The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-25

D. Melville Hoover After three votes
had been cast the city attorney was
finally instructed to draw up the ordi-
nance The council was about evenly
divided On the first reading of the
resolution Councilman Holiday moved
that the matter be referred TO the
health and sanitation committee. 'I
Here I have been down at Kansas
City trying to get some big mills To-
Gated here, and the first thing I hear
on my return is this curfew ordi-
nance"
Councilman Swendson: at don't see
what this resolution has to do with
mills This is but a reasonable request
and it is but right step in the right
direction"
The motion of Holiday was lost on
Simms. Holiday, and Rice Noes
Councilmen Green. Hughes. Swendson
and Howe
A motion to lay over for three
same vote.
Then Councilman Swendson moved
that the city attorney be instructed to
draw up the ordinance. Councilman
Rice switched over his vote from the
opposition and the motion carried
a petition asking for the grading
of the alley between Third and Fourth
streets in Cranes addition was referred
to the streets and walks committee.
A request of City Engineer McCabe
asking for a vacation during the
month of August was granted
A communication from the city en-
gineer recommending that a manhole
be constructed in the cement sidewalk
at the north end of the MeIan bridge
for the placing of conduits for carry
ing the city electric light wires under
the pavement on the bridge. was
adopted
The ways and means committee re-
ported back upon the purchase of
electric lights and asked for more
time, requesting that action be de-
ferred until the August meeting of the
council and the employment of ex-
perts.
Councilman Sinms, who has taken
umbrage at the action of the ways
and means committee, moved that the
matter be taken from the ways and
means committee and reported back
to the electric light and gas commit
tee He said: Il may be a little
young in this matter, but / don't be-
of the proper committee
Councilman Ryder said: Il don't
believe that the employment of ex-
perts should be made part of the
instruct the employment of experts. it
was simply on the question of better
lights I am against the employment
OF experts"
On vote Simms' motion prevailed,
and the electric light proposition will
be referred to the gas and electric
lights committee. The latter commit
tee is in favor of the Warner COM
pany's offer, while the ways and
means committee favor the Fort
Wayne company.
The recommendation of the city en-
gineer that the waterway on the north
side of Nineteenth street between Blu
should be riprapped was adopted The
cost of a drain would amount to about
$500 and this was too costly, said the
city engineer.
The revised sidewalk ordinance as
drawn up by former City Attorney
Spencer and recommended for passage
by the streets and walks committee
was adopted The revised ordinance is
the same as the old existing ordinance
with the exception of certain obsolete
sections.
James Neil, who has protested
against the appraisement of two of his
lots condemned for park purposes in
the creation of Willow park. appeared
again before the council 81 have been
told" said Neil. "by an attorney that
it was the custom of the city council
to take advantage of the people by
passing matters when they did not IN
derstand them and before they under
stand them it was then too late"
Well. I want to tell you" returned
informed wrongly. The city council
does not take advantage of the peo-
ple.'
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torney to draw up an ordinance for the
renewal of all surety bonds given to
the city by city repositories and pro-
viding for city repositories in accord
resolution transferring from the
Dillon street opening fund to the gen.
eral revenue fund $45.07 was passed
A resolution for the payment of SIS
per month to special policemen, where
no more than two are employed in one
ward, was referred to the police COM
mittee.
The absence of a bicycle baseball
policeman on the force is making itself
felt. AS the result of the carelessness
of boys playing ball on Crane and
Quincy streets on July 16, 1905, Jacob
Bleier, a gardener, living in North To-
peka, asks the council to pay bill of
1885 for damages caused by a run
away which occurred on account of a
ball striking the horse BIeier claims
that his carriage was damaged and
that the clothing of himself and chill
drcn were torn and damaged.
The report of the ways and means
committee upon the tax levy for the
coming year was adopted The report
of the committee has already been
published.
The report of the streets and walks
committee recommending the creation
of the benefit district for opening the