The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
May %, 1921

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OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO.
CEEDINGS
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas
! monday, May q, 1912. The city commits
| sion met in regular session at 500 O'Clock
a. M, with the following commissioners
| present: Commissioners Bone, Miller,
| Stotts and Tandy4. Mayor Billiard in the
| chair.
| The minutes of the regular adjourned
| meeting OF May %, 1912, were presented,
read and, on motion of Commissioned
| Bone, approved as written up by the
clerk.
Petition to grade and pave the alley
| between Kansas Avenue and Jackson
| Street and 9th Street and 10th Avenue,
| signed by The Mills Building Co., and a
| number of others, was presented, read and
referred to the Commissioner of Streets
and Public movements.
Communication from L. ]. LeGresley
asking that his name be put on the petit
ton asking for a sidewalk on the north
side of 18th Street in Quintona Heights,
was presented, read and referred to the
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'm
provements.
Communication from A. r. Young, city
engineer, submitting specifications for re-
setting curb on East Fourth Street, was
presented, read and the Specifications ap-
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy
and Mayor BILLIARDS..
Communication from A. r. Young, city
engineer, submitting specifications for
sidewalks to be constructed during the
year 1912, was presented, read and on
motion of Commissioner Tandy, the
specifications approved.
Agreement with Vassie Lee McKib-
ben and George H. Giffin relative to con-
structing a house drain and making con-
nection with sewer in Sewer District No.
30 at the intersection of Euclid and West
ern Avenues was presented, read and on
motion of Commissioner Tandy, accepted
and placed on file.
An Ordinance amending section 3 of Or
dinance No. 4071, approved August 5, 1911,
relating to the levy and collection of
license taxes in the City of Topeka, and
repeating said original section of said
ordinance was presented for first reading.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk, four feet WIDE from the east line of
Lincoln, Street to the west line of Union
Avenue, presented to commission on May
20. 1912, and referred to the Commissioner
of Streets and Public improvements was
reported back with recommendation, that
the petition be granted" which report
was adopted on motion of Commissioner
Tandy.
An Ordinance providing for the con-
domination and appropriation of certain
land in the City of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kansas, for public park, estab-
fishing a benefit district to pay for the
same, and providing for the appointment
of appraisers therefor and prescribing
their duties, presented to commission on
e aS ON motion taen of eommissioner
Miller. postponed until Wednesday May
+ An Ordinances authorizing and providing
for the issuance of internal Improvement
bonds of the City of Topeka, Kansas, to
pay the cost of the special Improvement
herein named, presented to commission on
May %, 1872 was taken up for second
reading. Each section was read and, on
separate motion. adopted On roll call,
the ordinance was passed by the folioWing
Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
The title was read and approved
Ordinance No. 4e44 approved April u,
1911 relating to the salaries or compensa
ton of city officers and employees of the
City of Topeka, as amended by ordnance
No APP approved Maroh-11, 1912. and re-
pealing said section 10 of said Ordinance
No. 4044 as amended by said Ordinance
%, 1872 was taken up for second reading.
Each section was read and, on separate
motion adopted On roll can, the ordi-
ance was passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts
and Tandy and Mayor Billiards.. The title
was read and approved
on Huntoon@ Street from 211 Huntoon
Street westward accompanied by a cash
Commissioned Miller, the mayor author
lied to sign 1.-THE, same.
Plumbers Bond OF Charles Jones in the
sum of Two THOUSAND Dollars given by
the American Bonding Company of BaIti-
more was presented, and approved by the
following vote: Ayes. Commissioners
Bone. Miller. Stotts and Tandy and
Contract and bond. for the extension of
water main on West 17tb Street from Polk
Street to Western Avenue were presented
and on motion of Commissioner Miller
the mayor was authorized to sign the con-
tract The bond was approved by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and. Tandy and Mayor Bill
lard-5.
Commissioner Tandy presented for first
reading, resolutions covering the con-
struction of the following sidewalks for
the year 1872:
Hst Street from the west side of Topeka
Avenue to the east line of Lot Z. Ladies
Add.