The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

LEGAL
are likely to loosen ard weaken the rail-
ing; fherefors, be It
that the fire marsheI be- and IS hereby IN
strueted, to remove said heavy poles and
the ones put IN BY the overton Co on the
west side of The bridge.
Councilman SinaTns offered the following
resolution, which was, on his motion.
Whereas, The street commissioner vas
/ instructed last fall BY the mayor and
council to remove the earth and stone
] from under the two north spans OF the
Melan Arch bridge, so as to leave a free
/ and,
Whereas. The same has been left in an
4 uncompleted condition. and on account
! Of the rocks piling and earth obstrueting
( the waterway the high water instead OF
cutting a deeper channel viii leave de-
rocks, which viii be a menace not only
4 TO the bridge, but to the citizens and
property Of North Topeka; therefore
Resolved, BY the mayor and council
! that the street commissioner be, and is
from under, above and below said bridge
so that the water will have a free pass
! age under the same.
/ Councilman Rice offered the following
resolution, which was, on motion, adopt
/ Be tt Resolved by the mayor and conn
I Gil, that the street commissioner be, and
/ is hereby instructed. to at once extend
and grade I'd st. between Western ave.
and Fillmore.
Councilman swendsen offered the fol-
lowing resolution, and moved It's adop-
Be It Resolved. BY the council of the
/ city of Topeka, that we recommend ana
demand that Mayor Davis enforce the or
/ dinances of the city IN reference to houses
of prostitution, the keeping of same and
the inmates thereof, instead Of fostering
I and nT1faCti0p them at this time he
Is doing.
Councilman simms moved to amend the
stead of fostering and protecting them. as
lat this time he is doing"
/ amend the resolution by adding the words
and also the suppression Of al places
where liquor is Illegally sold" The latter
amendment carried, ana councilman
Smms' amendment also carried by the
4 following vote: Ayes-CouncilmeH Ryder,
! Simms Griley, Holiday, Nipps, Rice,
Horn Howe, Simmer and Hughes-i5
Noes-Green and Swendson-2
! Councilman Green offered as a substi-
Be It Resolved BY the council of the city
! of Topeka, that we recommend ana de-
mand that Mayor Davis enforce the or
/ dinanees Of the city in reference to houses
/ of prostitution. the keeping of the same
and the inmates thereof, instead OF per-
hitting the fostering and protection OF
them by the police department, as is now
being done, and also the suppression OF
ali places where LIQUOR is Illegally sold.
Councilman Nipps offered as substi-
tute to Councilman Green substitute
/ the following:
and chief of police be and IS hereby call
ed to the charges of violation Of the ordl-
nances respecting houses Of III fame ana
Illegal sale of liquors. and that they De d
rected to enforce the laws governing
these infractions- This substitute was
adopted by the following vote; ayes
Howe. Sinner. Swendson and Hughes
~ an when the
! council adjourn it do so to meet MONDAY
night March 10. Carried
/ Councilman Swendson offered the tel-
lowing resolution which was on motloIl
of same councilman, adopted:
Resolved, That the city clerk be and ne
is hereby Instructed to advertise for three
DAYS in the official city paper FOR blds Tor
| grading curbing and paving the tolloW-
+ ing named streets and alleys; West Ienth
ave. from Lane st. to the alley between
Spruce st. and Pine 81. Western ave
from Sth ave. to Huntoon st-i clay 81.
from 18th St to 18th st; Clay st. from
10Th ave to nth st; Jefferson. st. from
eth ave. to Sth ave; Lincoln St. from !th
ST to Sth ave; West Sth ave. from Lin
( cCl,7 10 West. st: Lane St from 18th ave. to
| 10Th ave. the alley bounded by Auntoon
ST. 18th st. Harrison ST and topeka ave.
the alley bounded by 8th ave, Stn ST. O.
/ oeta ave and Tyler st; 18th st. from Van
Ts11reu St to FiEI1n ore ST. Lincoln st from
Sth ave to 9Th ST. 9Th st from Lincoln
the CITY clerk by . o'clock D m Monday
l i,,,1j IN Green offered the following
resolution, which was adopted on his own
Belt Re It Resolved by the mayor and coun-
ell that the committee on public Dulsd-
! ings he and are hereby directed to DEFER
anal action on granting the use OF the
! Auditorium on Jan. @. 1867, until after the
regular meeting in April.
The following resolution offered by
( Councilman Holiday was, on motion
adopted: .,4
the city of Topeka, that the plank IN the
I Democratic county platform recently
\ adopted by that PARTY. to-wit; I'VE ask
YOU to remember that not long ago man
openly charged on the floor of the coun--
eli that he had paid a member OF that
BODY 500 and the charge was not resented
! or even denied" as being untrue in fact
and malicious in intent, no such charge
/ having ever been made.
Resolved, Further, that We denounee
the charge as being a direct attack upon
the honor and integrity Of each end ev-
erv member of the council. and that we
personally and as a body resent such at
tack as unmanly and unfair. and un-
worthy of the Democratic party Of this
]. H soUTREs. City Clerk
Published in The Topeka State Jour