The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
CITY HALL NEWS.
River improvement Plans Discovered
by Councilmen.


E. Jordan, chairman. w. c. Tandy. ].
]. Lannan. c. G. Blakely, L. E. Fraser,
E. F. Stanley and City Engineer Rogers
met at the city hall 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon and under the protection of
Chief Eaton in the police patrol they
made a trip over the city and inspect
ed the proposed changes in pavementS,
sewers. etc. The police officers were
taken along in case some one might
mention the change in street naming
and the residents along the route would
find it out
have been placed in the embarrassing
position of presurning to criticise the re-
statement may have been inspired by my
remarking that 1 questioned our financial
valuable service i think we owe Captain
Schultz and his able assistants debt of
rendered us while none but engineers APP
preciate the ability and labor such re-
basis. As far as | am competent to Judge
this report will be of great theoretical
to base ear any future plans that may be de-
city. JNo. P. DOGERs.
The mistake in the article was caused
by a glance at the communication sent to
was mistaken for Condemnation" and
the article in the State Journal limited
port of the government engineers. Mr..
Rogers did not strongly advocate the re-
port of the engineers but he did not con-
denim it in any way
The ways and means committee of the
city council comprising G. w Horn, j.
ard, II. P. Miller and W. H. Van Ness.
city hall tonight at eight o'clock. The
city council will have special session in
which time the street naming contest will
end and the prizes awarded.
The committee of the city council on
public improvement, w. G. Tandy. c. E.
Jordan and c; W. Horn. met at the com,
considerable business which had been re-
ferred to their committee, the most i'm
on the Melan bridge. 1t has been stated
that this bridge is regular dam to the
kaw and something must be done to re-
lieve the situation. City. Engineer John p.
Rogers was present at the meeting and
he advised the building of two 100 feet
spans on each side of the bridge of the
suspension type-or in other words. the
will be done away with. It may be neces-
sary to make the extensions $50 feet long
but this will not change the plan to any |
the big bridge it will give over 200 of wa
terway as an ad0 0d over the present nj
the flood situation. The committee last |
night became SO enthusiastle over the
form of a resolution and present it at the |
council meeting Monday night. The city |
ments at this time and it is expected that |
the matter will sail through without any |
opposition
The committee also took up the report |
of the appraisers on the benefit district |
for the opening of Roosevelt street in |
Auburndale and passed favorably upon it, |
Mayor William Green left this morning |
for Excelsior Springs to remain until next |
week.
The council committee on licenses. w.
NJ Van Horn. w. G. TandV and j. j. |
Lannan, met in the committee room last |
night. and decided that the draymen of
the city should be required to carry a |
license. This does not mean that they |
shall find 1t necessary to carry number |
on the back of their drays but that they
the benefit of the license collector all of
the licenses will be dated on the basis of
the year ending June 80. This will make
all of the licenses come due at the same
sweep. This granting of licenses from
any date has caused the automobile
license collector no end of trouble as he
finds that on almost any day of the year
a license falls due and is ready for col
lection. A new system of collecting auto
Ward Page in the council last fall but on
account of the lack of interest it fell
through. Mr.. Page will try again;
The license committee last night also
license to all out of town sign painters
who drop in the city and snatch up. some
of the stray coins which should tinkle in
the jeans of the local dobbers. The sign
painting firms who have a permanent
business in the city have been lobbying
for the passing of this license and they
will undoubtedly succeed