The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-03


OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday, January 2, 1913. The city COM
at 900 O'Clock a. M, with the following
commissioners present: Commissioners
Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor
Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of Deem
Der so, 1872 were presented, read and, on
motion of Commissioner Miller, approved
as read.
Protest against the Topeka Railway
Company switching coal and freight cars
at Seventh and Jackson streets, also in
leaving such cars standing in the street at
that point, from Joab Mulvane was pre-
scented, read and, on motion of Commits
sioner Miller, referred to the mayor.
communication from Nicholas Eller, p.
McFadden and S. H. Morrison, asking to
withdraw their names from the petition
for the paving of Fourth street from Mad
iSon street to the A. T. & S. F. Railway
tracks, was presented, read and Commits
sioner Tandy moved that the request be
granted and that the communication be
filed with the petition, which motion pre-
vailed.
Protest against the paving of Eleventh
street from West street to Garfield ave-
nue., presented to commission on Decem-
Der q, 1872 and referred to the commits
sioner of streets and public improvements,
was reported back with the following rec
whom was referred the within protest,
finds that it is signed by resident owners
representing more than one-nalf of the
square feet of real estate owned by resi-
dents which lie within the boundaries of
the district liable to taxation for said i'm
provements." On motion of Commissioner
Tandy, the report was adopted.
Protest against the paving of Third
street from Clay street to Buchanan
street, presented to commission on Decem-
ber> %, 1912, and referred to the commits
sioner of streets and public improvements,
was reported back with the following rec
ommendation: Your commissioner of
streets and public improvements to whom
was referred the within protest, finds IN
checking over the protest against the inn
provement of Bird street from Clay to Blu
chanan, that said protest is signed by resi-
dent owners of real estate representing
more than one half the number of square
feet of real estate owned by residents
BILE to taxation for said Improvement" On
motion of Commissioner Tandy the report
was adopted.
Report of the Weighmaster for the
month of December, 1912. was presented,
read and filed.
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Arch street
from the south line of Eleventh street to |
the north line of West street, signed by |
L. +. Clearinghouse and a number of 9TH |
ers, was presented, read and referred to |
the commissioner of streets and public |
improvements.
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
of the General Revenue Fund, General |
Improvement Fund, Water Works Fund.- |
Park Fund, Special Lighting Fund, Music !
Fund and Paving Fund 1872 No. l. was |
presented for first reading.
Resolution for the paving OF Boswell |
avenue from the south line of Tenth ave-
nue. to the north line of Sixteenth street, |
for second reading was, on mo- /
ton of Commissioner Miller. postponed |
until Monday, January 6, 1913.
The following resolution, presented to |
on December so, 1912, by Com
missioner Tandy was taken up for second /
The resolution is in words and
figures, as follows; to-wit
''RESOLVED, That the mayor and
board of commissioners of the City of To-
peka, Kansas, deem it necessary for the
best interests OF said city that Western
avenue from the south line of Second
street to the center line of First avenue
be graded, curbed with combined curb and
gutter and paved thirty 500 feet wide
with asphaltic concrete on four 90 inch
base.
The above resolution was adopted by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone Miller StottS and Tandy and Mayor
BILLIARDS..
Petition to grade, pave and curb with
combined curb and gutter Huntoon street
from the east curb line of Boswell avenue |
n Elmhurst addition to the west curb line
Of Boswell avenue in College Place addi-
ion, signed by Myrtle F. Howard and a
number of others, was presented, read
and referred to the commissioner of
streets and public improvements.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ion of Commissioner Miller commission
adjourned to meet at 600 o'clock a. M,
January 4, 1913.
[SeaL1 G. 3. BURGE
City Clerk