessary for
the best interests of said city that Lake
Street. from the north line of lot num-
bered 90 Lake Street, Metsker's Addition,
to the north line of Sixth Avenue, be
graded curbed with combined curb and
gutter and paved thirty 800 feet wide
with vitrified paving blocks on concrete
base with asphalt filler
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone. Miller, Stotts and Tandy and
Mayor Biard-5.
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
of the Sidewalk Fund, Special Lighting
Fund and the Recurb and Gutter Fund
was presented for first reading 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
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and
Mayor BILLIARDS.. The title was read and
approved.
An Ordinance amending section 10 OF
Ordinance No. 1914 approved April q, 1911,
relating to the salaries or compensation
of city officers and employees of the City
of Topeka, and repeating original section
10 of said Ordinance No 1914, was pre-
scented for first reading 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 ordinace was passed by the following
vote: Ayes COMMISSIONERS Bone Miller,
Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billiards.
The title was read and approved
An Ordinance amending section 1 OF
Ordinance No. 2S47, approved April ~,
1903, creating a board Of examiners and
regulating the business of plumbing in
The City of Topeka, Kansas, repeating
said original section of said ordinance
was presented for first reading.
An Ordinance amending sections 3 and
4 of Ordfnace No. 1920 approved July I,
1903 relating to the general health of the
CITY of Topeka, amended by Ordi-
narices Numbered 248S and 2629. respec-
lively and repeating said sections 3 and
of Ordinance 1920 was presented for
first reading
Charles Wolff. Jr., appeared before the
commission relative to a few changes
recommended in the electrical wiring in
the Charles Wolff Packing house. Com
missioner Bone moved that the matter be
referred to a Board, consisting Of the
city engineer fire marshal and one mas
.er electrician, as provided by Section -
of Ordinance 3027. the motion prevailing