The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-27
terminus for Kansas City line that the
franchise is forfeited. He said:


terminus for Kansas City line that the
franchise is forfeited. He said
1.-The city of Topeka ought to be
ashamed to ask that such proviso be
inserted in the franchise. It ought to
be ashamed for expressing the fear that
Kansas City can come down here and
buy us out. If this proviso were in the
franchise, no business man would put
money in it. The road could not be
bonded for a dollar. The company is
willing to give any sort of a pledge that
1T will not sell, but the pledge must not
be in the franchise. The word of the
company is as good as the word of any
OF the men who say that it proposes to
sell out to a Kansas City line.
City Attorney Spencer stated the
proposition from his standpoint. He
said:
THE council can not expect me to
draw up any kind of an ordinance for
this proposed road until it settles three
fundamental propositions. First. does
1t want to grant any kind of franchise
to the road? Second, where does it want
the right of way to be given? Third,
what limitations does it want to inn
pose? L believe that the details of the
plan can be easily settled The COM
pany has agreed to surrender it's 1udg-
ment against the city, dismiss all suits,
and pay $500 in costs. / would suggest
that the matter be referred to larger
committee, or be taken up by the eoun-
ell as a whole"
Councilman Snattinger thought that
the Vinewood Park company was no
better than any other corporation, and
would bear watching. He cited the
case of the Barber Asphalt company
which prAmised to do everything the
city asked. and in reality did little or
nothing. Il can't understand he said,
why the Vinewood Park railway is not
willing to include the Kansas City
clause in it's franchise. If the agreen ent
is not binding enough to affect the COM
pany so long as it does not get into the
franchise, do not see that it is of any
value to the city so long as it stays out
of the franchise"
Apparently the city council at pres
ent stands something like this on the
son in favor of giving the company
about what it wants; Miller, Bergund-
thai, CLANCY and Nichols, opposed to
ground that the company is not acting
in good faith; Snattinger, Weber and
Warner in favor of granting the fran
chise but with certain restrictions to
which the company as yet will not
agree; Myers, Neil and Troutman in
doubt
1t is not likely that the vinewood
railway issue will come to vote this
evening. The council will, however try
to decide what it will demand from
the VinewOod Park company. If the
council viii fully formulate its demands
and give the company the assurance
that it will pass a franchise ordinance
drawn up in accordance with those de-
mands, the company Will no doubt pre-
sent the ordinance in the required form
at some meeting of the council in the
near future. The question at issue is
therefore likely to be determined this
evening, and the final passage of the
ordinance will be merely a formal mat
ter.
WATERWORKS CASE POSTPONED.
1t was the intention of the council to
go into secret session at $50 last night,
for the purpose of discussing the water
works proposition, and deciding how
much the city is willing to pay for the
waterworks plant. But when $50 came
the Vinewood park discussion had just
got under headway, and could not be
stopped. When that discussion ended,
it was too late for anything else. The
councilmen were tired out and ready
to quit for the night.
The council adjourned with the un-
derstanding that the waterworks case
should take precedence of all other bus
mess this evening. The council will de-
eide how much the city. can offer for
the waterworks and it will then be for
the waterworks company to accept or
No CoRREcTIoNs MADE.
Councilman Joseph Grtley found it diff
eet set me to taIe him serousy wen he
registered his kick on the East Fourth
which was explained in Wednesdays
City Clerk Squires vigorously denied that
he had made any mistake in his part of
theswork-
City Engineer McCabe can prove that
his estimates were all right.
The matter was referred to the city at
torney, who investigated the matter today
and states that there are no mistakes in
the appraisement or estimates. The APP
that the valuation on the various blocks
are different and the assessment on one
lot cannot be compared with that Of a
corresponding lot in another block.
NEW, PAVEMENT PETITION.
The people on Polk street between Tenth
Charles Wolff and 80 others for a so foot
County uni sandstone curbing The p petition
went to the committee on streets and
The following petitions were also re-
ceived: For a benefit district to open
the foot Of Gordon street; for an electric
Avenue: for a Sidewalk on Tenth avenue. Tis.
near Lime street:for sidewalk on Fourth
ley in the block bounded by Piercy. Lane.
fifteenth cLhfMs ahS sifsoie FoR Tp5HteMSfAAGEs. T5teMSfA
One Of pr; Judds quarantine II regulations |
of the New Empire hotel filed the follow |
Loss from regular boarders. .........s 4e.s5
Loss from transients ............,..... 5000 |
Loss of time of regular boarders 49,. $40
bae from 3 boarders TR Who refuse to pay
S25i.5o |
The hotel was under smallpox quaran-
tine for nine days. The bill went to the |
committee on claims and accounts.
MINOR MENTION.
Prof. George Washington Jackson was |
granted the use of the Auditorium for an |
entertainment May for public en- |
William r. Carter. principal of the To- |
peka Industrial institute. filed communi- |
cation asking for financial aid for the in |
stitute. The communication was referred |
to the committee ways and means.
The Washburn college sewer was finally |
carried through. in spite of the protests Of |
numerous taxpayers of that part of town. |
The committee on streets and walks re- |
ported faVorably the petition to open |
up certain streets and alleys in the west |
end of the First ward, and the ordinances |
were all passed under suspension of the |
rules.
A letter was received from Mrs. s. w. |
Wagner asking permission to place a big |