The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-12
IT is ALL READY.
The Electric Light Ordinance
Has Been Prepared.
Provides for an Issue of Fifty
Thousand Dollars.
MAY BE SUBMITTED.
Time 10 Have Question Up at
City Election.
City Attorney Says That 1t Can
Be Done.
NAY BE SUBMITTED.

An ordinance authorizing a $4,000
bond issue for the enlargement of the
municipal electric light plant is already
in the hands of the committee on ways
and means. 1t was drawn up by the
city attorney under Instructions from
the city council in the form Of resoIu-
ton.
L. E. Myers, president of the Edison
company, when the ordinance came up
before the council committee on ways
and means succeeded in persuading the
committee that it was better to wait
and get q detailed estimate Of the pro-
posed enlargement from an expert be-
fore asking the people to vote bonds.
1.-The ordinance was very carefully
drawn to correspond with the require
ments of the law said F. G. Dreaming,
city attorney. "All that needs to be
done is to recommend to the council
that it be passed. If the council passes
it Monday evening and the commission
er of elections certif1es up the voting
places in the precincts all that need be
done then to call the special election at
the same time as the regular election
is to publish the call Of the election.
The commissioner Of elections was notf-
fed several weeks ago to get ready
list of the voting places and presume
that he would be able to certify up the
places by Tuesday of next week l
don't see the necessity myself in wait
ing for the plans before voting bonds.
The council may authorize the issuance
of $50, 900 of bonds or so much thereof
as may be necessary and that would
cover any objection as to the claim
that we should not vote on something
until we knew the exact cost of the
proposed improvements"
st have been at work fixing on the
voting places" said G. H. Titus, COM
missioner of elections. 1.-The school
board has barred US from using the
schools and in a number of precincts
it has been rather hard for us secure
places as a consequence. But can
arrange it so that we will be ready in
some shape if the bond election is to
take place. I can make a return of
the places by Tuesday or Wednesday
ing arranging for places"
st think that Mr.. Stewart, the city
electrician of st. Joseph, can after
three days time come within $4,000
the work to be done here being
so near a duplication of what was
done at st. Joseph" said Councilman
H. B. Howard, who is himself in the
electrical business. Il don't think that
is a wild guess. either. I believe that
1t would be easy for him to make an
approximate estimate after three days
time which would be within $4,000 OF
the final figures submitted. I believe
it would be good idea to take the
figures that he submits on such an
estimate and then ask for a bond is
use of $4,000 more in order to be on
the safe side. 1 think this should be
submitted to the people at the time of
the regular election"
The ordinance which lies in the desk
of Councilman Montgomery, chairman
of the ways and means committee, at
the council chamber was introduced
by Councilman c. e. Jordan. The first
section which is the important part of
the ordinance follows:
'"The mayor of the city of Topeka is
hereby authorized and directed to Is
sue a proclamation or notice calling
an election to be held in said city on
April Z, 1908, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the legally qualified voters
of said city a proposition to vote bonds
not to exceed the sum of 200 for the
purpose of constructing or extending
the electric light plant Of the said city
of Topeka for the purpose Of supply
ing said city and its inhabitants with
electric light and borrow not to exceed
said sum of $50, 900 to pay therefore;
said bonds shall bear interest not to
exceed per cent per annum and shall
be payable in not more than 80 years
from their date and shall be issued in
denominations of not to exceed 81, 000.'