The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24
MUST STAY AT HOME.
Boys and Girls Under 10 Can't Run
the streets
BETWEEN NINE P. N. AND FIVE A. NJ
Councilman ErtlinGer's Ordinance
esoes Through, Col. BURGESS AAoA0
WAITING AGAINST Hr-Other Matters

Councilman
eaoes Through, Col. Burgess Alone
votfn~ AGAINST Hr-Other Matters
Councilman Ettlinger's pet ordinance.
one 10 prevent children from lettering on
.sthe streets. avenues, alleys and COM
mons" from D. N. until a. m, came up
last night and after considerable debate,
was passed
When City Attorney Tillotson prepared
the ordinance he left the ages OF the
children to whom the ordinance was to
apply blank. The age was finally fixed
at is years. Mr.. Grigg5 wanted 1t placed
at lS years, and Col Burgess favored II
years. The colonel said, San old DUCK
can make a great deal more disturbance
than young one can. We are getting
now SO that when our girls are 10 years
old they are young ladies'; and so are the
boys. [Laughterl l mean so are the boys
young men,"
MIR. Bradford said if the age was re-
duced much lower the police would soon
be .sarresting 2 year-old's." He said also
that the BOYS in his and many other
neighborhoods made the night hideous
with their wells and cat-calls-
Col Burgess replied that pretty soon
the boys and girls couldn't talk over the
gate without fear of arrest, and parents
would have to drop in at the city prison
every morning and get their children
out.
Mr.. Fulton put himself on record as
opposed to 'syoung rowdyism" and IN
favor of anything that will check it
Mr. Ettlinger replied that the Ordi-
nance was not meant to apply to'"my chill
dren and yours. they know how to be-
have themselves and mind their own
business" 1t was meant to. apply to other
peoples children who do not possess this
virtue.
The ordinance is made to apply to
children who loaf around the opera
houses, billiard halls and other public
places, smoking cigarettes, as well as
other children who are simply too noisy.
When the ordinance came on its final
passage there was a clerical error in the
copy, and had it not been detected the
unfortunate children of Topeka would
have been liable to fine of So for being
on the streets "from 8 a. m. till p. IN"
Mr.. Bradford observed THAT ought to
keep'em in out of the wet" This was
corrected The ordinance passed with
only Col. Burgess voting against ii.
Sewer Number sixteen.
Contractor c. ]. Rosen will not build
sewer No. 10 at present Not until his
bid, which was opened last night, is
passed on by the committee on sewers,
to which il was referred 1t would ap-
pear that Mr.. Rosen, with that foresight
which is requisite to a contractor, had
an inkling that his would be the only
i
make his bid too small. Under the cir
cumstances he was the lowest bidder
anyhow. He therefore offered to do the
work for $5.S93.73. His previous bid
for the same work was $4,SS3. 70, or
difference of $1.010, an increase of about
% per cent in price. Among the prices
quoted were the following:
New bid. Old bid.
ManhOles (eaeh) $40 90 $50 20
1nlets (each) .--.---..--.-. II 90 3 90
Loose rock (per yard 5000 80 80
Connections ----.- W OO
Manholes, per it. over 10 fl. so 2 90
This bid was also accompanied by
proviso that the acceptance of the bid
was not to be construed by the council
as any forfeiture of the claims Of Mr..
Rosen in his former contract; or that he
might bring suit for damages at any
time.
The council didn't like this bid and all
but few said so. They couldn't under
stand why the sewer should cost 25 per
cent more now than last fall. Mr.. Eel
lows explained that by SAYING that Mr..
Rosen was fairly entitled to some margin
by reason of the delay, that the material
had been on the ground six months and
Mr.. Rosen was paying interest on his
money.
After considerable debate the matter
was referred to the committee on sewers
and water works, with the understand
ing that it should be reported on in two
weeks.
The mayor appointed the following
committees;
The New Committees.
Ways and Means-Fellows, chairman;