The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16

election but from all reports it viii
not be ready for the election itself
which occurs on the first OF April The
machines are not nearly completed
and the people are not ready 10 use
them As the city clerk said this
mOruIug-the people OF Topeka are
proposition and they would bull the
election in trying TO learn There are
very few cities where the voting ma
chine has not been IncapacIIated in
some way or other and a bunch Of
election blanks had TO De printed in
haste TO continue the voting Topeka
VIII have the regular election blanks
on hand al the time regardless of a
voting machine situation and there is
no fear Of i vote famine
An amusing incident happened in
front Of the city nall this morning
This is dog tax time and the city OFF,
cials are trying their best to attract
the attention Of the dog owners and
warn them Of the coming slaughter
which VIII take place after April 1 If
the taxes are not paid 4 big sign is
out in front Of the city hall reading
Pay your dog tax here-at once" ;"
This morning 4 young lady came by
the haI carrying a small SaCcheI and
followed by a little dog dressed in
sweaters and Iegg1ugs. All was bright
and happy until she caught sight Of
the sign and bending down she called
IN q ShrIU voice 20 the little pup and
opening the satcheI she gave a beckon-
Ing sign and the canine Ieaped into
the opening and the satcheI was
closed The lady threw up her head
and walked down the street as Il the
dog catcher was twenty miles away
The city council viii have to create an
ordinance examining grips and suit
cases
Through the efforts of Mayor William
Green and several OF the Topeka busi-
hi
legislature today providing for the right
o. first class cities 10 create benefit dis
trtcts in their business sections for the
purpose OF Installing q high pressure
water system
Since the two disastrous fires In this
city the eyes Of the city officials and
business men have been opened to the
fact that II there is anything in the
world the fire department needs it IS
an addition 70 the equipment or an I'M
prOvemeut TO the water supply To-
pelkz Is as We'll eQuipped in fire fighting
apparatus and water supply as any city
Of its size in the United States but II
has been proven that there IS some
thing better on the market and If a
benefit district can be created in the
business district the business men are
all IN favor OF installing the high pres
sure main and allow the taxes TO faI
upon them
II this new law passes the legislature
Il win be 4 applicable TO any other city
as vel as topeka and the SoIonS OF
ether cities have been comforting with
the committee from Topeka promising
their support and their push
The fact that such a law Is passed
does not mean that Topeka viii com
ueuce on a new system at once because
the matter il yet IN its infancy but ii
means that Il the city officials desire
such q water supply they can mako
their benefit district and tax the bust
ness men for the protection II IS an
Important measure to all the cities IL
the state which are included under the
first class ruling
City Engineer Rogers Is filing the
I Cirv hall with smoke today on ac-
count of the tests he Is making IN the
laboratories with new pavement dIIers
and mixtures The city engineer is
one Of those men who does not be-
/ lisve IN accepting a pavement until
/ he has tested It thoroughly in his