The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
TAKE THE JUNKET
But City Officials Are Not Going
Up to Seattle.
Inspection Tour TO Illinois,
Kentucky and Return.
DREW BACKED DOWN.
Didn't Want to Go But Council
men Insisted.
DREW BACKED DOWN.
Other Performances in City
Council Last Night.

The junket of City Engineer Fulton
and Councilman Drew to other lands
for the purpose of inspecting garbage
crematories was decided last night.
The city council voted six to six on
whether or not the trip over the coun-
try should be taken and as it was Il
motion to rescind action the motion
was declared lost and the tour will
go on.
But the Drew Fulton tour will not
extend as far west as Seattle. From
Topeka the two men will go to Oak
Park, ILL.,, just out OF Chicago, where
they will inspect a plant built by the
Lewis & Kitchen company of Kansas
City. From Chicago they go down as
far as Lexington KY, where another
crematory is located Then it is ex-
pected that they will come back to To-
peka.
When the matter first came up last
night it looked as though the whole
proposition would be held up until COM
mission form of government came into
power next month. All seemed to
agree that the commissioners should
handle the matter. Then the tide
turned after a fearful appeal from
Councilmen Fraser, Jordan, Blakely
and Stanley
Councilman Drew was the life of the
whole proposition. And he played the
part of a man full of game during
the discussion last night In the first
place he made a speech cOndemning
his own trip and suggested that the
matter go to the incoming commission
ers Then he declined to accept the
trip. He ended up by saying that the
newspapers had called him several
kinds Of liar-but he didn't care. he
said that they must have been misin-
formed.
1t is safe to say that it was Mr.. Drew
who saved the day" The councilmen
voting for the junket decided because
they thought he was the man the city
wanted for such a trip. Those against
the jun5et were not against Mr.. Drew
but thought that the matter should
have been left to the commissioners.
It was decided unanimously by the
council that Mr.. Drew was the most
competent man who could possibly be
sent out on an inspection tour of this
kind. When it was finally decided 20
have the trip the council combined
and forced Councilman Drew to go on
some time but the forces were too great
against him and looking around for
awhile he finally arose and heading for
the water cooler he grunted:
s"GueSs I'll take a drink on that
1t seems that the garbage situation
is nearer the goal than first thought
If Councilman Drew is able to make a
favorable report after the trip the
council will award the contract at once
This will assure the people of the city
a garbage plant before the summer
ends. This is what has been asked for.
AS announced in the State Journal
last night. the street car franchise Or
dinance came before the council and
was referred at once to the streets and
walks committee There were no COM
ments whatever on the ordinance and
the gallery full of people who failed to
heed the advance notices of Quietness
filed out of the council room with dis
appointment.
The knights and Ladies of Security
band was granted the right to give the
city a few band concerts this summer
for the 800 that remained in the con-
cert fund after MarshalTs band had
been given the principal contract. Plans