The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
CITY MUST PAY IT
State Refuses to Pave Around
State House.
Senate Bill Is Killed in the
House.
DIES IN COMMITTEE.
Ways and Means Announces
That 1t Has = Policy.
Cities Must Pay for Paving ii
They Want 1t.

| If there is any new paving laid on
| West Eighth and West Tenth streets,
abutting on capitol square, the city of
Topeka will have to pay for it. The
house committee on ways and means
! has killed the senate bill appropriattng
$500 to pay the states share of paw
| ing the four blocks in question. The
! action of the house committee was un-
( animous and was in harmony with the
attitude on paving matters assumed by
| the committee. The committee has re-
| jected similar bill from Kansas City,
and bill carrying $4,000 to pay for paw
| ing in front of the school for the deaf
at Olathe.
1t is held by the committee that the
| city where a state institution is loca-
| ted should have enough interest in the
institution to pay the states share OF
| the paving bill. 1t really seems to be
| the object to try to shirk the response
bility which comes to every citizen VINO
owns property. The laws on paving,
| framed by the legislature itself. make
| it doubtful whether the city has any
right to pay the states share of the
| bill. The streets will probably have TO
remain in their present deplorable con-
! dition for another two years.
| The passage of the bill for paying The
states share of the bill was recon
| or w. H. Davis of Topeka and c. K.
| Holiday. president of the Topeka Com
mercial club.
| W. A. >. BlrQ introduced InlS Dlll III
the house. and it was killed some time
| ago by the ways and means commit
tee. The bill which the ways and means
committee killed today was the senate
| Dill by Senator Belts.
| State Must Pay a Big Price.
The house ways and means commit
tee this morning introduced a commit
tee bill appropriating $3,250 to pay for
! the 21 2-3 feet of land west of the state
This is 81 $50 more than the state
would have had to pay for the same
land two years ago. The land was then
owned by c. J. Deylin, and it is now
| owned by Frank Bowen, county treas
| urer. Mr.. Devlin sold the state the
| two lots where the printing plant stands
! for 5000 and offered to give the state
two year optious On the remaining 21 2-3
feet for $4,000. The committee which
had charge of the purchase of the pro-
perty for the state instructed the at
torney general to enter into a written
option with Mr.. Devlin but it is pre-
sumed the attorney general failed to
do so. No such option came into the
possession of the Devlin estate.
Cyrus Leland, chairman of the ways
| and means committee, said today:
! Bowen wanted to charge US $4,000
| for the 81 feet, but we finally got him
to agree to accept $3.250. The state
had no option on the land, and $3,250
was the best price we could get. Mr..
Bowen made the announcement some
| days ago that he was planning to build
I a dig apartment mouse OH J01S ldnQ.
This may have been for the purpose
of holding up the price which he made
| to the state
Pure Paint Bill Killed.
Because they believed that the bill
! put Kansas retail paint dealers al a
| disadvantage with mail order con-
| Germs which ship goods in direct to the
| consumer. the house committee on
manufactures has killed the pure paint
bill, introduced by Representative
| 0I1rY1 II of T
The bill required that all turpentine.
| oil, putty and paint sold in Kansas
| should be strictly pure, or if not pure,
! that it should be labeled as to its con-
! tents. The bill, however, was Unable
! to reach the mail order concerns which
| are outside the state. and which sell
! paint direct to the consumer. These
| concerns. it is claimed. sometimes sell
| pure for a much less price than Kan
| sas retailers can sell guaranteed
| pure" paints, ETC., under the new law.
| The committee decided to let every
| body sell any kind of paint they see fit.
Davis Resolution Passed.
| ]. NJ. Davis resolution providing for
| an investigation of graft charges
against z. G. Hopkins, j. S. Leach and
d. o. McCray, was passed by the house
| this morning. About half the mem
| bers of the house did not know what
was being voted on, there was so much
| confusion and talking going on.
| Mr.. Davis moved IndL the resolution
be adopted, and a viva voce vote was
I taken. A number of members voted
mo- but the speaker declared the
motion carried.
The resolution will now be sent to
! the senate. 1t is understood that some
of the prominent Republican leaders
| of the house are backing up Davis in
his effort to have an investigation
made of the charges against the men
| implicated.
| ResubnliSsion Resolution Referred.
| Westcott's proposed constitutional
| amendment giving counties the right
| to local option in prohibitory matters
| was read in the house this morning for
| a second time and referred to the ju-
| dietary committee. The resolution is
| one of the Joint variety, which does
merely that it must be passed Jointly
by the house and senate, and takes
| the course of a regular bill.
Rhodes resolution providing that
the state mine inspector be instructed
1 to make an investigation of gypsum
| mines and recommend laws for the
| safety of miners, was passed by the
| house this morning.
Grain Bill FavorabIy Reported.
There was a continuation of the
| long fight over the Schmidt grain in
spection bill this morning. which re-
suited in the bill being recommen ende d
for passage. subject to amendment
| and debate.
The point which was made the OBJ
| is what is known as section 19 of the
| bill. This section provides that all
1 elevators and warehouses in the state,
in which grain is stored in bulk. and
| in which grain of different owners is
| mixed together. or in which grain is