The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10

some debate the ordinance was passed.
tached
stanley's resolution that the alley
through Westlawn park from Arch to
west street and between Tenth and
eleventh streets be vacated was re-
ferred to the streets and walks com
mittee.
Hughes spoke long and eloquently in
behalf of his resolution to turn the old
council clock over to the State His
torlcaI society and it passed unani-
mously, but not before Stanley had
tackled on an amendment to include the
Old patrol wagon with the gift.
Janitor J. S. Weir of the city hall
read his report of how he had had the
doors, tables, chairs and wainscotting
OF the building painted and vanished
by TRUSTEES" from the city Jail at a
saving to the city of SIS in labor. The
Jan1tor was commended for his man
agement of the building.
The mayor appointed VIM. Hender-
son, j. H. Squires and G. M. Mitchell
as appraisers for the opening of Roose-
welt street. He also re-appointed r. L.
Cofran as member of the electric
light commission. These appointments
were affirmed by the council.
The ordinance proposed making it
unlawful for any one to expose goods
for sale or buy goods in front of any
store in the city was killed in commit
tee.
The petition to vacate Burr street
from Second street to the Santa Fe
right of way was killed in committee,
as was also the petition to vacate the
alley west of East Locust street from
Fourth to Fifth street. The ordinance
providing a license tax of $50 per year
for dance halls was also killed in com
mittee.
Hale Richie. owner of the triangular
tract of land east of the Missouri Pa
cif1c tracks between Fifteenth street
and Euclid avenue, and containing So
acres, offered to sell it to the city for
$500 for park purposes. The PROPOSE
ton was referred to the streets and
walks committee.
Street Commissioner Snyder's esti-
mate of $50 to repair the bridge over
Ward creek in Auburndale was ap-
proved.
A petition to pave Harrison street
with brick from Second to Third stree
was read and referred to the streets
and walks committee. The petition
contained eleven signers.
F. A. Brigham, mayor of Oakland, in
answer to Mayor Green's invitation TO
come under the wing of the city of To-
peka, replied in the negative. AS
reason given for declining the honor
the mayor of the independent little
suburb declared that his city Was free
of debt and did not want to unite With
a city carrying heavy bonded in
debtedness for public improvements.
He added that if Topeka was governed
by the commission plan that he thought
his people would be glad to come into
the fold Mayor Green wrote to the
Oakland mayor under the instructions
of the council.
The ordinance calling for the issue OF
$40, 900 in bonds for the new electric
light plant was passed.
Bids for building the new police pa
troll wagon according to specifications
were opened and read. The contract
was awarded to It. F. Lannan, whose
bid was 1915. The other bid was from
Rehkopf Bros, in the sum of 1897.
Kutz's resolution to build a stone
walk across Kansas avenue at Twen-
tieth street was killed in committee.
The petition filed last summer to
open Swygart street from Fourth to
Fifth street for public travel was killed
in committee.
The ordinance opening Roosevelt
street was passed by the council.
Council adjourned to meet Wednes-
day night of this week in special ses-
sion.