The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26

morning-it is almost a scandal After
all of this plea nthe part OF the
all of this plea on the part OF the
tax Mayor William Green has peen
sitting in his Office right next door TO
the city treasurer with money in his
pocket and dog at home near the
edge of the dangerous clin-al ready
to fall into the dungeon OF Core. Wneh
reminded of the dog tax situation thls
morning the mayor dropped his pen
and literally flying into the treasurer S
office he paid his fund and procured
the safety seal.
An ordinance in the hands of the
license committee of the city council
under Chairman Van Ness is liable to
cause trouble in the dog tax limits.
This ordinance reduces the tax OF ken
mel dogs from forty to twenty dollars
and there are many people In the CITY
interested in this ordinance. But on
hearing that the resolution for the
ordinance had passed the city counciI
they refrained from paying the old tax
until matters were settled. AS 1t is
now the resolution is passed but no
ordinance has been drawn up by the
legal department and the time for
the dog catcher days is coming quick
ly The city attorneys assured the
kennel people this morning that 1t
was the fault of the city that the pay
ment of taxes was delayed and they
have no fear of their arrest or the
death of their dogs. This means that
something will have to be done to-
night or the old law will hold.
Tonight's meeting of the council
will be an important one and busy
one. Bids for street and sewer paw
plenty of time the awards will be
made at once. This will save the
cause of another meeting next week
for the purpose of making these
awards-and the councilmen are not
very anxious for many more meetings
this term-they have had nothing but
meetings for the last few weeks.
The paving contracts for the last
thirty blocks of paving to be decided
upon at the council meeting tonight
are especially gratifying to Topeka
people. Every bidder for the work is
a local firm and the brick and sup
plies. will be purchased in this city.
patronage of home industry-which
was done not by the will of the coun-
ell but by the will of the law. Gilfil-
an. the Fort Scott man who captured
hanging around the city hall all
week and this has scared the local
until they have literally
fought for lower prices. 1t was
good thing for the city and it
means that paving contracts this year
than at any other period
The Republican city central COM
mittee has completed arrangements
for the coming city election on April
6 and they have copied the names of
the voters in preparation for their
checking at the polling places. They
will be there ready to challenge any il
legitimate vote. The committee pre-
diets IL, 900 votes at the election.
1t was stated this morning that
there was a difference of Sc per TWEEN
ty-f1ve foot lot in the first and second
grade paving. This is a bad mistake.
The difference is little over 81 and
the people should not be misled on
the proposition. 1t is still possible for
the people to have what they want in
the pavement line and if either o. the
first, second or third grade paving is
desired all they have to do is to petit
ton for it. Unless petitions are filed
with the city clerk, the first grade
paving goes down-and it will be the
best in the history of the city. There's
d reason.
The council did not meet last night
as scheduled. A majority of the
councilmen are Masons and the Scot
tish Rite banquet held them in tow.
Some of the members were there in
hopes that a quorum could be formed.
Mayor Green cut the banquet for the
council but he did not have any sup