The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-24
NO CREMATORY NOW.
People Won't Have Chance to Vote on
Municipal Ownership.

The proposition - submit the issu-
ance of $4,000 worth Of bonds for
municipal crematory to vote OF the
people at the coming spring election
on the fourth of April was defeated
last night in the body Of the council
by a vote Of five to fve.
FIarassed and worried on every side
with the opposition well developed
and the absence OF a councilman IN
favor of granting the election, the
frht sfrnmered down to an effort to
save the ordinance from an efrectual
gmothering for all time.
The ordinance viii come up for ac-
ZION at the next meeting Of the coun-
cf and the time for election only
delayed
of Mayor Bergundthal in Oklahoma.
occupied the chair while the BODY OF
the council was further depleted by
the absence of Councilman Holiday
from the Second ward.
The councilmen who have all along
oDposed the election, Councilmen Mel
lis Howe, Swendson, Sinner ana
Hughes were all present
These gentlemen had their plan Tor
attack all outlined As soon as ehs
measure was proposed Councilman
Howe moved that the ordinance De re-
ferred to its proper committee mas
much as IL had never been consloeheu
IN a committee meeting. This at once
brought on discussion. Councilman
C=riIev representing his constituency
of the Second ward who have ali alons
led the fight for a change in the pres
ent methods because primarily OF us
location near that ward. moved IOE
consideration of the ordinance at once
without adopting the dilatory tacucs
of referring the same TO a conlihietSe-
Councilman Swendson then arose anu
said: Il don't think that TINS Is IN
proper time to consider this thing Il
will only complicate this eiection. "
are going to have two different PROPOSE
lions to vote upon and we are uapie 20
vote upon the waterWorks measure, the
addition Of this crenatory matter VIII
make four different things for consider
alton and Will certainly compncate
matters. I believe the matter, II at an,
should come up at a Special elecAioil
later on Furthermore, have never
seen the engineers estimates upon the
cost of this matter and have not nearu
that he has prepared any. don mink
that we should go ahead until we nave
secured these estimates
The estimates which had been side
tracked were brought to light and the
councilman assured that they We're pre-
pared Action on their adoption now
ever was deferred until the completion
of the discussion.
Councilman Green, in defense, arose
and answered Councilman SWendson
He said: This matter has come up
at various times before and we have
thoroughly threshed it out We are not
bringing anything new before you to-
night what we are aChlllS upon nov
was adopted at a previous meeting to
all purposes. Those engineer estimates
are all here. This effort to refer the
matter to a committee is simply an at
tempted dodge to kill the ordinance. We
ought to pass this ordinance tonight.
Just because we are shy one member
In the support of this measure is not
any reason why we should try to kill
st.
On & vote to call the election the ordi-
nance was lost by a. tie vote: Ayes,
Councflnen Rice, Kutz, Green, Griley
and Neil; noes. Howe, Swendson, NeIlis, I
Sinner and Hughes.
The motion to approve the engineers I
estimate upon the crematOry was then /
made.
In reading the estimate it was discov-1
cred that the estimate was Cor the full T
amount of $4,000. while number Of
the councilmen We're under the impress /
sion that the estimate was under that |
amount leaving a leeway in the $15.-
600 to be secured from the bond issue /
for the purchase OF a site.
This Immediately called for objection /
and sufficient objections were sustain /
ed in the end to defeat it.
Councilmen Swendson in fitting his
lance said: There is no provision 1
made for a site. What are you going to 4
do for a site? This estimate eats up /
the whole amount of the bond issue and /
you have no money for the purchase of /
a site The remainder of the council /