The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

waived this objection. Councilman
Lannan thought that the Topeka
Southwestern should guarantee to con-
struct viaducts in it's franchise, but
was assured by the city attorney that
the city could force such construction
at any time it might wish. Dreaming
was suspicious of the new franchise
when first presented and jumped on 1t
with both feet a-straddle. With front
we'll up he charged down upon 1t and
ran full tilt against Mayor Green who
checked the onward rush.
These are like all those other hy
brid things that ought to be kicked
clear out of the council chamber" said
Mr.. Dreaming, with considerable heat
''It makes me tired, after spending the
whole evening to arrange things in
some shape to have something like this
brought in and change the ordinance"
You're out of order Mr.. Dreaming"
called out the mayor But Dreaming
kept talking on. Finally, however the
voice of the mayor rose above every
thing. You're out of order" he
shouted. LAS far as the law points are
concerned it's all right for you to
make sugges tions but outside of that
you are entirely out of order. 1t is
presumed that this amended ordinance
contains the same provisions as the
ordinance you recommend to be pass
ed. If it doesn't we will be glad to
have you tell us, Mr.. Drenning,' said
the mayor.
There is no attempt to slip through
anything here any different from what
the ordinance was passed week
ago" said Councilman Blakely. There
is no material difference between this
ordinance and the one adopted a week
ago."
The motion was then put to recon-
slider the action taken in passing the
former ordinance. Councilman Horn
said he was not prepared to vote and
asked to be excused.
81 don't see what Mr.. Horn wants to
be excused for" said Holiday. I'VE arc
not passing anything. We are simply
trying to get something before this
council SO that we can act"
IT think its boys play to pass one of
these ordinances enc night and then
pass another another night said Coun-
Gilman Horn. Tie it up one night and
then unite it another night. is boys
play Let's do thing and do it right
the frst time
THE mayor has asked DO have this |
arranged in better language" said Hol- |
liday, and I think it is due the dignity |
of his office to consider his wishes. |
There is no boy play about it"
well. if you want me to vote on it, |
1 will vote no." said Horn
Later he attempted to have the ordi- |
nance referred to the city attorney but |
lost.
There was q rafting of old bones last |
night. Once again the city engineer |
ical plan for the drainage of Biddle |
creek. H. c. Root, across whose prop |
erty portion of the creek meanders. |
damned it up to keep it from flowing |
across. The water was diverted on to |
East Sixth avenue near Locust and pro- |
tests went up on the air from residents |
in that part of the city. Last night |
three lengthy petitions were presented |
to the council, all asking the same thing, /
some cheap way to drain Biddle creek. |
{ fat cd 6rai in
If constructed would have to be of suffi- |
Client size to take care of flood waters |
and that the people would refuse to be |
taxed for anything which would not /
prove ample enough to carry away the |
most excessive raise.
At a special meeting of the council |
Thursday this subject will be consider
ed at length and John Rogers, city en-
gineer. will submit some sort of a re-
port on a method of taking care of the
water.
Mayor William Green formally called
the attention of the council to the SUBJ
ject in the following message:
ITO the City Council:
81 desire to call your attention to
the following: The ditch known as
Biddle creek, having been recently
damned or private ground, between
Lafayette school and Sixth avenue
east. thereby cutting off all drainage
from Sixth avenue at that point: it is
probable that III the event of a heavy
rain, traffic will be seriously OBJ
structed on Sixth avenue and much
damage to private property.
The street commissioner informs
me that. in his judgment. the only
practicable way to provide proper
drainage a drain pipe of adequate
size should be laid to Shunganunga
creek with a catch basin on Sixth
avenue; 1 feel that that plan involves
an expense which the street DEPART
ment is not authorized to incur with
out authority from the council
For reasons stated above it is
necessary that prompt action be
taken on this matter
WIN. GREEN"
Following the suggestion made by