The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10


less than a months time at this place
When the guests are there for over 6
month the house is a rooming house
and they are not bound to obey the
Y NJ z. A. was approached by CHIEF
Wilmarth
As a general rule this building is
occupied by permanent roomers but
there are large number of railroad
boys VINO come and go. They admit
ted the keeping of guests less than
one month and gladly permitted
themselves to come under the new
fire escape laws = The Central Y. NJ.
G. a is not transient house having
rooms rented permanently to the
members. However, they have one
room on the second floor next to the
street where a wayward fellow might
hang his hat and clothes. It is not
thought that this one daltion
room will place them in the hotel
class.
The hotels in the city are obeying the
new laws In fine shape. All of them have
either installed their rope fire escapes in
the rooms or else they have ordered them
installed and they are under construction.
west is in excellent condition for the en-
tertainment of large numbers of guests
as FAR as the fire escape and prevention
laws are being carried out. Chief Will
marth and his corps of men who are in
Vestigat1ng the conditions in the city are
taking the greatest care in regulating the
laws and placing the city in good condi-
one good and the late fires res with their
disastrous results have affected the state
and thus the city laws.
"Oh, have mighty good joke on the
newspaper boys, said Councilman Stanley
to the officials at the city hall the other
day-"they have been roasting about
letting this ordinance reducing the age of
an automobile driver to IS years and
the mayor was going to veto it all the
time" and the good natured councilman
shook with laughter
why don't you tell them about it," sug-
gested City Attorney Ralston.
No, let them find it out and then see
able gentleman from the Sixth ward
1t might be mentioned that the news
paper boys" knew that the mayor was go
order to place the joke on the councilman
who has ''railroaded'' the matter through
so finely to his own brilliant satisfac-
report started around the city hall the
other day that if the street naming pro-
position was decided in favor of the people
by Judge Dana all of the ordinances in
ce nf P0oH rel 70 Iae he vofd
and the city would be put to an immense
expense in order to settle the deeds, the
transfer. etc. The report was under full
steam and was travelling fast until the
city attorney heard the approaching foot
steps and it fell with a thud. Mr. Ralston
did not see the footsteps in the sand until
this morning and it was a disappointed
reporter who heard his opinion after a
wild-eyed chase to his office on the third
floor.
THE decision by Judge Dana will only
affect the ordinance over which the trou
Bile occurred" Informed the wise attor
ney. "All of the other or6Aiances-even
the ones passed a few nights before the
troublesome ordinance will continue to be
in effect
There is chance, however. of the
property owners rising up in rebellion and
asking for the old original names in which
case the same decision would have to be
repeated under the pursuance of the law.
But take for instance the new street
names on the east side-the people. are
well satisfied with them and no complaint
whatever is heard. In fact it is a novelty
to live on Blank street a while after hav
inEt lived on Doodads street all your life
and still not move the house.
ct don't think the people as a whole on
the east side were dissatisfied with the
work of the spiIway," said City Engineer
Rogers this afternoon 'Of course there
are always few who protest and say
that it did not carry off the water as it
should but when they stop and realize
that this recent flood was the cause of
the Shunganunga and not Biddle creek
they will say that the spillway was in no
way responsible for the flood conditions
In fact the spillway took away the water
much faster than could have been done
otherwise and it worked smoothly,