The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-01


| 270,0ee brick hauled, % loads OF Iumpel
| hauled, and 4 loads of iron, ~ tree
| were grubbed up or cut down, new
wagon bridge built. S62 new foot cross
ings repaired, 331 foot crossings replac-
ed, 68 new drain boxes made ane
| placed, and 1877 drain boxes repaired
In addition to this. 1850 square yards
of asphalt was laid
The cost of all this work is another
| important matter with the taxpayer
| In speaking of the cost MI. Snyder
said: I'VE have tried to keep all ex-
/ penditures at a minimum All labor
| has been employed on the basis of the
| applicants fitness and his willingness
1 to give the city full value for what he
| received. The interests of the taxpay-
ers as well as those OF the laoorers
were kept constantly before u.s.. To this
| end we did our best to make every dol
| lar spent by the city whether for Ia
/ Dor or material bring 100 cents IN re-
| turn"
The expenses were:
Labor -. -. .....- .-........ S29, 344 81
| Material ......... .....-.- z,5o4-f6
Total - ........ -. .$81, 72s. IS
Three hundred forty-five dollars and
| thirty-nine cents was returned to the
city treasurer from the construction of
partnership bridges, leaving net eX-
penditure of the department Cor the
year amount to $31 ,381.29.
Street Commissioner Snyder is I'M
doubtedly in favor of the frequent ac-
lions of the city council in trying to
take a slice out of the expenses con-
nected with his department. He says;
"A debt of gratitude is due them for
the painstaking Investigations they
have always made with reference to all
matters effecting the department which
were brought before the council. Thelr
business-like methods cannot fail to
gain the highest confidence of every
loyal. Citizen
AS a final shot to those who may
have tried to slip the wool over his
eyes and get men on the street force
for political reasons Mr.. Snyder says:
by their policy of noninterference
the mayor and council have enabled me
to employ the most efficient help OBJ
tainable.'
City Hall Custodian J. S. Weir is
the happiest man in the building to-
day. Yesterday was his seventy-ffth
healthy as when he was but a quar-
ter of a century old instead of three
quarters of a century. His relatives
have have been giving him big cele-
close proximity of the Fourth of July
have they failed to rouse the town.
Mr.. Weir is good old man.
The old soldiers who conduct buck |
ster wagons in the city are exempt |
from the payment of licenses but they |
must apply to the city license collector |
for their tag. Mr.. Mattingly, the in
old soldier preference law will not |
give a man his freedom if the police |
find him without the license tag. The |
old soldiers have but four more days |
to procure their free tags.
The meeting of the gas and electric |
light committee fizzled last night. !
They met for the purpose of passing |
al tool In
spector ordinance and they found the |
ordinance to be in such poor shape |
that they referred back to the begin |
ming for new draft There are |
number of strong enemies to this ordi- |
nance and they are going to put up |
hot fight. It is known that the Com |
mercial club is behind the ordinance
and will recommend it's passage. It |
club is unable to tear the economical |
principles away from the hands of the |
city administration.
When the streets and walks commit |
tee of the city council meet Friday
I light they will not only be confronted |
with one OF the real big gallery lobby
propositions of the year but they will
have tussle among their own mem |
hers. The age limit in the new auto |
mobile ordinance comes up before this !
committee of which w. G. Tandy is |
chairman This proposition was decided
ter an amendment by Councilman Stan |
ley who has always been against the |
sge limit IS It now stands at Is years. |
It is not known what the committee |
will do. If they stand by their votes |
the motion Of Mr.. Stanley asking for a |
Is year old limit will drop by the way |
side. II some OF the members flop on |
account of the recent protests sent out |
by the automobile drivers it is liable |
to pass. But the general sentiment |
among the committeeman is that the |
will not hold water. The |
is passed and is now in effect. |
The automobile men are signing up but |
their protests are dying out. However,
when the committee meets Friday night |
they will find a good sized gas buggy
lobby watching their actions. There are
is mighty hot weather to discuss them
Today and tomorrow the automobilei
board of examiners is in session at the /
city hall. The negligent autoiSts who
have not procured licenses to drive on
the streets will take this chance to pro
cure them-after Saturday the police
driving without authority from the city.
Arrests viii be made and the guilty
parties fined to the limit of the ordin-
3nce. About ESQ drivers out of q pos
sibIe 500 have signed Up.
The claims ard accounts committees
Inder che craftsmanship of Councilman
:. e. Jordan, will meet Friday after
loon at 2:30. They have number of
;1ty bills and salaries to approve.
Another Prescription.
The middle-aged man who was Civ
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