The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-17
UP TO The PEOPLE
VIII Decide If City Is to Have
Garbage Plant.
Offer a Solution of Very Trouble
some Question.
COST is TO BE $4,000.
Proposition ON Ballots at City
Election.
WaterwOrks Management Also
Waits on a Vote.
COST is TO BE $4,000.

The citizens Of Topeka viii have an
opportunity at the coming spring cleo
ton upon the 4th of April to vote on
the issuance of $4,000 worth of bonds
for the erection of a municipal crema-
tory. A test vote of the members OF
the council was had last night at the
council meeting to discover what the
attitude Of the members might be. The
vote stood in favor of the issuance OF
ponds as follows Ayes, COuncilmen
Rice. Green. Holiday. Neil, Kutz Griley.
Noes, Howe, SwendsOn, Sinner, Hughes,
Nellis. Absent, Ryder.
On the final vote which Will be taken
at the adjourned meeting of the council
which IS called for next Thursday,
March %, the vote Will stand seven to
I'VE, as Councilman Ryder is in favor
OF the municipal ownership of a crema-
tory.
Positive action was deferred until the
city engineer could be instructed TO
furnish plans and specifications for the
plant, the same to be referred to the
council at the next meeting Of the coun-
Gil on the 23rd- Upon the advice of the
city attorney the council deemed it adj
Nlsable not to vote for the issuance of
bonds and pass an ordinance for the
same until such action could be based
upon definite plans and specifications.
IheSe plans are to a certain extent
available at the present time as fur
nished by a certain crematOry manu-
featuring company. These plans. in the
hands of Councilman Green, will fur
nish a portion of the basis upon which
the city engineer viii base his estimate.
In the meantime the city attorney will
draw up an ordinance covering the is
suance of bonds Another factor which
acted against any definite action last
night was the fact that the bill passed
by the legislature providing for munich
pal ownership of crematories had as yet
not been officially published in the state
paper and cannot therefore be consid-
cred in effect
On next Thursday the council will
pass an ordinance calling for the bond
election upon April 4, this will give
sufficient time for punishment as it is
expected that the call viii be officially
published commencing with the Path
The day following Whether the bonds
VIII really carry is a serious question
They viii secure a heavy favorable vote
in the Second ward and possibly in the
First but in the remaining wards over
the city the vote will be as heavy
against the proposition The people in
the First and Second wards have had
more of the personal contact with the
crematory question as regards odors
waited from the plant in operation on
the banks of the river in Oakland and
are dead in favor of a Crematory which
viii be run by the city and absolutely
odorless. Probably one reason in favor
of this stand is the expectation that the
city viii make a change in location in
the site.
There were a number of people
from the Second ward in attendance
upon the city council last night await
ing action from the council. Several
OF these were called upon to state the
situation. DR.. Warner and Freeman
SardOu both made short talks and
stated that the present arrangement
with the desiccating company was UNI
healthy in the extreme and was prov
ing a serious menace to the east part
OF the city. r. L. Van SAINT city clerk
of the municipality of Oakland. stated
last night to the council that it was
probable that the city attorney of
Oakland would move against the
desiccating company and endeavOr to
have it abated as a nuisance unless
the city Of Topeka should vote bonds
for municipal plant.
No action was taken on the ordi-
nance providing fer the control and
the city last night The city council
left that as a part of the unfinished
business for next week, Thursday
Following the plan as outlined i'll
the state Journal an ordinance prOVid-
ing for the submission to the qualified
electors of the city of Topeka the
question whether the mayor and coun-
eli of said city shall be authorized to
pass an ordinance providing for con-
troll and the operation of waterworl5s
plant and lighting plant pursuant to
an act or the legislature passed March
Z. 1905, was introduced by the city
attorney and will be passed upon by
the next meeting of the council The
passage of this ordinance by the coun-
Gil will defer the final passage of the
waterworlSs ordinance until after A pril
4. the date upon which the voters will
be asked to settle the question.
City Engineer McCabe called the al
tention of the council to the urgent
need OF repairing the asphalt pave
ments of the city. which are rapidly
deteriorating. In his communication
he urged that measures should be i'm
mediately devised by which repairs
can be made There are $4,000
square yards of asphalt pavement in
the city, the major part of which is
in a very bad way. This originally
cost S2.S0 and if arrangements are
made imme diately to take care of the
repairs the requirement. can be made
at $3.50 to S1.65 per square yard for
asphalt or Warren's Bitulithic pave
ment and from 80 cents to 81 per
square yard for requirement. with
brick. The cost viii increase largely.
says the city engineer, If the delay is
experienced as in that event the foun-
dalton of the pavement will be likely
destroyed The communication was
referred to the streets and walks com
mittee for recommendation to the
council.
A recommendation from the city
engineer that the drift and debris