The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-25
LEGAL
published in The Topeka State Journal
August %, 1881
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO


OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
ri .J- CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas.
Monday, July 2S 1913. The city commits
sion met in regular session at nine O'Clock
a. m, with the following commissioners
present: Commissioners Bone, Newland,
Porter and Tandy-4. Mayor Cofran in
The minutes of the meeting of July "A,
1913, were presented, read and stood ap-
proved.
Communication from Claude E Neil,
asking permission to cut the pavement In
front of lots No 452 and 454 Mulyane
street, Elmhurst addition, was presented
read and. on motion of Commissioner
Tandv, the request granted.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk four feet wide on the south side of
Sth avenue from Underwood avenue to
Morris avenue, signed by A. c. Austin
and number of others, was presented,
read and referred to the commissioner of
streets and public improvements:
Communication from G.. o. Wilmarth
fire marshal, relative to fire at ia Blu
chanan street, presented to commission on
July "a, 1913, and referred to the commits
sioner of water works and street lighting,
was reported back with the following rec
concentration: The within report is ap-
proved except that our employee, r. l..
Root, took charge of team and wagon and
drove north in the alley at the request
and under instructions of Mr. Paul Little
driver Fire Station No 4 In view ~ +his
fact would respectfully recommend that the
fire department pay Mr.. Roots medical
adopted on motion Of Commissioner Por-
ter.
reports OF the Food Inspector and In
spector of Weights and Measures Tor the
month of June, 1913, were presented read
and filed. a4..
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
of the Water Works Fund, was presented
for first reading.
An Ordinance amending Sections - and
21st 1911, relating to the salaries com
pensation of city officers and employees
of the City of Topeka, as amended by
Ordinance No. 4056 approved June %. 1911
and repeating said Ordinance No. 1855, was
presented for first reading.
Communicative from Mrs. Emma Sells
Marshall TeSisning as d member of the
advisory Board, was presented, ~ead and
on motion of Commissioner Bone, the
The mayor presented the name of Mrs.
John Alexander for appointment as
member Of the Advisory Board, to take
the place of Mrs Marshall, resigned,
which appointment vas confirmed by the
Bone. Newland. Porter and Tandy and
Mayor Cofran-5.
the municipal cremetory plant in the City
of Topeka. first presented to commission
on JULY 1913, was, on motion of Commits
sioner Porter, substituted by AN Ordl-
nance relating 20 employees in the munich
pal crematory Plant in the City of To-
peka". Section / was read and commits
sioner Fandy then moved that the ordi-
nance be, referred to commissioner Of
with the commissioner Of finance and
revenue, the motion prevailing
Communication from Geo F. Babb. milk
ton beginning August 10th. 1913; was pre-
scented, read and, on motion OF Commits
sioner Porter, the request granted.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
citr- attorney be instructed not to draw
any ordinances unless instructed to do so
by the board of commissioners, which mo-
ton prevailed.
Commissioner Bone moved that the COM
mission accept the proposition of Mr.. OFT
on lots No 1913. 495 and 497 Quincy street,
Quincy Addition to the city OF Topeka. for
sz97 %. for warranty deed to the above
described lots, which motion prevailed by
the following vote: Ayes Commissioners
Bone Newland, Porter and Tandy and
mayor Cofran-5.
Commissioner Bone moved that The To-
peka State Journal be awarded the con-
tract for the city printing for the year be-
ginning August /. 1913. and ending with
July 81, 1914, at the rate of twenty-five
cents per running inch, and be designated
as the "official city paper" which motion
prevailed by the following vote: Ayes.
Commissioners Bone, Newland, Porter
and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Bone, commission
adjourned to meet at nine o'clock a. m,
Wednesday, July 30, 1913
TSeaL1 c. B. BURGE,