The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-04
Old Dam Scheme is Swept Away
BY the Council.
1t Refuses to Grant the Lower
Dam Company
A New Franchise, and the Contract
Expires Today-Private Enter
prise, After All, the Best Way
to Institute Manufactur-
ing Enterprises

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night by refusing to instruct the CITY
attorney to prepare a new franchise.
Tho ala frauohisa and contract expires
quay
some OF the cOunclIneh We're sOll-e-
what impatient when the matter came
I'M and if is not surprising when it is
,.,,,,gf7.ra7 tta+ fo,. sf-- Years thew have
4 17 ~ -, -sg,r,7T,er,x1 sf-
- - 1900 =, -sss-~11 If fran
1880
10 s+ +t,- ~, -,e,, Of wonder
81 ~ - - - - fs,,5ll1r broke
49, ~ 1r7 W ef,yed more bril-
~ y, If -3 -- ,,s9 bata baen 30
80, 1@s7I, A. tsII[a5 ~ daath
The present contract calls for an ex-
penditure of $4,000 per year on behalf
OF the city
rs c-l1 CouHeA Llleoe Col q !, q -
y II. lil5 ne ~ 49, bilt
The hover was never deiivered.
Now the curtain has been rung down
and the history Of the Topeka dams
has been completed. The couneI acleo
y tSeLy' ~ ~ 1872 .S = * ~ y
Aii5 Ms, So y 80 y, - a1fe II b,,f11 j
,7s7,7 7,,11s+ b1liId IL IN his own resDOnsi-
biiitv- and he may have the proceeds of
his enterprise
The meeting last night was called for
the purpose OF discussing LIle quS7ltIu
y 70 seleliil5 ~ + - ,o,, -,e5a
NJ ,-acorDr,er,daffon IF the matter
which bad been left them to consider.
j. b. Bartholomew was present and
had an ordinance granting an extension
Of time Tor one year. -z.-.,,
- 49, - - -, u. I9- 80
# v-sGt ~ move to have this ordi-
nance referred to the committee on
ways and means. I am not ready to
vote on this ordinance, for did not un-
deEsland Ihat Is Wnal we came mere 81 ~
r,7 10 ~, eorI5eIr +l1av
apreed to nav The cffv for the eIectri-
cal machinery. but nothing is said
about that in this ordinance
MI ELECTROMAGNETIC proposltloh 70
buy the machinery would come under
the contract and not with TINS ordl-
nance. This IS only an extension OF
the franchise and has no reference to
the contract
Councilman Drew believe 1t viii
carry the whole matter with it.
Councilman Stephenson-Does this
ordinance include the contract. Mr..
Bird2
City Attorney Bird believe not.
This seems to nave reference only 20
the franchise
Mr.. Bird then read the contract and
changed his mind u see that this
contract puts a new face on the mat
! ter and / think that the passage Of this
ordinance extends the contracts also
Mt bartholomew 40 NOT pelleVe
tnau TINS carries the contracts Win IT,
w men we nave naQ extensions DeIOfe
there We're always new contracts made
at each extension.
Councilman Burgess-YOu do not
mean to say that we made new con-
tracts every time extensions were
madeE
Mr.. Bartholomew-That is what was
done.
Councilman Nettels-T am q new
member and have had no experience
vri+b +bis dam business IT seems to
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ne ~ ~ i' ~ 9 -7 ~ 80 =
lAdl inns com l'e'lly 7l-O-llu "al1 Until me
last moment 10 ask Tor an extension
wonder if there is anything sinister in
that However do not see why this
matter sbo71ld be- sent back to the com
,,,i++a, f,,, ~ considered If +f,ororel,1,,
80 55..l7 - 80 49,, a., ,s-13+ ~
am Di
our meeting II can surrey De olSposeo
OF now
Councilman Stephenson - While Il
think that nothing could be lost by hav-
ine- +Fis matter referred If is very inn
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should pc done at once
Councilman Drew don't know that
made myself understood. What I
object to is being called here for one
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sumo INNS el9e- an ASelAy 70 We
now on TINS question: 1or my nina ls
Councilman Burgess-I see no reason
for referring this back to the commit
tee and my mind is fully made up
am willing TO see this referred how