The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-04

duced They further state that refuse
pOllutes the water OF the river
George W. Holden made affidavit that
when wind blows from the north or
northeast he is greatly annoyed by the
menace to health.
r. 81 Ford asserts in hts sworn state
ment that he lives at Alb Ash street,
and that he has been put to great in
convenience and loss by the stencil from
the dump. and that he believes the sick
ness in his family to be due to the city
filth.
r. S. VanSant swears that he lives
mile east of the dump and is greatly
annoyed by the horrible odor. He says
that the presence of the dump causes
property in that vicinity to decrease in
value.
Geo. J. Miller. of 1903 Seward avenue.
says the dump is a nuisance, a menace
TO health. and a detrimenL to real estate
values in that locality.
j. L. Paterson says it is necessary to
close the doors and windows to keep
out vile smells from the dump. He says
property IS depreciatIng in value be-
cause of the location of the dump.
J. l. Osborn says the dump is
nuisance and ought to be abated.
DR. NJ. o. Willard, a resident of Oak
land and practicing physician for %
years. says that if refuse is dumped in
to the river it viii lodge on sand bar
near Oakland and be a menace TO
health.
J. NJ. Orner. a nursery man, says that
he finds it difficult to get people TO
work for him because OF the awful
Chas. E Robbins states that he lives
within 80 yards of the dump and that
unless the dump is abated he viii be
obliged to move
Mary Linden, who has for six years
lived within q quarter of a mile of the
dump. says it is necessary to close the
windows and doors of her house to keep
the stencil out.
J. Z. Reynolds. whose home is half a
mile south of the dump tells the same
old story, and says the dump is public
nuisance and should be abated.
s. B. Weaver says that for years ne
has lived Il mile from the dump and
that the dump is a nuisance; and that
IL is a disgrace to a civilized com
munity.
Thos. Horsefeld says that he lives
half a mile from the dump, and that
his property has deprecated in value
because of the vile doors.
j. E. Mitchell says in his affidavit that
he believes sickness is excessive in his
community because of the dump. and
that the dump is an outrage to the
community.
Joseph Lang says he resides at 438
Chase avenue, says the dump smells so
badly that people sometimes can not
eat their meals. He says it is almost
impossible to drive past the dump. He
says the odor is especially bad for any
who are sick
MINOR MATTERS.
Aside from the dump and crema tory
discussion, there was little of fmpor-
lance done at the open meeting of the
council
An ordinance was introduced provid- |
ing that in the future the fees In police |
court shall be rs cents a day instead of
81 so. The higher court has said that the /
city must pay a reasonable compensa- |
ton for witnesses, and it is deemed that
IS cents is enough The witnesses of the /
city court are paid 10 cents
The petition from the First ward for |
the restoration of ex-Policeman S. NJ |
Hall to the police force was referred to |
the committee on police.
"A petition was received from the |
Third ward and another from the Fifth, !
asking that the council grant permits /
cold weather and Strengthening time |
comes. These were referred to the |
board of health.
Joab AIulvane was granted permits |
sion to pave First street adjoining the |
new Parkhurst-Davi building on the 1
south. The city will pay for the grad /
ing and Mr.. Mulvane and the railroad |
companies will pay for all the rest
The council voted that one sanitary /
policeman be detailed to see to it that I
all houses in the west part of North I
Topeka are properly numbered. This /
action was taken on the advice of Post /
master John Guthrie Free mail deliv- /
cries are not given where the houses are /
not numbered.
tingly was raised from $40 to $50
month. on the ground that Mr.. Mat |
tingly is obliged to furnish horse for
his work.
The contract for supplying the city
with coal was let to the Southwestern /
Fuel company. which bid SIPS for Usage /
county shaft, s1.75 for Wear City slack, /
and $2.05 for Frontenac mill coal. The 1
only other bidder was the Wear Coal
company
There were several applications for |
troughs and electric lights. A
fire alarm box was ordered stationed I
near the new woollen mill in North To-
peka- This will cost SIPS.