The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02

posed the best interests of the city
on some of the most important mat
ters which have come before the coun-
Gil during the past two years. 1t may
nave been merely an error of judgment
in some cases. but in others, Mr.. Wolf
seems to have been differently actua-
ted.
Edward Croker, who lives at Tenth
and Jefferson streets, tells of one of
Mr.. VOLTS acts in the council which
has cost him the support of many of
his neighbors at the east end of the
ward. 7e
Wolf won't get any votes down
IN my ne1ghboThDod,' - says Mr.. Croker
He engineered a little scheme through
the council to save himself some mon
ey at the expense Of others, and it has
plan to widen and straighten Jefferson
street south of Tenth. 1t was neces-
sary to buy some land, and create a
benefit district. Wolf represented to
US that the district would be made
large enough so that 1t would cut the
cost per lot down to about 40 cents.
Under this promise, we who lived down
there agreed to the plan.
I'VE supposed things had been ar
ranged that way, until we discovered
that Wolf had reduced the size of the
benefit district so that it would not take
in his property. He agreed to run the
benefit district up to Monroe street, but
instead he had it stopped at Madison.
This let him out without paying any
thing, and by cutting down the size of
the district, people down there are
obliged to pay about IS lot in some
cases. 1t was pretty small business for
a councilman to be in, and we have not
forgotten it
OPPOSED CITY OWNERSHIP.
c. V. Wolf was one of the persistent
opponents of city ownership of the city
WaterWorks. He voted against city
ownership at every opportunity until
the business men Of the city came be-
fore the council and the demand be-
came so overwhelming that he was
obliged to get into line. On August g.
1902, Wolf was one of those who voted
to reject the offer of the water COM
pany to sell their plant for $500, 900. He
also voted at the same meeting to bring
suit against The company to drive the
company out of business, which would
have cost the city thousands of dollars,
and accomplished nothing
On August 10, when the council re-
scinded it's action rejecting the offer
of the water company, Wolf opposed
it. When an effort was made to put
the matter in the hands of the water
works committee for further investiga-
ton, WOLF opposed the measure.
If Mr.. Wolf had had his way. the
city of Topeka would not now be as
sured of ownership of the waterworks
within a comparatively short time, but
would have had a lawsuit instead.
VOLTS BRICK SCHEME
It was G. v Wolf and H. S. Nichols
VINO maze Sucn a gallant uSnI TO give
away about $4,000 worth of paving
brick from the streets of Topeka to
the Vinewood railway when that COM
pany was building its lines here in To-
pe!=a-
The Vinewood company wanted per-
mission to put in its tracks along
paved streets. and use the paving ma
terial there to repave their tracks.
This material belonged to the city, and
not to the street railway, and the city
attorney so ruled. Yet in spite of this,
c. V Wolf and H S. Nichols, the
Fifth ward councilman, made a stub
born fight in the streets and walks
committee to have this large guam
tity of paving brick given to the Vine
wood railway absolutely free of charge.
They carried their fight into the coun-
ell, but were beaten in both places
The result was that the city took
/ possession of an immense quantity of
} paving brick. which were very conven-
/ lent later on when the flood damaged
/ sidewalks and paving in North Topeka.
It saved the city many hundreds of
way the city would have been Obliged
to buy about zoo. 900 brick.
OPPOSED PIPE ORGAN.
/ The latest example of VOLTS ability
| to get of on the wrong foot is his bit
! ter fight against the proposition to put
1 a pipe organ into the Auditorium.
Wolf was opposed to this plan Of the
/ public spirited men who compose the
Pipe Organ association, and did his
best to defeat the whole thing
Fortunately for the city there were
enough counciImen to carry the meas
/ ure in spite Of Mr.. Wolf.
AS a member of the police committee
Of the city council, Mr.. Wclfs PECULIAR