The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-14
Published In The Topeka State Journal
May IA, 1881
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO


OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, May T. 1913 The city commits
sion met in regular session at nine o'clock
present: Commissioners Bone Newland,
Porter and Tandy-4 Mayor Cofran In
the chair.
The minutes of the regular adjourned
read and, no objection being raised, stood
approved read.
May s. 1913. were presented. read and, on
motion of Commissioner Tandy, approved
as read
Petition, signed by H. c. Suess and a
number of Others to change the name of
! Ella street between 10th avenue and 18th
street, Woodward avenue, was presented:
read and referred to the commissioner OF
streets and public improvements.
Communication from r. D. Blaine ask
pent Of ots NO 20 anG $50 "ae
street. Bates Add, was presented, read
and referred to the commissioner OF
streets and public improvements.
| Communication from w. c. Ralston ask
1 ing for the purchase of a stack of sec
| tional book cases for law books belonging
4 to the City OF Topeka, was presented.
! read and Commissioner Bone moved that
| the request be granted, which motion pre-
missioners Bone Newland, Porter and
| Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
| Petition to construct new cement side
| walk five feet wide on the north side OF
| 18th street from Quincy street to the alley
| east of Quincy street, signed by Fred T.
| Walker and number Of others, was pre-
| scented. read and referred to the commits
| sioner of streets and public improvements.
| Petition to construct a new cement side
walk five feet wide the north side of
| 18th street from Kansas avenue to Monroe
| street and on the south side of 18th street
| from Monroe street to Madison street,
| signed by c. S. Elliott and a number OF
, others, presented. read and referred
| to the commissioner of streets and public
i'm movements
1 Of I d
man in the Engineering Department, to
take effect May l. 1913 was presented,
read and accepted by the following vote:
Ayes. Commissioners Bone, Newland, Por-
ter and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
| Communication from the Good Govern
| ment club. expressing its interest in the
tuberculosis Camp and asking that 1t be
not put out of commission. was presented.
read and referred to the commissioner OF
parks and public buildings.
Communication, signed by Thos. Stuart
and number of others, asking that the
to ~. be abated, was presented, read
and referred to the commissioner OF
streets and public improvements
| Communication from the HinkSon Sign
Co. asking permission to erect an electric
sign at the Empress Theater. 9Th and
Kansas avenues, was presented. read and
Commissioner Tandy moved that the re-
quest be granted under the direction OF
the city engineer, which motion prevailed
oy ne Rene SewIsnd Porter and TandV and
| Mayor Cofran-5.
| Petition. signed by the Chas. Wolf
Packing Co, and a number of others
relative to flood gates and pumping ap-
paratus along the South Side Dixie, was
presented read and Commissioner Bone
moved that May %, 1913 at 500 o'clock p
m, be set as a date to hear both petition
ers and protests in the matter, which mo-
| ton prevailed
| Communication from ]. w. F. Hughes
| chief of police, relative to selling horse
belonging to the police department, pre-
scented to commission May l. 1913, and
referred to the mayor with power to act
was reported back with the recommends
ton that the horse had been sold fol-
$12500 and the money turned over to the