The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-23
Published in The Topeka State Journal
May %, 1913.
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CHEDINGS.

OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CBEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, May D. 1913. The city COM
mission met in regular adjourned session
commissioners present: Commissioners
Bone, Newland Porter and Tandy-4
Mayor Cofran in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of May 20
1873 were presented, read and. on motion
of Commissioner Bone, approved as read
Communication from l. NJ Brandon
chairman of Committee on Memorial Day
celebration, asking for an appropriation
to defray expenses for said celebration,
was presented, read and referred to the
commissioner of finance and revenue.
Communication from Emily L. Garrard
withdrawing her name from the petition
asking for the vacation of a portion of an
alley in the block bounded by Huntoon
and 18th streets, Topeka avenue and Tyler
street, was presented, read and referred
to the commissioner of streets and public
improvements.
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk five feet wide on the south side of
18th street from the alley west of College
A. OFT and a number of others, was pre-
scented, read and referred to the commits
sioner of streets and public improve
ments.
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk four feet wide on the east side OF
Clay street, between Hampton and list
streets, signed by Addie Ellis and a num-
Der of others. was presented, read and
referred to the commissioner of streets
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk five feet wide from Euclid avenue,
north to connect with the present walk,
on the east side of Mulvane street, signed
by P. A. Lovewell and a number of 9TH
ers. was presented, read and referred 10
the commissioner of streets and public
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk four feet wide on the north side of
21st street from Kansas avenue to the A
T. & S. F. railway right-of-way, signed
by e. G. Gibson and a number of others
was presented, read and referred to the
commissioner of streets and public I'M
provements.
Communcati ton from Laura d. Root, by
her attorney H. C. Root, relative to a
street and south of 9Th avenue, pre-
scented, read and referred to the commits
sioner of streets and public improve
ments.
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk five feet wide on the west side of
CORTLAND avenue, between Willow avenue
Miller and a number of others. was pre-
scented, read and referred to the commits
sioner of streets and public improve
ments.
Excavator's Bond of Leeper & Smith in
the sum of 100000. given by the National
Fidelity & Casualty Company, was pre-
scented, and on motion OF Commissioner
Bone, approved.
Communication from A. r. Young, city
engineer, submitting plans and specif1ca-
tions for paving and repaving certain
streets, avenues and alleys in the City OF
Topeka. was presented. read and Commits
sioner Tandy moved that the said plans
and Specifications be approved, which mo-
ton prevailed by the following vote: Ayes,
Commissioners Bone. Newland, Porter
and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
Commissioner Porter moved that the
city clerk be instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction of six foot side
walks to be laid in WeStlawn Park as per
plans and specification on file in the Of
flee of the city clerk, said bids to be in
by nine o'clock q. m. Monday June 2,
1913, and that certified check or cash in
the sum of thirty dollars must accompany
each bid which motion prevailed by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone. Newland. Porter and Tandy and
Mayor Cofran-5.
Commissioner Bone moved that the
meeting set for Friday night. May %, 1913.
to discuss the proposed sewer pumping
plant be postponed until Tuesday, May z,
1913. at eight o'clock, which motion pre-
vailed.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Bone, Commission
Bone commission adjourned
[SeaL1 c. 3. BURGE,
City Clerk.