The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-07

mugwump paper that dareS to black
mail men when they stand up Tor the
right. AS a Republican / will vote for
the resolution Councilman Hughes
probably did not mean what he said
about blackma1 and as he has a habit
of getting excited the insult is overlook
ed).
Councilman Elliott again spoke stating
that one reason he voted for the State
Journal was because a majority OF the
laboring men fully to took the Jour
nal and that they had asked him to sup
port it, Oh, well, interrupted MIL Hughes
fully 200 people asked me to support the
Capital. What kind of people We're
they, were they 1aboring menu" asked
Mr. Elliott. Mr.. Hughes was SO excited
he could hardly answer but managed to
sputter: They are every kind, sir, ev-
cry kind every kind men who earn their
salt by the sweat-whO earn their sweat
by the salt Of-whO earn the bread by
the sweat of the salt-who earn their
bread by the sweat of their brow. sir, as
well as rich men, Mr.. Elliott continued,
after Mr.. Hughes outbreak, that he rep
resented the Republicans and did not
consider he was violating any trust in
voting no.
The council then reconvened and Mr..
Elliott as chairman of the committee
reported that the Capital was the official
city paper.
ENGINEERS TO USE AUDITORIUM.
When the council again got down to
business a representative of the local
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
asked the council for the use of the aud
itorium October for the purpose of
holding a district B. of L. E. meeting
The object of the meeting was to lay
plans for securing the national B. Of L.
E. meeting in 1904. The request was
granted.
ORDINANCES ADOPTED.
The following ordinances were adopted:
department fund police department fund,
fund, Sheldon fountain fund and Sheldon
hospital fund 81 $50. 46 to pay ~, pay-rolls s;
the month ending july 81 1900.
An ordinance regulating the deposit of
stable manure and other offal in the
alleys of the city.
An ordinance relating to the appor-
toning and levying a special assessment
on certain lots and pieces Of ground IN
the city of Topeka to pay the cost of
curbing and paving Buchanan street from
the north curb line of Thirteenth street
to south curb line of Williams avenue, and
relating to the collection thereof
An ordinance levytng special assess
chargeabe against private property for
opening and extending Fillmore street, as
provided for by ordinance 204S and amend
ed by ordinance 2OsS. approved October 4,
1899.
An ordinance taking in certain plated
territory and making 1t a part or the CITY
MINOR MATTERS.
A resolution that the Colored Baptist
association be allowed the use of the city
park, Sunday, August II, was referred to
the park committee.
A resolution striking from condemned
sidewalk tax list lots numbered 25 to 30
on Harrison street was adopted Also
resolutions We're adopted ordering the
sidewalk on Madison street from Seventh
to Eighteenth streets be laid four feet
wide
Councilman Swendson introduced a reso-
luton asking for the extension of fire
mains in the Sixth ward, and as every
other councilman at once demanded the
same for his ward. it was voted down
Some ordinances were not considered on
account of lack of time, but will come up
at the special meeting, August IL, TO
which time the council adjourned.
Petitions were presented asking for a
brick walk on the west side of Lincoln
street between Twelfth and Huntoon
streets: also on north side of West
chanan streets, and north side of
Fifth street from east line of West street
to west line of Lane street with cross
walks over West and Lane streets
The residents and property owners in
the neighborhood of Lane and Lincoln
streets south of Seventeenth complained
of the sanitary condition of the alley be-
tween those streets
A. d. Bauer made a proposition to do
the city printing in the Daily Market Re
view at three-fourths of the legal rate.
agreeing to enter into a contract and
give bond for a faithful performance of
same
Under reports of city officers the license
collector rs,orted collected $3.50; food
inspector Ct lected $197.25: city treasurer,
North side, collected $12-T0; South sides