The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-08

erect four steel grain tanks at cost
or $4,000 These tanks are of the
latest lire proof variety and the COM
pany wished to erect them before the
crops began to move. The flood
made the rest of their plant unfit for
the storage of the grain. The council
at the suggestion of Mr.. Blakely
suspended the rules, sent the matter
TO the ways and means committee
at once, took ten minute recess and
heard the favorable report sent back
The matter was passed and the grain
people will have the alley on which
to erect their storage tanks. This
worked like a well organized COM
| mission.
The leather dealer, w J. baldwin,
who sent a claim to the city not long
ago asking for a $25 damage caused
by the overflow of the east side spill
way, was given the icy stare by the
councilman last night and his re-
quest was recommended to be not
paid" The city still has confidence
| in the spillway and lays the blame on
| the creek nearly.
Alderman Stanley has been talking
with the milk Inspector Last night
! he sent in a resolution asking that
two new rules be added to the milk
| inspection-CD no moving or
contained or are about to contain
milk from any house where con-
| tagious disease is in progress. CD
| No person. firm or corporation VIII
be allowed to use paper milk ticket
more than once. This does away
with the old fashioned colored paper
milk tickets with the name of the
dealer printed on the face ana
| beautiful printers border on the
back They have been condemned
number of times by DIR. Campbell and
now his success is assured. Sanitary
| conditions surrounding the milk ques-
| ton are gradually getting better
| In an article in the State Journal
last night the mistake was made in CIV
ling the city engineer estimate of the
construction of the two new spans 10
the Melan bridge at $4,000 The real
Iestimate was $40,9S7. However, the
sentiment expressed in regard to the
bridge is still correct. because the city
officials had not taken into considera-
ton the amount of grading which would
have to be done to widen the water
way to such an extent.
The city administration is figuring on
the amount of money it will cost to
run the different departments the en-
suing year. Last night the health de-
| partment estimated that it would cost
the city s5.945. City Attorney Ralston
sent in his estimate at 1926. These
are the estimates received up to date.
When the estimates are all in and the
tOtl6r expenses prOSnOSLlCdleu IHS CITY
will be able to take peep at the COM
ling taxes.
The city council made a wise move
last night when they adopted as final
and everlasting the rules sent in by
City Engineer Rogers relative to the
repairing and patching of paving after
the plumbers have cut holes into It,
Mr.. Rogers is a specialist on this paw
ling protection and he is anxious to
Of he
lperly and then wash the slate clean and
commence over with good hard pave
lment to stare the plumbers in the face.
There is only one way to discourage the
plumbers and that is to make them
irealize the expense caused by making
Excavations down under the paving.
Hereafter the Rogers Rules of Order
will change the aspect of this whole
sale cutting. of the new pavement.
There are times in the life of every
iperson when some past incident in his
life appears before him like a night
} mare and for the moment he will be
in temporary trance and his past ex-
lperiences will pull him back into their
lclutches. Such was the rule last night
when a petition came to the city coun-
Gil asking for a change In some street
name out in the suburbs. When the
petition was read there was sigh from
the northwest corner of the chamber
, and with one groan Alderman Tandy
threw up his hands, settled back in his
chair and closed his eyes. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Tandy was the
councilman who entered into the midst
of the street naming fight last winter
Ia fight that left enough scars to war
rant an old soldiers preference law.
The city clerk has been notified to
make a final appeal to the Rock Island
and Union Pacific railroads for the re-
pairing of their street crossings on
: Kansas avenue. They are very dan
; gerous to traffic and more dangerous
} to the teams of the fire department
The crossings must be fixed at once
or the controversy between the city
} and the railroads will take an active
outlook.
| Councilman Jordan introduced a res
olution last night calling for the dis
continuance of the ringing of the fire
bell on top of the city hall This was
enough to cause more disturbance than
the bell and the supporters and vice
versa flew to arms at once. 1t was like
a battle cry to the council. 1t seems
that there have been many arguments
laid forth by prominent citizens to dis
card the bell. For instance the hide
pendent telephone people say that their
service is paralyzed every time the fire
bell rings. One operator tainted from
overwork at this time. The matter was
referred to fire department committee
but it is a. pretty safe guess that the
bell will stay.
Hard Rain Falls at junction City.