The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-19

Section of the ordinance provided
for the material from which the gas
pipes shall be made. In the last
month or SO any number of leaks have
been found over the city and the
leaks have been caused directly by the
poor workmanship or the poor quality
of the pipes. This new ordinance
will make it a misdemeanor to fur
nish anything but the very best-and d
this shall be free from all defects.
Section will cause another reform
method. 1t shall be a misdemeanor
for any one to operate heating
apparatus or stove of any kind without
a flue leading out doors. This Will
cause a sensation in the city because
at the present time there are thous-
ands of people who have these little
insignificant stoves which are sup
posed to stand in the room at any
place and any time without outside
connections of any kind. This has
been the cause of a number OF accl-
dents and in a few caSes-deaths.
The whole ordinance is big step
in the right direction and will lessen
the fire loss in the city of Topeka to
a very great extent.
A communication was received from
w. Walton who recently suffered the
loss of a barn and hack in North To-
peka. Mr.. Walton asked the council
to allow him the use of the old hack
license which is still in date to place
upon a little single horse express wagon
that he intends to use on the streets of
the city. 1t was granted.
Having gained reputation for their
generosity in the tuberculosis exhibit
the city council was besieged by an
other petition last night asking for city
funds. The G, A. R. asked that the
council donate them a certain sum to
help them out in their memorial day
exercises on May 80. This is an early
request but the old soldiers realize the
snail like travel of a bill for money.
The matter was referred to the ways
and means committee,
A petition over a yard in length with
200 signers found it's wav to the coun-
ell and came for the purpose of in
creasing the interest for a bridge
across the Shunganunga on Fillmore
street between Twenty-first and Twen-
ty-second streets. A bridge across the
creek at this point would be a handy
thing for the residents of this district.
It would have done the cigarette
smokers good to have been at the
meeting of the city council last night
because the merits and demerits of the
little white stick were discussed as
freely as if the city council was a
medical board.
The leader of the cigarette cause was
General ]. w. F. Hughes, who made
several ten and fifteen minute talks
before the council in his Characteristic
oratorical style.
The whole matter started innocently
and ended in a joke. Councilman H. b.
who has raised a big howl
against smoking in the council cham
Der when the mayor himself was sur
rounded by a cloud, introduce a resolu-
ton ordering the city attorney to draw
up an ordinance In accordance with the
state law which prohibits the sale OF
AS soon as the resolution
was read Councilman Horn arose and
fought it with all his might-while a
series of twinkles leaked out of the
corner of his big good natured eyes.
Then Alderman Lannan jumped to his
feet and asked that the whole affair be
to the committee on health
law was as bad as the primary laws
and still Smarting under their pressure
he asked that the matter be sidetrack-
ed in this manner thus killing it.
Councilman Jordan explained the
fight Of Mr.. Horn, telling the council
men that Mr.. Horn did not intend to
be in the council many more weeks and
he was attempting to get some fun out
Of the members before he left Mr.
Jordan lined Mr.. Horn UP against the
wall and exposed the whole play-and
with grin running from ear to ear
and his whole frame shaking with sub
dued laughs Mr.. Horn got on his feet
and admitted the plot, saying that he
was longing to hear a burst of oratory
from the councilmen once more-a1lN
he did-because at that very minute
Councilman-General J. w. F. Hughes
loaded his guns and touching the fuse
he flew General Hughes said in part:
Gentlemen, have been smoking
cigarettes AZ years and can't see where
here are any of my feet in the grave
and he swelled out his massive chesD.
contend that the homemade cigarette
Is rolled here in this council room by
myself IS not Injurious to the man. The
most eminent physicians in the world,
Who is an EngliShman. declares IN his
lrticles that the homemade cigarette is
lot harmful in any manner. I will ad-
nit that the manufactured sticks are
bad for man because they are doped
md give a soothing effect but there isn't
| councilman in this room whoever saw
ne use manufactured cigarette"
Then General Hughes jumped on to
he law passed by the legislature. He
aid;
This Internal, dinky. goodfornothing
aw passed over there is unconstitution-
i aod will NOT hold sffa