The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-30
LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journal
April so, 1921
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, April 20, 1912. The city commits
a. M, with the following commissioners
present: Commissioners Bone, Miller and
Tandy-3. Absent, Commissioner Stotts-
/. Mayor Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of April 20,
1912, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Tandy, approved as
written up by the clerk.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk five feet wide, on the north side of
18th street from Boswell street to Nc
Vicar avenue, on the west side of Jewell
avenue from 14th street to 18th street, and
on the west side of PlaSS avenue from
14th street to 18th street signed by s. t.
Grimes and number of others, was pre-
scented, read and referred to the Commits
sioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments.
An Ordinance appropriating money
from the Street and Alley Paving Bond
Fund of the City of Topeka, to pay for
bonds and interest coupons due Nav LIST,
1872 presented to commission on April 20
1872 by Commissioner Bone was taken up
for second reading. Each section was read
and, on separate motion, adopted. On roll
call, the ordinance was passed by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone,
Tandy and Mayor Billiards.; absent,
Commissioners Miller and Stotts-2. The
title was read and approved.
Bond of Walton w. Gilmore in the sum
of $4,000, covering the construction of the
fountain basin in Garfield Park, given by
the Fidelity and Deposit Company OF
Maryland, was presented and approved by
the folloWing vote; Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller and Tandy and Mayor BIZ
lard-4; absent. Commissioner Stotts-1
Petition to specially illuminate East 4th
street from a point one hundred feet east
of the east line of kansas avenue to the
west line of Holiday street, presented to
commission on April %, 1912, and referred
was reported back with the recommended
ton that the petition be referred to the
Commissioner of Streets and Public I'M
provements to check up for the SUI
ficiency of the signers, which report was
adopted on motion of Commissioner
Miller.
Commissioner Miller moved that the
mayor be authorized to call a special
meeting for 900 o'clock a. m, Saturday,
ing the petition asking for the speciaI
illumination of a portion of East 4th
street, which motion prevailed.
The following resolution, presented to
commission on April %, 1912. by Commits
sioner Stotts, was taken up for second
reading. The petition is in words and
figures as follows, to-wit:
RESOLVED, BY the Board Of Commits
sioners of the City of Topeka, Kansas:
No. ?, Edwards Tract Subdivision, in
said city (being on West Euclid avenue
between Fillmore street and Clay street,
owned by an unknown person, whose resi-
dence is unknown, is a nuisance and is
dangerous to the health of the neighbor-
hood and that it is necessary for the best
interests OIL SAID CITY 10 aDdle SdlO
nuisance by filling in said lot to
prevent water from standing thereon, and,
be it further
RESOLVED. that the said owner be.
and he is hereby given 20 days from and
after service of this resolution as pro-
vided by section of Ordinance No. 25s1 Of
said city to abate said nuisance by filling
in said lot so to prevent water from
standing thereon. and if said nuisance be
not abated within 20 days from and after
the service of this resolution, as provided
by said Ordinance, then the street com
missioner is hereby directed to fill in said
lot in such manner as to permanently
abate said nuisance and report the costs
of said work to the Board of Commission
ers, which said costs shall be levied
against said lot as provided by law"
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone Miller and Tandy and Mayor Bill
lard-4 absent, Commissioner Stotts-1.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at 900 o'clock a. m,
Thursday, May . 1912.
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