The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23

no right to make the payment Of 4 pre-
ser1bed Zee CONDITION 1or appeal: -.
proposed ordinance is Invalid and that the
MAJOR and council have no power either
to provide for the taxing OF a transcript
fee for the police judge or to compel a
defendant to pay suen q Zee before per-
fecting his appeal
Police Judge Lindsay. in speaking
of the action of the council, said. It
is a rank piece Of inconsistency The
council allowed the city attorney a
deputy. which is not provided for by
law. and they are now getting so par
ticuIar that they won't give me this
transcript business The authorities
cited by the city attorney are no good.
I am willing TO take the risk Of seeing
that the ordinance IS enforced, pro-
vided the council viii pass it for me.
That's all I ask
PAVING CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The council last night awarded the
last batch Of paving contracts for this
year. The following were the lucky
bidders:
Grading-FflImore Fifth to Sixth,
John Van Vechten. 213z cents Sixth
street. West to Haynes, Wall & Han
ley. 21A cents
Paving-AlI to Ritchie & Ramsey, at
81 261z per square yard
Curbing-Iron, on Fillmore, Capital
Iron works. at So cents. Fort Scott
sandstone on Sixth, to R. B. Kepley, at
As cents
Iron crossing plates-Ritchie & Ram
RolIing-yvm- Bradbury. at 3 cents
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Several bulky ordinances We're passed
last night One was the big Central
district ordinances were passed for the
opening of streets The Improvement
bonds We're authorized for the first
sixteen blocks Of pavement awarded
this year.
The city attorney was instructed to
inspect East Fifth street. and aScer-
tain the legal status of the injunction
which prevents the city railway from
paving its rOadbed there
The city crematory was again up for
discussion It seems likely that it will
be necessary to re-establish the old
city dump in order to take care Of the
night soil as rapidly as is necessary
this hot wea ther. The question is now
in the hands Of committee.
Repairs were ordered to a lot Of
brick sidewalk which has been dam
aged by the dry weather cracking the
earth and allowing the sand to sink
down. The repairs will have to be paid
for by the property owners
Mr. Clancy secured the passage of a
motion which viii result in securing a
new street sweeper and street sprinkler
for the city. The committee on streets
and walks viii take the matter in
charge
The next meeting of the council viii
be on the first Monday in August the
regular meeting night
j. L. Evans whose morse was AuTI On
May a by falling into a sewer trap,
wants the city to pay him 1888 for the
horse. which died as a result of its
injuries Mr.. Evans was blowing in
the streets for the city.
Francis J. Lynch. as attorney for an
instanment house. fled a protest with
the city against the collection of the
$40 license fee charged by the city for
installnent houses. Mr.. Lynch says
that the installment house has been
obliged to close its doors owing to the
amount of the license. The matter
was referred to the license committee.
NJ c. Holman. representing the
Western Wooden mill. TO be built in
North Topeka, asked that the Santa F'e
be allowed to build a switch TO the
mill The comm ittee on streets and
walks viii decide what shall be done.
The Missouri Pacific was granted
permission by ordinance to build a
switch to the new Parkhurst-Davis
building
The petition to vacate the alley be-
tween Fifth and Sixth east of Jefferson
was turned down. Indications were
that it was signed under a misunder-
standing.
B. F. Pankey fled a formal accept
ance OF the telephone FRANCHISE which /
the council had granted to him