The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10

shute and delivered to this overwork-
ed body.
An ordinance relating to the salaries
1 or compensation of the city officers and
| employees at the police department was
| handed to the council by Alderman
Stanley last evening. This ordinance
will allow the police judge $3.50 a
| sergeants or assistants to chief and
plain clothes men 5000 year: police
| men, jailers, patrol wagon drivers in
class "A" $3.50 a year: The same as
same in class &C. $500 a year The
| prison guard to receive $3.50 year
and the police matron $500 annually.
| This ordinance was made to coincide
| 1t was referred to the ways and means
committee.
Chief of Police Eaton has had
hard time trying to convict people who
insist upon living together without
license. The city councilmen were
Mortified to learn last night that they
had no ordinance that would cover
such a state of affairs and as a remedy
an ordinance was introduced.
The city council acted last night as
though they were going to let the new
Rogers street sign system slip through
their hands. The street commissioner
was ordered to renew all broken signs
in the city and prepare new signs for
the new streets recently named by the
council. Through the suggestion of
General Hughes it was decided to
have all Of the signs of a uniform size
and in uniform system of lettering.
In talking with a State Journal report
er last night several of the councilmen
said they were in favor of the new curb
sign invented by the city engineer. but
they did not think that it would be adj
visable for the city to attempt to take
up curbings all over the city at the
present time for the purpose of INSTALL
ing these signs. However all of the
new pavement contracts this year Will
include the new OxOdiZed sign for the
curbings and along Kansas avenue and
through several of the principal streets
these new signs will be used The old
time wood signs are now in use and
those that are broken or dilapidated
in other ways will be removed by the
street commissioner at once.
A new one was hung on the coun-
Gil last night A little insignificant bill
came to the city dads asking that. the
city engineer prepare plans. specifica-
lions and estimates for the installation
of an elevator in the city building.
Those who have to walk UP these three |
tall stories every day are evidently |
growing tired of the long stretch of
stairways and they seek a new course. |
The plan seemed to please the council |
and they allowed the bill to sneak on |
through. The council is getting the i'm
provement fever.
A long ordinance relating to alley |
boxes for the purpose of throwing ma !
nure. waste paper, trash and debris of |
all kinds and description was explained |
in these columns not long ago. The |
ordinance had been referred to the |
health and sanitation committee and |
was adopted last night Another move |
toward the cleaning of the city. The |
committee on health and sanitation |
should now get busy on tuberculosis |
preventives.
The mayor informed the council last |
night that he had appointed J.. n. |
Matthews as special policeman. He |
will do night work at the National ho- |
tel and he is under no expense to the |
city The appointment was approved !
audibly.