The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06

Killed 6S CANNES that month and col
lected $4S in dog taxes.
The electric light commissioners re-
port for August showed the average
cost per light per night to be 11A cents
and 1894 per light for the month.
The city engineer was allowed $40
per month for the use of his horse for
the engineering department, but this
step was only taken after long and
eloquent debate between Hughes,
Blakely, Horn, Kutz and others. A
bond issue or a declaration of war upon
Wichita could not have evoked more
serious discussion.
Through days of sorrow and days of
mirth. fl
Through days of death and days of
mirth,
Through every swift vicissitude
OF changeful years, unchanged it has
stood,
And as if, like God. it all things saw.
1t calmly repeats these words of awe:
"Forever-never,
Never-forever."
Councilman Hughes called attention
to the need of a new clock for the
council room. 1t was just 1920 when
Gen. Hughes looked at the old clock
and it's hands pointed solemnly to S:45.
The general looked at his watch. noted
the real lateness of the hour and
sprang to his feet to abuse that faith
full timepiece. He declared that it had
marked time for council meetings for
81 years and that it was all in. 1t
should be sent to the rooms of the
state historical society. Many witty
and sarcastic comments followed Cen
Hughes motion, but it was finally de-
cided to instruct the mayor to buy or
lease a new clock. The old clock had
once accurately licked off the minutes
of warfare in the council chamber, but
like the clock in the Missouri legisla-
ture at the strenuous moment of War
ner's election to the United States SEN
ate, the ancient timepiece had sue
cumbed to the vibrations of conflict in
the council chamber for so many siren
uous years. Thinkers. travelling peddlers
and crack local jewelers. had each in
their turn doctored this clock. collected
their fees and the council continued to
sit in doubt every meeting as to the
real time of the night.
The board of directors of the Fire
mems Relief association at meeting
on October 5 appropriated $3S-90 for
the relief of firemen and for medical
attendance to the sick members of the
different companies. Approved by the
council.
The resolutions came all In bunch
and there was a lot of them.
Stanley: That the city engineer fur
nish an estimate for a permanent
bridge across the creek at Cory street
and The Drive. Referred to street and
walks committee.
Jordan: That the city clerk adver-
tise for bids for coal this winter for
the city departments Adopted
Van Ness: That the street railway
company be instructed to relay the
bricks between it's tracks on the east
side of Kansas avenue at the north
end of the Melan bridge. Adopted.
Stanley: That the mayor, council
and engineer prepare plats showing
the extent and boundary of the benefit
district for opening of Roosevelt street.
Miller: That the mayor and fire
marshal be authorized to buy two lots
at Seward and Woodruff streets for
site for a fire station. Referred to
ways and means committee.
Stanley: That the sunken place
near the intersection of Greenwood
and Laurel streets be repaired at once.
Referred to streets and walks COM
mittee.
Stanley: That up-to-date maps be
purchased for the various city depart
ments. Referred to ways and means
committee.
A communication was read from
George Gordon which alleged that the
Union Pacific railway was encroach-
ing on his property Referred to
streets and walks committee.
A petition asking for a fire alarm
box near the Horn planning mill was
drawn forth from the musty, dusty
shelves of the time of 1904 and
brought before the council again. 1t
had been referred to committee four
years ago. Prompt action was secured
last night on this ancient document as
the request was granted.
An ordinance was read which fixed
the license for dance halls in this city
at $50 per year and the penalty for
nonpayment a fine of not less than SIS
nor more than 5000 was read to the
council and referred to the license
committee.
The ordinance fixing the license Tor
the one horse dray at IS per year and
the two horse dray at $40 per year
was referred to the license committee.
The resolution by Hughes that the
light commissioner file his bond as
required by ordinance before the next
council meeting or stand suspended
was adopted.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on Howard's resolu-
ton that the upstairs rooms OF the jail
be remodeled so that the police
matron can have a room at the station
where she can stay all night Esti-