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

ed a driver to stop and give aid to-
gether with his name and address to
The fine for not obeying this law was
fixed at a maximum of $500 and a
minimum of $500. Mr.. Lannan arose
and said:
''I am of the opinion that the price
is too high
Mr. Howard answered this with a
passionate appeal to the finer senses
of human nature. He told in woeful
tones of the cold blooded driver who
would hit a man or else scare him to
death and then drive on without even
turning around. When he had finished
chamber and then with tears in his
eyes Mr.. Lannan once more took the
floor.
Gentlemen, the price is too low"
he said-and sat down. The section
carried and the fine was left as the
original
1t looked as though the whole ordi-
nance would pass after these sections
had been passed. However. Mr.. Stan
ley accidentally remembered that dur
ing the excitement the board of ex-
aminerS had been passed. He jumped
to his feet at the happy thought and
REGISTERED a horrible blow to the board.
He said;
This examination by the board is
liable to make the city liable for the
actions of careless driver. This
board is almost foolish. There are over
a half million dollars invested in cars
in this city. We are not encouraging
the auto owners to purchase cars when
we inflict such rules. This whole bust
ness looks like a holdup to me. The
city has no right to make such penal
ties and create such licenses. The rec
ords show that the danger from autos
is not one-half as dangerous as the
trolley cars or the fast horses. I move
I.
ordinance
At this point Chesterfield" Jordan
from the First ward, who had been 81.
lent during the whole discussion, tool
the floor. Mr.. Jordan voted for the
high speed limit and the more liberia
examiners from the start. He slowly
rose to his feet and opening a recent
number of the Outlook he turned
toward Mr.. Stanley and read. The
whole article was against the scorchins
of auto drivers and told of the many
ing every day from this source. Wher
he had finished he gave a short talk il
favor of the board.
And so the discussion went on Mr.
Stanley brought out the very strons
point that the most reckless drivers viii
pass the best examination. Mr.. Ian
nan wanted to know what would b.
done with the fellow who purchased {
new machine. Where would he go tt
run It add how would he ever learn? Mat
tiers finally simmered down to the Ii
cense proposition and it was suggested
that this fee be So instead of the origi
nal IS. Mr.. Stanley hollered-"To
high" Then it was reduced to 81
Again TOO high" from Mr.. Stanley
Finally Mr.. Howard said, Let's hav,
ii at $1.50." At this point Mr.. Stanle,
jumped to his feet and in a teasing
voice said.
"Oh, make it a dollar. Howard, maxi
it dollar and it was made dollar
The autoists should proclaim Mr.. Stan
ley as their champion.
At the final passage of the ordinanc,
Mr. Fraser voted No because he saiC
the speed limit should be 16 miles al
hour instead of Is. Mr. Stanley voted
| No because the age limit was Is year.
instead of Is.
At the suggestion of the city waite
commissioners last night the city voted
| to give to the Topeka school board thei
water rentals free for five years at
! rate of $500 a year. This is to pa!
the board the $4,000 deficit in the pur
chase of the site for the new stat
the city will increase the fire protection
levies and make up the loss.
The liquor ordinance came up las
night for the last time and was read t.
the slumbering councilmen who hav
heard it read, discussed and sung TO
the last two months. 1t took over
half hour to read the thing and i
was passed section by section. How
ever it is a very good ordinance an,
will give the chief of police plenty t
do along the liquor lines. There wer
two men in the council chamber VIII
objected to the ordinance last nigh
and their reasons were perfectly legiti
mate but they were considered over
ruled by the council as a whole MI
Miller from the Second ward in speak