The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-23

some evidence and I would Ike to ask
him to tell what he knows.
City Attorney Dreaming. Il have
had a number Of complaints Of this
nature reach my ears and heard a
mum Der of rumCrS but the only direct
evidence that I have is from George
Badders who came up to my Office one
day and said that Mr. Webster had
come to him to procure him to circu-
late a petition for paving Western
avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets. And / have it on good au-
thority that a portion of the expense
in getting up these petitions was borne
by the Fort Scott people and the paw
ing contractors.
II don't think that the city attorney
should bring US rumors. We should
have these things brought up IN a ie-
gal manner. It's very unfortunate
that we haven't had these things
| brought up before. II Things nave
been going on in this manner and the
laws have been violated, l beheVe we
should have the men punished. uoh
think a paving resolution or feSolullo4
to curb should be passed unless tle
CITY attorney attaches written opli4-
ion 10 the resolution declaring that tfP5
nefftion has been fairly drawn up ana
presented - said Mayor DAVIS.
at want to say" said Drennlng'
"that my attention had not 49, -.
drawn to the wording In these peel-
s.rTbere has not been a resolution
nassed which has not been drawn IN
the office of the city attorney, said
Swendson with some warmth. livery
thing that has been done was win
the full knowledge of the city atpof-
ney." -..
II want to say" returned Dreaming
hotlv. that the committee, and espe-
ciaIIy the chairman, alludlng 10
Swendson, ''has paid but little atten-
ton to the legal opinions OF the city
1--WE are in a position where we
can make 1t possible to save from
500 to $3.50 a block" said Green.
1.-THE only safe way is to follow the
recommendation of the streets ana
walks committee" said Holiday.
ssTaking $3.50 out of the pockets Of
the people and putting 1t into Mr..
Webster's." interpOsed Green.
Holiday and Dreaming Mix.
mot necessarily, not necessarily,
returned Holiday. I'VE were discuss
meeting the other night. We wanted
some legal advice; somehow the city
attorney was not about, though we
did want him
Green: He was in the next room"
Holiday; well, he was not at the
sshucks." exclaimed Dreaming,
flame of red mounting MS cheeks.
you didn't want a legal opinions
you never asked for my opinion.
Il don't care one cent for your
legal opinion was fired back from
Holiday.
well, I'll be here yet when you
are gone.'' said Dreaming.
"Quiet, quiet. gentlemen" said the
mayor as he raped ror peace with
his gavel.
There has been no good reason ad-
vanced why we should not open these
bids to competition except that they
want to favor their friend, Mr.. Web
ster," said Green.
Il object. I don't like the sound
Of that" said Holiday.
On a motion the resolution carried,
Councilmen Green, Howe and Sinner
voting against it. Ayes Councilmen
Ryder, Simms, Griley, Holiday, Nipps,
Rice, Horn and Swendson. Absent,
Councilman Hughes.
On a vote upon the resolution the
discussion was limited
Mr. Green said: 81 want it distinct
" understood that 7 accuse no one of
dishonesty Mr.. Webster is al good
fellow, a good mixer. He mixed well
with the streets and walks commit
tee the other evening"
Councilman Simms thought he saw
an insult in this. II never mixed
with Mr.. Webster in my life" he
shouted. Il never knew until a short
while ago that he was an agent for
the Fort Scott stone. That's twice
now that Mr.. Green has made state
ments about me that are utterly
false"
Mr.. Green smiled, offered an apol-
ogy, and the incident was closed.
Later as the final vote on the re-
port OF the committee was being taken,
Councilman Holiday accused Green
Of making grandstand play. Green
SAID; am not playing to the gal
leFy. 1 am not candidate for rnavor-
or for my present position"
The members of the council with
of the report.
A protest against putting I'D z. $50 600
bond to cover the deposits at the vario,1s
banks was made by John r. Mulvane
president of the Topeka Clearing House
ASSOCIATION. Following the Devlin fail
ure the city council called for new
bonds Of $4,000 to be furnished bv each
Of the repositories of the city's funds
Mr. Mulvane said: LAS president of the
Clearing House association the question
of your bonds required from the deDosi-
tories has come up before discussion,
1 don't think that we should be com
PEELED to put a BOND for $50, O0o a bond
for SIS 600 should be sufficient since
there is seldom an instance when the de-
posts exceed $4,000 in each of the
banks. 1t means paying out from s40O
to $500 additional for this extra S25 O00.
I think that it is no more than equitable
and just to us" The matter has been
referred to the ways and means COM
mittee.
The Lincoln street paving row win
not down. Last night upon the basis of
the supplemental report Of the city en-
gineer stating that the protest against
the paving Of Lincoln street from Eighth
to Tenth avenues was sufficient the
council rescinded its action approving
the paving resolution.