The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-08
CLOSE The JOINTS
Mayor Davis Is Instructed to
Suppress Them.
Resolution to This Effect IMAM
imOusly Adopted.
PRINTING CONTRACT.
f. ii. Steves & Son VIII Publish
Revised Ordinances.
Price for Printing 500 Copies Is
$728.

A surprise was sprung on Mayor w
q. Davis last evening.
The surprise was in a resolution in
trodUced by Councilman J. w. F.
Hughes of the Sixth ward informing
the mayor of the existence of numer-
GUS joints and disorderly houses in
the city and instructing him to take
immediate steps to suppress them
When the resolution was read there
was a perceptible change in the
mayors face. He had been smiling
just preceding the introduction of the
resolution, but when the contents of
the piece of paper were made known
the smile died away and an inscru-
table expression took its place
Most tamely did the members of
the council take the resolution, and
that is not strange because as much
mas been done before. Without at
tempting to block it's passage with
out argument or the utterance of A
single word, the resolution passed
unanimously. 1t was thought by sew
eraI members of the council that a
discussion would be pfecipitated but
in this they were wrong Seemingly
the motion that the resolution he
passed, which was made by Council
man Hughes and swiftly followed bv
a second from Councilman Swendson
time for deliberatiOn. Even follow
ing the council meeting there was but
slight discussion over the resolution
1t came up as an unexpected ripple in
the ordinary routine of events and
was dismissed as such. The mavor
soon resafned his sang froid and said
upon an interview: "I hadn't anv
idea what was coming. I haven't got
Strengthened out vet ="
To questions regarding what action
ne would take with reference to the
resolution, Mayor Davis replied with
a smile and irrelevant answers He
would not permit himself to be pinned
down.
IF the police are neglecting their
duty the council should take action on
this matter" said DIR. L. A. RYDER.
II all the efforts needed are not be-
ing expended by the police in irving
to close these joints. or if thev are
railing in their duty IN any way, they
shouid be brought to time
Councilman Hughes seemed to be
somewhat disappointed that the coun-
Gil took his resolution so calmly 'I
certainly was surprised to see the wav
the thing went through. 1 Thought
some of the councilmen would object
to passing it. L guess they didn't
really know what they were doingr
The resolution was as follows:
Resolved, By the council of the citv
OF Topeka that
Whereas, It has been current talk on
whereas, A list of So wholesale and
1etall liquor houses and nine disorderlv
houses having been published in two
daily papers of the city of Topeka. all
OF Whlch are run in direct violation and
contrary to the ordinances of the citv
OF Topeka and the laws of the state of
Kansas; therefore be it
Resolved, That the mayor is hereby,
INFORMED OF the situation and is directed
ana instructed to take immediate stems
TO the permanent suppression and oI1Iit
GRAFTON Of these violators- of the law
j. w. F. HUGHES
F. NJ. Steves & Son were last night
awarded the contract for printing and
publishing the 500 copies of the revised
ordinances of the city of Topeka. The
contract price was $72S. The books 8 re
to be printed, completed and delivered
within 80 days.
There were two other bidders. The
Mail Printing company and Crane &.
The Mail Printing company offered tn
do the work for 81 400 Crane & Co. for
$3.50. The latter agreed to complete the
contract at the expiration of six weeks
ana pay a forfeit OF 50 for every day in
excess of that time. They estimated
the number of pages at 612 and agreed
to reduce their contract $1.40 for every
page less than that number
Fifty of the copies of the revised or
dtnanees are to be bound in buckram
and 450 in paper.
The fight lay between Crane &. Co IS
bid and that of F. NJ. Steves & Son.
The committee which opened up the
bids, consisting of Councilmen Swend-
son, Nfpps and Howe, had a difficult
time in making a report to the council
Councilman Swendson held out for
Crane & Co. In the vote Counciluen
SWendson and Simms voted against the
recommendation of the committee
awarding the contract to Steves e Son
It is said that Al. Bauer, against
whom the printers raised objections be-
cause he was a nonunion man and who
was said to be bidding on the work. is
interested in the Steves & Son contract
The union print shops in the city laid
down on the councilTnen not to make
an aWard of the contract to Bauer.
Bauer then denied that he contemplate