The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03


the previous month by about $1,000. Ex
penses were increased in the police and
street departments by the Hood and the
general expenses of the city government
have been greatly advanced. The street
department is three thimes its usual size
and will probably be maintained on its
present basis for several months to
come. Following are statements of ap-
preparations from the four funds for the
past two months:
May. June.
General revenue fund. 81, s0s.20 s., 142 IS
Fire department fund. 2.003.91 1888. 40
Police department fund z,34Z04 2,207.29
General improvement
fund .......... .-....t 2,477.1S 4,212.64
Total 800. ........$ss6 s1. % 81, 961.oo
The council last night passed the ordi-
nance appropriating money to pay the
semi interest and coupons due
on sewer and paving bonds outstanding.
The amount is S71.O33.1A This is one of
the little things that make taxes high
in Topeka. Topeka is paying for the
pavement which has been put down over
town during the past ten years. How
ever no complaint has been heard from
any source that Topeka is not getting
value for the money expended
MAY VI oSIS uliQllASti opDOAulGQ
Dolman, Captain r. NJ. Curtis and Will
lam Henderson as appraisers to appraise
the value of property in six benefit dis
tricts granted for the opening of streets
and alleys in various parts of town.
The council received and approved
bonds OF $1,000 for excavating streets
and $4,000 for the fulfillment of the pro-
visions of it's franchise, offered by the
Topeka Railway company. The bonds
are furnished by the Bankers Surety
company.
COMPANY WILL BUY BRICK.
The Topeka Railway company wants
to purchase the brick which it has
taken from East Eighth avenue where
new tracks have recently been laid. The
city would like to keep the material.
The company's franchise provides that
it shall have the option of buying such
material or replacing it with material
of its own. In case they furnish new
brick the city becomes pOSSeSsOr of that
which has been displaced. AS in the
present instance the city can use the
brick, which is practically as good as
new. in North Topeka. The street car
company Will probably not be willing
to pay the price Of new brick. Under
the provisions of the ordinance the city
has appointed City Engineer McCabe
as an appraiser while L. Z. Myers will
represent the street car company. If
they fail to agree they viii select a dis
interested third to fix a value which the
! city will probably have to take.
HACK ORDINANCE PASSES.
| Topeka now has a hack ordinance, the
work of Councilman Wolf, which pre-
! scribeS the places which hacks and ex-
press wagons may occupy upon the
/ downtown streets while waiting for
4 business. These places designated are:
I The north and south sides of Fourth
street between Jackson and Quincy
streets; the east side of Quincy street
for a distance of rs feet north of Fifth
! street; the west side of Quincy between
/ Tgfh str
i and south sides of Sixth streets between
| Kansas avenue and Jackson; the north
and south sides of Seventh street be-
tween Kansas avenue and Seventh
street; the north and south sides of
Eighth street between Kansas avenue
and Quincy street; the north and south
side of Ninth street between Kansas
avenue and Quincy; the north and south
! sides of Norris street between Kansas
avenue and Quincy; the north and south
side of Railroad street between Kansas
avenue and Quincy. Express wagons
must stand parallel with the curb with
| the horses aimed" toward the center
of the street and must be fifty feet from
any other express wagon, hack or car
rage. Presumably the express wagon
must get up and chase ITSELF when an
other vehicle approaches. About the
| only difference the new ordinance will
make will be to keep Kansas avenue
free from standing carriages and clear
/ out East Sixth street which has for
years been favorite haunt of the fes-
tive luggage hauler. and it might be
mentioned Incidentally is where Mr.
VOLTS business is situated.
MRS. BARDSLEY'S TROUBLES.
A communication from Mrs. NJ n
Bardsley of 1901 North Van Buren,
street in which she complains that the
cremating gang tore side out of he1
barn unnecessarily and asks for $25 fol-
damages, was read last night She saws,
The cremating gang that visited us
d11rincr iIo,- -
damage to my property. Instead OF
using the door of the barn, which was
amply sufficient to remove the dead
animals, they tore down nearly the en-
tire side, cutting out supports thai
made it necessary to have the hay re
moved from the loft to save the build
ing from collapsing. 1 therefore ask
that an allowance of $25 be made me
to help repair the damage done by sale
gang"
The communication was referred t.
the committee on sanitation
The council last night granted to the
Railroad Y. M c. A. the privilege o.
making a sewer connection in an ad
Joining district. An eight inch pine viii
be put in.
A request that the sidewalk on tn,
east side of Kansas avenue between
} Fifteenth and Seventeenth street.
be raised so as to properly drain sur
face water, was granted
Because a legal plat of the ]. B. John
son place on West Sixth avenue has no
yet been made the request of the owne
! of the property Michael Heery, tina
the paving tax be reappo-tioned accord
ing to the city plat made by him. wa,
refused. Mr.. Hesry has laid out 30 foo
streets. Had the council accepted hi
plat it would have been impossible t
3 change these streets later.
The county commissioners have re
lapportioned the county taxes but Mr.
, Heery will have to widen his streets be
fore the council accepts his plat or ac
cedes to his request.