The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-14
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
Jan. II. 1871
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
- CEEDINGS.
Monday, January 70. 1913. The city COM
mission met in regular session at 800
o'clock a. m. with the following commits
Miller, stotts and Tandy+- Mayor Bill
lard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of january
8. 1913, were presented, read and, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, approved as
read.
pelxa, Kansas, were presented. read and,
on motion of Commissioner Bone, recon-
mended to be allowed and paid from
funds follows:
Water Works Fund 1850
Street and Alley Paving Fund. 2.S7z.69
Fourth Street White Way....... 3,22909
Ninth Street White way............ 4as54
Sidewalk Fund 1S12--.....-.........-. S,7574S
Communication from e. ]. Stewart, city
electrical Inspector, with the endorse
ment OF g. O. Wilmarth. fire marshal
relative to the condition of the electrical
wiring in the state house and asking the
o.oreratfon of the city commissioners to
bring the matter before the legislature.
was presented, read and Commissioner
Bone moved that the communication be
referred to the secretary of state with re-
necessary to bring the matter before the
legislature with view of securing amply
appropriation to carry out the suggestions
or the letter, which motion prevailed.
Petition 10 construct a new cement side
walk four and one-half feet wide from
Seward avenue to State street on the east
side of Cedar street, signed by A Stacr
kel and a number of others, was pre-
scented, read and referred to the commits
sloner of streets and public improvements.
Communication from John Marshall OF
the Public Utilities Commission relative
and offering certain suggestions, was pre-
scented and read. Commissioner Miller
made the following motion: That the
city attorney, w. c. Ralston. be, ana he
is hereby. authorized for, and on behalf
OF, the City of Topeka, to request the
Public Utilities Commission of the State
OF Kansas to hear the complaint filed be-
Tore the said commission in the case OF
the State of Kansas, ex rel. VS.. The kan
Topeka ct al, on January "A, 1918; and
that said request specifically state that
The City of Topeka does not thereby
waive any right, power authority
given to it under the laws of the Statls
of Kansas which motion prevailed.
Report of the Food Inspector for the
month of December, 1912, was presented,
read and filed.
Protests against the paving of Eleventh
street from Fillmore street to Lane street,
presented and referred to the commits
sioner of streets and public improvements
were reported back with the following
recommendation: your commissioner OF
streets and public improvements, to whom
was referred the within protests, finds
that said protests are signed by resident
owners representing more than one-halr
OF the square feet in said district subject
to taxation for the paving of Eleventh
SeC lHOid Il Ll1nOTe 10 Lane Streer.
which report was adopted on motion of
Commissioner Tandy.
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
of the Water Works Fund, Street and Al
ley Paving Fund, Fourth Street White
Way Fund, Ninth Street White Way
Fund and Sidewalk Fund 1912, presented
to commission on January 8, 1913 was
taken up for second reading. Each sec-
ton was read and, separate motion.
adopted. On roll call. the ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Ayes. Com
missioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy
and Mayor BILLIARDS.. The title was read
and approved
No further business appearing on mo-
ton of Commissioner Stotts Commission
adjourned to meet at 900 o'clock a. M
Thursday, January 16, 1913
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