The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-02
KEEP THEM CLEAR
Police to Move on People Who
Litter Streets.
Chief Stahl Says He Win En-
force the Ordinance.
DUE TO REPAIR SHOPS
Pile Old Vehicles and Rubbish
in the Streets.
Have Not Space For Stuff Inside
the Shops.

Complaint has been made to Chief of
Police Stah1 of the siipshod manner in
which the various blacksmiths and COM
mission houses regard the ordinances
of the city in respect to keeping the
streets and sidewalks cleared.
Several people have spoken to me on
this subject he said. land 1 intend
tfsat IN the future there shall not be so
much complaint along these lines"
There are several repair shops prin-
cipally on West Sixth avenue and on
Quincy and Fifth streets where at times
oldswagons and broken down carriages
and other vehicles waiting for repairs
occupy nearly half the street, causing a
considerable annoyance.
They argue, when spoken to concern
ing the matter by the police, that they
have not the space inside their shops
to accommodate the large number OF
vehicles which they have on hand 10
repair. THE argument" said the Chief,
"of course is made in good faith. and
they probably think 1t reasonable, but it
offers no relief to others who use the
streets"
The movement which has been in
aueurated to pass an anti-hitching or
dinance has been discussed to a con-
sidera Bile extent recently, and has brought
up more prominently the question OF
obstruction in the streets and side
walks.
/ Another source of great annoyance
is the Indifferent manner in which the
commission men on lower Kansas ave
nue. pile boxes, barrels, baskets, etc.
over the sidewalks.
on this account it has at times been
almost impossible for pedestrians 10
pick their way between the boxes ana
barrels and pass the street.
The ordinances of the city are very
plain upon these questions, and II IS
claimed at the police department that
the offenders have been repeatedly
Section 81 of the revised city or
dinances reads like this: ANY person
who shall obstruct any street, aleys
sidewalk or public grounds in the city
of Topeka, with any kind of vehicle,
engine. car, boxes, lumber wood or any
other thing or who shall place any
earth dirt, filth, rubbish or substance
of any kind or dig holes in the same
without the consent of the city council
or the city engineer, shall be nneu IN
any sum not more than n1ty ooilaLsi
provided that nothing herein snail pc
construed to prevent persons erectln&
buildings under q permit regularly is
sued by the fire marshal, from occupy
ing portions of the streets as may De
DESIGNATED in such permit II any per-
son shall continue distractions III any
street alley, sidewalk or public grounds
after he shall have been notified by the
city marshal or any policeman TO re-
move. the same, he shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars
for each day he shall continue SUCH OBJ
Section GO says: ''Nb person shall
leave. any wagon, sleigh, sled, carriage.
railway carriage, or other vehicle OF
any kind or description or any part OF
the same without horses or other beasts
of burden attached thereto, remaining
upon or in any paved street, avenue or
alley in the city except for the purpose
of being repaired, and then only IN
front of the premises of the person re-
pairing the same, and within ten feet
of the curbing. And no person shali
leave standing upon any of the paved
streets. avenues or alleys of this city
any wagon specially constructed or
commonly used for hauling impressed
hay or straw, whether the same is at
tached to any team or not, except
while loading or unloading hay or straw
or other article into or from sucn
vehicle. Any person found guilty OF
violating any of the provisions Of TINS
section shall upon conviction Thereon
be fined in a sum not less than one
dollar or more than twenty-five dol
Another ordinance which is disre-
garded in q wholesale manner Is the
one in regard to hauling dirt over paved
Section IS says: mo person shall
draw or haul over the paved streets of
the city of Topeka any manure. sand
mud, dirt, clay or rubbish unless 1t be
in a wagon or cart or other vehicle so
constructed as not to scatter said ma
ferial upon the paved streets of said
city Any person violating the proVls-
ions of this section shall upon conviction
thereof be fined not exceeding five dol
lars