The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03

1 the said The Topeka-Southwestern Rail-
way company shan ope IN . as a contract
| Sec. Z. This ordinance TO take effect
and be in force from ana after its publ
The council worked itself up over a
| resolution introduced by Councilman
| Blakely calling for the drawing up of
an ordinance making 1t a INSIDE
meanor to sweep the sidewalks on the
| business streets at other than the
hours between o'clock at night and
| z O'Clock in the morning
Councilmen Blakely and Horne took
| opposite sides and whacked valiantly.
whats the use in passing the
ordinance? It will never be enforced
| said Horne whats the use of stuff
| ing our ordinance book full of laws
| that will never be enforced ?"
| "If a reasonable ordinance is passed
will see to 1t that 1t is enforced, that
| is IL it is left to me to be enforced"
said Blakely.
The health and sanitation commit
| tee, which had the, resolution first I'M
| der consideration, recommended that
| 1t be placed on file. Later a motion
| was substituted leaving the drawing
up of an ordinance to Councilman
Blakely and the city attorney.
| So much complaint has been made
about the delay in finishing the re-
| pairs on the Sixth avenue viaduct that
the mayor asked the city engineer to
repair work. He submitted the fol-
/ lowing communication: In reply to
your communication of the 31st, I will
say that have had the matter of the
| material for completion of the viaduct
up with the bridge company from two
to four times a week. since I had oc-
cason to condemn present material
and my latest advices from Mr. Rem
ley, who is furnishing the lumber, is
that the invoices for two cars are re-
ceived, and assurance from the mills
that the remainder was to have been
shipped last Friday, the 30th. Real
iZing how hard 1t is to get select grade
of white oak, 1 do not blame the
parties furnishing the material as
much as the. occasion might warrant
for this order coming to them in the
shape of a new order did not cover
the grade demanded. If the repre-
feel assured that the viaduct can be
completed at an early date and a
patient and long suffering community
given the relief they should have re-
ceived months ago"
The city detention hospital prob |
lem has bobbed up again. DR.. NJ. r. |
Mitchell city physician, representing
the city board of health addressed the |
following communication to the coun- |
Gil:
'At a regular meeting of the city |
board of health it was resolved, unani- |
mously, to recommend to your honor
able body that there should be con- |
structed. as soon as practicable, a new
detention hospital building. And, |
that, until such new building can be |
provided some repairs be Immediately |
made upon the old structure to more |
thoroughly protect the inmates from |
the effects of rain and cold.''
The communication was referred to |
the ways and means committee
fI,1x ~ R01J
ing city departments were allowed for /
the month OF August as follows:
Waterworks department. IS 1,762.16 |
Police department 1,992.32
Street commissioner 1890. 2,69O.60 /
City officers and councilmen 1,3s5.03 /
Fire departing emit $4,000 3,2S6.57 |
Electric light department. 553.3S |
Engineering department 49, 479.99
Sanitary department. ...... $4,000
Total :. ..7-.-.s. =. $12, $1,000
A. Akerstrom of the street depart
to $2.25 q day or stated monthly |
salary. The request went to the ways t
and means committee.
The Ministerial union has applied |
to the council for the use of the Audi
torium on the evening of September
20. The communication went. to the
public building committee.
]. H. Maxwell's threat to sue the
city for damages because of delay ex-
perienced in grading was referred to
the Judiciary committee together with
the city attorney.
The request of j. K. withers for
the remission of a fine of $40 as
sessed for violating sanitary provisions
was denied.
An ordinance which was drawn up
providing that not more than one COW
could be maintained in the city by
one person without first securing a
permit from the board of health was
placed on file.
A communication from Richard
Boyd, asking for $56.e7 of back sal
airy was referred to the claims and
accounts committee.
communication from the Rock
Island railroad regarding paving re-
gineer.
The council refunded $40 to the
Colored Mems Business league for the
rent of the Auditorium, which was
not used and recommended that the
park commissioners refund $25 for
the rent asked for the use of Gar
field park.
ordinance was passed to pay bills as
FRESH AT NIGHT
II One Uses the Right Kind of Food