The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-09
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
July 9, 1881

Published in The Topeka State Journal
July 9, 1881
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Monday, July Z, 1913. The city commission
M, with the following commissioners
present: Commissioners Bone, Newland,
Porter and Tandy-4. Mayor Cofran IN
the chair.
ne minutes of the meeting of July 3,
1913, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Porter. approved as read
chairman, Public Utilities Commission,
relative to meeting Of Receivers of the
Kansas Natural Gas Company, July 9Th,
was presented, read and filed.
Communication from Hungate & Heinz,
with endorsement of Chief-of-Police
Hughes and City Prosecutor Clark, ask
ing for refund of cost bond of $1,000 of
Charles Harris in case in the Police Court,
was presented. read and, on motion of
Commissioner Bone, the request granted.
Communication from the Good Govern
ment Club and the Advisory Board urging
the immediate building of the Gage Park
street car line, were presented, read and,
Commissioner Porter moved that they De
placed file, which motion prevailed by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Newland, Porter and Tandy and
Mayor COfran-5.
RESOLUTION adopted by the Topeka
Women'S, Federation of Clubs, urging the
city commissioners to secure the extension
to Gage Park at once, was presented,
read and Commissioner Bone moved that
1T be placed on file, which motion pre-
vailed by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Newland, Porter and
Tandy and Mayor Cofran--5.
Notification from J. r. Ramsey, in
structing the forwarding of $225Oo to the
Watkins National Bank of Lawrence,
Kansas, on the completion of his contract
with the City of Topeka, Kansas, was pre-
sented read and Commissioner Tandy
moved that the money be forwarded as d.
rected in the communication, which mo-
nralaila6 h hn fol A Va
Commissioners Bone, Newland, Porter and
Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
Contract and bond for the extension OF
a water main on Park avenue from Elm
wood avenue to Woodlawn avenue, were
presented and Commissioner Newland
moved that the mayor be authorized to
sign the contract and that the bond be ap-
proved, which motion prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone
Cofran-5.
Maintenance Bond of j. R. Ramsey in
the sum of $625.00 given by the National
Fidelity Casualty Company, was pre-
sented and approved by the following
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone. New
land. Porter and Tandy and Mayor Cor
ran-5.
Bond of ]. r. Ramsey, to protect against
patented fnfrtngementS, in the sum of
$4,000, given by the National Fidelity &
casualty Company, was presented and ap-
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Newland, Porter and
Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
Depository Bond of the Farmers Ma
ional Bank in the sum of $25 600 given by
the the Bankers Deposit Guaranty and
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Com
misstoners Bone, Newland Porter and
Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
Bond of j. R. Ramsey in the sum OF 81 -
1857, given by the National Fidelity Z.
Guaranty Company, presented and
approved by the following vote: Ayes,
Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5
An ordinance amending Section II of
, STdinance No. s57. approved August 18th,
1883, and repeating original section IL OF
said Ordinance No. S57, presented to com
mission on June IS, 1913. and referred to
the city attorney on June 2s, 1913, was re-
mendaion: 7 recommend that the with
In ordinance be filed. So many changes
prepare a new ordinace, which 1 submit
for your considerable On motion Of
Commissioner Bone, the report was
An Ordinance amending Section II OF
Ordinance No ST. approved August H.
1888. and repeating original section II of
first reading.
An Ordinance appropriating money out
of the Sinking Fund of the Water Works
Department of the City of Topeka, Kan
sas, to pay for General Improvement
Bonds of said city purchased by said wa
ter Department, presented to commission
on July 8, 1913, was taken up for second
reading. Each section was read and. on
separate motion, adopted. On roll cali,
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone New
land, Porter and Tandy and Mayor Cof-
ran-5 The title was read and approved.
An Ordinance relating to employees in
the municipal crematory plant in the City
of Topeka. was presented for first read
ing
Report of the Police Judge for the
month of June. 1913, was presented. read
and filed.
Estimate of A. r. Young, city engineer
of the cost of the special Illumination OF
certain streets and avenues in the City of
Topeka, in the sum of ST., 600.oo was pre-
scented, read and approved by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone
Newland. Porter and Tandy and Mayor
Cofran-5.
Bids for the special illumination of GER
tain streets and avenues in the City of
Topeka, were received from the Tucker
Electric Co. and the E. L. Overton En-
gineering & Supply Co.
An Ordinance authorizing The Topeka
Railway Company, its successors and as
signs. to construct, maintain ana operate
an electric railway line from and connect
ing with it's present Tenth avenue line at
Morris avenue in the City of Topeka