The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-07


walks will consider the petition.
James Phillips. the mineral water
king" asked permission to peddle his
mineral water free of license, and his re-
quest was referred to the committee on
license.
A resolution passed by the city board
of education, asking the council to pave
the alleys at the back and side of the
high school, was read and referred to
the committee on ways and means.
The bond of W. G. Tandy, who has
made so much trouble moving the Park
hurst house, was approved It ia for
$500, and his surety is George w. Park
hurst
The committee on streets and walks
presented favorable report on Council
man Roundtree's resolution for a street
crossing at Fourteenth and Chandler
streets.
License Collector Vanderpool reported
$130.43 collections during the past month.
The food inspector reported collections
amounting to $14L57
The city weighmaster reported $32 80
collected during A priL.
Councilman Roundtree presented a
resolution asking that the street signs on
Euclid avenue, east of Kansas avenue,
be moved 10 eventeenth street. which is
one block south. By mistake Seventeenth
street signs were placed on Euclid ave-
nue..
A man by the name of Priest asked
permission to give bird show without
paying a license, and the request was re-
ferred 10 the committee on license with
power to act
The city engineer reported that tho
sewer and drains from Branner street to
Shunganunga have become clogged and
he recommended that the sewer be
cleaned and catch basins built
The city engineer called attention to
several broken rods on the Kansas ave-
nue. bridge and presented a list of ma
terial required The comm unication
was filed
The pay roll of the police department
was $1.54654 The miscellaneous ac-
counts amounted to $3690S
The city electric light department cost
the city $454 SO in April
The pay roll of the fire department
for April amounted to $1912.72.
The ordinance to change the boundaries
of the Third and Fifth wards was report
ed favorabIy from the committee on ways
and means. Councilman Fred Roundtree
gave notice that he would oppose the or
dinance. but it was not considered. The
ordinance will make all the territory east
of Kansas avenue and south of Eighth
street the Fifth ward and all west of Kan
sas avenue and south of Eighth street
the Third ward.
The street commissioners pay roll
amounted to $2,223 II.
City Attorney Bird objected because
five days of the time he served was given
to ex-City Attorney Tillotson on the pay
roll, and it was changed and given to
Mr.. Bird Mr.. Tillotson claimed that his
time did not expire until five days after
Mr.. Bird qualified.
The council adjourned to May Is.
AMENDED DAM ORDINANCE.
The Contract for Power Changed-The
Administrators Good Work.
The question of amending the contract
and ordinance of the upper dam COM
pany created but little interest at the
council meeting last night. The cOun-
cilmen knew what they intended to do
and did it with little discussion.
Councilman Bradford objected to ex-
tending the time of the ordinance and
pointed out that the time within which
they were to commence work would be
extended By the amendment. the
amendment was then changed and the
time was left as it appeared in the origi-
nal ordinance, within 81 days after
April H.
The acceptance fled by the company
was declared illegal by the city attorney
because it was not signed by the presi-
dent aud secretary of the company and
the company was given until May 16 to
file its $4,000 bond and a new accept
ance.
The contract for power was changed
from 600 horse power to 800 and Judge
Day told the council that the company
will accept the amended contract.
The mayor and council deserve the
greatest credit for this reduction for by
the change the city is saved the snug
sum of $4,000 per year Mayor Fellows
it is said WAS the first to suggest the
change, aud when the councllmen found
that the company would probably accept
the reduction they we're not slow to fall
in line
The United States government chem
ist, after an examination of the Indian
department, made the emphatic state
ment that "The Royal Baking Powder is
the purest in quality and highest in
strength of any baking powder of which
L have knowledge"