The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-02

mains across the Melan bridge as soon
as possible.
l. Z. Myers of the street railway COM
pany, who was present at the meeting,
stated that in his opinion. enough piles
of the old street railway bridge are still
standing to enable the water and gas
mains TO be dashed TO the piles and car
ried across the river temporarily as
soon as the water goes down IF there
are not enough piles, the street railway
company viii agree to drive more, so
that such an arrangement can be car
ried QUA" said Mr.. Myers.
The council therefore took no definite
action in regard to the place for the
mains, but by motion requested the
water company and gas company to
make all possible haste to procure new
mains, and get themselves in readiness
TO put them across the river as soon
as the river goes down little lower.
Until water mains are carried to North
Topeka that part of town is without
fire protection
STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISE.
The street railway franchise was re-
ported back by the ways and means
committee, with the recommendation
that it be passed as amended. The or
dlnance was not discussed but was
made a special order for Thursda5
The ordinance provides that the COM
pany snail not build on the Melar.
bridge, but shall be allowed to build
side Of that bridge.
The following streets are on the list
AZ tHe ordnance as being barred to tbs.
railway company's tracks: Quincy.
south of Seventh; Topeka avenue. is
SeNenteenth; Fillmore south of Fourth,
Cay, Fourth to Tenth; Harrison. Tyler
greenwood, Woodlawn, Ashland. Park.
t.s.eiIel ana Grove Over all other
streets in the city the company is given
blanket franchise for a period of THREE
years. After three years the company
Llust not occupy other streets without
permission of the council.
L. E. Myers was present at the meet
ing ana said he was willing to let the
ordinance 90 over. but wants the orSf.
nance passed soon so that when tha
company IS able to go to work in North
manent1v Pc
An ordinance was passed granting
the ROCK Island the right to law 4
7Wltch 70 the new cold storage plant on
Jackson street.
The ordinance repeating all the old
street railway franchises was intro
uuced and referred to the ways and
means committee
An ordinance repeating the huckster
Incense ordinance, and reducing the fee
10 80 for six months was introduced
and referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Councilman Wolf had an ordinance
providing certain streets upon which
drays may stand, which he wanted
passed under emergency but it was re-
terred to the streets and walks com
nlt0ee- The ordinance seems to allow
expires wagons to stand almost any
where except on East Sixth street be-
tween Kansas avenue and Quincy
The settlement of the Edward Thomp-
son damage suit for 1929 was approved
by the council. as recommended by the
ways and means committee.
1t was voted by the council to pay
the Topeka Water company S29 600 in
fun payment for rental on 800 hydrants,
provided that the company enter into
the necessary stipula ton to protect the
city's legal status in possible litigation.
A petition for pavement on an alley
during 1904 was recommended to the
council next year for favorable action.
The Mutual Ice company offered TO
supply the city with ice at the rate of
371z cents er 100 pounds This price
was considered too high and 1t was laid
over.
An offer of ss35 for the old pest house
site on Deer creek was received from
Thomas Kennedy and referred to the
ways and means committee.
A proposition with prices for new
sprinklers and street sweepers was re-
ceived from Seery & Morton and re-
ferred to the ways and means commit
tee and the city street commissioner.
Prince Hall grand chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star. asked for use OF the
auditorium for the annual grand COM
nsuilcdtlon beginning > uHS = i1t t.i--S
days. The fact that it is uncertain how
7 long the room win be needed for food
refugees, the request was referred to the
4 building committee.
The license collector reported collec-
tiOns of $5041O for the month of May
The appropriation ordinence for the
+ May expenses as as follows:
4 General revenue fund 2.soS 20
Fire department fund.......... 26o3-gl
Police department fund . 2342. O4
+ General Improvement fuud. 2.47T13
Paving fund Observation-Disclosures. 36o.e9