The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-06

Thirty new connections were made dur
ing May.
The city council, despite the vehement
protestations of City Attorney Dren-
ming, voted to adopt the recommends
tons of the judiciary committee that
the Emily Meade case be compromised
on the terms offered by Mrs. Meade.
Mrs. Meade agreed to relinquish all
right to the disputed land at Third and
Fillmore streets on the payment of S515
in two yearly installments by the city
City Attorney Dreaming claimed that
the city had an easy case and that the
suit now pending could be won by the
city. He claimed that the same opinion
was held by former City Attorney Q.
F. Spencer. The latter. however. who
was present, stated that he held such
an opinion only with regard to strip
Il feet inches wide by 100 feet long,
and that there was a serious question
in his mind about the city's having
good case with regard the remainder
of the disputed territory
The land affected is as follows: On
Third street between Fillmore and Clay
streets. a strip 21o feet long by 40 feet
by 80 feet wide. alley 1874 feet long by
20 feet wide.
Former City Attorney Chas. F. Spen-
Ger reported in part upon his work OF
revising and compiling the cityS or
dinances He introduced a number OF
new ordinances to the council which
repeal portions of ordinances now IN
effect The ordinances were referred to
the judiciary committee. The or
dinances proposed cover the following
grounds:
l. An ordinance regulating the stand
ing and running hacks and omnibuses
and repeating ordinance No. ISL.
2. An ordinance relating to public
scales and weighmasters and measures.
There now seems to be no ordinance
covering this subject, as ordinance NO
4S7 passed in 1888 seems to have been
repealed.
3. An ordinance regulating a days Ia
Dor as applicable to city employees and
/ city contracts and repeating ordinance
I No. 1173.
4 An ordinance relating to the ap-
/ pointment and government of police
/ force and repeating ordinances No. 81
/ and No $40. The purpose OF the new
ordinance is to have an ordinance auth
| orizing the appointment of police 9TH
I GERS and one in harmony with present
| conditions.
5. An ordinance relating to term of
/ Office of certain employees and repeating
ordinances No. IS and No. AIS. Ordin-
ances No. 65 and No. ATS do not fully
| cover the subject.
/ g. An ordinance in regard to nuis-
ances and the assessment of the cost OF
the abatement thereof by the city. This
| ordinance was prepared in harmony
with the act of the last legislature con-
/ ferring additional power on the city
Z. An ordinance covering the salaries
| of city officials and employees, cOmbln-
ing various ordinances into one OrdIn-
5. A general ordinance relating to mis-
demeanors.
/ g. An ordinance prohibiting operation Of
/ slot machines in the city of Topeka. There
| is at present no ordinance directly cover
ing this.
The mooted question as to whether the
chief of police and the members of the
| force was getting enough pay commensu-
| involved, will be left with the police COM
mittee. together with the mayor, for IN
number Of weeks go that he believed that
the salaries OF the policemen ana chleI OF
police should be raised. Whether ne VIII
urge the increase is howeeVr, a quesllon,
| as he has put himself on record for an
live IJp to it The street commissioner was
also attached to the resolution presented.
There is apparently some question Wheth-
| er the increase will be made IN that de-
partment. The resolution calling Tor a re-
1 adjustment of the salaries of the depart
ments mentioned was introduced by g X
Holiday, councilman from the second
ward
The Edison franchise was. slightly re-
suscitated L. A Ryder chairman of the
committee OF the whole, reported progress
and asked that the conl1tfe;e nlg Tl 81
all in the same old position.
A petition for water main to furnish
city water for the lakes in Central park
was referred to the Waterworks commit
| tee The citizens have raised SzoV 70 help
defray the cost of the Improvement
Bailey Must Hang.
Jefferson City, Mo, June 6.-The SUI
preme court today affirmed the sentence
| of the Jackson county criminal court
which found Edgar Bailey guilty OF
killing Albert Ferguson, a nonunion
| hack driver, in Kansas City, IN March
1904, and sentenced him to be hanged
on July 49, 1906.