The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
New Sewer Ordinance Considered.
Also Other Matters.
The Collection Of the Money Tor stand
Privileges by g. L. WnnaerDOoA Not
Endorsed by the Council

Only one member Of the council, Mr..
Ettlinger, was absent at the council
meeting last night The council got
through with large amount Of business
and there was very little discussion.
A remonstrance against the construc-
ton of the sewer in district IL was re-
ported favorably from the committee on
sewers and water works. The report
was adopted and a new ordinance salts
factory to the property holders was in
trodnced The sewer is to be in the
western part Of the city near Lincoln
street.
The boundaries def ned by the old or
dinance were not satisfactory to the
property owners. In the discussion Of
the new ordinance Councilman Fellows
said that the people who had signed the
remembrance against the old ordinance
had signed the petition for the new ordi-
nance. and that it was the desire Of
nearly all the property owners that the
ordinance should pass.
8 b Bradford-''It is my opinion that
a sewer with fall of but four inches to
the hundred as this IS to be. Is not salts
factory. l do not believe it Is enough
fall and L do not favor a sewer which
would be nuisance"
Stephenson-''I do not know why we
should not build the sewer if the people
want it, no matter whether the water Is
to run up hill or down. and the property
owners seem to be in favor Of this sewer
The ordinance was then passed, Brad
ford and Fulton voting in the negative.
Other Ordinance
The ordinance repeating the ordinance
creating a benefit district and providing
for the opening OF First street east of the
Santa Fe shops, was introduced and
passed without opposition.
An ordinance appropriating $425 to
pay T. W. Durham, the scavenger, the
balance due him was passed
A special assessment ordinance for sub
sewers A and B in district 10; sewer dis
trict 21; sewer district II; sewer district
r. was introduced and passed.
The street paving assessment ordinance
for the eighth installment Of principal
and interest, amounting to $46.6 500. 43,
was introduced and passed
A Watchman For the Bridge.
Mr.. Burgess introduced a resolution
providing for watchman on the Kansas
avenue bridge over the Kansas river.
Mr.. Stephenson said he was not IN favor
of providing a Waterman for the bridge
when the city finances were in such
depressed condition. The cost to the city
would be $500 to 5000, aud he did not
think it could be afforded.
Mr.. Burgess said that the bridge was
unsafe and the city would get into
trouble unless steps were taken to keep
heavily loaded wagons and large droves
of cattle from being driven across.
attend to the bridge and that they might
be induced to have the beat extended
across the bridge.
Mr.. Bradford thought it would be in
fringing upon the duties Of the police to
provide a watchman for the bridge an q
action was deferred so that the pol ice
authorities might be consulted.
Sow Badges for CITY Officers
Councilman Bradford introduced a
resolution providing that suitable badges
be provided for the dog catcher, dog tax
collector and sanitary police.
Mr.. Bradford said in explaining that
there was feeling between the police and
the other city officers because they were
not properly designated
Stephens0n:=s'I understand that the
Metropolitan police are taking a great
interest in the dog catching matter so
much so that they take the pains to go
around and tell the people not to pay
any attention to the dog catcher Or col
lector."
Mayor-"Isn't it true that the police
have been selling the stars to the sani-
tary officers, and at a good figure, too"
Holman-ssI do not believe in catering
to the wishes of these people. This is
all petty fOolishness."
Bradford="If / were in the place of
the sanitary officers l would not like to
wear one-they are SO near like those of
the metropolitan police It is only to
distinguish the officers"
The resolution was then passed with
out any opposition, and the committee on
the conduct of officers will now busy
itself TO perfect a design which will
meet the approval Of the mayor and
council
The Old Pavilion at the Park
Mr.. Bradford introduced the following
resolution: 'Resolved by the mayor and
council Of the city Of Topeka That the
committee on public buildings and
grounds be, and they are hereby, in
structed to examine the pavilion and
seats in city park, and if, in their judg-
ment, the same should be removed, re-
paired or enlarged, to report the fact to
the council at its first meeting" The
resolution was adopted without discus
sion.
A. r. U. Tax Remitted.
Mr.. Holman introduced a resolution to
remit the tax on the A R. L. stands at
the city park on the day of the PopuIist
rally. He said that when the council
granted the use of the park to the POpu-
lists, he understood that they were to
have all the rights on the grounds, and
that ne was sure no one in the council
contemplated charging for stand privil-
eyes. The resolution was adopted unan-
imously. The tax amounted to SIS. This
leaves the possibility for the collection
Of the tax upon G. l. Nanderpo0l, the
license collector.
ResOIT- 6Oms-
a resolution instructing the fire mar
shall to purchase hose was adopted
A ~esOlution was adopted instructing
the city engineer to construct a catch
basin at the northwest corner Of Fourth
and Jefferson streets.
A resolution was passed ordering the
payment of interest coupons 1 TO "A on
the Kansas Midland bonds, amounting TO