The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-04

ton ike this 60 over. we know how
Mr.. Hughes would vote If he was here
and I would like to have the vote
taken" This pleased the lobby and Mr.
Snattinger was appIauded- He at once
turned and said.
Thank you, gentlemen and ladies':
that IS the first applause have ever re-
ceived in this council ROOM
Councilman Warner said he would
favor the postpOnement but that he
was positive that if the vote was taken
it would be against the confirmation.
Il am against the appointment of Mr..
Stahl although I may be for him at the
next meeting. / can not say how / will
feel about the matter then. Mr.. Sta-hl
may do such good work that I will
change my mind, but he has not done
the work since he has been chief. There
have been fewer jointists arrested under
him than any other chief in the same
within a stones throw of my place Of
business and they have not been dis
turbed- The joints are having a better
time than they have had for years and
they saw so themselves. They have
erected bars and are doing a regular
saloon business. What We want is
man who can tell a joint and can ar
rest them Under one chief who was
removed there were only Is Joints and
today there are S. in the city. I do
not think he has the experience to act
as chief Of police Of a city Of 10000 peo-
pie and during the time he has been in
he has proved that he has not
In answering the arguments OF the
Rev Mr. Reynolds Mr.. Warner said:
Il want to call your attention to the
statement that has often been made
that Topeka is a moral city As you
say, there is not another city in the
Union that can be compared with her
and I also want to call your attention
to the fact that Topeka was a good
town before Mr.. Stahl was chief Of pO-
lice. 1t is evident that some one did the
work before Mr.. Stahl was appointed.
II fr7r-
Of the city before you thought of Mr.
Stahl as chief.
The vote to postpone the matter was
carried and the people who had filled
the lobby went out while the council
got down to routine business.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
CITY Attorney Bird reported that he
had gone to Kansas City and had seen
the officers Of the Barber Asphalt COM
pany and that they had agreed to pro-
coed at once with the repairs on the
streets He said he had also notified J.
R Mulvaue, the resident president OF
the cOYnparly that unless work was
commenced at once suit would be
brought on the bond by January 1. He
said that he understood the company
had commenced work and that he had
done all ne could in the matter II the
council desired anything further done it
must take some official action. City En-
zineer Wise said that the company was
not doing the work in the manner they
Barber campany is repairing the streets
but they have not enough men at work
to complete the job in four years, and
unless they get more men at Work the
streets will remain in bad condition"
A resolution was presented by COua-
Gilman Warner faVOring the placing Of
four arc lights in the Auditorium after
December 81 The matter was referred
to a committee and viii be reported up
on at the next regular meeting
Mayor Drew notified the council that
he had received a letter from Mr.. Street,
president of the water company saying
that the board of directors of the water
company would be called to consider the
matter Of placing a price upon the wa
ter plant. He also told the council that
the Municipal League would meet IN the
council chamber, Wednesday. Decen Der
5, at 10 o'clock a m. and asked that IS
many of the councilmen as could do so
attend the meeting He referred to the
ways and means committee the matter
OF raising the salary Of the city physi-
clan or at least paying more for the at
tendance OF smallpox cases
Mrs " H AIoFthIand petitiOned the
council that the lots between Isl and 800
on Madison street North Topeka. which
have been assessed for the opening Of
kistIer street, be set aside Mrs. North
could not possibly pay for the improve
ment. The request was referred to the
judiciary committee.
r Bryant, teamster for the Wear
Coal company presented a petition to
the council asking that the council al
low him So. go dana ges for being thrown
from wagon in the alley between Sew
enth and Eighth streets and Kansas av
enue and Quincy streets He claimed
that his injuries were due to the wagon
which he was driving dropping in a hole
which the city should have kept filed
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on claims and accounts
\ petition signed by q property own
ere 4 brick
sidewalk be laid in front of lots 376. 37S
and $50. WoodIawn avenue, and on the
south side Of Eleventh street from
Woodward avenue to Brooks avenue.
The reports of city officers Of amounts
collected were as follows: J. P Farms
worth food inspector. s257- 70, Charles
Lewis. weighnastsr. North Topeka, Sz5- 10:
o. A Peck. Weighmaster. S3l.10. C A
Iagaw police judge. 90; n NJ. Hale,
city treasurer. reported cash on hand,
sS4 .67673
meet the city payroll was adopted The