The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-25
Council Chamber. Topeka, kan,
August 90 1906


August %, 1906.
Council met in regular session pursuant
70 adjournment of August ID, with the
Following counciIn1en present-Holiday.
SINNER, Sdmns and Swendson-9- Absent
--eIreens Grileys Hughes Mayor Davis
On motion Of Councilman swendson the
reading OF the minutes OF the previous
we're approved as written up by the
Communication from the street commits
sloner asking for leave OF absence. was
presented, read, and, on motion of Coun-
Gilman Horn, the request was granted
Communication from property owners at
s W. corner of 9Th and Tyler St. rela-
tive to damage done by water was pre-
sented, read and referred to committee
on streets and walks
Communication from the Engle crema-
tory company of Des Adoines, Ia, was
tee on health and sanitation.
Communication from R. S. Blaine rela-
ton, was presented, read and referred to
committee on streets and walks.
Communication relative to alley be-
tween 18th and Douthitt, Harrison and
IAN Buren, was presented, read and re-
ferred to committee on streets and walks.
Cohlnlunlcatlon and request from city
clerk at Onaga, Kan, asking for copy of
the city ordinances was presented, read
ana, on motion OF Councilman SWendson,
the request was granted, no charge to be
made for the copy.
Communication from Eva Mccoy Rich
ardson and E. J. Mccoy asking that their
names be erased from petition requesting
that grade of College avenue between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth sts., be lowered,
was presented. read and referred to COM
mittee on streets and walks
Communication from board of health
relative to the keeping of COWS in the
city, presented July 9th and referred to
reported back by that committee with
recommendation that such ordinance be
prepared, and with further provision that
parties wanting to keep more than one
COW must obtain permit from the board
of health On motion of Councilman Shi-
mer the report of the committee was
adopted
Resolution instructing the city attorney
to prepare an ordinance prohibiting per-
sons under sixteen years of age from run
ming automobiles. presented June 18th and
referred to committee on health and san
with recommendation that the resolution
be passed. On motion of Councilman Shi-
Iner the report of the committee was
adopted
Communication from the Remley Lum-
Der company asking permission to build
sheds, presented August 6 and referred
to committee on fire department, together
with the fire chief, with power to act.
that the request be granted, and that the
roof herein mentioned be made of iron.
On motion of Councilman Jordan the re-
port OF the committee was adopted.
Councilman Nipps introduced an ordi-
nance to appropriate money out of the
SWendson rule Is was suspended and the
ordinance was placed upon its final pass
age. Each section was read. and, upon
separate motion, adopted The ordinance
was then placed upon its final passage
and was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-COuncilmen Holiday. Horn, Howe,
/ Jordon Montgomery, Sinner, Nipps,
Simms. Swendson-9 Noes-None.
I Councilman Howe offered the following
resolution, which was, on his notion
adopted:
While we believe that innuendoes against
members of this body in connection with
their official duties are properly questions
1 of privilege to be considered and rebuked
/ by this body as whole, yet we recognize
the 1act that the public may, sometimes,
be affected by our relations with persons
| not members OF this body.
we DetleVe that insofar as our lndivld-
ua1 rights are concerned We acted justly
/ in dealing with parties connected with
the procuring and publication of the So
called "Moller" affidavit.
However, one Of the persons rebuked by
this body IS the managing officer of two
/ in Topeka, and who are holding two
! franchises for important public services.
insofar as the general interests of the
puonc are concerned, we feel that there
should be no friction between the mayor
and council as a body. and the manage
ment Of public service corporations If the
! same can be avoided, and. believing that
| insofar as we are interested as individ-
uals. the parties whom we have. rebuked
/ have been sufficiently dealt with there
fore in order that the public interest may
not suffer on account of the before-men-
toned deDlorable incident;
Resolved, By the mayor and council
that all matters Of record pertaining to
the so-called ..AIoler'' affidavit be. and
they are. hereby, ordered expunged from
the record
adopted:
/ Whereas, A proper solution Of the prob
lem Of city lighting now before the mayor
and council demands reliable and exact
information as to what has been the an
nual expense per lamp to the city under
the present system; therefore,
Resolved. By the mayor and council that
the city clerk be- and he hereby is di-
/ TaCtpd to fort HVVifh make careful inVHS-
/ has entered into the public lighting ser
vice of the city of Topeka, and that he
report the result of such investigation to
the. mayor and council at the earliest pos
Such report shall state the amount Of
| the original investment, the amount for
/ been expended for reconstruction and
such other items as may go to make a
part of the investment.
In estimating the cost per lamp per year
said report shall take into consideration
the following factors of cost:
Interest on investment,
Insurance paid
Taxes lost to the city,
Depreciation.
Cost of material consumed,
Salaries and wages,
Sundry expenses.
| The following resolution offered by
| Councilman Holiday was II zerred to
/ committee on health and sanitation:
is. hereby. instructed to make and enter
into a contract on behalf of the city of
i Topeka with ". l. Osborn. c. H. Bow
man and S. NJ. Evans. for the hauling of
night soil. dead animals and stable ma
! nure. from fire stations, etc, in the city
of Topeka Shawnee county. Kansas, for
a term of five 81 years. commencing Sep
TENDER first next for the shauIng of the
manure from the fire stations and all dead
animals. where the owners are unable to
pay for the same, the city is to pay to
the above named parties the sum of one
| hundred dollars 600 per month.
Said parties are to be permitted to
charge soc per barrel Of four cubic feet
for hauling and disposing of night soil.
/ Said parties to be permitted to charge
the prices named in Ordinance No 2579
for hauling and disposing Of other things
named therein.
1t Is understood and it is a part Of this
motion, that all the city refuse handled
by the above named parties shall be dis
! posed of on a tract of land described as
/ the southwest quarter % Of the n ".