The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-08

that never had any service BEFORE"
said he. I've can do as they have
done in some of these corporations,
We can milk the COW dry before it can
give the milk. I believe we should
wait little before asking for a re-
duction; that will come. First eff
| cheney and then dividends
There is another thing that I want
| to call attention to-" said Hughes,
! land that is the meters. The water
| works commissioners charge the con-
| sumner for the meter that is put in to
measure the water. 1 believe this is
the only instance 1 know of where
such a thing is done. The gas COM
pany doesn't do it. I never heard yet
of a coal dealer who said you must
put in scales in order to weigh the
| coal that you bought from him. No
sir, he furnishes the scale on which
| he weighs the coal. 1t isn't right;
those meters should be furnished free
OF charge
81 don't see anything fair in that
proposition" objected Councilman
Howard. "Mr. Hughes wants the wat
erworks management to furnish met
ers free of charge to people from now
on, that certainly wouldn't be fair to
the people who have been using the
water long time and who paid for
their meter a long time ago. To
charge some for meters and not 9TH
ers, certainly is not right
eff we have been doing the wrong
thing let's correct it. Better begin,
sometime retorted Hughes. ---s
The waterworks commissioners
have accumulated surplus fund, but
that fund is going to be used next
spring in the construction of a new
main leading from the waterworks
plant west of the city to the city linn
it's, the cost of which will be close to
$4,000. AS a result of this construc-
ton the fire pressure Will be increased
and a larger number will be able to
inc hi he hoe ard
expects to make reductions Never in
the history of the plant has so much
been done in the betterment of the
plant as during the municipal man |
agement which covers scant two
years.
The resolutions introduced follow:
Whereas. In 1903 the electors Of
the city of Topeka voted to purchase
the waterworks with the sole idea that |
city ownership would reduce the water /
rates to the public, and
T Whereas, On March 1, 1905, the |
city assumed ownership and issued or |
assumed bonds to the amount of $780, |
600, and which bonds require an an
nual interest of s27,50O on said bonds,
and
Whereas, The annual fire hydrant !
tax still remains the same, the rates |
to no consumers reduced but the rates |
to small consumers increased, and in |
fact increased to all taxpayers by rea-
son of the city having to raise $27,5O0 |
interest. therefore, be it
Resolved, That the waterworks
commissioners are hereby requested to |
present to the council by December 1,
1907, new reduced water rates to all |
consumers to be effective January 1,
1908.
Resolved, That the waterworks
commissioners are hereby requested to
furnish the mayor and council a state
ment of number of meters put in
by them and paid for by consumers
since March 1, 1905. and estimate
of cost to waterworks department for
the year 1908 in the event the city de-
cides to put in meters free COM
mencing January 1, 1908"
Those who confidently expected to !
see the council last evening engage in |
a prolonged wrangle over the matter
of closing Sunday theaters were con-
siderably disappointed when the agita-
ton was dismissed without any com
ment = to the judiciary committee
Councilman c. K. Holiday, who is
chairman of this committee, immedi-
ately announced that a meeting of the
committee would be held on Tuesday
evening, October Is, at which time all
parties will be given an opportunity
of airing their grievances.
A large number of those who were
in favor of seeing the theaters closed
were present as well as a number of |
the theatrical managers. Petitions
from the Epworth League of the First
Methodist church, and the Christian
EzAOedNOr SOcletleS OF the First Baptist,
North Topeka Christian, Presbyterian,
central Congregational, First Con-
gregational and Central Park Christian
churches were filed and referred to
the judiciary committee together with |
one from the W. C. T. U.
John Sheahan, plumbing inspector,
presented bill of SIT for street car
rare that caused some comment Shea
nan uses the street car in making his
inspections and some of the council
men thought that allowing car fare
was dangerous precedent. Those
VINO were against allowing the car fare
suggested an increase in salary and
nnaily the whole matter was referred
10 the ways and means committee
which has this subject under consid-
Grafton.
Two hundred and fifty dollars WILL
pc expended in fixing up the city de-
tention hospital. This is the first time
IN years that the city has ever expend-l
ed any money on the hospital which is
a barn like structure. The repairs to |
De made are simple in their nature