The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-24
C0uncilmen Glare at Each Other
and Make Charges.
But the Garbage Contract Was
Extended 5 Years.
INTO HOWARn'S HANDS
Petition Against Sunday Clos
ing Strikes a Reef.
City Decides to Sell Its Surplus
TheOdOlite.

Turning to the spectators at the
council meeting last evening, Council
man G. w. Horn stated that he intend
ed expose the hypocrisy of Councilman
G. E. Jordan of the First ward, and
then proceeded to state that in secret
Jordan had favored reducing the
monthly compensation to be paid to the
Topeka Desiccating company by the
city for removing garbage and offal
from the fire stations, police patrol sta
ton and then in the open came out in
support of an increase.
The peace on earth; good Will toward
men," which is supposed to prevail at
this season of the year was rudely jar
red down as the two men glared across
the room at each other.
st don't feel that / can pass on this
contract tonight said Horn. st don't
know what is in it. I don't see what
hurry there is about it, They can wait
until next summer and now they want
something rushed through here on
short notice. I want to be fair but /
have a part to look out for, the city's
part. I don't feel that I can vote on
1t. OF course you gentlemen, If you
understand what's in it, can pass it
anyway and i don't need to vote"
Mr.. Horn this contract has been be-
fore the council ever since the forepart
of November said Councilman Stan
ley.
since this company pays man $40
month to haul this away that $50
month is a reasonable amount to pay.
believe that $25 is too small and that
we should give this company the $50
a month they ask" said Councilman G.
e. Jordan
At this Councilman Horn arose and
said: ct am going to tell something.
I am going to expose this hypocrisy.
am going to show the people here A
councilman from the First ward here
this evening came to another council
man and tried to talk to him to reduce
this amount and now he comes out and
saws he is against 1t. What sort. OF
thing is this? 1 want to tell you people
that I don't do anything like that.
want to be fair and square to both
sides I don't want to do this company
wrong but I was elected to represent
the interests of the people and am
here to look out for them I am not
stubborn but I want to do what is
square"
"After Mr.. Horns outburst of oratory
1t will probably be only rignt 10 expl am
I was opposed to this increase at nrst
but have since learned more about 1t
and understand it better ana nave
now changed my mind said Jordan
Afterwards he explained that in talk
ing with Councilman Montgomery VINO
sits next to Horn he had asked con-
corning an attempt to be made for
reduction in the monthly amount ana
that Horn had misunderstood the con-
versation that had occurred between
himself Jordan and Montgomery.
The council then proceeded to grant
to the Topeka Desiccat1ng company
contract for five years to haul garbage
and dispose of carcaSseS OF animals ana
Oral The present contract expires
with July 6, 1908. From the present un-
til that time the monthly payments TO
be made will be $25 per month Wnile
after that date it will be $50. 1t has |
been s25 per month for the past year
and at a previous time it was $50 The |
to increase the amount was
the satisfactory manner In Whlcn tne
new management of the desiccat1ng
cornnany has handled the disposal of |
garbage from the city. The contract Is
not an exclusive one though it partakes
of the properties Of a franchise to do |
business
Fearing to refer to the judiciary
committee, of which. Councilman 9. Is |
Holiday is chairman. the new theater
ordinance and the petition to revise |
fng wares for sale on Sunday, the !
council last evening voted to REFER |
both matters to the police committee I
of which H. B. Howard is chairman
The judiciary committee is the proper /
one to which the petition and ordi-
nance should have been sent From
the fact that the issues of both mat
tiers will have to be settled in the
council and that the committee will |
not have the final say SO, it looks very
much like unnecessary precaution to
steer the petition and ordinance into
the hands of safe committee. The
fight will come in the council and If 1t
can't muster sufficient enough votes it /
will lose there no matter what the
of the committee
may have been.
The petition of the 200 business
men, consisting largely of druggists,
confectioners, news stands restaur-
ants and grocers, asking that the
present ordinance under which the
sale of everything except drugs and
Sunday newspapers is forbidden on
Sunday be revised and constructed |
more literally, was presented and
read. There was no discussion and