The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-13

they agreed to sell for when they gave
the option, when as matter OF TACT,
the committee agreed to pay whatever
price the appraisers should decide the
property to be worth. Sometimes the
appraised value was less than the cp-
ton value. and these discrepancies are
causing trouble.
Chairman Warner Of the shop COM
mittee gave notice that he would call
a meeting of the shop committee for
the early part of next week, and meet
with the aggrieVed property owners 1t
is thought that the differences can be
satisfactorily adjusted.
ACTION ON THE ICE TRUST.
The report Of the ice trust committee
was formally received last night, and
adopted The city attorney was in
structed to draw up an ordinance IN
accordance with the findings of the
committee. The report of the commit
tee was as follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and Council
Your special committee to whom
was referred the matter of investiga-
ton of the ice situation as conducted
by the Peoples Ice company, beg leave
to report as follows:
I'VE find that the Peoples Ice COM
pany practically controls the ice bust
ness Of the city, furnishing ice to their
patrons only when coupons are used on
a regular scale of prices: that all ice
is sold by the cake and not by weight,
and many other things not satisfactory
to their patrons and the citizens of the
city. After several conferences with
the management of the Peoples Ice
company they have agreed to furnish
ice to the citizens not holders of cou-
pom books for cash in any quantity de-
sired on the basis of 10 pounds for
cents and 20 to 25 pounds for 10 cents,
ana have agreed to carry scales and
weigh all ice. Also that the price OF ice
shall not be increased during the pres
ent year.
Your committee would recommend
that an ordinance be drawn, If such is
not now in effect, requiring all ice wa
CONS to carry scales. the same subject
to inspection by the inspector of
weights and measures; also that a scale
of prices be incorporated in said ordi-
nance. H. S. NICHOLS,
Chairman"
TELEPHONE ORDINANCE PASSED
AS was generally expected, the ordi-
nance granting franchise to the B.
r, Pankey Telephone company to put
in an Independent telephone line in To-
peka, was passed without opposition.
An amendment proposed by Mr.
Troutman providing that the company
be required to at once lay its wires
underground, was lost. The franchise
has a provision that the company. can
be required to lay its wires under
ground at any time the council may di-
rect
The company will give to the city
free of charge, 20 long distance phones.
These phones will be placed in the city
offices, the fire stations, and anywhere
else the city may direct.
Several representatives of the Bell
telephone were present at the meeting
last night, and 1t was understood that
they might make fight on the grant
ing or the franchise, but they did not
try to interfere.
PAVEMENT KNOCKED OUT.
The Kansas avenue pavement was
knocked out by a unanimous vote
rms proposed pavement was to be laid
1rom Tenth TO Fourteenth. 1t has been
conceded for several days that the
pavement would fail of passage, and
the action Of the council was no sur.
prise The people who petitioned for
tne pavement went back on it, and filed
such vigorous protests that the orig
mai petition was overcome.
RECORD FOR RAPID READING.
City Clerk Squires made a wonderful
record last night. He read aloud to
the council 22O pages of typewritter
manuscript in the short space of four
and half minutes. How he acconap-
lished this wonderful feat it a mystery,
for he was distinctly seen to turn the
pages of the manuscript and his
voice could be heard sometimes above
the noise which the councilmen were
making.
The manuscript was the ordinance
making provision for a special assess
ment for Central park. It was passed
unanimously.
NO BONDS AT PRIVATE SALE.
Councilman Swendson introduced a.
resolution last night giving the mayor
authority 70 sell the Santa F'e shop
bonds az private sale, at par. without
commission.
owing TO the vigorous objection
which Councilman Snattinger made to
this method of procedure. Mr.. Swend-
son withdrew his resolution and it was
not put to vote
MEET AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.
The council will hold another meet
ing Tuesday night. 1t is likely that
most Of the business of the meeting
will be transacted behind closed doors,
as it pertains especially to the water
works case.