The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-05


Sidewalk fund .-............... 55.55
Central park fund ............. 49l 50
sewer funo ............-.--.-.- i4o-so
Paving fund .....-.-. l2,45 4-4o
Iotal ....-...-....... ....-.@ 30 10
/ SALARY BOOST TURNED DOWN.
The effort to increase the salary or
the city physician to $1,000, which was
means committee. was defeated in the
council by a vote of to 8. The coun-
cilnen voting in favor of the change
were Wolf. Swendson and Tincher-
The proposed raise was in the form
of an amendment to the ordinance
which fixes the city physicians salary
at $50 per month The amendment pro-
vided that when the city physician had
| be allowed s25 extra, and for two or
more cases $50 extra Under this plan
| the city physician would get $500 a
month most of the year.
The ways and means committee adj
mitted that the city physician should
have more pay, but in view of the de-
| pleted condition of the city treasury,
| two N embers of the committee opposed
| the plan. Councilmen Neil and Blanch,
who voted for favorable report on
| the ordinance, voted against it when it
| came up for passage.
| There are half dozen applicants for
the place of city physician in case the
present incumbent, DR.. c. E. Judd, de-
clines to hold the place at the salary of
/ $50 month.
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
| The following resolution was adopted
| by a unanimous vote, Councilman Rer-
gundthal being absent:
! BE it resolved by the mayor and
council Of the city of Topeka that the
| designated the official city paper for the
year ending August 1. 1903"
The resolution was signed by Samuel
T Howe: H S: Nichols. w. F. Weber,
Geo. Neil. C. v. Wolf. S. A. Swendson.
Geo. W. Tincher, Frank Blanch, Joseph
Griley. ]. w. Blossom, E. B. Snyder.
| A Republican caucus was held just
| previous. to the council meeting, all the
Republican councilmen being repre-
scented except Mr.. Blanch. Mr.. Ber-
| gundthal sent his proxy. There was no
agreement in the caucus. The following
voted to give the city printing to the
Capital: Weber, Howe, Tincher and
1 Nichols.
BLACKMAN BRICK PROTEST.
Ihe protest against the quality of
brick furnished by L. Blackman for
son street to the Shunganunga Creek
| bridge was referred to the streets and
walks committee with power to act.
The committee will meet Wednesday
| morning and repeat the abrasion test
at the Capital~Iron Works RATHER. This
| test was made informally several days
| ago by City Engineer McCabe, and he
| found that Blackman brick were much
"
City company brick. If the test to be
made on. Wednesday shows similar re-
| suit, the Blackman brick may be con-
demned Blackman has now on the
| ground about 10000 brick which may
have to be moved off if the brick are
found to be inferior quality.
WANTS SCAVENGER'S LICENSE.
/, S. M. Evans. who has done consider
able work as scavenger in the city ap-
| piled for permit to do scavenger work
| under the city ordinances. Mr. Evans
request was backed up by petition
signed by fifty tax payers. Mr.. Evans
says in his request:
THE undersigned has made satisfac-
tory arrangements with the owner of
! land adjoining the Kansas river more
than five miles from the boundary limits
of the city by which I can deposit and
dispose of all night soil and garbage
that may remove from the city with
| out in any way inconveniencing any
person or creating any nuisance"
The request was referred to the COM
| mittee on health and sanitation
| The Scavenger's license costs $50 a
| year, and Mr.. Evans has rendered s35
as payment to the end of the current
year.
Some weeks ago the council turned
down a similar application from s. c.
| thompson. Thompson offered to build
crematory to dispose of garbage. The
same influences which defeated Thomp--
son are being used against Evans Some
of the councilmen are making a hard
fight to prevent any competition to the
| existing company which was supposed
to 'desiccate" all garbage, dead animals
and night soil.
TAX LEVY FIXED.
The tax levy for 1903 was fixed at 10
mills by the council last night. This
simply confirms the action of the ways
and means committee, taken several
Gays ago and reported fully in the
State Journal.
This is an increase of mills over the
1902 levy, and the increase is made I'd
meet additional expense and deficiencies
IN the interest and sinking funds. 1t
does not increase the revenue for the
current expenses of the city.
CITY engineer McCabe submitted an esti-
drain in the alley bounded by Iineo1n
| Lane, Eighteenth and Euclid avenue II
was referred to the streets and walks COM
James Warner of 321 Kansas avenue was
granted the use of the Auditorium fol
The Northwestern Missionary baptist as.
ISOLATION was granted the use OF the All-
dltorlum on August is and II for state
| Inc Auditorium was granted to the
Denlo &c f and Peoples Party for Au-
gust 70 Tor the opening of their campaign
Inc committee on ways and means. rec
commended U that the claim of E. H Moose,
mirrors smashed by Carrie Nation on Feb
Joseph Bromich was granted the privi-
iege of erecting travelling crane back OF
his boiler shop.
The appointment of W. F. Weber as
member of the board of election super.
visors was confirmed.
The request of the National Automatic
Weighing Machine company for reduction
OF license imposed by the city was re-
ferred to the license committee.
A dozen bonds for plumbers were ap-
proved. These bonds are given to protect
the city from damages due to excavations
| In the streets. These bonds are all surety
| company bonds for s., 900 each.
The claim OF Celia Pillow, an old col
ored woman, for $500 damages, was reject
ed. Mrs. Pillow claims that she was in
tured by falling on a defective sidewalk
1 The city attorney tried to settle the claim