The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07

! superintendent So 80
! engineer -----------------..-.----- 100
4 trfnners at s57. 80. go 90
| ! nneman $500
s5ss. 80
One of the matters which will par
| ticularly affect the people al large
which came before the council. was a
proposition made by the waterworks
| trustees which would raise the price
| would be billed at As cents per
thousand instead of 40 cents. the
price paid at the present time The
entire schedule viii be raised pro-
a later date 70 sanction the pro-
posal- The matter was put in the
hands of the ways and means COM
mfttee- Before the question comes up
unlikely that some protests Will be
lodged by the consumers of water in
the city Several persons approached
on the subject have expressed them
selves as being opposed TO a measure
of this kind
A report was read from the board
of directors of the Firemen's Relief
association Of a meeting of that or
gauization on September s a. which
appropriations were made for medf-
cines and other necessaries to the ex-
tent of $3.50 The report was ap-
proved by the council
Councilman Stanley introduced a
resolution to have the new patrol
wagon equipped with rubber tires.
for. he asserted. 1t can be heard at
distance of at least six blocks The
ways and means committee
The new motorcycle ordinance
drawn up by Councilman Simpson
was presented before the council and
put into the hands of the judiciary
committee for further consideration
The ordinance does not differ ma
teriaIiy from the automobile ordi-
conspicuously is the fact that the
age limit does not figure in the
document At a previous meeting OF
the council it was pointed out that
in the city under s years of age, and
there were one or TWO members OF
the body who were of the opinion
that this condition should not exist
that this machine IS fuhy as
dangerous as an automobile, while
other individuals said that the motor
cycles are good dodgers and pointed
out the fact that with 40 OF these
machines in the city not single &C
cfdent had occurred When this
ordinance comes before the council
for final discussion this point Of age
is likely 10 be discussed in lively
fashion
An ordinance was passed permit
ting the waterworks department to
money out OF the SINKING
fund to the extent of S2O,167-50 for
the purpose of investing it in the
general Improvement bonds OF the
city This idea is generally looked
upon with favor as the interest on
the amount will go towards helping
to pay off the cfty's bonded in
debtedneSs.
\ petition was read asking the |
council to create a benefit district Tor |
the purpose of opening and extending
Lincoln street from the south me OF
Byron street TO the north line OF
Euclid avenue. The petition was put
in the hands OF the streets and walks
committee
Another petition asked the council |
to create a park benefit district in or
der to secure funds for the purchase
of a portion of the EImhurst ad- |
dition for park purposes Without /
discussion the matter was referred to !
committee on streets and walks
Councilman Fraser in speaking of
the new garbage plant said that 1t
would probably be impossible to get
things in operation by the first of the /
year as it would not be wise to rush I
into matters. The idea is to look 1
into the different systems of garbage |
disposal with the view of procuring 4
for Topeka the best and most up-to-
date plant on the market In |
Spokane Wash, thousand dollars a !
week is made in profits The idea of
the council however. is simply to pay /
expenses Paper. refuse from bust /
ness houses and all kinds of garbage /
will be disposed of by the plant
City Clerk Burge was granted a !
two weeks leave of absence This !
vacation is well deserved as Mr.. /
Burga has been working strenuously /
this summer during the hot weather
while others were off enjoying out
ings
After the meeting had adjourned
Chief of Police Eaton, the subject
having been brought up by the rain
and the fact that today is circus day, /
told Of his having as boy run off