The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-24

Council Chamber Topeka, Kansas
Council met in I speciaI session at o'clock
D. m with the following councilnaen pres
snt-Green. Holiday, Horn HoWe;
Swendson-9 Absent-GFiIey, Sinner and
Sinams-3. Mayor Davis presided
The call for the meeting was read, ana
is in words and ngures, as follows, to-
W. Topeka. Kansas. May 2. 1906.
To the Councilmen,
City of Topeka, Kansas:
Gentlemen-You, and each Of you,
are hereby notified that there viii be a
special meeting Of the council this Tues
day evening. May e. 1905, at o'clock, for
mentioned in the attached communication
ADDRESSED to Mayor W. 4; pa Psyis ss.
Attest: J. H@SeUIRES, City Clerk
Topeka, Kansas May p. 1905.
To Hon. W. =. Davis, Mayor Of the City
of Topeka State OF Kansas:
Dear Sir: We, the undersigned members
of the city council of the city Of Topeka.
state Of Kansas, do hereby most respect
fully request you as mayor OF said city
aforesaid, to call a special meeting of the
special session said council on tuesday
evening, May I'D, A D. 1906, at the hour
of o'clock p. m. Of said day at the coun-
ell chamber OF said city for the purpose
and object of amending, altering. chang
ing, varying. repeating, modifying any and
all ordinances touching Of, relating orpeT-
tanning to the licensing of any and all
circus performance. mepagerie or parade
within the city limits of said city and 10
regulate and control the same, when con
quoted. pursued or to be carried on within
the CITY limits of said city as we'll as to
enact and pass any ordinances concerning
any circus, menagerie or parade of same
within said city limits in said city, to the
same extent as though no ordinance now
existed in reference to any circus or pa
rade and to then and there do and per
form any and every act whatsoever ueees-
sary and lawful to be done or performed
in and about the enactment of any ordi~
nance concerning any circus or parade or
amending, altering. changing, varying. re-
pealing or modifying any ordinance now
IN existence relating to any circus or pa
s. A. sWENDSON.
y VIM. GREEN,
SAM'L T. HOWE.
City Councilmen Of said City Of Topeka.
J. II. souires. Clerk:
Dear Sir: win you please issue the
necessary notices 70 eou9n mel sll and
0P 5l-5gisos.-4:4o p. NJ r. "a Y - Ma u
Councilman Howe introduced an ordi-
nance amending section Of Ordinance
ordinance relating to levying a license tax
upon certain callingS and occupations in
the city of Topeka as amended by section
of Ordinance No $3.50, which took effect
April A. 1903, and repeating said original
section as amended by said section OF
On motion Of Councilman Swendson rule
IS was suspended, an emergency declared
and the ordinance placed upon its hnal
passage Section 1 was read, and, on mo-.
ton of Councilman Holiday, was amend
ed to read that the license for a one ring
circus shall be $50 per day: for two rings
$3.50 per day. and for three rings 500 per
day. The section was then adopted as
amended. Sections and were read. and.
on separate motion, adopted. The ordi-
nance was then placed upon it's final pass
age and was adopted by the following
vote. Ayes-Councilmen Green. Holiday.
Howe. Hughes. Jordan Montgomery and
Swendson-S. Noes-Horn-f
Councilman Swendson introduced an or
dinarce prohibiting circus street parades
upon the streets Of the city OF Topeka on
the Goth day of May, known as Memorial
day, and prescribing penalties for the
violation thereof.
On motion Of Councilman swendson rule
/ Is was suspended, an emergency declared
and the ordinance placed upon It's inaI
4 passage: Each section was read. and, on
] separate motion, adopted. Councilman
+ Green moved TO reconsider the vote by
/ which section / was adopted and the mo
/ ticn carried.
/ On motion of Councilman Green section
was amended by inserting $500 as the
maximum penalty instead of 500
On motion Of Councilman SWeudson
! section ] was adopted as amended.
The ordinance was then placed upon its
final passage and was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes-Councflnen Green.
4 Holiday. Howe. Hughes. Jordan Mont
4 gomery, Nipps Swendson-S. Noes
/ Horne-1
on motion of Councilman swendson
1 council adjourned. ]. H. SQUIRES
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