The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-13
DON'T WANT TO WAIT.
Council Meeting Called to Revoke
Garbage Franchise.

A special meeting of the council has
been called for this evening upon the
petition of Councilmen Griley and Holii-
day Of the Second ward.
The Second ward cOuncilmen want the
council to take immediate action this
evening and revoke the contract exist
ing between the Desiccating company
and the city for the disposal and re-
moval of garbage and the offal Of the
city.
to have that plant wiped off the face of
the EARTH said Councilman Holiday.
1t smells to Heaven. Why it is
something awful. They haul great loads
of offal and rotten eggs through the
streets and then dump them by their
can't stand il any longer. We want to
get rid of this company. We want to
revoke their charter and have this bust
ness stopped. It's disgusting.
L am in favor OF having the city take
hold of this crematory proposition Vote
bonds and have this business conducted
properly.
THE alleys of this town are some of
them. rotten. The alley running north
from Sixth avenue between Kansas ave
nue. and Quincy street is in horrible
shape. Fifth banana peaEngs, gar
bage barrels standing heaped with gar
bage and a big mass of flies lowering
over it, sIop standing around in pools.
It's awful"
We have stood this just as long as
we can stand it and now we are going
to put a stop to it." said Councilman
Griley.
we will move to any location the
city may demand said w. L. Osborne,
one of the members of the desiccating
company IF we could get some good
location on an island in the Kansas
river we would move there. We have
now three sites under view for the re-
moval of our plant.
This garbage question is hard one
to handle at the best. I believe that
the city could handle it best by simply
getting a dump where there is lot Of
sand and burying this offal.
We have found that the hauling of
garbage is an unsatisfa Glory business.
If the hauling was all confined to one
company and we didn't have to dodge
around from one house in one block to
another in another block we could han
die it at an advantage.
But as long as the city permits sew
there is not much money in it.
The following is the petition for the
special council meeting:
To the Mayor and Council, City of To-
Gentlemen.-A special meeting of the
city council is hereby called under rule
of the rules of the council of the city
of Topeka, for Friday evening, July 10,
at 8 O'Clock p. m. In the city council
chamber, for the purpose of consider
ing, amending, revokfng, and repeating
ordinance No. 2579, entitled AN ordin-
anee providing for the protection OF the
general health of the city Of Topeka
and regulating the collection. removal
and disposal of dead animals, night soil.
garbage, offal or any other animal. veg
etable, or refuse matter and regulating
the charges therefore, and providing
penalties for violations hereof and re-
pealfng ordinances No. 2276 and 1887, .
and for considering all other matters
pertaining to the general health and
sanitary condition and welfare of the
city: also to take such action as may
be deemed necessary in relation to the
city dump. (Signed)
JOSEPH GRILEY.
c. K. HOLIDAY,
CounciImen.