The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19

to Mr.. Ritchie for625s cents per foot. The
grading was given to Furman Baker
for 21A cents per cubic yard.
To Grade Fillmore Street.
tract for grading Fillmore street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets. The
price is 10 80 cents per yard The dirt
enue and West street.
Dismiss a Liquor Case.
Chairman Morgan of the committee
on judiciary presented a report that
the case against Geo. Dupree in the
district court be dismissed. The report
was adopted. The case is one that was
appealed from the police court.
New Sidewalks.
The petition of Louis Miller and 25
others for new sidewalks on the east
side of Jefferson street from Crane
street to Thornton street and also on
the north side of Thornton street from
jefferson street to Adams street was
reported favOrably and the report was
adopted.
Fifth Ward Gro ssiug.
By a resolution introduced by Coun-
Gilman ROundtree the committee on
streets and walks was given author
ity to build a street crossing on Monroe
street at the north line of Twelfth.
volunteer NdInp NleGLIHR
The Volunteers of America were
given permission to use the city park
for a camp meeting, to last from July
goth to 30th
North Topeka Paving.
petition was received from VIM.
Green and others asking that Jackson
street be paved and curbed from the
south line of Park street to the north
line of Morse street. The petition was
referred to the committee on streets
and walks without discussion.
DIR. ellis Report.
DR.. Gill, secretary of the state board
of health, submitted his promised re-
port on city santa ton. He said some
Topeka diaries are filthy and some are
not. His report went to the committee
on health.
City Printing
The public last evening was deprived
from witnessing the liVeliest and by
far the most interesting portion of the
meeting of the city council, the early
hour of the session having been held
behind closed doors in executive seclu-
sion The councilmen were naturally
anxious to give the city printing to
the State Journal, because they know
of it's great popularity in the city and
they know that no other paper ap
proaches it in circulation. But not
withstanding the wishes of the major
ity, the councilmen were not permitted
to voice their honest choice This may
seem strange, but nevertheless it is
true, and as a newspaper the Journal
owes it to it's readers TO publish all the
news and not suppress part of it-ac-
cording to the policy of another news
paper of smaller circulation.
For some weeks the MulVane inter-
ests which have what is termed by
some ''cinch" on certain newspaper,
water works, telephone and numerous
corporate interests have brought all
Sorts of pressure to bear upon the coun-
cilmen, who have many troubles OF
their own and are only paid 500 a
year for their public services Not
WithStanding all these mighty enOrtS
there was considerable surprise when
the first ballot for the official city
paper was taken and stood SIX for the
State Journal and four for the capital
Amid the CONSERVATION in evidence
that councilmen should actually vote
as they dared believe to be right, Coun-
Gilman Burgess arose to tell the coun-
ciImen that they did not know their
own minds. Forgetting some unkindly
epithets that had been applied by ms
champion paper to the veteran council
man from the Fourth ward. the col
oneI proceeded to crack the party lash
for all 1t was worth. Overlooking the
large revenue his favorite paper de-
rives from the large city balances car
ried by the MulVaneS, the colonel De
came eloquent and begged that the
revenues from the city printing be ad-
ded to the Golfers of the Capital,
which, he declared, was the organ OF
the Republican party and that the
council had no business giving the city
printing to any other paper Under
this argument, the State Journal,
which has always claimed to be a
newspaper, instead of an organ. stood
little show Mr.. Burgess demanded of
the council that they vote again and
vote right" Councilman Morgan,
who lives in a thickly populated dis
trict said that the people wanted a pa
per that printed the news He said he
was largely governed by the wishes OF
his constituents. He had made can
vass of the Santa Fe shops and found
that of those to whom he talked two
hundred wanted the Journal and only
two favored the Capital
Councilman Benson the Second ward
sistance the morning paper has given