The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Published in The Topeka State Journal
July 10, 1921
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-


Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, July S, 1912. 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-4 Mayor Billiard in
| the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of July ..
| 1912, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Stotts, approved as read.
Communication from the Fireman's Re
lief Association relative to appropriations
made from the funds of the Association
AMI asking the commissions approval OF
the same, was presented, read and, or
motion of Commissioner Bone, the action
! Of said Association approved.
A resolution, submitted by w. F. Right
I lights, cleaning street crossings and cut
ting weeds in the vicinity of 9Th and
Roosevelt Laurel and Roosevelt, Wagner
and The Drive and Waite and Eugene
streets, was presented, read and referred
to the Commissioners of Water Works
and Electric Lights, Streets and Public
Improvements and Parks and Public
Buildings.
Communication from ]. NJ. Meade, En-
regard to the completion of the river road
for public traffic, was presented, real
and referred to the Commissioner OF
Streets and PUBLIC Improvements.
Petition for the special illumination CT
East 4th street from a point one hundred
feet east of the east line Of Kansas ave
signed by NJ. ]. Fitzgerald and a number
of others, was presented, read and re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Streets aud
Public Improvements to check up for Its
sufficiency.
W. F. Rightmire appeared before the
commission and asked that the matter of
the vacation of Warwick street from TIE
Drive to BuTwick street be again consld-
cred by the commissioners. Commission
er Stotts moved that the petition and pro-
tests on file in the matter of the vaca-
ton of Warwick street from The Drive
to Burwick street be taken from the files,
which motion prevailed. On further mo-
ton of Commissioner Stotts, further con-
sheraton of the matter was postponed
until Monday, July Is, 1912.
A resolution providing for the conStruc-
ton of a sewer in Lowman Hill, Elm
hurst, Melrose, Auburndale and other out
lying districts, first IT,, presented - to com m
second reading. Various persons beiLg
present interested in the construction OF
the said sewer, they were given an OPP
poTtunity to be heard in the matter.
A petition, signed by P. B. Henry and
a number of others, asking that wash
the proposed sewer benefit district, was
Protest. signed by G. F. Rees and a
number of others, against the construc-
ton of the proposed west side sewer, was
After hearing various protests and a
few petitioners in the matter, it was
moved by Commissioner Bone, that the
resolution be not adopted. which motion
Commissioners Bone. Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards.. The above
protests and petition were placed on file
S. S. OFT, president of the Kaw Paving
Company, appeared before the commission
and asked that the Kaw Paving
Company be not required to give a
bond protecting the city against dam
ages for infringements on patents, anG
Commissioner Miller moved that The
Kaw Paving Company be not required to
give the One Thousand Dollar Bond TO
protect the city against damages for in
Engagements on patents, as provided by
section % of the Specifications of the
City Engineer for the repaving of the
which repaving was awarded to the said
The Kaw Paving Company on June q,
1872 which motion prevailed.
Report of The Topeka Edison Company
for the last half of the year 1911, present
ed to commission March 49, 1912, and re-
ferred to the Commissioner of Finance
and Revenue. was reported back with his
recommendation that the same be placed
on file, which report was adopted on
motion of Commissioner Bone.
Contract and Bond for the extension OF
a water main on Boswell avenue from the
north line of 18th street to the south line
of Huntoon street, were presented and,
on motion of Commissioner Miller, the
mayor was authorized to sign the coz
tract. The bond was approved by the
following vote: Ayes. Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayor
Billard-5.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
certified check of Perine & Sons in the
sum of s153 90 be accepted in lieu of a
bond. covering the construction OF the
ornamental cresting for the fountain in