The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-12

these men. DR.. d. M. Campbell, city
milk inspector, viii probably take the
most conspicuous part on account OF
the many medical meetings. He Will
talk before the state veterinarians to-
morrow on The Use of CatharyicS in
Veterinary Practice" While the clinics
are in session DIR. Campbell viii treat
free of charge any of the smaller ami
mails that are brought to him. If your
| dog has consumption, if your cat has
the infiammatory rheumatism, if your
pet rabbits have lumbago or If any
| thing imaginable is affecting the small
er animals of the nation. DR.. Campbell
will be glad to cure them. Even the
torture of tedious operations will be
conducted with pleasure and without
charge. Here is chance for the lives
Of Topeka pets.
The streets and walks committee of
c. E. Jordan, and Councilmen Tandy,
Lannan, Blakeley. Fraser and Stanley
passed their final action on the new
paving for Topeka in 1909. 1t was
most important meeting and resulted
| in the finishing of 6111 blocks of pave
ment for this city this year. AT this
time next year Topeka will have over
miles of new paVement-a record that
any city of any size would be proud of.
There was only one petition last night
that was not approved by the commit
tee-this one being the petition to pave
Van Buren, from the south line of Six
There has been considerable trouble
about this street and the only real OBJ
| lection of the year came to, the council
| from the people living on this street who
did not wish to have their street paved
on account of the heavy sewer taxes
that were pending at the present time.
| City Engineer Rogers summed up the
killing of the report when he gave his
ideas of the proposition to the commit
| tee. In the first place there is no Six
| tenth and Seventeenth street, crossing
Van Buren,. 1t is possible that the res
| idents meant Huntington and Euclid
! avenues. In the second place there is
| 800 front feet abutting on Van Buren,
street in the block between Huntington
and Euclid avenues. 1t is necessary that
| 450 feet be signed up for in order to
grant the petition. There was but 1926
| feet unsigned, Then there was a re-
quest for withdrawal which amounted
| to so feet. In addition to this the school
| board of the city signed up for 100 feet:
1 1t was very poor work on the part of
| the school board. The signature was
far from being official A few lead PEN
| ell marks said something about the
school board signing the petition. 1t
should have been signed by the presi-
dent and atteSted by the clerk but 1t
was really very poor exhibition OF Of
! fetal authority to appear before the city
council and although CHS did not cause
the killing of the petition last night the
Isignature was looked upon with more
or less suspicion. AS a final fault
there was one signature for 50 teet that
was unknown to anyone. The petition
was a failure in every respect and the
people residing in this district Will have
to make another effort next year
| There was another petition that did
| not pass the committee last night but
| it was not the fault of the people or
| the district. 1t referred to a stretch
| on East Sixth street but on account
| of the question as to whether or not
| a drainage district will be advised in
/ this place the petition was held over.
| If the people decide that they want
a drainage district here it will be
paved.
The petitions that were passed last
! night covered the territory extending
from the west line of Clay street to
! from the south line of Huntoon to the
south line of Thirteenth on Mulvane-
! Topeka Will have 81 II new blocks
! of paving next year and the city will
| only have to stand for 35 intersec-
lions. This is a very profitable I'M
| dertaking.
The following is the first of a series
of campaign poems written by City
| Engineer Rogers:
'aTis not to the sound of the rolling
! drum,
Nor the rafting trumpet's note.
| That pilots the faithful head of the
house,
To the booth to cast his vote.
But the admonition of the good wife,
| With thoughts of her handy broom,
| To vote for Ralston the flour of her
choice,