The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-18
RAPID FIRE ORDER
City Council Gives an Exhibi-
ton of Quick Work.
New License Ordinance Is Left
for Future.
WHO OWNS THE BRICK.
People Who Paid for Paving in
VineWood Controversy.
Flood of Petitions for New Pave
ments Continues.
WHO OWNS THE BRICK.

The meeting of the city council last
night was of the rapid fire order. It
was all over by $3.50. The reason for
the fast work was that all of the mat.
ters which threatened to string out the
meeting into the midnight hours failed
to materialize. The license ordinance
was not introduced. The question of
what shall be done about allowing the
Vinewood Railway company to use the
brick belonging to the city to pave its
right of way was referred to the city
attorney for an opinion as to the own
ership of the brick. 1t viii proba6ly
be taken up again at the next meet
ing.
]. A. Davis. a butcher on Seventh
street, made quite a strong argument
on the brick question. He claimed that
he had helped to pay for the brick when
the pavement was laid, and that now
that the brick seemed to be no longer
needed, he believed he should be allow
ed to take possession of about 1000
which are stacked ny in front of his
property.
Postponing the settlement of the
question until the city attorney can
give an opinion will probably prevent
the Vinewood company from using the
brick for the time being at least. NJ an
ager Frank Kelley when asked last
night what the company would do, ano
whether it would continue to pave its
right of way with brick purchased from
the kilns as it is now doing, said:
"Oh, guess we can get brick enough
for our purposes We won't stop work.
Action on the new license ordinance
was postponed for rather a peculiar
reason The Insurance companies are
DESTROYS that the council raise the Ii
cense on insurance agencies from S25
to 500 year, and not specify how
ma mic he
in the agency. This is desired by the
big agencies for the purpose of driving
a lot of the one company agencies out
of business. Real estate men who rep
resent one company for the purpose OF
insuring their property at low rates
would be hit by the 500 rule, because
they could not afford to pay 500 a year
for the privilege of keeping only one
company in an agency.
The license committee will hold a
special meeting to consider this ques-
ton and will reDort their finding to the
next council meeting.
NEW PAYMENTS WANTED.
The following petitions for new pave
ment were received and referred to the
committee on streets and walks:
Western avenue. Huntoon to Douthitt
tract, 40 feet wide. Colorado sandstone
curb and Capital city brick.
Polk street, Huntoon to Fourteenth,
80 feet wide, Allen, Lyon county curb
and Shawnee county brick.
Taylor street Huntoon to Twelfth, 30
feet wide Colorado sandstone curb,
Capital city or Lawrence brick
Harrison street, Huntoon to Hunting
| ton, 80 feet wide, Fort Scott blue curb
ing, Shawnee county brick.
! Taylor street, Tenth to Huntoon, So
| feet wide Allen, Lyon county stone,
vitrified brick
A rernonstrance was received to the
proposed pavement on Tyler street from
Twelfth to Fourteenth. This was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
walks
| TROUBLESOME DRAINAGE.
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