The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-22
PERMIT To BUILD.
City Says Street Railway May
Extend to ShOrey.
Gives Company Use of Any Street
in North Topeka.
INSPECT THE PLANS.
City Engineer Fulton and COun-
Gilman Drew on "Jaunt."
Other Performances at Council
Chamber Last Night.
INSPECT THE PLANS.

The scheduled battle of oratory be-
tween the city council and the street
railway did not take place last night.
Not an argument was given forth on
either side of the question and with
but one exception the council voted on
a resolution that permitted the COM
pany to build their line to Shorey.
Councilman Jordan of the First
ward who was criticised by a large
number of people of this ward be-
cause he insisted upon carrying out
the broad principles of the admins
tration and refused to give away a
franchise introduced a resolution last
night giving the street railway per-
mission to build or tear up tracks on
any street on the North side.
This was passed and gives the North
Topeka people what they want. A
large number of lobbyists were on
the floor last night. They wanted the
three year blanket franchise" grant
ed. This would place the whole city
at the mercy of the company and
Councilman Jordan was against it. In
order to cut down the selfishness of
the peoples requests-which has
caused intense feeling of unfaverable
comment over the city-Mr. Jordan
introduced the resolution affecting the
whole North side.
The matter of giving the street car
company three more years of free
use of the streets is still in the hands
of the ways and means committee OF
the council and will probably stay
there until the commission form of
government takes a hand. There is
a strong sentiment against the giving
away of such a franchise extension at
this time and practically all of the
councilmen admit that they have been
T1~svx
constituents to vote against it.
The resolution of Mr.. Jordan's did
not produce a stir of any kind last
night and was passed with ease. 1t
seems that only the people of the
North side favor the blanket fran
chise" and in passing this resolution
they were given just what they want
ed. But the operation was perform
ed in such a manner that the rest of
the city was protected from the
shock.
MarshaIl's Band Approved.
Marshall's band was approved by
the city council last night and the
contract with this excellent organiza-
ton to furnish the city free open air
concerts this spring, summer and fall,
will be drawn up at once.
There were number of attempts
made last night to turn a part of the
contract over to the knights & Ladies
Councilman Howard upheld the ban
ners of the K. & L. of S. but when he
found that he was going to war alone
he suffered a defeat.
Mr.. Howard had it figured out that
the city would receive about 81, $50 in
taxes for the purpose of paying a band
for the music and he thought that the
surplus could be given to the K. & L..
s. band for extra concerts. Mayor
Green explained that there were al
ways more or less delinquents and
that it would be a hard matter to de-
pend upon a surplus.
When the vote was finally taken
the following councilmen lined up for
the Marshall organization: Blakely
Fink. Fraser, Jordan, Lannan, Miller,
Stanley and Tandy. Councilmen
Hughes, Howard and Simpson voted
for the contract with the knights and
Ladies of Security.
Inspect Carriage Plants.
1t was predicted in the State Journal
some time ago that Topeka would
have a garbage plant about Christmas.