The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07

other paper every home in Topeka
and that the news as it is presented
from day to day is accurate and truth
full
Several of the councilmen said after
the contract had been awarded: well
most of the people in my ward read the
State Journal and that's why l voted
for it. They want to see the official
proceedings in the paper that they
read
Following the first formal vote a res
olution was passed instructing the city
attorney to prepare contract to be
based on the same terms as provided
for in the contract of last year.
The motion to make the State Jour
nal the official city paper was made by
Councilman Blakely of the Third ward
and seconded by Councilman Stanley of
the Sixth ward.
The supporters of a tight" and
"open" Sunday will clash over the pro-
posed repeal of section 102 of ordinance
2615 which provides against labOring on
Sunday and under the terms of which
the Sunday theaters of Topeka are now
to remain closed. Managers of the the
aterS who were given a severe blow
by the decision of the state supreme
court in upholding the constitutionality
of the ordinance were present in force
at the council last night. Though they
said nothing they remained until the
Sunday labor ordinance had been in
troduced by Councilman Horn and then
quietly walked out. This is the ordin-
ance which they ask to have repealed:
Every person who shall either LABOR
himself, or compel his apprentice, SER
yant or any other person in his charge
or control, to labor or perform any
work other than the household ofnces
of daily necessity, or other works OF
necessity or charity on the first day OF
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be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
on conviction thereof fined in any sum
not less than 81 nor more than SIS for
each offense: Provided, this section
shall not extend to any person who is
a member of any religious society by
whom any other than the first day OF
the week is observed as the Sabbath,
so that he observes such Sabbath.
The judiciary committee was intfust-
ed with the ordinance asking for re-
neal. They will without question rec
ommend against its repeal.The fight will
then be precipitated in the council.
Thus far these counc1imen can be de-
pended upon to be against a repeal
Blakely. Howard, Van Ness, Stanley
and probably Kutz On the other hand
Councilmen Miller and Horn will favor
the repeal. The fight will come in cap
turing votes from among the five un-
named.
1
water rates is what Councilman Horn
demanded last evening when the
| council was asked to authorize the
i schedule providing for a 10 per cent
reduction.
Councilman Lannan thought the re-
| duction should extend to, fiat rate
| users of water also and not meter Gus
| toners only. II think some conten-
! ton will come up on account of it I'M
| less the fiat rate users have a 10 per
| cent reduction said Mr.. Lannan. Its
| discrimination they claim
| Let them put in meters then.
| They have the privilege of getting a
reduction If they put in meters" in
terpolated Stanley.
Councilman Hughes thought that
the water company should pay for the
meters. Its an outrage that the
| water company should compel the
users of water to pay for the measure
! which measures the water sold by the
| department. / think the water. de-
partment should refund@every dollar
as soon as it can for everyone that is
put up for a meter"
1.-The new rates are a great deal