The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-22
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
February D. 1913.
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
IT


February %, 1871
OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS.
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
Thursday February 20, 1918. The city
commission met in regular adjourned ses-
ing commissioners present: Commission
ers Bone, Miller, StottS and Tandy-i
Mayor Billiard in the chair.
The minutes of the meeting of February
II, 1913. were presented, read and on mo-
ton of Commissioner Stotts, approved as
read.
Payrolls against the City of Topeka for
the first half of the month of February,
1913, were presented, read and. on motion
of Commissioner Miller, recommended to
be allowed and paid from funds as fo,-
lows:
General Revenue Fund, Miscel-
laneOuS "a, ~
General Revenue Fund, Fire de-
partment 400 10
General Revenue Fund, Police de-
General Improvement Fund 1s4O.e2
Water Works Fund. ...-.............. 1oe1 .
Park. Fund Observation-Disclosures. AL. ii
40 Reserve Fund. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 50.vp
Total So Az. SO
Communication from the Shawnee Mill
ing Co.. relative to development of power
of the city garbage burning plant, pre-
scented to commission February H.
1913, and referred to the mayor and com
missioner of parks and public buildings,
was reported back with recommendation
that it be placed on file, which report
was adopted on motion of Commissioners
Miller.
An Ordinance appropriating money from
certain funds of the City of Topeka to
pay for bonds and interest coupons due
reading.
An Ordinance to appropriate money out
of the General Revenue Fund, General
Improvement Fund, Water Works Fund.
Park Fund and 40 Reserve Fund pre-
sented to commission on February il,
Each section was read and, on separate
motion, adopted. On roll call, the ordt-
nance was passed by the following vote:
Ayes Commissioners Bone, Miller, Stotts
and Tandy and Mayor Billiards.. TIE
title was read and approved.
Reports of the Food Inspector and the
Inspector of Weights and Measures for
the month of January, 1913, were present
ed read and filed
Communication from A. r. Young, city
engineer. submitting plans and specifics-
lions for the pump foundation at the City
Water Works Pumping Station, was pre-
scented and read and the said plans and
specifications approved by the following
vote: Ayes, Commissioners Bone, Miller,
Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billard--5:
Commissioner Miller moved that the
city clerk be instructed to advertise for
bids for the pump foundation at the City
Water Works Pumping Station, as per
plans and specifications on file IN the or
flee of the city engineer, said bids to be
on file in the office of the city clerk by
$50 o'clock a. nl-' ThurSday, Feoruary -,
$1,000
sum of one hundred dollars must accom-
pany each bid, the motion prevailing.
The following resolution presented TO
commission on February Il. 1918, by Com
missioner Tandy, was taken up for sec.
ond reading. The resolutions is in words
and figures, follows, to-wit:
Resolved. That the mayor and board
of commissioners of the City of Topeka,
Kansas, deem it necessary for the health
welfare and best interests of said city
that a sewer be constructed in the dis
frin described follows
to-wit.
Beginning at the intersection of the GER
ter line of Sixth avenue with the center
line of the alley running north and south
between Shawnee avenue and Underwood
avenue, extended southerly; thence west
along the center line of Sixth avenue TO
a point ten feet west of the west line, ex-
tended, of Whittekind's Subdivision of
Cedar Lawn Addition: thence northeriy
parallel with the west line of said White
kinds Subdivision to a point 37I2 feet
south of the south line of Hartsock's Sub
with the south line of Hartsock's Subdi-
vision, to the east line of Orchard street,
in Hartsock's Subdivision. extended south
erly; thence northerly S11a feet to the
south line of Hartsock's Subdivision:
thence west along the south line
of Hartsock's subdivision to the west
ming north and south imnediateIy west
of Orchard street; thence north along the
west line of said alley to the south line
of Evans street; thence west along the
south line of Evans street to it's intersec
ton with the west line, extended, of lot
90 Evans street, Glendale Addition; thence
northerly along the west line of said lot
80 and the said west line of lot 30 EXTEND
ed, to its intersection with the north linz
of the alley between blocks and 8 Glen
dale Addition: thence westerly along the
north line of said alley to the west line
of Gendale Addition; thence north alony
the west line of Glendale to the north
corner thereof: thence north 544 feet
thence west one rod to the section line
thence north along the section line to the
north line of lot les Story street, Sam
Cross Addition: thence east along the
north of said lot 1O5 Story street. Sam
Cross Addition, and the north line of Ior
1dS Story street. and the north lines of
lots 105 and 106 Waite street, and tEe
north lines of lots los and los Roosevelt
street. all in Sam Cross Addition. to the
intersection of the said north line of lot 1G6
Roosevelt street. with the center line OF
the west branch of Wards Creek: thence
in southerly direction along the mean
behring's of the center line of said Wards
Creek to it's intersection with the east
line of Roosevelt street: thence southerIv
along the east line of Roosevelt street to
northeast corner of Roosevelt street
and The Drive: thence southerly across
The Drive to the southeast corner OF
Roosevelt street and The Drive; thence
southerly along the west line of lot 10
The Drive, Sam Cross Addition, to the
north line of Warwick street; thence easI
along the north line of Warwick street to
its intersection with the center line. ex-