The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-05
Mayor Treated to Surprise by
City Officers.
Discussion Used as a Blind tt
Real Issue.
LED THE FIGHT.
City Attorney Called i'm for His
Opinion.
He Bewilders City Executive
With Presentation Speech.

One of the best meetings in the his
tory of the city council of Topeka was
held in the council chamber last night.
There was no strife and hard feeling,
no yelling and f'four-f1ushing" no ap-
plause from the understanding last
night, but the very best of harmony in
ideas, the kindest of feeling and the
welfare of the city was at the heart
of every councilman. Even the street
naming question went through the
council last night on an unanimous
vote and everything went as smooth
as clockwork
Last night after the routine work
was finished and the huge pile of Off
cial papers and documents had been
diminished to two or three little
struggling sheets of innocent looking
resolutions the city clerk handed to
Reader Ralston a small typewriter
sheet for the final reading Time had
been flying so swiftly and the harmony
mad been SO soothing that the alder
men sat back in their chairs and
smoked while the small sheet was re-
ceiv1ng the customary butchering The
hrst part of the resolution was in the
regular form, but suddenly it develop
ed that the resolution called for a halt
in the pavement expenditure of the
city and 1t was drawn up by none 9TH
ST LAdu the chairman the ways ana
means committee, Alderman c. w.
Horn. Mayor Green sat up in his
chair as if pierced by a poisoned ar
row from the city attorney and the
counc1lmen all Strengthened up and
briStled for the fight When the bomb
had been exploded and the first smoke
had risen above the heads of the coun-
cilmen, Councilman Jordan, the Ches-
terheld of the council. rose from his
chair and his eyes flashed fire Mayor
wa hi writ ia%xy frDVs
he also was feeling the fighting fever
creep over him because it is the mayor
who has given Topeka so much pave
ment and favored so many plans for
the Improvement of the city.
Mr.. Jordan took one long glance at
the author of the resolution, Mr.. Horn
then he loaded the gun and pulled the
trigger. The result was a complete
bombardment of the Horn castle and
when he sat down it was with the feel
ing that he had done his duty to his
country by discriminating an obstruc-
ZIONIST But the sturdy Mr.. Horn was
not going to let his walls remain de-
fense1ess against the cam onading and
he returned a broadside to the North
side man that almost suggested an
even fight. He even mentioned that
the city had gone too far in purchas-
Ing a pop-wagon for the chief of DO
lice when he had a pony that would
go twice as fast. Councilman Tandy
the old reliable Tandy, then drew up
his guns and cleared his deck. He
gave three long hard lasting shots and
dropped his sails to watch for results
Then Mr.. Jordan gained possession of
the floor again. He had reloaded by
this time and let loose every gun he
had on the plucky Mr.. Horn. All of
this time Mayor Green was Tuning in
his chair and the flashes of anger and
surprise could be seen to issue from
his lamps" as the railroader would
say Mr.. Green is stern believer in
order in the council and he strongly
dislikes the personal thrusts that are