The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-10
FRIGHTENED THEN.
The Proposition That Cities Own Their
own Street Car Systems.


That the cities may not be required to
give bonds for costs TO appeal case.
To allow the police authority to make
arrests outside the city limits.
To allow postponement of trials in po-
lice court.
The mayor to be given power to ap
point special police.
The city clerk to be given power to
administer Oaths.
That the scope of the license provisions
be extended.
That licenses shall not be given for
longer period than one year.
To give the city lien upon obstruc-
tions placed on the sidewalks.
To allow the establishment of market
houses.
TO give the city power to clean up
yards and tax the cost to the prop
erty.
TO prohibit cities from making CON
tracts which they have not funds in the
city treasury to satisfy.
To prevent hiring substitutes to work
out road tax
To make the city liable only for its
own costs in any suit
! o give the city power to change ward
boundaries
That the city treasurer shall deposit the
city funds in bank designated by the
council
To unite the offices of mayor and police
judges.
To do away with fees and give police
judges salaries.
The convention was unanimously in
favor of one thing. They want salaries.
Now the mayors of cities of the second
class are paid 81 year. and the council
men do their work entirely for glory.
The only pay suggested was IS for each
meeting of the council, but no agree
ment was reached and the matter was
left to the committee appointed.
Mayor r. P Cravens of Salina said
that his city was suffering as Topeka
is-from the oppression of water COM
pany. I'VE pay $4,000 year and have
already paid the company $66,0OO which
is probably twice the cost of the plant.
With what we pay the water company
we could pay the interest on
$4,000 and have $4,000 left
/ here is a provision in our
contract with the company which pro-
vides that we may purchase the plant by
appraisement at the end of 10 years. But
we cannot do that because we have
reached our limit of bonded indie bted-
ness.
Mayor Cravens then read bill which
he has prepared allowing the cities to
make special levies for the purchase or
construction of water, gas, or electric
light plants.
City Attorney Randolph of Pittsburg,
a man with d head like Daniel Webster,
said that bill had been introduced in
the senate at the last session which Gov
cred the same ground ard he wanted it
substituted. 1t also included several
other things, such as the operating of
street car lines and market house.
The title frightened the city solons
and Judge Cunningh ham of EmDOria said
that in these times of socialism and I'M
rest it would not be a good bill to rec
ommend.
City Attorney Brock of Manhattan, an
J exceedingly good looking young man,
wanted something done and he told how
/ the meshes of corporate power had been
/ woven about his city.
City Attorney Richardson of Ottawa
/ thought the senate bill went too far.
The motion to adopt the senate bill as a
| substitute was lost, and Mayor Craven's
! bill adopted.
! Mayor Cravens was somewhat elated
at his success, so he proceeded to write
resolution scoring the railroads and de-
handing revision OF freight rates.
! His associates said that he was getting
outside the province of the convention
and SO when Mayor Cravens' resolution
! came to vote it was promptly killed.
/ Judge Cunningham. of Emporia, then
/ introduced a resolution providing for the
/ appointment of committee to 90 before
! the legislature with the bills suggested
! and attempt to secure their passage.
j His resolution also asked the legislature
to appoint commission to revise all the
/ laws governing cities of the second
class 1t was adopted
/ The resolution named the chairman as
one of the committee, and Chairman
] Spangler appointed the other members
/ as follows: Mrs. Ella Brown, Robert
Brock, r. p. Cravens and w. Fl. Starkey.
At $3.50 last night the convention adj
journed to meet in Topeka next year on
Jan. 8.
The following delegates were present.:
junction Junction-Councilme T. c.
| Hubbell. A. L. Barnes, II. A. Black
misunderstanding Geo. T. Field
ing. ]. j. Mails, City Attorney Robert
! Brock.
Pittsburg Mayor w. H. Holmes, City
Attorney John Randolph.
Emporia-Councilman J. f. Evans,
City Attorney E w. Cunningham.
Ottawa-City Attorney H. A. Richards.
Fire Marshal A p Elder
Argenrine-City Clerk j. c. Long.
Usage City-Mayor H. B. Miller City
Attorney w. H. Starkey, Councilman
Gust Berklund
Salina-Mayor r P. Cravens.
Holton-Mayor J. Irwin Gabel City
Attorney Mrs. Ella Brown, Councilman
DIR. R. c. Moore.
Lawrence-City Attorney W. c. Spang-
Ter.
Burlington-City Attorney S. D. Weav-
er.
A Serious Defect.
Featherstone-I dom exactly like that
screen You put in my fireplace.
Mrs. Slimdiet (the 1andlady)-What's
the matter with.it?