The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-04

| fore the council now for passage from
the Edison company.
| The most important inducement is
reduction in rates. The consumers COM
pany maximum prices for incandescent
lighting per thousand watt hours Is u
cents, the Edison company asks Is
| cents; for power, six cents is the max-
4 imum per kilo watt hour specified by
| the Consumers, by Edison 10 cents; for
arc lighting the Consumers state that
8 cents shall be their maximum price
per kilo watt hour, the Edison company
offers u cents; the minimum charge
/ made against each customer shall not
| exceed 50 cents per month, the business
men are fighting the Edison company
| because they haven't offered to reduce
| their minimum charge from $1-25.
Touching discrimination, the proposed
! franchise reads: Provided, however.
| that no discrimination in prices charged
| for light or power shall be made among
| consumers in the same class as to guam
| tity, consumed, or time of service; and
provided, that where incandescent ana
arc lights are used together on the same
| meter the arc light rates hereinbefore
provided for shall govern"
Another section reads: tsAnd the said,
the Consumers Light, Heat and Power
company. its successors and assigns,
| shall be prepared, upon and after SIX
months written notice served upon II
by the mayor or city clerk to furnish at
| their switch board such amount of cleo
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mayor and council for the use of city
to light its avenues, streets, public
grounds, council chamber, city offices,
Jail and fire stations. 1t being expressly
understood that said Consumers Light,
Heat and Power company will not
charge the city for electricity a price
per arc per year, on moonlight sche-
dule, to exceed what it is now costing
the said city of Topeka.
Free extensions are made by the COM
pany where customers are located with
in 300 feet of any pole and wire line es-
tablished and maintained In addition
meters are maintained and installed
free of charge. Twenty-four hour SER
vice is also guaranteed. AT present
there is considerable feeling because the
present company states that it is unable
to furnish "a service in North
Topeka business districts where motors
and fans of small types are asked to De
installed. Residence lighting during the
entire "A hours is also unavailable. Inc
ordinance reads: 'tThe current SO sup
piled! to be of a kind and character to
meet the need of the customer ana any
expense of transforming such current
shall be paid by the customer, and the
said company, its successors and assigns
shall supply and maintain "a service
upon its lines wherever the same is re-
CURED and paid for by any customer, al
the reasonab BILE and legal rate THEREFOR
The proposed franchise is for term
of 80 years.
THE Consumers company is owned in
main by A. N. Brady of New York
city. Arnold Kalman of St. Paul. ana
Joseph Helm of Kansas City.
The business mems committee Work
ing on the Edison rates for power and
light will submit a report az PUBIC
meeting by Thursday or Friday OF TINS
week.
The following monthly report of col
Iections from the. various departments
was made: .oo ~
Police department, fines 622.85
Weighmaster ......... ......-'.. 5o'o0
Food inspector .................. ZzV.5o
License collector ...............- foo'oO
Total ........$1,57 5.2s
An ordinance governing the placing
of street stands and amending the pres
ent street stand ordinance by compelling
owners of street stands to secure the
consent of the property owners adjacent
to the proposed stand was referred to
the streets and walks committee. 4
The following resolution with regard
to the express company suits was
adopted;
Resolved, by the mayor and council
of the city of Topeka, that in order to
save a multiplicity of suits, the mayor
be and he is hereby directed to enter in
to contracts with each of said express
companies doing business in the city.
providing for the judgment OF all license
fees from each of said express COM
pauies which may be due the city OF
| Topeka upon the final adjudication In
the supreme court of the state OF Kan
sas or the supreme court of the United
States of the said case, the city OF To-
peka VS.. George H. Jones, If such or
| dinance shall be held valid and that
each of said express companies shall be
required to furnish the city of Topeka
| with surety bond in the sum of $1,000
to secure the faithful performance of
such contracts.
An ordinance, revised of an old ordi-
dinance now existing regulating the
planting and protection of shade trees In
parking grounds was passed.
/ An ordinance, revised from an old or
dinance, fixing the width of permanent
parking grounds and roadways was
passed.
An ordinance, revised, relating TO the
repair of sidewalks was adopted by the
council.
An ordinace. revised of an old ordi-
nance, regulating q days labor for
laborers was passed.
revised ordinance prohibiting the
use or operation of slot machines was
passed.
revised ordinance providing for
the preservation of peace and order at
elections was passed.
A revised ordinance regulating cleo
| tons was passed.
A revised ordinance fixing term Of
city employees was passed.
Fire Marshal Wilmarth filed the an
nual report of his department for the
month ending March 81, 1906.
City Attorney Dreaming withdrew
his resolution direcfiny the street com