The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-16
Topeka Railway Company Ac-
cept Franchise Ordinance.
Attach Signature to Contract
the Way 1t Now Stands.
WORK IN SIXTY DAYS.
Extensions to Be Commenced
About Middle of June.
ShOrey Line and DOuthitt Tract
First on List.

The famous franchise ordinance Civ
ing the Topeka Railway company GER
tain rights and privileges in this city,
passed by the city council few weeks
ago and condemned for it's alleged in
accuracies by the railway officials Fri
day, will be accepted by the Topeka
Railway company some time this week
After the conference with the city
board of commissioners yesterday the
railway officials decided that it would
be best to sign the ordinance as it
stands and accept the contract as made
through the orders of the city council.
As to the alleged inaccuracies includ-
ed in the wording of the ordinance and
its compilation, the Topeka Railway
company has made arrangements with
the city commissioners to sign the or
dinance and have the mistakes correct
ed afterwards. 1t is said that the
changes in the wording of the con-
tract will have no effect on the real
transaction and will not affect the real
issue at stake.
In respect to the double track propo-
sition-it has about been decided that If
the railway company wants double
track they will have to wait and CONS
before the CITY commission for an
amendment to the ordinance. AS the
double track is not needed and wanted
at this time by the railway, there Will
be plen v of time to wait for the growth
new lines.
Secretary Kelley of the Topeka Rail-
way company stated this morning that
actual work on the extension of the
lines in the city would commence in
about so days.
at will take some time for the ma
terial to arrive and for US to make
plans and preparations said Mr..
Kelley.
The first work will probably be done
on the line to Shorey from North To-
peka and the line through the Douthitt
tract from Kansas avenue.
The Topeka Railway company will
spend about $150,OOO on the new extern
sionS.
Rev. Thomas S. Young of the First
Baptist church came before the city
board of commissioners this morning
and suggested that between now and
the time that the garbage plant is
built and placed into operation, the
sorry garbage collection system, or at
least arrange for the collection of
garbage this spring and summer.
DIR. Young said that It would be
about 80 days before the garbage ere
matory is in operation and in the
meantime the city was in need of a
collection of some kind. After the
plant is running he suggested the COM
pulsory system.
He also asked that Commissioner
Holman, who has this work of the
city in charge, work out some plan
TO protect the city in this way. The
accumulation of the garbage in a city
the size of Topeka is a serious prob
lem from a sanitary standpoint and
DIR. Young pleaded for relief.
Commissioner Holman stated that G.
j. Drew, the councilman who had the
garbage plans in charge before the
council died, had a number of favorite
ideas for the collection of garbage and
he would be consulted on the matter.
Representative Horseman of the
Lewis-Kitchen firm of Kansas City
would also be asked concerning gar
bage collections, being an expert along
these lines.
Mayor Billiard has arrived at
quick conclusion concerning the rights
of the Topeka House Wrecking COM
pany to erect a building for storage
purposes at Third and Jackson streets.
He told the board of commissioners
this morning that he was against the
proposition
"Just because there are three firms