The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-16
TWO NEW CITY LAWS.
The Scavenger and License Ord1-
nances Are Passed
BY THE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.

The city council was half an hour late
about getting together last evening and
the 1880 o'clock session to talk about sew
ers did not materialize.
AT o'clock Councilman G. A. Fellows
called the meeting to order and while
the roll was being called, Mayor Harrison
appeared and took the chair. On motion
the regular meeting took recess for
half an hour and the council reconvened
Immediately in called session All the
counciImen we're present.
The city clerk read the report of the
committee of appraisers in the matter OF
the Sixteenth sewer district and it was
adopted.
There were yet twenty minutes to con-
sumo before the time appointed for the
regular meeting and the mayor thought
the hearing of communications would be
a good way to get rid of the time.
A request from Old Abe Camp Sons of
Veterans and Battery B, asking for the
use of the City park for Fourth of July
purposes was read and after little dis
cussion granted, provided that the park
be left in as good condition it should
be found-which will not be hard to do
This does not give an exclusive privilege
Too Much Refuse
A complaint from II. c. Titus, ]. A
Gorham, E. E. Edwards, J. c. Stem
mer and others living along the
ing that the refuse from the fair
grounds was washed by high water along
their property and lodging there, rOtted,
making things unpleasant. was read and
referred to the committee on health to in
vestigate and see the board of county
commissioners about it
.. Barnes aud twenty-three others had
presented a petition asking for side
walk on the south side of third street be-
tween Tyler and Polk, and the commit
tee on streets and walks was asked by
the council to look the matter up.
A letter from citizens asking that the
alley between jackson and Van Buren,
streets be opened from Thirteenth to
Fourteenth was referred to the street
and sidewalk committee.
} ames Anderson, who is an old soldier
and finds it necessary to add to his $12
month pension the proceeds from the
sale of a lamp chimney cleaner and
pencil holder which he makes himself,
was before the council complaining that
he could not afford to pay the regulation
license of 50 a day and asked to be let
in on the ground floor. His speech was
eloquent and partially effective, for the
matter was referred to the license com
mittee with power to make the charge 81
a day for few days only.
Sanitary Matters
A resolution was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Bradford, declaring that all orders
for sanitary work signed by any other
person than the secretary of the board of
health were not authentic and should not !
be needed 1t carried unanimously.
Councilman Fellows introduced YER
bal resolution asking the mayor to ap-
point a sanitaryOficer for the Fourth ward
but Mr.. Burgess as a counter irritant
asked that about two of the present sani-
tary figureheads be dispensed with, and
MIR. Fellows withdrew his resolution.
A resolution signed by G. A. Fellows !
TO make the STATE JOURNAL the official |
city paper for the year ending July 10,
1895, at the same rate as for the proceed |
ing year was referred to the committee on |
printing and was afterward favorably re- |
ported on and passed.
1t was now $3.50 and the regular order
Of business was taken up.
The minutes of the last meeting were
approved, and the reports of committees
we're next in order.
The report of J. Burgess committee
hat c. ID. Hudson be allowed the use of
he third floor of the city building for a
lancIng school at the rate Of $500 a year
payable quarterly in advance, was brief
y debated, accepted and carried.
The street light committees report on
he request of II. .. Austin, that a light
De placed at the corner of Eighth and
Hancock streets be refused, was accepted
md carried, and Mr.. Austin will remain
n darkness.
ported a substitute to the original reso-
utlon providing for the removal from
he streets Of unused live wires, and il
vas adopted.
The ordinance opening First street
rom Chandler east past Klein to the
Hey and creating a benefit district to
Jay Tor the same, was read by sections
ND finally unanimously carried
The License Ordinance.
The unfinished license ordinance was
hen taken up, and as sections 1, and 3
lad been adopted at previous meeting.
nos. 4, o, o. z, 8, 8 and 10 were
cad and in turn adopted. IL was
hen moved that the first three sections
e heard again and finally the entire
rulnance De reconsidered, and the
notion carried 1t was fatal to time
owever, for after the reading of the
rst section Mr.. Ettlinger objected to the
illlard hall clause which provided that
ach table be taxed 81 month or So a
ear. and thought that in the interest of
he industry the tax be removed entirely.
ms seemed to cali forth reply from
LIZ. Bradford, who is the orator of the
ouncil, and made a plea for morality
nd revenue that succeeded in bringing
bout compromise at last and the lew |
7as made fifty cents a month or IS
ear.
AT this juncture Mr.. BURGESS arose and
that as he was sick he be AL |
'"eu 70 retre- The request was so |
unanimously recommended that the
mayor granted it and Mr.. Burgess was
lowed to go home.
Slot Machines Must Re rared
The reading of the ordinances was than
onbinueo, and the slot machine cIause
ounced upon as means of contention. | ,
-1ter lengthy discussion it was decided |
MAKE the clause read that all slot ma