The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10

Gus hour on Easter morning when Ne
.rade.
requested in the proper manner They
are planning for Memorial day exer-
cises.
Arrangements have been completed
for the sprinkling of the Melan bridge
this summer, the job going to w. E.
Scotton, who made the lowest bid of
$2O per month. The mayor will enter
into contract with the aforesaid men
toned gentleman at once.
The troublesome milk ordinance has
been referred to a special committee
consisting of Stanley, Blakely and Stan
ley. They will get busy on it at
once and report back to the council
This milk ordinance has been causing
grief and tearing of hair ever since
its suggestion from the milkmen over
the city.
An ordinance passed last night ap-
propriating out of the general reve-
nue. fund and the general improve
ment fund $692.36 for the purpose of
settling the claims against the city for
| the spring election, April g. The cleo
| ton cost more this year on account of
the raise of the salaries of the clerks
and judges. However. the small num-
Der of votes cast cut down the ex-
The ordinance for the widening and
| frightening of Sixteenth street near
| Central park which has been aired
through these columns for four weeks
| finally passed the council last night
and with the appraisers at work the
job will commence very soon.
The tobacco and cigarette ordinance
as passed by the state legislature fin
council
had hard passage even though it
was a first class passenger and the eff
forts of some of the counoilmen to kill
, it have been strenuous and varied
Last night Mr.. Miller objected to it
because it made a man liable to fine if
he allowed a youngster to smoke on
| his premises. Mr.. Miller said he was
not going to call up mother every
| time the son came into his place of
business. But the city attorney explain
| ed to him that this part of the clause
was intended for smoke houses and
the like-therefore Mr.. Miller with
drew his objection and the ordinance
| passed without a whimper.
Many sidewalk petitions came into
the council last night and they were
disposed of by reference to the
streets and walks committee who will
undoubtedly grant them all.
| The city is going to have new or
dinance book published much to the
| JOY of those who find it necessary to
go to the office of the city clerk or
the city attorney every time a little
| legal decision of any kind is needed.
The city clerk has been directed to
advertise for sealed proposals cover
! ing the cost of issuing in pamphlet
form the new ordinances and the
amendments to the old ones since the
year 1905.
The annual report of the plumbing
INSPECTOR John Shehan came to the
CITY council last night thus constitut-
ling the first annual report of the year.
This report shows that Mr.. Shehan
has collected $1,491.50 in the last MS
cal year. The big month OF the year
| was September when the inspector
| turned S17350 into the city treasury.
| A long drawn out petition came TO
the city council last night for bridge
across the Shunganunga between
Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets on Fillmore. 1t was referred
to the ways and means committee VINO
came back to the council asking the
city engineer to make an estimate on
a 100 foot concrete bridge with brick
Aooring. w. G. Tandy thought this
too expensive for the city at this time
and c. W. Horn exasperated said that
this kind of bridge was much cneap-
err in the end and the city should pulld
i forced concrete was what the commit
tee has reference to and it passed at
this.
resolution was passed last night
instructing the street commissioner TO
| open Grove avenue from the west me
Of Elmwood to the east line of the
| Drive This came after a talk before
| the council from c. P. Bolmar, who
told of how the council had deferred
the matter for the last three years
and it was high time that something
| was done: He objected to a motion
| by c. E. Jordan to refer the matter to
/ the streets and walks committee, say
II ing that it should be passed that even
Il ing especially after deed to the land
had been presented to the city. Mr..
Jordan kindly withdrew his motion
and the resolution passed.
Resolutions were passed last night
to last him a week. He has been re-
quested to draw up ordinances pro-
Il hibiting the killing of song birds with
Il in the city limits, providing for the
Il taxing of livery stables and prohibit
ing the distribution of patent medi-
cines over the city in such a manner
that children are liable to eat them.
These matters have all been discussed
H through the newspaper columns
before.
II City Engineer Rogers has been di-
rected by the city council to make out
detailed estimate of the cost of
building a $50 foot concrete arch span
on the south end of the Melan bridge.
This is for the purpose of giving the
II city q line on the cost of doing this
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