The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-18
LEGAL
published in The Topeka State Journal
July Is, 1921
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS

CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
July 18th, 1912. The city commission met
in special session at 900 o'clock a. m,
with the following commissioners present:
Commissioners Bone, Tandy and Mr..
Mayor Billiards.. Absent, Commissioners
Stotts and Miller
The call for the meeting was presented,
read and is in words and figures as fol-
lows, to-wft:
''Offlce of the Mayor, Topeka, Kansas.
July 18th, 1912. Notice is hereby given
that there will be special meeting OF
the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Topeka, Kansas, held in the commits
sion chamber of said city at 500 O'Clock
a. m, Wednesday, July 18th, 1912, for the
purpose of hearing and considering a GER
tain petition heretofore filed in the once
of the City Clerk of said City praying
said Board of Commissioners to specially
illuminate East Fourth Street from a
point one hundred feet east of the east
line of Kansas Avenue to the west line
of Holiday Street, and to construct, in
stall, equip and maintain an additional
system of street lights for that purpose,
and all persons in favor of or opposed to
the granting the prayer OF said petltio 'n
meeting. J.. B. Billiard, Mayor. Attest,
G. B. Burge, City Clerk. (Seal9"
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
Rosrd Of "Reminiscences declare and find
that said notice has been given as re-
quired by Chapter 81 of the Session Laws
of Kansas of 1911, being House BIZ NO.
472, passed by the Legislature of the state
of Kansas in 1911, and that the City Clerk
be directed to enter said declaration and
finding upon the city records, winch mo-
ton prevailed by the following vote:
AYES Commissioners Bone, Tandy ana
Mr.. Mayor Billiards. Noes, none. ABSENT
Commissioners Miller and Stotts-2.
The Mayor then gave opportunity 10 ali
persons present to be heard upon the Pc
tition .-5v-
Thereupon, The Board of Commissioners
having heard all persons desiring TO
sneak in favor of and against the granting
of the prayer of said petition and all 9TH
err evidence that said Board desired TO
whether such petition was signed py the
proper number of persons possessing Ihe
qualifications prescribed by law ano
whether the statements OF such petuon
were true: and the Board of Commission
ore having duly and carefully conSidereo
said Matters, Commissioner Tandy moved
that the Board of Commissioners find ana
decide that the petition to specially lIlunn-
mate East Fourth Street from Pol ~, oi1s s
hundred dO0) feet east of the east line OF
Kansas Avenue to the west line OF Holu-
dav Street is in conformity to the re-
ouirennents of Chapter 81 or the session
Laws of the State of Kansas OF 1911 pc
ing House Bill No. 472, passed by the
legislature of the State of Kansas IN
1e1i. that the allegations thereof are true
and that it is advisable to specially liIuIn-
inate East Fourth Street from a point one
hundred (1OO) feet east of the east nne
20 Eensas Avenue to the west line OF
Holliday Street, and that the cost thereoI
will NOT be too burdensome upon tne per
sons to be directly beneflted tnere.ny,
which motion prevailed py the Ioli ,DI
vote. AYES commissioners Bone, Tandy
ana Mr. Mayor Billiards. Absent, COM
missioners Miller and Stotts-2
No further business appearing, on mo-
tioy, of Commissioner Tandy, the special
ni gsesI S'o0u c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.