The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-10
Published in The Topeka State Journal
January TO- 1913.

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION Pro
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, January g. 1913. The city COM
mission met in regular adjourned session
at 500 O'Clock a. m, with the following
commissioners present: Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy4. Mayor
Billiard in the chair.
The minutes OF the meeting of January
6, 1913, were presented. read and, mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, approved as
read.
Communication from the Fireman's Re
lief Association relative to appropria-
tons made from the funds of the associa-
ton and asking the commissions APP
prevail of the same, was presented, read
and, on motion of Commissioner Miller,
the action of said association was APP
proved.
Protest against the vacation of the
east and west alley running south of the
First M. f. church, presented to COM
mission on December q, 1912, and referred
to the commissioner of streets and publ"
improvements, was reported back with
recommendation that it be placed on
file,'' which report was adopted on mo-
ton of Commissioner Tandy.
Protest against the paving of Ninth
street from Madison street to Adams
streets, presented to commission Jan
uary 4, 1913, and referred to the commits
sioner of streets and public improve
ments reported back with the fo
lowing recommendation: Your com
missioner of streets and public improve
ments, to whom was referred the within
protest, finds that said protest is signed
by resident owners of real estate repre-
senting more than one-half of the square
feet of real estate owned by residents,
which lies within the boundaries of the
district liable to taxation for said M
provement." On motion of Commissioner
Tandy, the report was adopted
Petition to vacate the east and west al
ley running south of the First NJ. y.
church, presented to commission on De-
cember 5, 1912. and referred to the COM
ments. was reported back with recon-
mendation that it be not granted" whicn
report was adopted on motion of Com
missioner Tandy.
street from Fillmore street to Lane street
from Annie 3. Thomas, was presented,
read and referred to the commissioner OF
streets and public improvements.
Protest against the paving of Eleventh
street from Fillmore street to Lane street
from C. w. Snyder, was presented, read
and referred to the commissioner OF
streets and public improvements
Protest against the paving of Eleventh
street from Fillmore street to Lane street
from John r. Mulvane, was presented,
read and referred to the commissioner of
streets and public improvements.
Protest against the paving of Eleventh
from J. w. Carson. was presented. read
and referred TO the commissioner OF
streets and public improvements
The following resolution, presented to
commission on January g. 1913, by Con-
missioner Tandy, was taken up for Sec
ond reading The resolution is in wor Is
and figures, as follows. to-wit:
RESOLVED. That the mayor and
board of commissioners of the city of To-
peka, Kansas, deem it necessary for the
best interests of said city that Williams
avenue, from the west line of Lane street
TO the east line of West street, be graded,
curbed with combined curb and gutter,
and paved twenty COP feet wide with
asphaltic concrete on four 90 inch con-
crete base
The above resolution was adopted ~
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy and Mayer
Billiards.
The following resolution presented to
commission on january s, 1913. by Com
missioner Tandy, was taken up for sec
ond reading. The resolution Is in words