The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
June IA, 1871
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDTNGS.

lPuDlIShed IN The Topeka state JouTIial
June IA, 1871
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, June 49, 1912: The city commits
sion met in regular adjourned session at
missioners present: Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4 Mayor Bill
lard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of June 10,
1872 were presented read, and Commls
sioner Miller moved that they be amended
to read approved as read, instead of
which motion prevailed. On further mo-
t1op, the minutes were approved as
amended.
Communication from V. c. Taliaferro,
asking permission to lay his own sidewalk
at the corner of Fillmore and Hampton
streets, was presented, read and referred
to the Commissioner of Streets and PUB
lie improvements.
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Klein avenue
from the north line of Second street 70
the north line of Fourth street, signed by
G. H. Flintham and a number of others,
was presented, read and referred to the
Commissioner of Streets and Public Inn
provements.
Communication from ]. A. Holding ask
ing permission to lay his own sidewalk in
front of lots 80 to A. Block Z, Roosevelt
street, Auburndale, was presented, read
and referred to the Commissioner of
Streets and Public improvements
Storage, Ice & Fuel Co., and number of
others, asking exemption from Ordinances
No. 1927 and, 4044, was presented, read and
referred to the Commissioner of Finance
and Revenue and city attorney.
Communication from the Consumers
Light Heat and Power Co., asking per-
mission to enter pavement at Third and
Polk streets for the purpose of laying gas
main on West Fifth street from Tyler to
Polk streets, presented to commission on
June TO- 1912, and referred to the Commits
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments, was reported back with recomm-
mendation 'tthatztffer request be granted
which report was adoped on motion of
Commissioner Tandy.
Claim of Leila NJ. F'inson, in the sum OF
$4S37. so for judgment rendered was pre-
scented, read and, motion of Commits
sioner Bone, recommended to be allowed.
An Ordinance appropriating money out
of the judgment fund of the City of To-
peka to pay portion of a certain judg-
ment rendered against said city, was pre-
sented by Commissioner Bone. An emer-
gency being declared in writing by the
mayor, the ordinance was taken up fer
final passage. Each section was read
and, separate motion, adopted On
following vote: Ayes Commissioners
Bone Miller and Tandy and Mayor Bill
lard; absent Commissioner Stotts-1.
The title was read and approved
An Ordinance amending sections and
of Ordinance No. 2342 approved August
5. 1902, regulating charges for carrying
persons and baggage in hackney carriages
in The City of Topeka and repeating said
sections 1 and of said Ordinance No.
z342, presented to commission on June 10.
1872 by Mayor Billiard, was taken up for
second reading. Each section was read
and, on separate motion. adopted On ro!
lowing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone.
Miller and Tandy and Mayor. Billard-4;
absent, Commissioner Stotts-1 The title
was read and approved.
Estimate of the cost of constructing
sidewalks in the City of Topeka during
1872 submitted by A: R. Young, city en-
by the following vote: Ayes, Commits
sioners Bone, Miller. Stotts and Tandy
and Mayor Billiards..
A resolution was presented for first
reading, declaring the stagnant water
standing on lots numbered 741 and 743 Blu
chanan street a nuisance.
A resolution was presented for first read
ing, declaring the stagnant water on lot
numbered 749 Buchanan street a nuisance.
Report of the Police Judge for the
month of May, 1912, report of the Food 'lu-
spector for the month of May. 1872. ard
report of Weights and Measures Inspector
for the month of May 1912, were present.
ed read and filed.
Request from J. D. Pattison, Sanitary
Sergeant asking for a thirty day vaca-
ton during the summer of 1912, was pre-
scented, read and, on motion of commits
sioner vacation granted on full pay
Contract and bond for the extension OF
water main on Garfield avenue from Sth
street to Ninth street, were presented
and. on motion of Commissioner Miller, the
mayor authorized to sign the contract The
bond was approved by the following vote;
AYES Commissioners Bone, Miller, ana
Tandy and Mayor Billard-4; absent Com
missioner Stotts-1
Bids for the constructions OF sidewalks
for the wear 1912 were received from TIE
following parties:
n n ITo1l,s -...$ .OS1z per So #.
r n McC,leerv ...... .09A per SO. IT.
= - q Sterling .' .OS13 per So. IT.
oi~- p Schmidt .. .O9S per SO. IT.
w R. Anderson, Circle
I'M Kansas ...... .O934 per So It.
- paving Co ......... O949 per So. IT,
WaI+on w Gilmore 1850. .09A per SO. 1T.
tIorf e. Williams ........... .104 per So TT.
Tbe firms Luttjohann & Folks and
Fowler & Sterling having the same bid. 1t
was left to the contractors to decide
whom should receive the award and they
decided in favor of Luttjohann & Folks,
wherel1pon Commissioner Stotts NOV ID
that the contract for the construction OF
sidewalks for the year 1872 be awarded to
Luttiohann & Folks, the motion prevail
ing by the following vote: Ayes, Connmis-
sioners Bone. Miller, Stotts and Tandy
and Mayor Billiards.
ON motion of Commissioner Stotts. the
city clerk was instructed to return the
certified checks to the respective bidders,
who were unsuccessful.
Commissioner Miller moved that tdc
CITY clerk be instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction of a white
Way on West 9Th street from Kansas
avenue to Jackson street and on East 4th
street from a point one hundred feet east
of the east line of Kansas avenue to the
west line of Holiday street, said bids to
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