The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
COUNCIL DROPS IT
Won't Investigate State Journal
After All.
Done on Spur of Moment Says
Mr.. Holiday.
FINALLY WITHDRAWN
Action on the Motion Was With
out Dissenting Vote.
Sunday Theater Ordinance Sent
Rack to Committee.

which Mayor William Green was in
structed at the council meeting a week
ago to appoint for the purpose of in
vestigating the claim that the State
journal was misrepresenting the coun-
Gil proceedings was not appointed.
The proposed investigation has been
dropped.
The subject concerned the criticism
of this paper on the viaduct construc-
ton which has been remedied.
Councilman c. K Holiday, who in
troduced the resolutions calling for
such an investigation asked Mayor Will
liam Green for the privilege of with
drawing the resolutions and the mayor
with the consent of the council did so.
THE council asked me to appoint a
committee Of three this evening"" said
the mayor. However the mover of
the resolution has asked that the mat
ter be dropped from the view of the
publicity already given to the matter
and I think that sufficient publicity
has been given. But if the council
desires me to appoint the committee
I will do So"
Il move that the resolutions be with
drawn" said Councilman c. K. Holli-
day. LAS l said in the beginning there
was nothing personal about this. Mr..
Schultz, the reporter, and myself have
always been friends. The resolution
was offered on the spur of the moment.
The paper is always working for the
good of the city, for it's upbuilding
and is one of the boosters. We all say
little things and do little things that
We shouldn't always do. The matter
has been given publicity enough
The council was unanimously in ia
vor of withdrawing the resolutions.
Once more harmony is restored In the
council.
The new ordinance which was drawn
by the city attorney for the closing
OF the Sunday theaters and which was
amended by the police committee was
sent back to that committee Jointly
with the city attorney last evening.
IT move that it be sent back to the
police committee, together with the city
attorney" said Councilman Stanley, of
that committee.
1.-THE ordinance as amended it seems
to me should belong to the judiciary
committee said Councilman KutZ, at
the same time amending the motion of
Stanley.
1T hope this amendment will not pre-
vail" said Stanley. "We would like to
consult with the city attorney concern
ing the phraseology, then we will re-
turn 1t to the council and you can do
with it as you please"
1T belongs to the judiciary commit
tee. They should have it. It rightful-
ly belongs there. 1t should have gone
there in the first place." insisted Coun-
Gilman Kutz.
When it came to a vote, six of the
councilmen voted against the amend
ment Of Councilman Kutz and four for
it. The vote stood: Ayes-Councilmen
noes-Councilmen Stanley. Howard,
Montgomery, Tandy, Van Ness and
Jordan. The council then unanimous
ly passed the motion of Councilman
Stanley which sent the ordinance back
to his committee.
The committee has come around to
the viewpoint of the city attorney that
when they amended the ordinance they
went too far and destroyed some of its
usefulness.
The salary increases in the electric
light department and that of the city
plumbing inspector which were made
a week ago will be reconsidered. The
ordinances which were drawn up pro-
viding for the increases were sent back
to the ways and means committee. The
plumbing inspector was raised from
81. 900 to $1,000 The firemen at the city
electric light plant were raised from
$500 to $500, the nnemen, $720 to $500 and
the trimmers from $500 to $3.50. H. K.
Goodrich, superintendent of the cleo
trio light plant, insisted that the pro-
posed salary increases in his depart
ment were not rightly proportioned.
These men that the council decided
to raise have had their wages increas-
ed two or three times while the engi-
neer at the plant has never had his
salary raised said Mr.. Goodrich to
reporter last evening. THE engineer
has been naturally indignant for those
who have had their wages raised are
not working any harder now than they
did before"
1t is probable. however, that an en-
| tire readtustment will be made by the
ways and means committee, something
| that will not cause much objection.
| A fight was also made on the increase
which had been recommended for the
| plumbing inspector.
An ordinance fixing the boundaries
of the special benefit district which
| will be created to pay for the Martin
| Dennis addition sewer was presented
and referred to the committee on
| sewers.
| The district proposed follows: Com
| mencing at the intersection of the
center line Of College avenue with the
| center line of Fifteenth street, thence
north along the center line of College
| avenue to point ESQ feet north of the
north line of Fourteenth street in adj
| dition B to College Hill, thence west
along the north line of lot 127 Col
| lege avenue, and the north line of lot
| No. 1913 Boswell street III addition B
to College Hill addition to center line