The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-04
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Published in The Topeka State journal
February 4, 1881
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDTNGS.

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, February 3, 1913. The city COM
mission met in regular session at 900
sioners present: Commissioners Bone,
Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor Bill
lard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of january
80, 1913, were presented, read and, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Bone, approved as
read.
Communication from l.. A Hartman
and L. r. Casebier relative to lots 227, 229,
231 and 233 Lafayette street, having no
proper outlet to any of the main thorough
fares of the city, was presented, read
and referred to the commissioner of
streets and public improvements.
Communication from Frick & Craig Sign
Co, asking permission to hang electric
sign for the Payne Shoe Company, was
presented, read and, on motion of Com
missioner Tandy, the reuest granted under
direction of the city engineer.
Plans and specifications for the erection
of an addition to the city water works
pump house, presented to commission on
January 80, 1873 and referred to the COM
missioner of water works and street light
ing, was reported back with the following
recommendation: your commissioner of
water works and street lighting, to whom
the within specifications were referred,
hereby recommends that the same be ap-
proved" The above report was adopted
by the following roll call: Ayes, Commits
sioners Bone and Tandy and Mayor Bill
! lard-9. Absent, Commissioners Miller
StottS-2.
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
of the General Revenue Fund, Special
Lighting Fund Sidewalk Fund, 49o re-
serve Fund, Judgment Fund and Paving
Fund 1912 No. l was presented for first
reading.
Reports of the License Collector for the
| month of January, 1918, and the Weigh
master for the month of January, 1918,
were presented, read and filed.
Commissioner Miller moved that the
city clerk be instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction of an addition
to the city water works pumping station,
as per plans and specifications on file in
the office of the city engineer, said bids
| to be on file in the office of the city clerk
by $50 o'clock a. m, Thursday, February
49, 1913, and that a certified check in the
sum of $4,000 must accompany each bid,
which motion prevailed.
Commissioner Miller submitted the
name of Charles Godlove for appointment
of first engineer at the city electric light
plant which appointment was confirmed
nv the following vote: Ayes Commission
ers Bone Miller and Tandy and Mayor
Billard-4 Absent, Commissioner Stotts-
Commissioner Miller submitted the
name of Howard Huffman for appoint
ment as chief lineman at the city electric
light plant which appointment was con-
firned by the following vote; Ayes, COM
Mayor Billiards. Absent, Commissioner
Commissioner, Miller presented for first
reading a resolution declaring it neces-
sary to construct a White way on
Eighth avenue, from Kansas avenue "
Jackson street.
No further business appearing, on mo-
+ion of Commissioner Bone, commission
adjourned to meet at 800 O'CLOCK a. m''
Wednesday February ., IgiS.
City Clerk.