The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-11

ceeded to all the rights, privileges and
obligations contained in ordinance NO.
2435 of said city heretofore referred to;
and
Whereas, 1t is possible under said
ordinance heretofore referred to Tor
said. the Excelsior Coke and Gas COM
pany and the Consumers Light, Heat
and Power company. to charge 70 cents
per thousand feet more than said com
panies are now charging for gas In this
city, which, if done by said companies,
under the present rate of consumption
during sixteen years, or the remainder
of the life Of said ordinances, wouid
entail an additional cost for gas to the
citizens of this city the enormous sum
of So, 456, 900;
Now therefore. be it resolved by the
mayor and council of the city OF To-
peka that the city attorney be and ne is
hereby directed to at once prepare an
ordinance reducing the maximum prfce
at which natural gas may be sold, as
provided in ordinances heretofore refer
red to, to twenty-five cents per tnou-
sand feet
Another resolution of Hughes holding
the gas company up from making any
more excavations and withholding per-
mits for the same until June IL was
sent to the streets and walks committee
after a hard fight Councilman Jordan
wanted to make the time May l. Mayo
Green stated that there was not mucn
to help along the pressure as long as
the other cities were hooking on new
consumers all the time. Inc increase
by ten times in the number or consum-
ers would only result in the dim1nlsn-
ment of the pressure by one per cent
said the mayor. The vote to refer was
won. AYES. Councilmen Lannan, Aoln-
day. Howard, Blakely, Tandy. Horn,
Kutz, Stanley, Jordan, Montgomery ana
Hughes.
The council put the quietus. on the
agitation to do away with the h1tchins
posts on Kansas avenue.
The council accepted the recommen-
dations of the streets and walks COM
rnittee that the regulating stations OF
the gas company be sunk far enough 50
that the top shall conform in grace TO
that of the sidewalk In addlt1on .he
stations must be removed to parking
and walks intersections.
The new ordinance creating the OF
flee of inspector Of weights ana meas
ures was sent to the committee on
ways and means. The proposed charges
are: So for every set of scales, hay,
grain. etc: instruments of weight not
exceeding 200 pounds, 10 cents; 200 to
600 pounds, rs cents; 800 to 1000 pounds,
so cents; over 1000 pounds, 81; yaro
stick. dry or liquid measure 81 ? ce ai
for short weights after inspection Is
So to $780,
A petition for paving Grand avenue
from Munson to Twelfth streets, was
referred to the streets and walks com
mittee.
A petition to pave East Sixth avenue
from the west line of Roots addition
to east line of Benson's addition, was
similarly referred The ne,n pav Of the IS aI
Tyler and Polk streets, went also to
the streets and walks committee.
No more applications for salary in
creases will be entertained by the coun-
ell until after April 1. By resolution
the committee on ways and means Will
take UP the whole salary ordinance at
that time and consider its revision.
The ordinance which had been propos-
ed calling for increases to the plumb
ing inspector, police court prosecutor
and electric light employees was placed
on file. 80 afE $50
A protest against the paving OF Lane |
street, between Sixth and Eighth ave-
nues, because the petition was signed |
by Mrs. Cole, who is not an interested |
property owner. was referred TO the |
streets and walks committee. Another
protest was referred. The application
of Lottie A. Case to have her name |
stricken from the above petition was
referred to the same committee.
The request of property owners ask |
ing the reconstruction of a portion of
sewer between Buchanan, Clay, Six
teenth and Fourteenth streets on the |
claim that it was not built properly, |
was referred to the committee on sew
erS.
w. H. Gilfllan, food inspector, report |
ed January collections of $1SS16.
M W. Gilmore will have to continue
to wait for his $500 on sidewalk con-
tracts which the city is withholding.
The judiciary committee reported back
against allowing the estimate and the
council accepted the report.
K q. 10, William Jewell II.
Lawrence, Kan, Feb. lin a fast |
clean exhibition Of the intercollegiate |
game of basket ball, the University of
Kansas five won it's seventh straight |
victory last night, defeating the Will
liam Jewell squad by the score of 10