The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
SEE THE ERROR.
City Council Hastens to Rescind
Street Railway Resolution.
Satisfied Releasing Company
From Paving Was Mistake.
TROUTMAN RESOLUTION
Sixth Ward Member Says Ac-
ton Was Taken HurriedIy.
Paving Contracts Are Awarded
Without ANY Friction.
TROUTMAN RESOLUTION

The wave of generosity and enthusiasm
/ which carried the city railway company
dinances has receded somewhat, and the
company may find the city council in a
day night.-state Journal. Saturday.
The change of mood predicted in the
State Journal last Saturday was pres
emit at the council meeting Monday
night 1t indicated what action the
council is certain to take at its next
meeting. to be held next Monday even
ing.
BY means of the following resolution,
which was introduced and laid over till
the next meeting, the street railway
company was warned that it would
have to prepare to pave it's right of
way on all the streets where pavement
is to be laid:
Whereas. The city council, at it's
regular meeting held on June 8, passed
resolution purpOrting or attempting
to suspend or modify the terms of GER
tain ordinances of the city requiring
the street railway company in the city
to pave its right of way when streets
occupied by them are paved; and
Whereas, It appears to the council
upon mature elaboration that the fixed
terms of any ordinance can not be
abrogated, modified or suspended by
resolution, and that any attempt to do
so might lead to serious complications,
and possibly invalidate the bonds is
sued for the Improvement of the streets
occupied by the street railway COM
pany: therefore. be it
Resolved, That the terms of said
resolution passed the Sd day of June.
attempting to relieve the Topeka Rail-
way company of the duty imposed upon
it by the city ordinance 1888 and other
ordinances of the city, are hereby
rescinded, it being the purpose and
policy of the mayor and council to
rigidly and impartially enforce all ordi-
nances of the city whether they affect
individual or corporate interests"
This resolution was introduced by
James A. Troutman, of the Sixth ward.
It was not till about IL o'clock that
the council entered into the discussion
of the street car company paving ques-
ton, although indications of a coming
the evening. The first thing which
showed what was coming was the read
ing of the following protest:
''To the Mayor and Council of the City
of Topeka
"As a resident and taxpayer of the
city of Topeka. and as one of the petit
TONERS for the paving of Eighth avenue,
from Topeka avenue to Buchanan
street, respectfully desire to present
this my protest to the action you re-
Gently took releasing the city railway
from carrying out. until such time as
it may suit its pleasure and conven-
fence Cfor such your resolution really
means), its part needed for the paving
authorized. The petition was presented
for the full paving of a specified width
between curbing, not for a partial paw
ing, and the formalitieS of law have
been complied with
Il respectfully claim that the council
has no more right or authority to re-
lease the said railroad company from
carrying out its portion of the work
than it would have to release any in