The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-18
LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journal
July Is, 1927
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.

Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas.
July 18th. 1912. The City Commission moi
in regular adjourned session at $50
O'Clock a. M, with the following commits
Miller, Stotts, Tandy and Mayor Billiard
The minutes of the meeting of july 18th
1872 were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Tandy, approved as read
Claims and accounts against the city of
Topeka for the first half of July 1872
were presented, read and, on motion of
Commissioner Tandy, recommended to he
allowed and paid from funds, as follows:
General Revenue Fund (Niscel-
laneOuS) ...-..-..--..-.........-..$ !, 424. p
General Revenue Fund Fire De-
General Revenue Fund police
DEPARTMENT. ........-............ 1881 .6S
General Improvement Fund . 3O57. 70
Water Works Fund. Observation-Disclosures. l, 335 "a
R eto s4@e Fund S 81 &
Communication from Dr. C. F. Men
ninger asking that he be appointed as
delegate to represent the City of Topeka
at the Fifteenth International Congress
on Hygiene and Demography to be held
in Washington, D. c., September 2Srd-2Sth
was presented, read and referred to the
Mayor with power to act
Communication from the Secretary of
the Public Utilities Commission of St joe,
Mo-, relative to sending delegates to rep
natural gas conference to be held in Kan
sas City Mo-, on July oath, 1912, was pre-
scented, read, and on motion of Commits
sioner Miller, the Mayor was authorized
to represent the City at said meeting.
Petition, signed by A. zahner and
ton for the Provident Association, was
presented, read and referred to the Conn
missioner of Finance and Revenue.
out of the General Revenue Fund, Cen
eral Improvement Fund, Water Works
Fund, Park Fund, and Reconstruction
Enn6 mr. nv 1V1of- -in,7o p
Bone. An emergency being declared IN
writing by the Mayor the ordinance was
was read and on separate motion adopted.
On roll call, the Ordinance was passed by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
or Billiards. The title was read and APP
proved.
An Ordinance vacating a portion of the
bounded by Eighth avenue, Buchanan,
Clay and Ninth street, in The City of To-
peka, Shawnee County, Kansas, presented
to commission on July 18th, 1872 by Com
missioner Tandy, was taken up for sec
Ond reading. Each section was read and,
on separate motion, adopted. On roll call
the Ordinance was passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone.
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Noes, Mr..
Mayor Billard-1. The title was read and
approved.
Commissioner Miller presented the fol-
lowing resolution for first reading: Re
solved, That the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Topeka Kansas, hereby de-
clare it necessary to construct, install.
equip and maintain an additional system
of lights on East Fourth street from
point one hundred feet east of the east
line of Kansas avenue to the west line of
Holiday street, in said City, for the pur-
pose of specially illuminating said portion
of East Fourth street.
Bond of the Mood Plumbing & Heating
Company in the sum of $1,000, given by
the National Surety Company of New
York was presented, and approved by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts, Tandy and Mr.. Mayor BIZ
lard-5.s
Report of the Police Judge for the
month of June 1912 was presented, read
and placed on file.
Reports on the Plumbing Inspector for
the months of May and June, 1912, were
presented, and placed on file.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Stotts, commission
adjourned until Thursday, July 18th, 1912
TSeaI1 C. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.