The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-29


Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas.
July %, 1912. The City Commission met IN
regular adjourned session at 800 o'clock
a M, with the following commissioners
present: Commissioners Bone, Miller,
Stotts, Tandy and Mr.. Mayor Billiards..
The minutes of the meeting of July
22nd and special of July 22nd, 1912. weie
presented, read and on motion of Com
missioner Tandy, approved read.
Communication from Wilson & NeiS-
wanger asking permission to excavate in
street for the purpose of connecting with
gas at the corner of Huntoon and College
avenue, was presented, and on motion of
Commissioner Tandy request was granted.
Communication from c. Neske asking
permission to excavate in street for the
purpose of connecting with gas at us
BTanner street, was presented, read aid
on motion of Commissioner Tandy the
quest was granted.
Communication from Geo. F. Babb re-
questing a vacation from Augsut 23rd.
1912, until September LIST, 1912, was pre-
scented, read, and on motion of Commits
sioner Miller the request was granted.
Communication from VIM. r. Smith,
Solicitor of the Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany, relating to constructing a sidewalk
under the Branner street Viaduct, was
presented, read and placed on file.
Commissioner Miller presented the fol-
lowing motion in writing. which was
adopted: Moved that the City Attorney
be instructed to notify the officials of the
S. F. Ry. Co. reqesting them to raise Oh
rebuild the walk on the east side of Bran
once, and that unless immediate steps are
taken toward the building of any approach
to the viaduct the City expects the Rail-
road Company to also construct a walk
across its right-of-way under the viaduct'
Contract for the extension of "a water
main on Clay street from Twentieth
street to Hampton street, signed by John
X. MacCormac, was presented and on
motion of Commissioner Miller, the Mayor
was authorized to sign the same
Bond for the extension of a water main
on Clay street from Twentieth street tn
Hampton street, signed by J. A. Banks,
IN the sum of $1,000, was presented, read
and approved by the following vote.
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller Stotts,
Tandy and Mr.. Mayor Billiards..
AN ORDINANCE appropriating money
from certain funds of the City of Topeka
to pay for bonds and interest coupons
due August 1st 1912, was presented for
first reading.
ing q Supply Company in the sum of
SS0o"19, given by the Globe Surety Com
pany of Kansas City, Mo, was presented,
and approved by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller, stotts.
Tandy and Mr.. Mayor Billard-5.
Bond of The E. L. Overton Engineering
given by The Globe Surety Company of
Kansas City, Mo-, was presented and ap-
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Com
miSSioners Bone, Miller, Stotts, Tandy and
Mr.. Mayor Billiards..
Reports of the Food and Weights &
Measure Inspector for the month of June.
1912, were presented, and placed on file.
Estimate of the City Engineer for the
special illumination of East Fourth Street
from Kansas Avenue to Holiday Street,
was presented and approved by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
Miller. Stotts, Tandy and Mr.. Mayor Bill
lard-5.
AN ORDINANCE to Appropriate money
out of the Great White Way Fund and
the Recurb and Gutter Fund was present
ed for first reading.
AN ORDINANCE appropriating money
out of the judgment fund of the City of
Topeka, Kansas. to pay balance due on a
certain judgment rendered against said
by Commissioner Bone. An emergency
being declared in writing by the Mayor,
the ordinance was taken up for final pas
sage. Each section was read, and on
the ordinance was passed by the following
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller,
Stotts, Tandy and Mr.. Mayor Billiards..
The title was read and approved.
Bids for the special illumination of East
Fourth Street from 100 feet east of the
Street were received from The H. B. How
ard Supply Company. by H. B. Howard
and The Overton Engineering and Supply
Company. The bid of H. B. Howard Sup
ply Company being above the Engineers
estimate, on motion of Commissioner
Tandy, the certified check accompanying
said bid was returned
Commissioner StottS moved that further
consideration of the bids be postponed
until Friday morning, July 26th at 900
O'Clock a M, which motion prevailed.
No further business appearing on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller. commission
adjourned until 900 o'clock m, Friday
July 18th, 1912.
[SeaIJ c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.