The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-12
Published in The Topeka State Journal
June II, 1871
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
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OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, June 10, 1872 The city commits
| sion met in regular session at 900 o'clock
a. M, with the following commissioners
present: Commissioners Bone, Miller,
Stotts and Tandy-. Mayor Billiard III
the chair.
! The minutes of the meeting of June 6,
1912, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Stotts, approved as writ
ten up by the Clerk.
An Ordinance relating to dogs in the
City Of Topeka and providing penalties
for the violation thereof. first presented
to commission on June s., 1912, by Com
missioner Stotts by request OF w. H
Kemper, was taken up for final passage.
Section 1 was read, and an opportunity
given to any and all persons interested
in the matter to be heard. Various per-
sons appeared before the commission and
the question was discussed at length, and
after hearing all such discussion, Com
missioner Miller moved that the ordinance
be placed on file, which motion pre-
vailed.
Communication from C. F. Gustafson,
asking permission to excavate in West
Fifth street in front of 513 West Fifth for
the purpose of connecting with water
main, was presented, read and, on mo-
tion the request granted
Protest, signed by James H Bostic ana
number of others, against the erection
of 'shacks' on North Lake street on the
Haunson property, was presented, read
and referred to the city attorney.
Communication from H. E. Krusor aud
Sherman J. Joy asking permission to lay
their own sidewalk on the south side OF
21st street between Fillmore street and
Clay street, was presented, read and re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets
and Public Improvements.
Request from the Consumers Light,
Heat & Power Company relative to lay
ing gas main on West 9Th street between
Tyler and Polk streets, was presented
read and referred to the Commissioner of
Streets and Public Improvements.
Communication from w. Dunford. ask
in front of lots 1874, fss. 7ss and 40 Fill
more street, Steers Add. was presented,
read and referred to the Commissioner of
Streets and Public improvements.
Petition to vacate a portion of the alley
In the block bounded by 9Th avenue, 9th
street, Buchanan street and Clay street,
signed by S. E. Barber and number of
others, was presented, read and referred
Improvements.
Specifications covering the construction
of White Way on East 4th street, from
Kansas avenue to Holiday street, sub
mitted by A. r. Young. city engineer,
and G. G. o'Neill, superintendent of the
Electric Light Plant, were prpesented and
approved by the following vote: Ayes,
Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
Estimate of the city engineer, A. r.
Young, of the cost of resetting the curb
on East 4th street from Kansas avenue
to Holiday street, was presented, read
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts
and Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
Bids for the resetting of the curb on
East 4th street from Kansas avenue to
Holiday street, were received from the
following parties:
j. NJ. Brain &c A. c.
Klingaman :. ............ $0.19 per lin foot
A. N. Arnold. .............. Is per lin foot
Hoar & Flynn. -........-. ~ per lin foot
After reading the bids and due consId-
Grafton, Commissioner Stotts moved that
the contract be awarded to A. N. Arnold.
he being the lowest bidder and within the
city engineers estimate, which motion
prevailed by the following vote; Ayes,
Commissioners Bone. Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
On motion of Commissioner Stotts, the
certified checks of the unsuccessful par
ties were returned to the respective bid
ders.
An Ordinance amending sections and 2
of Ordinance No. 2342, approved August s.
1902. regulating charges for carrying per-
sons and baggage in hackney carriages in
The City of Topeka and repeating said
sections 1 and of said Ordinance No 23I2
was presented for first reading by Mayor
Billiard.
Claim of Jacob A. Dice in the sum OF
$4,000, one-haIf judgment in the case of
Dice VS.. City OF Topeka and Consumers
Light. Heat & Power Company. was pre-
scented, read and, on motion of Commits
gioner Bone, recommended to be allowed.
An Ordinance appropriating money out
of the Judgment fund of the City of To-
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