The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-04

within the limits of the city. Both or
olnanceS were referred to the judiciary
committee. An ordinance regulating the
charges OF hack was passed in 1870, but
that relates to the CITY limits as they
stood at that time, and does not cover
the city as It stands today.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
An ordinance prohibiting the use of
gasoline and cooking in the city build
ing was adopted The penalty attached
for violation of the ordinance is not less
Jhan $50 nor more than 800.
An ordinance was adopted requiring
that no person shall deposit stable refuse
or other oTfal IN any alley or other pub
lie place IN Topeka unless the same is
deposited in q suitable box or other re-
ceptacle, not more than As inches deep,
~ lncnes wide ard 2 inches long SO that
the o1aI may not be scattered around.
AS soon as the receptacle is filled the
same must be carefully and clean1y re-
moved and hauled away. Any person
found guilty Of violating the ordinance
viii be fined not less than 81 nor more
than SO.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
The reports Of the city officers for the
month Of September were received and
were as follows. License Collector L. G.
Bailey collected S44S.30; Charles Lewis,
North Topeka, weighmaster, $40; o. a.
Peck, city weighmaster, $3.50; J. r.
Farnsworths food inspector. $192-96; C.
A. Magaw, police judge, $453-60. The
-
hand September 80 Of $152. 1927. The
superintendent of electric lights report
ed that the cost of a light for the month
of September was $3.4S.
Black and Laird submitted a PROPOSE
ton to sell the city sewer pipe which
had been left over from the construc-
ton of sewer district 13. The matter
was referred to the committee on streets
and walks
MINOR MENTION.
John Perkins complained that the alley
back OF his place at 626 Horne street,
was damned and that the water would
stand there after every rain making it
disagreeable and unhealthy. The matter
was referred TO the committee on streets
and walks.
A petition was presented asking the
council to lay out and open Grant street
at a uniform width or 40 feet from ray
lor street to Buchanan street vacating
a part Of the street where il is Of great ter
width and widening the street where Il
is narrower. The streets and walks com
mittee viii Investigate the matter
The question of a new heater for the
electric light plant was called up and a
number of bids were read The matter
was referred to the light committee with
power to act. The heater has been in
bad shape for some time and a new one
is greatly needed
The council accepted the invitation to
a body next Saturday. and win meet at
I. 80 Saturday afternoon for that pur-
pose.
B. F. Pankey asked permission to
erect a private telephone line on West
Fifth street to begin on Topeka avenue
and extend west to the city limits where
it will connect with his private line to
Valencia The matter was referred to
the streets and walks committee
The bond Of Black and Laird for $4,000
was accepted and the balance Of S3,4l4-2I
which had been withheld by the city and
is now due them for work on sewer dis
trict No. b. was ordered paid
The council ordered certain wells filed
in the vicinity Of Lane and Eighth
streets This was done on the recommen-
dalton Of city Physician Hogeboom and
City Bacteriologist DR.. G. E Num-