The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-06

Hughes. Il would have every place
arrested every day by the chief or
would get a new chief"
who would you get?" asked one OF
/ the councilmen-
"Wen I tell you one thing. I
wouldn't get A. G. Goodwin said
Hughes.
The SWendsOn Philippe.
The motion to adopt the Nipps reso-
luton was then made and adopted.
SwendsOn's attack follows In part:
Mr- Mayor and Gentlemen Of the
Council. No man more than I regrets
I the occasion or the necessity for the in
PRODUCTION and consideration Of a reso-
luton of this character; but I should
I feel myself recreant to my duty and
deserving of eensure should I longer &C.
lay In raising my voice in protest
against what has come to be a fostering
and protection CT the vice Of prostitu-
tion, along with other unchecked vices
and criminalities, practically unre-
strained by this administration. In the
first place. observe, Mr. Mayor, that
you, when candidate voluntarily
published a card, OK er your signature
stating, That you were in favor of all
the ordinances Of the city, and If elect
ed would make an honest, faithful eff
fort to enforce them This obligated
you to the people. The people knowing
You as a business man supposed your
word was good and erected you. After
election, you, as every officer must,
with upifted hand, called the Almighty
to witness. and took the oath of office,
which bound you as an officer to sup
port the constitution of the union ard
state, and to faithfully discharge the
duties of the office of mayor, thus obli-
eating you as such officer to the state
and city and personally tc every indi-
vidual composing the same.
THE first public intimation or in
dication that your administration, that
is, you and your close advisers, had or
could have policy other than that
statutes or ordinances, was made or
proclaimed when the senior member of
the council from the First ward,
(Ryder) having come to be recog-
nized as one having and being in sym
pathy with q policy not contemplated
by laws and ordinances. as for ex-
ample, the present manner of dealing
with this question of prostitution de-
clared, in nominating the president of
the council, (Holliday) as follows: I
desire to place in nomination a man,
who is close to the administration, one
who is in thorough sympathy and un-
derstandtng with the intentions and
wishes of the administration
From this it appears that this ad-
ministratiOn with the mayor, the
president of the council (HolIiday)
and the senior member of the First
ward, (Ryder) as its represent tatixes.
has policy, and fairly presumably
this prostitution business is run in ac-
cordance herewith
Special sessions of the council were
held previous to the regular. meeting of
the council to approve the appraisers
report for appraising the property sub
ject to the special taxation for creating
the park at Tenth and Arch streets and
the opening up of Smith street.
The total amount of the assessment
of the park is s8, ,1905O, Of which the
city Of Topeka is assessed $50.
The appraisers were Leroy Currier,
4 A. G. F. James and ]. F. Buck
Frank :. Thomas served notice on the
/ council that he was not satisfied with
the appraisement on the park benefit
district. The tax on the lots runs from
20 cents lot to So.
The following payrolls for the various
! city departments for the month of Feb
ruary were allowed:
Street department ..............$ 1,319.6s
/ Engineering department ........ 334.99
Electrical light department 553.33
Police department --.se..-. z95e-9s
/ Fire department ................ 2,S02. 81
/ City officers and councilmen.... 1898
I Sanitary department ..--.-...... 36267
/ WaterwOrks department. 1,326.07
,--, Q5o ~ x
The first petition for an extension of
ership of the water works was pre-
I sented to the council last evening by
citizens in the Fourth ward. The petit
/ ton asks for the extension on Taylor
street between Second and Fourth
streets and is signed by nineteen prop
/ erty owners. It has been referred to
the board of water works commits
sioners.
/ A petition for the placing of a fire
/ hydrant at First and Clay streets was
4 referred to the water works commits
sioners.
A petition asking for the opening of
! west half Of Locust street from Seward
/ avenue south to Greeley street and the
/ north half of Greeley street from Lo-
/ Gust street to Chandler street has been
referred to the streets and walks com
mittee.
petition for an arc light at Sixth
and Garfield streets was referred to the
gas and electric lights committee.
Property owners on Adams street
ask that the council rescind its action
in closing ally in vicinity Of the box
factory. The streets and walks COM
mittee together with city attorney will
consider the matter.
The following paving petitions for
sidewalks were referred to the streets
and walks committee:
Clay street between Second and
Third streets.