The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-03

acceptance be referred to the city at
torney, with. instructions to make a fun
report to the council on the ERECT OF tne
protesting portion of the document
This motion was carried.
The protest referred to is 1ncorpora-
ted in the acceptance. It is a formal OBJ
lection to the .santi-Kansas City CLAUSE
of the franchise. which clause prohibits
the road from selling out to a Kansas
City electric line.
GAULT WAS EXCITED
Thomas r. Hyatt and Charles Gauit
passed some uncompliTnentary remarks /
last night. and for q rev mlnutes =
looked as though there might be mater |
iaI for a police court case manufactured |
right there in the council chamber
Mr.. Hyatt is the man who by his Wig
orous protests defeated the proposed
pavement at the south end of Harrison
street which Mr.. Gault was trying TO
have adopted in the interests OF lne
Orchard Place Land company. Inc IN
cident which stirred up the trouple LAST
night was the revival Of Councilman
Swendson's old anti-paying resolution,
introduced on March ), but never re-
ported back from the committee. Last
night the committee reported II PACK
with the recommendation that It De
passed. Several people who had petl-
/ tons in process o.. construction, opJeeh-
| ed. Among others was MI 1aulI.
THE council turned down the daf1l-
1 son street petition, said Mr. Gaults
largely because of the fight made py
! Mr. Hyatt. I never saw Mr.. Hyatt TIL
i that night but he has told me that his
fight was a personal one on me. ana
that he wanted to beat me. he reJOlceo
| in his victory, and considers that the
| council gave him a strong Endorsement
| by sustaining his position don't know
| why Mr. Hyatt should make this per
| sonal fight, and don't believe the
| council win approve of it. Mr.. Hyatt
| has told me that he did not understand
! the provisions of the petition, and that
I 17a will
/ tition for pavement. Several others
have said the same and think that the
council should give US little more
time
Mr.. Hyatt was present, and secured
permission to reply to Mr.. Gault. He
said:
Il never talked to Mr.. Gault till a few
minutes before this meeting, out on the
steps, I want to say that what the gen
tleman says is not true.
Here Mr.. Gault uttered an exclama-
ton. and half arose from his chair.
Il say to yOu,n continued Mr.. Hyatt,
{ that 1 did not tell Mr.. Gault what he
SAYS I did, and that SO per cent OF
. what he has said to you IS untrue
You're a - - harH shouted Mr.
I Gault, as he sprang from his chair,
7 and landed in one jump face to face
with the speaker, shaking his umbrella
e in his face.
this fiery remark and Mr.. Gault cooled
= down Immediately. Several OF the
9 councilmen jumped to their feet to stop
{ the trouble, and demand order.
= II beg the pardon of the council,
: exclaimed Mr.. Gault. returning to his
chair.
y Councilman Bergundthal insisted that
t q vote be taken on the resolution, ano
Mr.. Hyatt was not allowed to proceed
e with his remarks. The vote was unan-
d inously in favor Of the resolution The
a resolution in full IS as follows;
e Whereas, being public spirited, en-
y ferprising and prosperous the people Of
2 the city of Topeka have caused to %
o paved many blocks of our streets eacA
year for the past four or i've years;
70 Whereas about forty per cent O
n the total cost Of such pavement
" charged to the city at large and abou
J. so per cent is charged to the property
II on or near the streets paved, and.
whereas, such policy of paving {
It large. number of blocks each year if fol
y lowed to the limit viii result IN an ex
!, cessive burden of taxation both 70 "a
Te city at large, in general, and TO IN
persons taxed for pavement specially
= to meet the fixed charges becoming du
e. each year. therefore,
y BE it resolved. by the mayor ant
council of the city of Topeka that froa
{, and after this date no more or turthe
r paving petitions be considered or en-
m tertained, for the paving season OF 1SVz
al other than those which have been pre-
p sented and are not yet disposed Of b
Ip S"7 ENUMERATED WEBER.
at and accounts to which was referred IN
l request of Councilman Weber that tn
Id charges made against the quality Q
IN groceries furnished by Mr.: weber |
the city pest house, be investigated va
" Your committee to which was re
70 ferred the within resolution beg to re
port that so far as we are able TO lear
y from the evidence submitted, your com
L rnittee finds the prices charged TO
"a fair and equitable :,
IS The charges referred to were made
D. Mr.. and Mrs. George Ward, VINO weI
confined in the pest house for som
~ time with smallpox
It. MAYORS APPOINTMENTS
i'd Mayor Parker last night appointe
Miss Grace Miller as assistant city cler
1g to succeed Miss Hattie Holm an. resign
1t ed. Councilman Griley objected
O. confirming this nomination, but II
tn council decided that the precedeI
al should be followed. and the appoln
at ment confirmed. This was done W1thol
RS opposition.
CHI Knowles L. NJ Carter and l. T. Gas
we as appraisers to fix values on proper
re affected by the creation OF sewer al
tricts 20 and D. and all the pavement
IT. far unappraised. r. M SplVey W.
he named as one of the appraisers, but ov
he ing to the fact that he already has
AZ large amount of that work on hand,
o. Knowles was substituted Ior nm
ha w A S. BIRD EMPLOYED.
The city last night indicated It's a.
. provaI of the Municipal League plan
have w. A. 8. Bird draft a. new chart
act for cities of the first class, to
presented to the next legislature.
The proposed new act will give.
cities the right to levy and collect the
own taxes. instead of having the tax
st, collected through the county as is nc
,ut done Mr. Bird viii be paid 500 by t
M city OF 1opeAa az its sLle.lS sn -
Gil referred the matter to the ways al
IVY means COMMITTEES with power to act
1od WILL BUY THE TRUCK
re- It was finally decided by the council L
Jus night to buy the mucn talkee q H., aS q
full S Bbeaf5 trssed tTu
utS - ,7soa-S+-afS mo cost will he 81 10