The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-15

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| be done, I shall go on in the future as
I have in the past, doing all that I can
and to the best Of my ability attend
/ to the cityss business; and moreover,
will put my time and best endeayors at
| whatever place or upon whatever bust
ness you may direct
LOCATION FOR MIGRANTS.
The locations for fire plugs on the new
| extensions of water mains were select
| ed by resolution of the council. as fol-
| lows: Seventh and Morris, Ninth and
| Morris, Tenth and Morris, Eleventh
| and Morris, Munson and Norris On
| the Washburn college extension: Col
lege avenue and Euclid, College and
Walnut, Walnut and Garfield, Williams
avenue and Garfield, Williams and
Lane. The water company will be
| served with q copy Of this resolution,
and directed to place the fire plugs at
once.
GIVEN AN EXTRA MAN.
The city engineer was given author
ity to employ a man to look after the
eXcava lions being m ade in various
parts of the city The new man will
look after and approve the sewer con-
nections which are being made. The
committee on ways and means recon-
mended that the work be done by the
sanitary officers, but the council turned
this plan down and gave the city en-
gineer a special man for the work
City Engineer McCabe Will employ Ed
Mattingly, who has been doing the
work during the past month.
NO ACTION ON BIDS.
The bids for supplying the city with
coal and with feed for horses were re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means, with instructions to report at
the next meeting.
CASE OF CARL SAWIN.
Carl Sawin IS a member of the fire
department whose eye was badly hurt
N-4- ~.
l. 1900 Chief Wilmarth states in a
comm un1cation to the council that Mr..
Sawin's eye is still In bad condition,
and that he should be granted a vaca-
ton in which to secure medical treat
ment for it. The matter was referred
to the city physician with power to
act. Mr. Sawin will be allowed a rest
from active service
CLAIM NOT ALLOWED.
The council adopted the adverse re-
port Of the claims committee on the re-
quest for $1,000 damages filed by Mrs
Druci1la WOodall, wife of the late Da-
vid WoodaI, who was killed by a city
light wire. Che next thing will likely
be a damage suit against the city by
Mrs. Woodau-
INSTALLA1ENT TAX WILL STAND.
The license committee decided that
the $40 license on installment houses is
not too high. The council approved the
action of the committee. This matter
was brought before the council on July
%, by Francis J. Lynch, an attorney
for one of the installment houses.
CITY DUMP PROPOSITION.
The following communication, was re-
ceived from S. P. Hawkins:
''I will furnish a place to dump all
matter from the vaults of the city of
Topeka in the river north Of Hight
mans slaughter house where the water
is about ten or twelve feet deep, for
fiev years. without any cost to the city
whatever. I will manage it so that the
men who haul it will make 80 or 81
cents a barrel and will not charge the
persons for whom the work is done
more than 20 cents a barrel If accept
ed by the council, I will build chutes
and begin work by Monday, August 10.
The place proposed for dump is just
east of the Billiard property, about a
mile beyond the Santa F'e shops Mr..
Hawkins is a colored man who had
charge of the city dump under Chas. A
Fellows administration. The matter
was referred to the sanitary commit
tee.
HOUSES NOT NUMBERED.
Postmaster John Guthrie fled a re-
quest that the council take some action
to secure the numbering of houses IN
North Topeka, west of Tyler street and
south of Gordon street Unless the
houses are numbered, the pOstOffice de-
partment does not give free delivery of
mail The district mentioned by Post
master Guthrie is what is known as
RedmOnville, a colored settlement The
streets and walks committee will take
the matter up.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A request was filed for the location
of a fire alarm box at the east end of
Laurent street, near the Santa Fe juno
ton in North Topeka. This request
was endorsed by Fire Marshal Geo. O.
Wilmarth. The cost will be about 1857.
The box will be in the vicinity of the
new wooden mill The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on fire depart
ment-
The people living near West and
Horn streets petitioned for an electric
light
A new kind of insurance was offered
to the city. A New York company
through its agent offered to indemnify
the city against damage suits brought
by employees of the city electric light
plant It was referred to the commit
tee on ways and means
People living on Sixth between Tyler
and Polk asked that the grade of their
sidewalks be raised to prevent the water /
overlooking them. The sidewalks were |
put on standard grade several years |
ago, but the grades were too low. The /
people living on the block in question |
want the city to rebuild their walks on |
that block. on a higher grade. The COM |
mittee reported the matter adversely, |
but by action of the council, the matter /
was. recommitted and the request will !
likely be granted.
The bond ordinance, carrying an is |
sue of $85. ISL 63 of Improvement bonds |
to pay for 20 blocks of pavement, was |
carried.
The council allowed requests for cleo
trio lights at Taylor and Western ave- |
nue.. Harrison and Garfield, Twentieth |
and Topeka avenue, and Willow and !
Woodlawn avenue.
Killed in q Landslide.
Galena. Aug. 15.-Joe Jarrett a well
known miner at this place. met almost |