The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
March IA, 1871
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.


Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas.
Wednesday,, March Is, 1912. The city com
mission met in regular adjourned session
at 900 o'clock a. M with the following
commissioners present: Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayer
Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of March
IL, 1872 special, were presented, read and
on motion of Commissioner Tandy, ap-
proved as written up by the clerk.
The minutes of the regular meeting of
March H. 1872, were presented, read and
on motion of Commissioner Tandy, ap-
proved as written up by the clerk.
Communication from H. E. Chubbuck,
v1ce-pres1dent of the Illinois Traction Sys-
tenn, relative to extending the street car
line to Gage Park, was presented, read
and filed.
Communication from A H. Purdy SUI
perintendent of the Topeka Edison Com
pany, submitting the report of said COM
pany for the six months ending Decem-
Der 81 1911, was presented read and the
report referred to the Commissioner OF
Finance and Revenue.
Communication from A. NJ. Patten, gen.
eraI superintendent of the Topeka Rail
way = Company, submitting the report
of said company for the six months end
ing December 81, 1911, was presented, read
and the report referred to the Commits
sioner of Finance and Revenue.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
city clerk be instructed to write Mr. A.
NJ. Patten, superintendent of the Topeka
Railway Company, inviting him to be
present at the commission meeting, Mon
day, March IS, 1872 for the purpose Of
discussing the matter of extending the
street car line to Gage Park, which mo-
ton prevailed.
Report of the Electrical Inspector for
the months of January and February,
1912, was rpFesentedf read and filed.
Bill of Crane & Co. in the sum of $13. Is
for printing vouchers was presented, read
and motion Commissioner Bone, rec
commended to be charged to the print
ing and stationery account of the city
clerk.
resolution, presented by Roy L. Bone
on March II, 1912, relative to future APP
propriations from the Miscellaneous Fund
or Account to pay bills or claims original
ing from work done in connection with
the removal of dirt from beneath the
Melan bridge, came up for second read
ing. Commissioner Bone moved that the
resolution be adopted, but the motion re-
ceiving no second, no action was taken
on the resolution.
Contract and agreement for concessions,
attractions and amusements in Garfield
Park in the City of Topeka, Kansas, was
presented and, on motion of Commission
er Tandy, referred to the Commissioner
of Parks and Public Buildings, with in
structions to check up and report back
to the commission with his recommends
lions.
Various claims against the city of To-
peka of c. Winburn, A. T. Potts, Frank
Snyder, and Jacob A. Dice, presented 10
the city council, were reported back by
Commissioner Bone and recommended to
be placed on file, which recommendation
was adopted.
Communication relative to a balance in
Sewer No 30 Fund and asking the same
to be appropriated back to the property
owners, presented to commission on june
90 1910, and referred to the Commissioner
of Finance and Revenue, was reported
back and placed on file.
The mayor announced that it was his
to be absent from the city Tor
a few days and requested the appoint
ment of some one to act in his stead dur
ing his absence. Commissioner Stotts
moved that Commissioner Miller act as
mayor during the absence of Mayor Bill
lard, which motion prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billiards.;
Commissioner Miller not voting.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Bone, commission
TSeaI1 c. B. BURGE,
CITY Clerk