The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-27

masses. If the commissioners pass an
ordinance or a resolution of some kind
that the general public does not like
they can get together, present gen.
eral petition and the commissioners
will take it all back They have no
authority TO act against the general
will Of the people and this is a law that
will undoubtedly meet with general
new laws 4. 1.-The referendum" This
is nothing new but simply an APP
prevail
City Attorney Dreaming is working
mission plans together with a few 9th
ers from other cities and they will
prepare a commission bill that will be
presented to the legislature and viii
and will satisfy the people. Then the
pet plans of the indulgent Topeka
mayor will be presented to him with
everybody's approval
If Topeka wants the commission
form of government she can petition
for it at the spring election and 1t will
be put into effect one year from April.
It's up to the people.
The smallpox scare has dropped
down behind the horizon and those
who were Quarantined are doing nice
ly only waiting for the time when the
the door and hung in the nursery as
a souvenir. The few cases reported
recently have been examined by
the city physician and found to- be
harmless. There is case Of diph-
iberia reported this morning-M.
iberia at NJ. Murphy. $50 Madison street
and that is all that has happened.
The quarantined horses in North To-
peka mentioned by the humane Off
Ger have been fed and watered and
they are comfortable now. The
general condition of the city is i'm
proving with every hour and there is
positively no fear among the school
children of the smallpox spread.
Another birth drouth has been re-
ported to the sanitary sergeant in the
office of the city physician and only
two births hold the record for this
week. The committee for the purpose
of pushing the birth report bill in the
legislature should make the feathers
fly and swell the records. If this is
not done the death rate in Topeka will
double the birth rate and the city Will
look like a sieged burg of the olden
times. The births reported this week
are: To Mr.. and Mrs 7. p Hest, $50
Branner. girl: TO Mr. and Mrs. V. A
Ellis, 1913 Park avenue, boy.
The Leach company of Chicago. the
company that received the electric
light bonds from the city Of Topeka,
have written to the city clerk asking
for a complete set of rules OF the city
council meetings, q sample OF the
bonds all signed and attested, copy
of the ordinance signed several differ
ent times and any number of other
things in reference to their bond pur-
chase and the city as a whole. It fs
the opinion of the city officials that the
attorneys for bond companies have to
live by some manner and means and
they have submitted to the red tape.
The city clerk wishes to announce
that the dog licenses can be paid at
this time and the limit for payment is
April l. There are about 5000 dogs
in the city and only Is have been reg
istered. The dog catcher will soon
load his gun and make the usual de-
mands upon the canine owners for
their licenses. The city clerk does
not expect the women to register their
pets until the last day of March be-
cause they always have a sneakin' idea
that the dog will die, but the men now
have a good chance and a clear field
for Il haSty payment