The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-16
EGAL

tne same, was presented, read and Com
| missioner randy moved that the actor
u sald association be approved. which
mot1on prevailed by the following vote
ayes, Commissioners Bone Newland, Por
eer ana randy and Mayor Cofran-5.
pOpllnon OF the city attorney. w. C
ftaIston, ruling that funds can be takel
from the Emergency Fund to nav III,
cost of rebuilding Fire Station No 1
| was presented and read COMMISSIONS
| Porter moved that the report of the city
, attorney be accepted and that the mayol
| De instructed to hire a competent archf
| tect' to be approved by the board of com.
mlssioners, to draw plans and specifica
| tons and prepare estimate for re-
building Fire Station No. l, which motor
| prevailed by the following vote: AYES
| commissioners Bone. NewIand, Porter
| and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
! communication from the Civil Service
| commission, concurring c. H. Kutz and
%. q. Baird, non-concurring H. c. Lind
| Sey, re-Sustaining F. NJ. Newland In dis
| charging G. G. O'Nein, superintendent OF
| the electric light plant, was presented
| read and. on motion of Commissioned
Newland, received and placed On file
Communication from the Civil Service
| Commissi III. ordering the Reinstatement
Ct Dan Garden, Rufus Frazier, Otto An
derson, w. H. Wilt and o. f. Haney On
the police force, was presented, read and
filed.
Petition to have all unnecessary poles
removed from Euclid avenue between Bu-
chanan street and College avenue, pre-
scented to commission on May 26. 1913 and
referred to the commiss ,oaer Of streets
and public improvements was reported
be placed on file, = which report as
adopted on motion of Commissioner
Tandy.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk five feet wide the east side Of
The Drive from Laurel ave"ue to Grove
avenue, except walk already built, pre-
sented to commission on Mall Is 1878.
and. referred to the commissioner OF
streets and public improvements, was re-
ported back with the recommendation
that the petition be granted and that
the city engineer be, and he is hereby,
instructed to set grade stakes on the
present bank of the creek and just east
of the pole line, and where said ground
is used at present for a walk way" which
report was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Newland, Por-
ter and Tandy and Mayor Cofran-5.
Petition to construct new cement side
walk, four feet wide from 9Th avenue
north to present walk the east side of
Franklin avenue, presented to commission
on December 16, 1872 and referred to the
commissioner of streets and public Inn
provements, was reported PACK with the
recommendation that the petition be
granted which report was adopted by
the following vate: Ayes Commissioners
Bone, Newland, Porter and randy and
Mayor Cofran-5-
Communication relative to a nuisance
on lots No. 100 to 212 Emmett street, by
thereon in rainy weather, presented to
commission on May Il, 1913, and referred
to the commissioner of streets and public
improvements, was reported back with
the recommendation that 1t be placed on
file" which report was adopted on mo-
ton of Commissioner Tandy-
Commune ton from A r. Young. city
engineer submitting specifications for
sidewalks to be constructed during the
year 1913, was presented. read fa ana tne
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone. New
land, Porter and Tandy and Mayor Coz
Penor+s of the commissioner of parks
and public buildings for the month OF May
and the water department for the months
of April and May, were presented reau
and filed.
Contract and bond for the extension of
water main Seward avenue from
Logan street to Reno street, were pre-.
sented Commissioner Bone moved that |
the mayor be authorized to sign the con-
tract and that the bond be approved,
which motion prevailed by the following
vote: Ayes Commissioners Bone, New |
land. Porter and Tandy and Mayor Cor |
ran-5.
Resolution. declaring the bond of the |
Topeka Railway Company forfeited, was |
presented for first reading.
Resolution of W. L. Porter to grant the |
Topeka Railway Company franchise on |
West 10th avenue with a view of going to |
Gage Park, was presented for flrst read
ing.
Estimate of A. r. Young, city engineer.
of the cost of erecting two electric signs
reading Topeka" in the sum of $1,000
each, was presented, read and approved
by the following vote: Ayes, Commission
ers Bone, Newland, Porter and Tandy and
Cofran-5.
Bid for the erecting of two electric
signs reading Topeka" was received
from r. K. Hinkson in the sum of S719.o0
each. was presented, read and Commls-
sioner Tandy moved that the contract be
awarded to r. X. Hinkson, which motion
prevailed by the following vote: Ayes,
Bone. Newland, Porter
and randy and Mayor Cofran-0-
Proposition of r. K. Hinkson for sign
to be erected at the Rock Island depot in
the sum of $1,000. presented. read
and, on motion of Commissioner Tandy,
placed on file.
Estimate of A. r. Young, city engineer
Of the cost of repaving with asphaltlc
was presented, read and ap-
proved by the following vote: Ayes, Com
niSSioners Bone, Newland. Porter and
Randy and Mayor Cofran-5.
Bid of ]. r. Ramsey for repaving with
concrete was presented. read
and Commissioner Tandy moved that the
natter be held over until Monday, June
6, 1913, which motion prevailed
The following resolution presented to
on June g. 1913 by Commits
sioner Tandy. was taken up for second
-eading. The resolution is in words and
figures. as follows, to-wit:
RESOLVED, That the board of COM
nissioners of the city of Topeka, deem it
for the best interests of said
,ity to construct new cement sidewalk
i've feet wide on the east side of Boswell
avenue. in College Place, from the north
Inc of lot No. 346 on Boswell avenue, in
aid Addition, to the south line of Tfir-
zenith street, and that said sidewalk be,