City Council Again Delays Lottery Ordinance Vote
The City Council again postpones action on the lost lottery ordinances, delaying any final decision. Officials cited scheduling constraints and the need for further review before resuming debate.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1894
Page
8
The City Council again postpones action on the lost lottery ordinances, delaying any final decision. Officials cited scheduling constraints and the need for further review before resuming debate.
City council postponed action on a lottery crime ordinance after long debate. Councilman Pattison urged delay for review while Stephens and others pressed for passage or continued postponement. Several budget adjustments followed, including street work and sewer matters, with the mayor authorized to rent the hay market and a city engineer bond approved. The note ends with local notices and a church event announced for December 12.
Topeka items include mis spelled names and scattered notices. Mentions of school board pronunciation, civic resolutions, real estate actions, a probate filing, and a Topeka water mains inquiry alongside social and business notices. A long extract covers local personalities, auctions, and city events with references to nearby towns and officials.
An advisory rate hike of about 20 percent on farm property in Kansas went into effect, ordered by the Chicago rate bureau and issued through HL Clarkson of Topeka. The move prompts grand jury scrutiny over alleged antitrust violations as local insurers testify, with warnings that continued losses may force bankruptcies while the industry cites risk concerns.
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