The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-31
LEGAL,
1Published in The Topeka State Journal
May 81, 1881


Commission Chamber Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, May %. 1913. The city commits
sion met in regular adjourned session at
nine O'Clock d m, with the following
commissioners present: commissioners
Bone, Newland, Porter and Iandy-4
Mayor Cofran in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of May g.
1918, were presented, read and, on motion
OF Commissioner Porter, approved as
read.
The minutes of the meeting of May 81
1913, were presented, read and, on motion
of Commissioner Bone, approved read.
Communication from L. +. Strain, di-
vision freight agent, Rock Island lines,
enclosing blue print of spur track which
east of Kansas avenue, for freiShting pur-
poses, was presented, read and referred
to the commissioner of streets and public
improvements.
Protest signed by Edith E Bush and
two others against vacating the west two
feet of the north and south alley in the
block bounded by Huntoon street, 14th
street, Tyler street and Polk street, was
presented, read and referrd to tn COM
missioner of streets and public improve
mentS.
Communication from S. J. Crumbine,
secretary of the State Board of Health,
relative to the matter of garbage collec-
ton in the City of Topeka, was present
ed, read and referred to the commissioner
of parks and public buildings.
Communication from L c. Jones petit
tioning for the Gage Park car line to go
the 10th avenue way, was presented, read
and ,on motion of Commissioner Bone,
filed.
Petition for a street light at oath and
Fillmore streets, signed Dy A. P. Tone
Wilson, Jr., and a number of others, was
presented, read and referred to the com
missioner of water works and street light
ing.
Communication from T. F. Carver chair
man, and H. T. Chase, secretary, OF the
Social Survey Committee relative TO
social survey of conditions in Topeka, and
asking an appropriation of $4,000 to aid
in carrying on the work, was presented,
read and referred to the commissioner Oh
finance and revenue.
Communication from Annie c. Fitzgib-
bons asking permission to connect with
sewer between Fillmore and Gay streets,
Al list street, presented to commission on
May &C. 1913 and referred to the commits
sioner of streets and public improvements,
was reported back with the following
Recommendation: Your commissioner of
streets and public improvements TO WhoIh
the within request was referred, recon-
mends that it be granted, conditional that
said party pay $1,000 to the city treasurer
and sign an agreement not to protest
when brought into a sewer district, which
report was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes commissioners Bone, Newland, Por-
ter and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5
Communication from Annie D. Scott,
asking for an extension of sewer to con-
meet with lots located at 1921 w. 10th ave
nue. presented to commission on May 70,
1913 and referred to the commissioner Oh
streets and public improvements ana CITY
attorney was reported back with their
following report: I'VE find that the
nronerty within described has reasonable
access to the public sewer anu tnere i.l;
resnectfully recommend that the within
request be not granted, whlcn report
was adopted on motion of Commissioner
Tandy. ,,,.
Communication from the j. Herbert
TAYLOR Co. asking permission TO erect an
aiebteen foot wood sign over the side |
walk in front of 1O4-1O6 East loth avenue
presented to the commission on May ~.
1913, and referred to the coInnilssioner % |
streets and public improvements was re
norted back with recommendation that
the request be granted under the usual
restrictions which report MAS auop'eo
on motion of Commissioner Tandy
Protest against the erection OF a Dill
hoard on Sth avenue and van Buren
street presented to the commission on
NAV 10 1913 and referred to the mayor
vi ay civ attorney. was reported back
with recommendation that the only
thing the city can do IS 70 see IhaC the
bill boards are constructed IN supsta5i-
tiaJ manner in accordance with city ordl-
. ID q which report was adopted on
motion of Commissioner Tandy- Inc CITY
clerk was instructed to send a copy OF
a, ordinance fixing the compensation
of the members of the Civil Service Com
mission of the City of Topeka II ansas,
and repealing Ordinance NO ]o6o' was
presented for first reading
n ordinance vacating a portion OF the
east and west alley in the block bounced
bv Eighth avenue Ninth street. F1limore
.trast and Clay street in the city OF To-
pe,Sa Shawnee County, Kansas was PFC
scented for first reading g. |
An ordinance appropriaung money from
certain funds of the City OF topeka TO
nav for bonds and interest coupons uue
- 1919 presented to commission on
Nv 2S 1913 by Commissioner Bone, was
+aLen IN for second reading Each sec
ton was read and, on separate mouon,
adopted. on roll call. the ordinance was