The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-03

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION Pro
CEEDINGS-
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, May 2, 1912. The city commits
sion met in regular adjourned session at
900 o'clock a. M, with the following COM
missioners present: Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor Billiard
in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of April %,
1912, were presented, read and on molten
of Commissioner Miller, approved as
written up by the clerk
A petition asking the commission to
confer with the management of the Street
Railway Company with view TO IN
ducing them to restore their service De.
the same schedule and conditions as ex-
listed prior to April is, 1872, signed by N. j.
Chapman and a number of others, was
presented, read and referred to Commits
sioner Miller.
! A Communication, signed by j. w.
Medic and a number of others relative to
Rehlzopf Bros. using the sidewalk and
street in front of their building for stor-
ing wagons, buggieS and other vehicles
and requesting to have such practice dis
continued, was presented, read and Com
missioner Tandy moved that the same be
| referred to the mayor, which motion pre-
vailed
Communication from c. w. Kouns of
the A. 7. & S. F. Railway Company rela-
| tive to the matter of moving the curb on
Ninth street in front of their office build
ing, was presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Miller, placed on file.
Petition to construct new cement
Brannaman tract on the south side of
East Tenth avenue, signed by Frank
Curry and a number of others, was pre-
sented read and referred to the Commls-
! sioner of Streets and Public Improve
ments.
Communication from H. B. Conweu and
a number of others, representing the
drainage conditions in the Sixth precinct
of the Second Ward, asking to have
grades established in order to be relieved
from the present conditions, was present.
ed, read and referred to the Commissioner
| of Streets and Public Improvements.
Communication from W. B. Fisher ask
ing for refund of dog license on account
of dog having been poisoned short time
| after tax was paid, was presented and
read and referred to the Commissioner of
Finance, who Immediately reported the
same back with the recommendation that
it be not allowed, which report was
adopted on motion of Commissioner
Stotts
Protest against the construction of a
sidewalk on Roosevelt street from The
Drive to Eugene street from M. E. u.
Vawter and VIM. J. Vawter, was present
ed, read and referred to the Commission
er of Streets and Public improvements.
Communication from A s. Bennett rela-
tive to the matter of purchasing dirt WITH
which to fill lots on Woodlawn avenue,
presented to commission July z, 1911.
and referred to the Commissioner OF
Streets and Public improvements, was re-
ported back with the recommendation
that it be placed on File, which report
was adopted on motion of Commissioner
Tandy.
Contracts with the Knights and Ladies
of Security Band ara with MarshaIfs
Band for furnishing concerts during the
year 1912, were presented and, on motion
of Commissioner Stotts, the mayor was
authorized to sign the same.
Reports of the Weighmaster for the
month of April, 1912, was presented, read
and filed.
Commissioner Miller moved that the city
attorney be instructed to request the Off
Gals of the Missouri Pacific Railway Com
pany to place regulation humping blocks
at the end of all their tracks that end on
the sidewalk line on Fifth street, which
motion prevailed!
No further business appearing, on mo-
| ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned to meet at $50 o'clock a. m.
Saturday, May T. 1912.
[Seal1 C. B. BURGE,
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