The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
Chief Eaton Must Answer to
Police Committee.
MUCH ROUTINE WORK
Many Petitions and Resolutions
Acted Upon.
Mr.. MOntgomery's Paving Pro-
position Is Voted Down.

will meet Wednesday evning and pry
into the charges that H. A. Dusenoerry'
discharged policeman, filed against
Chief of Police Eaton. The charges are
those which were filed by Dusenberry
with the city clerk and relate to claims
made that Eaton sold and gave away
goods captured in joint raids.
CounciIn,en Howard, Montgomery and
Blakely will serve ON the committee,
ordinarily Blakely is not a member of
the committee out with :he absence OF
Councilman Stanley from the city, 4
member of the committee, Mayor Green
temporarily substituted Blakely.
Frank Foster has been retained as at
torney by Dusenberry and was present
at the council meeting.
He stated that he was prepared to
push the investigation in behalf of his
client. II stand here to say that we
are ready to inquire into these charges
at any time the city so DESIRES" said he.
IF these charges are true they certainly
should be Investigated. Personally 1
think the chief of police is not guilty
of any malicious malfeasance of office,
but if they are true then the chief of
police is incompetent and fails to COM
prehend his true responsibility
Councilman Horn urged the council
not to pay any attention to the charges.
He held that they were the result of
spite work because the man bringing
them had been discharged. IT'S hardly
worth while to pay any attention to it,"
said Horn.
Councilman Montgomery wanted the
whole council to sit at the investigation
but the mayor considered that the duty
properly belonged to the police commit
tee.
The council will meet Thursday even
ing to listen to the report of the COM
mittee.
The following resolutions were intro
duced by members of the council:
The street commissioner to place in
repair street drinking fountains on Sixth
and Kansas avenues and on North Kan
sas avenue. Adopted.
Opening of Swygart avenue Referred
to streets and walks committee.
Screens will be placed in all of the fire
department buildings, the city to furnish
the material.
The mayor to insure the Sixth avenue |
viaduct. Failed to carry.
To remove alternate street lights on |
Fourth and Fifth streets and place them
in other parts OF city. Referred to COM !
mittee
The city attorney to draw an ordinance |
taxing a circus regardless of parades. |
Adopted Later amended to include wild |
west shows.
Superintendent to install a light at |
Ninth and Quincy. Referred to gas and |
IBnIS
Pavements to be repaved by water
works department, Independent Tele- /
phone company and Topeka Railway
company, where excavations were made. |
Electric lights to be placed at Gordon
and Jackson. Grant and Central ave-
nues- Referred to gas and electric lights
committee.
Mayor to purchase implements for food |
inspector to make food tests. Adopted.
The city engineer to prepare esti-
mate for the opening of Grove avenue
Adopted.
The mayor to enter a contract with
way from Gordon to Melan bridge in
North Topeka.
c. E. Jewell was reappointed as
member Of the board of waterworks
trustees.
A resolution by Councilman Jordan
was adopted which provides that all
walks must be notified when a side
walk petition is on file.
'It ie now up to the city attorney"
said the city council last night. They
were talking about the opening of
Smith street. motion was made and
council resembling the action of the
council in approving the second report
of the board of appraisers on the OPP
ening of Smith street. The council also
matter back to the city attorney.
The regular monthly appropriation
ordinance was passed as follows:
General revenue fund ......... 81, 700 20
Fire department ................ 3,544.25
Police department .............. 2,501.10
Paving fund ......... 6.564.4
General Improvement fund.-. ASSOC
Water department ............ S,954.S8
Sixth avenue viaduct.. 401.08
Sidewalk fund INSTRUMENTATION. 1.427.79
Garfield park fund............ 100000
Sewer district No. 27.......... 525.49
Total ........... .......... s83, 7o8.O7
plans to construct a loop at the en- +,
trance of Garfield park, at the south
west corner. In return for this priv {
tlege the company is willing to deed
land along the line of Soldier creek
just north of Garfield park The pro- =
position was referred to the streets and :
walks committee.
The city council would not annrove
the recommendation of the CITY enci- !
neer that a penalty of $775 be assessed {
against the topeka Bridge company for :
OF 81, 27O.S9 was allowed.
The sixth precinct of the Second ward g
asked for the location of Is street lights f
In that precinct G. D. Lytle asks for a
the location of an electric light AZ a
Tenth. and Lane streets. Both petitions
were referred to the gas and electric
lights committee. r
A protest was filed against the clos
Ing Of portion of Fensky street near
The location of the new Santa Fe shops c
The communication was referred to the d
committee on streets and walks
The sixth precinct of the Second ward | f
wants a number of things. A petition | n
signed by most of the residents of the +