The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
They Are Being Discussed in
Topeka Today.
CounciImen and City officers
Are Here.
No. TEnTCT ALTON
TALK LEGISLATION.
Many Measures to Be Submitted
to Legislature.
Wichita Representatives Have
an Amusing Experience.

The Municipal league, which is COM
posed Of the officers Of the cities OF the
first class. the county officers of the
counties in which the cities are located.
and the senators and Representatives OF
the counties. met in the council cham
bers this afternoon The cities IN the
league are I.eaveuwo rth, Topeka. Atch-
ison Wichita, Fort Scott and Kansas
City. Kas-
should be held this morning. but the
rarlra=an tives Of the different cites
failed 10 arrive, and the meeting was
posrponed until this afternoon It VIII
require two days to accomplish the Work
the league has laid out
The object Of the league is to secure
legislation beneficial to the cities OF the
first class. and there are number OF
bills which viii be presented TO the
league for its consideration Last Oc-
tober the mayors and city attorneys OF
the cities which comprise the league met
in Kansas City and bills were given 20
the different city attorneys TO prepare
Later the city attorneys met in Wichita
and discussed the bills they mad pre-
pared The bills that the city attorneys
passed at thir meeting in Wichita VIII
be presented for the consideration OF the
LEAGUE at the present meeting
some Of the bills which viii be con-
sidered by the league are as follows.
\ bill authorizing cities Of the first.
purchase gas. water and electric light
plants which constitute public utllltIeS-
Authorizing the assessments on and
taxation OF public franchises on the
same terms as other real property
Authorizing cities Of the first class 10
levy special assessments 10 pay for the
planting and maintenance Of shade trees
in front of property where the owners
refuse to do So
Providing for the annexa ton Of ada
cent territories tc the cities
Regulating the rates Of public utilities,
such as street cars, gas, water and elec-
Providing for a system of parks.
either in the city at large or in adjacent
territory.
Limiting the time when action for
damages can be brought against a city
Amending the laws which provide for
the compensation Of mayors and coun-
ciImen in the cities Of the second class
In addition to these bills there are a
number Of others which will be consid-
cred When the league decides TO
adopt one Of the bills it viii use its IN
huence with the legislature this winter
to have the bill passed.
There was no delay in getting to Work
this afternoon. as the programme had
been arranged at the last meeting All
there is To do IS TO act upon the bills
the city attorneys present The meet
ing win be concluded tomorrow
The delegations from the different
cities did not get in until late this morn
came in last night The members from
that city We're. Mayor Finlay Ross,
Councilmen Charles Luling, h b.
Dewey C. f. PaTkhurst. r. w. van
VIM n CasWeH. Z. l. Davidson. city
Attorney Helm. City Electrician AlcNey,
City Marshal Tom Schad- city clerk
Mccain and City Detective sutton
Mayor Mcclure OF lola. Mayor Don
aid and Councilman TaTman of Atchl-
son and Councilman Pollock Of Kansas
City came in this morning Mayor
Hutchins Of Kansas City viii not attend
as he was called TO Chicago on private
business The other delegations came in
late in the afternoon
Mayor Donald of Atchison said this
morning in conversation with Mayor
Drew that the city Of Atchison was re-
ceiving SO. GOO a year from the joints
He said that they had at present thirty
joints in the city and that each one was
fined a certain sum each month The
revenue from the joints IS sufficient 70
pay all the running expenses of the
city said Mayor Donald and we do
not have as many joints as most OF the
cities of our class He also said that
AtchisOn had invested 81 600 in new
FIRE apparatus. the engine being the
same as the one the Kansas City de-
partment took TO Paris
All of the visiting members went
through the city building and the fire
stations before they went to the meet
ing
They are telling a story OF three Of
the counciiuen from Wichita who were
anxious to get a drink last night The
counciinen approached a policeman just
as they would in their own city and
asked him to put them onto a saloon
we don't have saloons in this city.
gentlemen. and if we did I could not
tell you where they were. It IS a secret
known only to the police and the men,
bers OF the committee Of two hundred
But we are visiting councilmen from
Wichita and we must have a drink re-
Piled one Of the thirsty men.
wei. gentlemen. am from Missouri
If You are ccuncilmen from Wichita my
heart goes out to YOU in your distress
but yog must show me your creden-
tials--
They produced their papers and in a
short time they came out of one OF the
joints looking happy and satisfied
Cages Report Admired
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