The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-22

7 sistant. while at Kansas City the desks
are full. There is lots of difference
between work and 'show."
The baseball season in Topeka will
be officially opened four weeks from
next Sunday, Marches when the To-
American league team.
City Attorney Drenning to whose
judgment has been submitted the
legality of remaining the streets of
view on the subject He says that he
will look the matter up very carefully
before he gives his verdict.
The Shawnee Medical society will
hold a special meeting at the Throop
hotel this evening at 8 o'clock DR..
the American Medical association,
will meet the members of the Shaw
nee association at this time.
If the city engineer finishes his
| estimates on the "a blocks of pave
ment for the city this year the city
tom orrow night for the purpose of
listening to the figures and preparing
the contracts after the approval.
City Attorney Drenning has advised
the city council to accept the contract
submitted by the Rock Island granting
their right of way to the city for the
Kenwood sewer. The city attorney
said this morning that the contract
was d SOOQ Q0dl DeltGE lHdH COH-
demnation proceedings.
This has been a busy day at the
Office of the city engineer. 1t has
taken man in every sense of the
word to make an entrance into this
busy sanctum today. The final esti-
tracts are being made. Topeka will
spend S15O.0OO for pavement this year
"a marvellous record.
1t has been suggested that blue
grass be planted along the North To-
peka dikes. Blue grass doesn't -four
ish very well in the sand and as a
large portion of the dikes are COM
posed of sand, it has been suggested
that the drainage board could make a
hit by planting watermelon vines.
which thrive in sand.
The first annual meeting of the
postoffice clerks association of this
state will be held at the federal build
ing in Topeka this evening. This is
ed organization and officers will be
chosen. Tonight the clerks will be en-
tertained at the home of Leroy Pow
ell superintendent of delivery.
1t has been reported that the
"Washburn Dramatic club will pre-
sent "The College Chaperones" at the
mistake. The .'washburn Opera
company will perform the above
mentioned stunt The Dramatic club
tion and has no connection with the
opera company.
The people in the College Hill dis
trict who have been petitioning for
the new asphaltic pavement are due
to have a another lemon handed them
before they realize their choice. It
was discovered by the city engineer
this morning that in order to lay this
pavement the local pavement contrac-
tors had to pay royalty to the
originators of the patent. Topeka is
not paying for royalties and the Col
lege Hill residents are liable to find it
necessary to accept the brick after all.
Mayor Green is in favor of giving
the people over the city the kind of
pavement they want. This is all right
if the people know what they want
but in most cases they sign petitions
which read like Greek to them. The
new combination filler invented by the
city engineer is about the best thing
that has been found in pavement cir
cles in many years. 1t has stirred up
the big filler companies but so far has
failed to stir up the people of this city
Give the people what they want and
sand filler would be spread all over
the city-just because it is cheaper.
Masquerade skating party tonight.