The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-12
Published in The Topeka State Journal
April II, 1881
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS


Commission Chamber Topeka Kansas
| Thursday, April 1o.191S. The city conf
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 April 2,
1918, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Bone, approved as read.
Casualty Company relative to H. T. boil
ers Nos. and A. was presented. read and
works and street lighting.
Contract and bond for the extension of
a water main on 18th street from the east
end of Ritchie Park to Madison street
and north on Madison street to 18th street,
was presented and Commissioner Newland
moved that the mayor be authorized to
sign the contract, which motion prevailed
by the following vote: Ayes, Commits
sioners Bone. Newland, Porter and Tandy
and Mayor Cofran-5 The bond was APP
proved by the following vote: Ayes. Com
missioners Bone, Newland, Porter and
Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
An Ordinance creating the office of com
missioner of health and sanitation of the
City of Topeka. fixing Ids salary and
prescribing his duties. was presented for
first reading.
An Ordinance creating Sewer District
No So. defining the territory and estab-
fishing the boundary thereof. providing for
an entire and complete system of sewerage
IN said district and providing for a special
assessment to pay for the construction OF
the sewer in said district, first presented
J.
ton of Commissioner Tandy, deferred.
resolution deeming it necessary to
construct Il white Way on Kansas ave
nue. from LIST avenue to Gordon street,
was, on motion of Commissioner Newland,
held over until the next meeting.
The following resolution presented to
commission on April Q, 1913. by Commits
sioner Tandy, was taken up for second
reading. The resolution is in words and
figures. as follows. to-wit:
'RESOLVED. That the Board of Com
ell of he n ToDPka Kansas.
deem it necessary for the best interests
of said city to repave and gutter Sixth
avenue from the west line of Kansas ave-
nue. to the east line of HARRISON street
with vitrified blocks on five (5l inch
concrete base with asphalt filler and TO
be present width, which is ninety 900
feet in width from Kansas avenue to Van
Buren, street and sixty-ffve te5l feet in
width from Van Buren, street to Harrison
street Said vitrified blocks to be of A
quality to satisfy 1877 RATHER test on
the City of Topeka's brick RATHER
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
NewIand, Porter and Tandy and Mayor
cofran-4: absent. Commissioner Bone-L
The following resolution. presented to
commission on April 9. 1913, by Commits
sioner Tandy, taken UP for second
reading. The resolution is i'm words and
figures. as follows, to-wit;
"RESOLVED. That the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Topeka, Kansas,
deem it necessary for the best interests
of said city that the alleys between Kan
SaS avenue ana JdckSOH street ruin thAn
avenue to Eleventh street. be graded and
paved with vitrified paving blocks on
four a. inch concrete base with asphalt
filler and to be twenty f20) feet wide"
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Nevland Porter and Tandy and Mayor
Cofran-4: absent. Commissioner Bone-1
The following resolution. presented to
commission on April 9. 1913 by Commits
sioner Tandy was taken up for second
reading The resolution is in words and
figures as follows, to-Wit:
ssRFSOI WE'D. That the Board of Com
u,issioners of the City of Topeka. Kansas,
deem il necessary for the best interests
of said city to grade and pave the alley
between Kansas avenue and Jackson
street and 9Th street and 10Th avenue, said