The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-04

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Then as the animal industry became
of more Importance, when the total
value of the farm and city live stock
street. There is about s2.4oo salvage in
the old pipe so that the actual cost will
be cut down that amount from $9,343.
| The fire protection will be materially
improved by the new enlarged main
as the pressure can be largely increas-
ed.
Eight persons who were arrested for
alleged violation of the Sunday labor
law and fined 81 apiece had their fines
RENTED by the mayor with the con-
sent of the council Those concerned
are: ]. F. McAfee; James Manusas:
H. c. Tromp; Grin T. Crawford; M. F.
Rigby; w. S. Plummer; Will Wikidal;
John Marsh.
A notice of a claim entered by the
Dibble Grocery company against the
city for damages alleged to have been
suffered from the tearing up of a pave
ment in rear of III East Eixth avenue.
F. G.. Dreaming, city attorney, asked
for a vacation of Is days to bask in
the GOODNESS of the snowy mountain,
but the council did not receive the re-
quest in a kindly mood.
"I think the city attorney should
make some report on the 20 cent gas
ordinance. 1 asked for an opinion from
him about months ago and never
heard a thing" said Hughes starting
things.
1T think If he put more time in mis-
office instead of tending to politics he
would have had time to make that re-
port" said Horn. The final recommen-
dalton was that Dreaming should first
render his opinion before going away.
The Topeka Edison company made
| S22 1854 above operating expenses for
the first six months of 1908 according
to a report filed with the city clerk and
| referred to the city attorney.
The report shows:
| Capital invested ..............S 971,5
| Total receipts light ........... 43,201.52
| Total receipts power. 35.705.4O
| Total receipts steam. 1885. 4
! Total amt. general expense. 13,22O-5o
Total amt. mfg. expense. 29.376-4 AZ
| Total amount distribution S,54S. O5
! Interest paid NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lI,7Sl.Ol
No deduction was made for deprec-
| iation as stated.
July pay rolls for the various city
| departments were allowed as follows:
| Fire department ......$ 1884. %
! Street department .-.-.--..-.-. S'ooo.40
| Police department ..-...-..-.--- 2,1Oo-lb
| City officers and councilmen.. 1.4OO.O3
Waterworks department 2,34S-32
| Electric light department 568. 80
| Fneireerine department . 634.4S
| Sanitary department 365.4
| Asphalt repair department 3S1. 05
Total ..........- ..-..'---..'.s i4'oo--of
| The "barkers" who paraded up and
down in front of the clothing stores
| on lower Kansas avenue and almost
| forcibly induce passersby to come In
and buy will have to quit the practice.
] The city attorney was instructed to
! prepare an ordinance fixing a penalty
for such business enterprise.
| Councilman Hughes who does not
| like Superintendent Goodrich of the
| city electric light plant introduced a
resolution calling for the superintend-
| ent's suspension if the latter did not
file a bond as required by law at the
next regular meeting of the council.
| The resolution was sent to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
The Second ward is carefully plant
| ing a good sized bomb under the To-
peka Desiccating company and a loud
explosion is liable to ensue. Council
man Miller got up in meeting and
stated that the company were permit
ting dead animals to accumulate in
their yards at the foot of Jefferson
street and that stencil arising had
caused sickness. IF something isn't
done 1 am going to have the plant re-
moved. We are not going to stand
it," said Miller. The health and sani-
tation committee will take this up with
the desiccating company.
The old ordinance creating the office
of sealer of weights and measures was
repealed and a new one passed. This
last while carrying the same features
as the former one gives the inspector
the right to stop any wagons in the
city carrying products which should
be weighed or measured.
Resolutions providing for the paving
on East Sixth avenue and Locust AMI
the Biddle creek drainage improve
n1ents were adopted. The board If
appraisers to assess the cost of the
improvements against the property
liable were appointed and will consist
of the following men: J. H. Squires,
]. F. Buck, George Hanley, R. M Ma
gaw, r. A Richards and ]. c. Bratten.
A petition to pave with brick the
north 40 feet from the east line of
Kansas avenue to the west line OF
Quincy street has been filed. Referred
to streets and walks committee.
A lengthy protest has been filed ask
ing that the street railway tracks on
Madison street between Tenth and
Eleventh streets be lowered. Referred
to streets and walks committee.