The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-22

table in town that is paying expenses.
think it is wiser to license those who are
making money. 1t is useless to close
these people up. We all like to play
the game, or at least do"
Mr.. Bradford replied: Il am convinced
from what 1 hear and see that three
fourths of the billiard saloons in this town
are gambling joints. l believe that
card games for money are going on there
almost constantly. l think il would be
well to get rid of few of these places.
The respectable places can afford to pay
the license.
Talking Billiards.
Mr. Griggs emphasized what Mr..
Bradford said.
Mr.. Stevens said, 'sIf l had boy I
would rather he would play billiards
than the races or cards. / like to play
the game myself A friend of mine has
IA tables He pays a personal tax on
them and / think he would fight this
license rather than pay the additional
$S4 year"
The motion to strike out this feature of
the ordinance was lost, as was motion
to reduce the license one-half.
The ordinance also puts license of
SO a year on peddlers of fruit, vegeta-
bles or meat, except in cases where the
articles in question are of the peddlers'
own production.
The license on life and fire insurance
represented, and on casualty, plate-glass.
boiler and other forms of insurance SO
a year, with a proviso that this section
shall not apply to insurance companies
chartered under the laws of Kansas, with
their home offices in Topeka. This ex-
cludes from the license the Kansas
Mutual Life and the Shawnee Fire In
surance companies.
Local Legislation.
The council accepted an invitation
from the mayor and council of Kansas
City, Kas., to meet there Friday, August
Sd, to consult with the city officers from
all the cities of the first class in Kansas
on the subject of revising the city char
tiers and other needed changes in the
government of the larger cities of the
state.
Superintendent Mcclellan notified the
council that a new crossing would be
built over the Santa Fe tracks on Sew
enth street in the near future.
The sum of 1921 was allowed City
Attorney TillOtsOn on his expense ac-
count for going to St Louis to take dep
ositions in the Decker, Mullins and Berry
case.
The mayor named S. Barnes, r. L.
Stringham and G. II. Titus as the APP
praisers in sewer district No. Is.
The slot machine ordinance was re-
ferred back from the license committee
without any recommendation. The cOun-
ell didn't have time to consider it.
petition to fill the grade on Sixth
street between Liberty and California
streets was referred.
W. w. Phillips. the agent of the W. J.
and G. ;. Hook company, represented
that the cellar under ABB Kansas avenue
was full of water, and asked permission
to connect with sewer No IA The petit
ton was referred to the sewer committee.
J. II. Schlegel sent a letter to the coun-
Gil in which he said that the man-hole in
front of his house at GIL Fillmore street
was constant nuisance and offensive to
the neighborhoOd, from the escaping
gas. He asked that it should be covered
up. The petition was referred
s. j. Bear, secretary of the Harrison
Telephone company, reported that his
company has begun the actual construc-
ton OF its plant
The bond of c. ]. Rosen, the contrac-
tor for sewer No. 16, with G. Linden
schmidt and F. Beckstrom as sureties in
the sum of $4,000 each, was approved.
1t was decided to exclude lemonade or
other stands in the city from outside the
curb line of the streets. The man who
has built a nice stand in the street by the
Bank of Topeka will have to move.
All the members were present last
night except Nr. Ettlinger of the Third
ward and Mr.. Fellows of the Fourth,
both of whom are out of the city.