The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
May 20, 1881

| OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
| CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas
| Monday, May 10, 1913. The city commits
| sion met in regular session at nine clock
a. M. with the following commissioners
present: Commissioners Bone, Newland,
| Porter and Tandy-4. Mayor Cofran In
| the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of May Is,
| 1913, were presented. read and, on motlon
| of Commissioner Porter, approved as
read. Fe 8 a.s-
| Communication from the Federal Sign
System asking permission to hang an cleo
| trio sign for the Stansfield Drug Company
| at 632 Kansas avenue, was presented, read
| and, on motion of Commissioner Tandy,
| the request granted under dlrectlon OF the
| city engineer.
Petition to construct a new cement side
| walk five feet wide from Munson avenue
| to Twelfth street on the west side OF
| Woodward avenue, signed by c. E. Neil
and number of others, was presented.
read and referred to the commissioner OF
| streets and public improvements.
Petition to construct new cement Side
walk five feet wide from Chicakasaw
street to Cherokee street on the east side
| of Shawnee avenue, signed by C. M
Woody and number of others, was pre-
sented read and referred to the commlS-
sioner of streets and public improvements
Communication from the J. Herbert
Taylor Co., asking permission to erect an
eighteen foot wood sign over the sidewalk
in front of 1916 East 10th avenue, was
presented and referred to the commission
er of streets and public improvements.
and a number of others, protesting and
denouncing the action of L. NJ. Crawford
and Roy Crawford as owners and man
ayers of the Amusement Syndicate COM
pany in erecting the unsightly bill board
at corner of Sth and Van Buren, streets.
was presented, read and on motion OF
Commissioner Bone, referred TO the mayor
and city attorney.
Communication from the Civil Service
Commission relative to the position of
Judge of the small debtors court, was pre-
scented, read and filed.
Petition to construct a new cement side
walk five feet wide on the east side of
west street from King street to 18th
street including the south side of KING
street beginning at Lane street, signed by
A. L. Patton and number of Others was
presented, read and referred to the COM
missioner of streets and public improve
ments-
Communication from the Civil Service
Commission relative to the charge prefer
red against w. J. Conklin, plumbing in
snector advising that said charges are
eronndiess and that he be retained in his
present position was presented, read and.
on motion of Commissioner Porter, was
placed on file
Communication from the commissioner
of elections relative to the increase in the
number of precincts ana OF various
eerted read and. motion of Commits
sioner Tandy, placed on file.
Communication from H. w. Page, pre-
senting claim of Gregory Fuentes, for in
iuries received by falling through -manhole
at, 102 East 6lh avenue. presented to COM
mission on April ID, 1910 anu Gu W
the commissioner of water works and
street lighting, and city attorney, was
ported back with recommendation that
the claim be rejected which report was
adopted on motion of Commissioner New
land.
Petition, signed by the Curry Smoke
House and a number of Others asking for
certain amendments to the billiard and
pool hall ordnance. presented to commits
sion on April %, 1913, and referred to the
commissioner of finace and city attorney,
was reported back with the recommended
ton that the same be placed on file,
which report was adopted on motion of
commissioner Bone.
An Ordinance relating to the public sew
ers in the City of Topeka. presented to
commission on May Is, 1913, by Commits
sfoner Tandy. was taken up for second
reading. Each section was read and, on
separate motion. adopted On roll call.
the ordinance was passed by the following
vote: Ayes Commissioners Bone, New
land, Porter and Tandy and Mayor Cof-
ram. The title was read and approved
pool rooms and bowling alleys in the City
of Topeka. providing penalties for the
viola ton thereof. and repeating Ordinance
No. 1920. was presented for first reading
by Commissioner Bone.
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
of the General Revenue Fund. General
Improvement Fund. Water Works Fund,
Fund and the AZ Reserve Fund, was pre-
scented for first reading
An Ordinance apportioning and levy1ng
a special assessment on certain lots and
pieces of ground in the City of Topeka,
Shawnee County. Kansas. to pay the cost
of paving certain alleys, to pay the cost