The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-20
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the work of councilmen who worked
rather for the interests of the gas
company than the city. His face grew
white with anger and he shouted: ST
| want to say that every word of that
| is lie. I want to say that no man has
| worked more for the interests of the
| city in season and out for three years
| than I have. Here is a man come
from out of town that doesn't own a
| dollars worth of property in Topeka,
i draws his salary from the public crib
| and makes statements of this kind re-
f1ectfng on members of the council.
| When he makes statement of that
| kind it is a falsehood.
He came over here from a little
| blackberry patch in Warnena to tell
| men who have lived here since they
| were little boys, who have got their
! money invested here that they are
| working against their home interests.
| II understand that the chief execu-
| tive of this city wants the facts. Mr..
Treleaven has told him from day to
| day what he knows and if the mayor
wants to find out for himself let him
send the city engineer to Scipio and
| make an investigation and report. The
| gas Will come here on Christmas day
| or before. Of that I am sure.%
81 want Mr.. Holiday TO correct a
statement that he made that the coun-
ell is excited" said Councilman Stan
ley. 'The council Is not excited, it is
cool, Mr.. Holiday is the only mem
Der excited"
Councilman Hughes Was "Hot."
IT don't know that I want Mr.. Holli-
day to correct that" interposed Coun-
Gilman Hughes. 81 am not cool. am
ment is true that the pressure will be
here this next week this resolution
won't do any hurt. The people who
have decided this valuable franchise
pie who are. freezing to death have
some consideration, and the gentle
man from the Second ward must real
ize that. The company that got this
franchise for nothing is worth as al
ready shown in the courts, hundreds
of thousands of dollars, has failed to
fulfill its franchise and now they don't
want the people to open their mouths.
I want to say for my part that as long
as I continue to live and am able to
open my mouth I am going to speak
out against such things as these. Are
we going to sit still and let this institu-
ton run as it pleases. freeze US to
death and depend on providence and
warmer weather to better conditions?
It was not our fault, 1t was not our
business to see that they had good
weather. It's part of their contract to
fulfill their contract and failure to
furnish the gas means a forfeiture.
You have no assurance that this gas
will be here by December % or Janu-
airy 1. Now as to sending someone
down there, that is not our business.
If I was superintendent of the gas
company in Topeka I would find out
every day what was going on down
there. Referring to the statements
made by Mr. Holiday that he re-
GREETED to see that some of the city
officers had given out interviews. I
want to say that 1 have no apologies
to make for what 1 said. I am not
ashamed of that interview. When it
comes to a question like this they
can't quote me too strongly"
Not Later Than Christmas. Says
Treleayen.
L. G. Treleaven, manager for the Con-
sumers' Gas company, was called on.
81 don't know that can say anything
except what you have already heard. |
The trouble is a lack of transportation |
facilities and that will be remedied not |
later than Christmas. There has been I
no attempt to withhold the facts. We
have given them just s We know the |
situation from day to day. As far as |
being within our power to help things |
further along it is safe to say that it |
is not in our power The Kansas Nat |
ural Gas company was unable to get |
its material on time at the pumping |
nlant though it should have been there |
Nv June You know what these con- |
tracts mean. That statement of the |
meter measures is certainly a mistake. |
The meter registers the gas as it pass /
es through and no more or no less |
with high pressure it would register
more because more would go through. |
have arranged for our superintendent
to go down to Scipio and 1 will get
report tomorrow night and would be
pleased to submit it to YOU"
Councilman Jordan asked if the COM
pany could not manufacture gas to
supply the demand. 1T wouldn't be
practicable, said Treleaven. tits
physically impossible to supply the city
for heating. The capacity for manu-
featuring is 100000 feet per day while
at the present rate we are using $780,
600 feet of natural gas per day. 1t
wouldn't relieve it a bit. We store gas
up in our reservoir and turn 1t loose
when there is the strongest demand
but it is hardly noticeable and quickly
exhausted"
Councilman Horn spoke in favor of
Councilman Hughes motion. THE gas
company is strict in making US live up