The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-01

are going on, bonds are being issued
and expenditures are being made, is
monumental Undertaking. But they
are In excellent condition and the
auditors were greatly pleased over
their accessibility.
City Attorney Dreaming breaks up
city housekeeping the end of this
week and he will move all of his Office
furniture over to his magnificent new
office at 623 Kansas avenue the first
of next week. The city attorney has
large private library, a big roller
top desk, chairs and pictures in his
city Office at the city hall and he will
take them all with him. 1t must be
remembered that all the city furnishes
to it's attorney is ten boxes of matches,
Mr.. Dreaming states emphaticaiiy that
he will never run for city office
again and he seems glad to get back
into private life and in his own legal
sphere. He has case pending out in
western Kansas already and he will
continue to make Topeka his head
quarters. Mr.. Dreaming has been city
attorney for Topeka four years, during
which time he has fought the best at
torneyS in the state and all of the big
legal troubles for Topeka have been
won through his hard work. During
this time he has acquainted w. c.
Ralston, the new incumbent, with
every case pending against the city.
A woman living on Polk street call
ed up the city engineer. John Rogers,
this morning and said:
There are a bunch of people here
with paving petition and they want
me to sign it. And what do you think
they want that nasty old second grade
paving. What shall I do?"
at is altogether too late for petit
tions," said the city engineer, your
street will have the first grade as you
wish"
''Oh. am so glad cried the woman.
st am going right in and tell them to
tear up their old petition"
1t is too late for paving petitions at
this time because the contract has been
let and the paving will commence at
once.
Here is a matter that should be
needed by all people concerned. Every
day a number of people come to the
their houses with the Martin & Dennis
sewer. 1t must be remembered that
the Martin e Dennis sewer is still in
the hands of the contractors and has
not been turned over to the city of To-
peka. Until it is turned over to the
city permits for it's tapping cannot be
issued.
1t will be a safe matter for the city
to allow the Kaw Paving company to
with asphaltic concrete because the
bond presented by the company holds
the company responsible until the work
is finished. And then there is extra
bond for royalties and the like and the
city will not pay any attention to any
suit brought against the paving. In
this case it will fall upon the paving
company and the expenses-if any to
the city-Will be taken out of the bond.
The work on the Martin & Dennis
sewer is progressing rapidly under the
bond company. Burke & Durbin of In
diana The city engineer said this
that he was pleased with the
manner in which these men have taken
up the work and expected to see it
before the specified time One
of ex-governor of Indiana, of the same
name. This ex-governor is an official
of the surety and bond company doing
the work on the sewer.
Dog registration closed yesterday and
the two and seven dollar delinquents
are coming in today. There were 1853
males and 134 female dogs registered
with the city clerk and paid to the city
treasury. On the last day of registra-
ton $40 was taken in by the city
treasurer. Last year 1891 was accepted.
There We're 178 more dogs registered last
year than this or total of 1866. This
year only 1,6S7 CANNES had their names
written on the books. Mayor Green at
tributes the loss to the fact that there
are so many poor people out of work
in the city this year. They have their
dogs and would like to keep them but
they cannot stand the fees-thus they
risk the gun of the dog catcher. Will
Jam Core, the dog catcher, started out
with his pocket cannon today and he
will open fire as fast as he detects a
tagless dog.