The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27
TRIM THE TREES.
Order Has Gone forth From
the City Hall.
Necessary in Order to SHave the
Lights Shine"
NOTIFY CONTRACTORS.
Will Be Granted No Extension
on PavingS.
Dirt Haulers May Be Fined for
CarelesSneSS.
NOTIFY CONTRACTORS.

There has been some opposition to
the proposal of Councilman H. B. How
ard that the city should furnish cleo
trical power during the day for COM
mercial enterprises in order to pay for
the new plant, the contention being that
the 900 intersections of the city should
first be illuminated The 400 some odd
lights which have been installed since
the erection of the new plant as it Is,
in many cases are not as effective as they
should be on account of the fact that
the trees along numerous thorough
fares have been allowed to grow at ran
dom until the electric lights have been
almost completely obscured. In Ger
tain portions of the city, in 1act, IL is
impossible to drive without coming In
contact with the low hanging branches
of the trees. One of the councllmen
is proposing to introduce a resolution
which will compel property owners TO
correct this condition by getting busy
with the pruning knife. There is. how
ever, an ordinance which covers TINS
point and If it were enforced a resolq
ton would hardly be necessary. 1t
reads in part:
1T is hereby made the duty of the
owner of any premises abutt1ng on any
street of this city, to cut ana trim an
trees or shrubbery growing in the
parkings between the sidewalks ana
driveways of the streets, and all trees
shrubbery on any part OF salo
premises, and adjacent to the SIDE
walks and streets. in such manner that
the boughs and limbs thereof shall not
obstruct free and convenient travel
along the sidewalks and streets
ANY occupant or owner who shali
fail, refuse or neglect to cut and trim
trees and shrubbery as herein before
provided, after receiving five days no
tice from the city authorities to 90 So
shall be deemed guilty of a mlsde-
meanOr and upon conviction Thereon
81 more than
$25; and each and every day that SAID
owner or occupant shall fail, refuse or
neglect to cut or trim said trees OF
shrubbery after the expiration of said
five days notice. shall be separate
and distinct offenses punishable IN the
same manner as herein provided.
City Clerk Burge today presented
the paving contractors with a polite
but pointed note to the effect that no
extension of time will be granted in
case these gentlemen fail to complete
their work by the dates stipulated in
the contracts The resolution which
the council passed Monday au-
thorizing the city fclerk to send out
such information has apparently al
ready been conclusive of results. Con-
tractor GilfilIin has two gangs of eight
or nine men each hard at work lay
ing bricks. The contractors, however,
say they are being retarded somewhat
on account of their inability to Sc
cure competent -DFlChidyOAS. %1AAONAAO.
drawback is that every day small
quantities of bricks are being con-
demned by the inspectors. The brick
coming in at the present is said to
be a better quality than that for
merly received.
In hauling away dirt from the ex-
cavation in connection with the new
Mills building to the Shunganunga
between Kansas and Topeka avenues
nj the drivers nave |
been careless about leaving their gates
open and consequently a trail of sticky |
clay has been left behind. This has |
been flattened out over the pavements
by the traffic and has. put the streets |
in bad condition. Three times during |
the last week has the street sweeper |
been at work on Kansas avenue, and |
Tenth avenue, cleaning up this trail |
of mud. Last night Street Commits |
sioner Snyder warned the drivers that |
they were violating a city ordinance,
and if they continued in so doing it |
would be necessary for them to tell |
why in court. Violators of the or
dinance are subject to fine of not
less than SO nor more than $25.
HaulerS of rock for the various |
buildings which are going up in the |
city have been offenders of the law |
also recently on account of allow
ing building stone to drop from their
wagons without taking the trouble to
pick them up. If they are not imme-
diately picked up they become
source of great danger to the auto
mo bilists-especially to those who
break the speed limit.