The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-18
| now FEEL COOL!
City Council Says Snow Must Be
Removed From Walks.
Liable to Arrest IF You Neglect
This.
TO FILE COMPLAINT.
If Your Neighbor Is Tardy Tell
Commissioner Ramsey on Him.
Chief of Police Exempt From
Auto Speed Regulation.

AUTO Sp0O0 h0guiaC1On.
You're not to run your automobile
too fast and you're instructed to shovel
off the snow and ice from your side
walk; Instructions from the city council.
The above regulations were made a
part of the city's ordinances last night
at special meeting of the city coun-
Gil.
A number of revised ordinances COM
piled from existing ordinances were
passed. Sweltering in a torrid heat of
"a degrees, with heat waves beating
against the city building from the hot
pavements below the city council last
night passed an ordinance directing
property owners in the city to remove
the cumbersome masses of snow and
ice which cover the sidewalks under
pain OF an arrest and a fine which
runs from minimum OF So to a maxi
mum of $50.
The city council is a body of rare
humor1stS. This same ordinance was
introduced this past winter but they
waited until a real necessity arose and
then called a special meeting of the
council, passing it within ten minutes
by the time on the city council clock.
So much for rising CALAMITY to the
pressing needs of the hour. If you find
on going home this evening that your
neighbor has failed to comply to the
PROVISIONS OIL the new OTQlndnC6, Cdl1
the attention of the street commission
er, to it. The street commissioner is
instructed to issue notices to the re-
ca1citrant property owner and if he still
fails to comply he will be subject to an
arrest and fine with "a hours after the
issuance of the notice. There is really
no necessity for endangering life and
limb by slipping on the icy walks as
you wend your way to town tomorrow
morning.
The new automobile ordinance was
passed by the city council last evening.
The ordinance is a revision of an ex-
listing ordinance and provides for
number of additional regulations. Be
cause two of the city's officials are in
such easy circumstances that they can
afford to own automobiles it was de-
cided that possibly in the near future
it would be the usual thing to see the
city's fire marshal and chief of police
scooting about in an automobile that
the bars on the speed regulation were
let down for their benefit. Chief Of
Police Goodwin'S automobile set the
precedent.
The only opposition which asserted
itself to the passage of the ordinance
came from Councilman Nipps, who
said: st don't see why we should pass
this ordinance. I don't believe we need
an ordinance like this. I don't think
it would be observed, would it?'
Chas. F. Spencer who is making re-
vision of the citys ordinance said: "I
believe there will be no trouble about
It,"
st don't see why you've got it in for
the Chief said Councilman Sinms as
they proposed the amendment to let
down the bars for his special benefit,
doesn't he go fast enough now"
THE chief is afraid to go faster than
six miles an hour with his machine. He
told me he was afraid he couldn't STOP"
said Councilman Hughes
Have these machines a speed indi-
Gator so you can tell how fast they
have been going" said Councilman
Sinner.
mo" replied Goodwin. "Those indi-
Gators cost $50 a piece. 1 beHeve Ed
Osborn has the only one in town."
other revised ordinances in addition
to the automobile ordinance which
were passed follow:
Included in the latter is one providing
for the clearing of snow off the side
walk. If you find any snow or ice on
the sidewalk this evening get busy with
your shovel or you may be subject to
arrest.
Regulation for Autoists.
The ordinance regulating the running
of automobiles follows in part:
Section /. Registration. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to propel or
run or cause to be propelled or run
any automobile on the streets, alleys,
ana ClOrOuSHIdT0S OIL the CITY OIL 1OpS-
ka without first registering the name
of the owner, keeper or person in con-
troll thereof, the name of the maker and
the manufacturers number, and the
horse power of said automobile with
the city clerk of said city, who shall
furnish to the person registering said
automobile a certificate which shall
show the registration of said automo-
bile.
Sec q And for the purpose of paying
the expense incidental to the registra-
ton thereof, the owner, keeper or per-
son in control of any automobile shall
pay the city treasurer a registration
fee of 81 for the registration of said
automobile.
Sec. 8. The registration hereinbefore
provided for in section 1 hereof shall
be good for a period of one year from
the date thereof.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to prope1 any automobile at
greater rate of speed than 8 miles per
hour upon Kansas avenue between Cor
don street and Tenth avenue, Sixth ave-
nue. between Quincy street and Jackson
street, and Thirteenth street between
Buchanan street and Lane street and
it shall be unlawful for any purpose to
propel or run any automobile upon any
of the streets, alleys or thoroughfares
not 11ereinbefore mentioned at a greater