The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-05

night because before the adjournment
II was decided that DR.. Campbell
should nave an assistant with a sal
ary not 70 exceed $50 per month.
Inc mix inspector has been working
TOR this assistant for some time and
the city officials have seen the benefit
anu Wen CHOSEN course and the result
was satisfactory. When the assistant
Is installed In the office it will be pos
slble for DR.. Campbell to be out
among the diaries most of the time
and make thorough tests while the
assistant can remain in the office at
the CITY nan and entertain those who
are ordered s'up on the carpet and
keep the milk testing rotaries in rum
nlng order. DR.. Campbell has made
w sione tft progress in the county
spector and he has caused many a
m1ikman to rely upon the cow
rather than the windmill for milk.
In addition to the city receipts as
reported by the State Journal last
night the remittance of the food in
spector and license collector was re-
ported to the honorable mayor and
the city $182.89 richer and the latter
turned in the magnificent sum of
$741-6O. All of this to the intense
gratihcat1on of the city treasurer, who
WORKS IN his Office day after day try
ing to make pneumatic exhibits with
the crisp paper bills and sand the
course or the slippery drain from the
treasury.
The American Bonding company
sent an officially sealed and worded
letter to the council giving thei hearty
glad hand to the support of the repu-
tatlon of Henry D. Smith, who is act
ing as jailer at the city prison. The
bond used for this purpose amounts
to $500 and is put up by the jailers in
case they would take notion to make
with ME Ia r.
Gus plain DRINKS and common happy
dfsorderlies. The same company also
vouched for the general good be-
havior of Henry F. Buchholz, who is
moving houses in this city. He only
needs bond of $500, but the company
presented $1,000 proposition to the
council in their official letter which
will make Mr. Buchholz receive a
double pardon from the council. These
two bonds together with the big $25,-
900 bond from the Capital National
bank will leave the city in very safe
condition for a number of moons.
Horace Macferran sent a request to !
the council asking that he have the |
honorable privilege of connecting lots
1876 to LA on Lane street with the |
sewer. He sent ten dollars as a |
voucher for his good Intentions and |
the council accepted all with thanks |
and the sewer will be punctured with |
out any further trouble and red tape. |
The last paving petitions for the year |
were received by the city council last /
night and referred. This will close the |
paving business for the next year and |
as soon as the streets and walks COM |
mittee and the city engineer can finish |
their reports the contracts will be let |
and the work commenced when the |
spring makes it entrance on the calen- |
dar. Counting all of the petitions
granted CAL ~ and the petitions in the
hands of the city engineer and streets
have IS new blocks of pavement for !,
the year 1909. This is marvellous
record for city of the size of Topeka
to accomplish. And in all this paving
the city will have less than one-half
an intersection per block.
The board of waterworks. trustees
asked the council last night that $12,-
500 of the general Improvement funds
be retained or purchased for the sink
ng fund of the water department. For
merly the sinking fund was per cent
IF the bonded Indebtedness of the
water depa rtment.sf The council refer
red the matter for recommendation
A communication was sent to the
city council last night from the w. j.
Realty, Loan & Invest
nent company asking that they be
given the privilege of installing new
system of street signs over the city. |;
rhe signs are to set on a steel pole
hem this company will hang another
sign 10x14 for the use of their adver-
Using. The company promises to in
;tall the posts and maintain them free
If charge to the city. There are about
700 corners for signs in the city and
he company believes that the adver-
isement will cost them about $4,000. |.
They told of the advantage of their
igns in the communication and asked
hat the city give their proposition due
consideration. The streets and walks
committee will have the first report to
make on the matter.
The street naming proposition came
Up as scheduled last night but there
vas no battle and no sparks. The spe-
ial committee for the purpose was dis
harged on the motion of Councilman
stanley and the whole matter turned
'ver to the streets and walks commit [
zee again. The city attorney was in {
tructed to draw up an ordinance ]
hanging the names of the streets de-
ided upon some time ago but the
treets in the Great Southwest are as
,ad as ever.
Another Improvement for the North
ide. Councilman c. E. Jordan intro
Iuced a resolution last night instruct
ng the city engineer to furnish plans
md estimates for the installation of