The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-24
Worth That to Catch Jack the
Barn Burner.
City VIII Pay Well For His
Capture.
TAX LEVY is MADE.
Recommendation of the Com
mittee Is Adopted.
The Amount Is Fixed at Seven
teen Mills.

Mayor Drew told the council last night
that number of citizens had requested
that he offer a reward for the arrest
and conviction of the barn burners or
that he bring the matter before the
council and ask that some seton pc
taken whereby provision could be made
for the apprehension of the incendlarles-
The mayor stated that he had no au-
thority to offer reward and ne dOupted
If the council could do so legally, but
he would ask them what they thought
should be done in the matter Council
lnan Elliott stated that the council mad
offered a reward for incendiaries eight
years ago when the city was troubled
as it is now. and that it resulted in good
He made a motion that the city oner
a reward of 800 for the arrest ana
conviction Of any one setting fire to a
building within the limits of the city
Mr. F. NJ KimbalI has already offered
reward Of $50.
City Attorney Bird said that the coun-
Gil could not legally OFFER a reward as
setting fire to a building violated no
ordinance of the city Arson is a state
offense and is punishable under the state
law He added. however, that If the
council did offer and pay reward 1or
the arrest and conviction of an incen-
diary that he thought there would be
no objection on the part of the citizens.
The council seemed to take this view OF
the matter and the motion was passed
unanimously
TAX LEVY FIXED.
Anordinance Ievying and assessing taxes
to pay for the paving and curbing OF
Fillmore street from Sixth to Tenth.
and Tyler street. Fourth to Fifth was
passed An ordinance was also passed
levying and assessing taxes to pay for
the sidewalks on Monroe Fifteenth ana
Washington streets. and woodward and
Brooks avenues
An ordinance to provide revenue for
the city expenses for the ensuing year
was passed by the council at the meet
ing last night The tax levy viii be
seventeen mills, which IS a decrease in
the levy of last year of one and one-hah
mills This reduction was made by the
ways and means committee which
adopted the reduction as suggested by
Mayor Drew
The levy is distributed as follows:
General revenue purposes. six mills; gen
eral improvement purposes. six mills;
interest on bonds, two mills; water
hydrant rental. one mill; public library,
one-half mill; redemption paving bonds,
one mill: interest on internal improve
ment bonds one-half mill
BONDS APPROVED.
The bonds of r. B. Kepley for curbing
were approved as follows For curblng
Fillmore street from sixth 70 I9nth
and Winston $3.50; curbing Willow ave-
nue. from Lane to Walnut, s2.25e.5o.
SANITARY COMPLAINT
Twenty-Five residents of the Sixth ward
presented a protest TO the council which
stated that a man named Howell. living
dumping slop. garbage and other like
matter in his back yard, endangering the
health of the people in the vicinity. They
added that the matter had been reported
TO the board OF health no less than twelve
times during the past five months. but
that they had obtained relief. They
want the council to do something to stop
1t. The committee on sanitation will try
their hand with the man.
CITY CAN NOT HELP.
The judiciary committee to whom was
referred the petition of Nathan Williams
asking that the city aid him because he
fell and hurt his ankle while acting as
sanitary police, recommend that the city
do nothing for him and the report was
adopted
HAVE A HOUSE WARMING.
Councilman Elliott stated in reply to a
question asked by Mayor Drew that the
offices in the new city building would not
be ready for OCCUPANCY earlier than Sep
TENDER 10 Councilman Weber said that
he thought when the building was ready
that they should have a house warming
and that a committee should be appointed
fo take the matter in charge This seem
ed to be the sentiment of all the members.
but the council adjourned before any def
mite action was taken. There is no doubt.
however that by next meeting night the
council will take action on arranging for
flee part of the new building.
CITY ATTORNEY GRANTED LEAVE
City Attorney Bird asked and was
granted a weeks leave of absence in or
der that he might attend the supreme
lodge of the Knights of PythiaS in De-
troit. in which order he is a supreme rep
resentative-