The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-12

townships had also been asked to con-
tribute to the bridge fund. He moved
that a member of the good roads COM
mittee be authorized to act with a
member of the KaW township delega-
tiOn in securing funds from these town
ships, but this motion did not meet with
favor, and a motion by Mr.. Green to
postpone indefinitely any action in the
matter was carried.
POSTERS TO BURN.
If anybody wants some wild west pic
lures of large size for any purpose, the
Commercial club can supply them
cheap. 1t has on hand $27 worth that
it would like to dispose of.
When the country circus was pro-
posed Dean Low, who was at the head
of the scheme, ordered a quantity of
large posters to advertise the affair.
The papers came but the scheme fell
through. Mr.. Low asked the CONNER
cial club to pay for the posters, but
the directors of the club did not feel
authorized to do SO. Finally c. H.
Samson paid the bill out of his own
pocket.
Secretary Anderson spoke of the mat
ter last evening, and called attention
to the fact that 55 business men had
gone on a guaranty. list to bear any ex-
penseS that might be incurred and not
otherwise provided for. He said that
so cents apiece from those on the list
would reimburse Mr.. Samson, and that
provision should be made for collect
ing the money.
W. H. Davis said that was not nee
which the directors could not expend,
and the club might as well appropriate
it to pay for the posters. This was done
and the club now has choice collec-
tiOn of wild west circus posters among
its assets But they may come handy
at some time in the future.
TO IMPROVE PARKS.
General Hudson brought up the ques-
tiOn of parks, and moved that special
committee be appointed on park i'm
prOvements. S. H. Downs reviewed the
history of the park movement in To-
peka, and explained why the park COM
mission could do nothing at present,
in view of the fact that the park law
has been practically rendered void. He
intimated that the council ought to
carry the special auditorium law to the
supreme court in order to settle the
park law.
Mayor Drew, who was present, ex-
planned that the council did not wish
to appeal the auditorium law, for if it
should be upheld the council might
have to issue $12O, 900 bonds when it only
wanted 100000. He also explained that
the council had taken mills from the
sinking fund levy and added it to the
levy for improvements, which would
raise 50 900, but 81. 500 of it would have
to go for the first installment of interest
on the city hall bonds. The balance
the council contemplates spending on
the city park.
AGAINST PREMIUM STAMPS.
The Commercial club has placed itself
stamp business in any form. In accord
ance with the request of the merchants
who are opposing the stamp business in
Topeka William Green last night in
trOduced at the meeting of the club the
following resolution, which was unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved, By the Topeka CONNER
cial club, that the secretary be instruct
ed to correspond with similar Organiza-
tiOns throughout the state with a view
to create public sentiment against all
forms of gift enterprises, such as prem
ium stamps, etc, whereby premiums
are given to induce purchase OF any
commodity"
WATCHING THE WINNER LINE.
The trades extension committee has
its best eye open for any indications
that the proposed electric line from
Kansas City to Topeka will really be
built, and at the first sign that the
project will be carried through the
committee will give the alarm P. I.
BOnebrake chairman of the trades ex-
tension committee, in making a brief
report on the subject. said that he had
no idea that the project would be car
ried through, but that the committee
was keeping close watch to see if the
roads projectors really mean business.