From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Sept. 29, 1914:

• “The city commissioners this morning in their regular meeting instructed Commissioner Cleland to buy about 20 cord of rock to be used at the city jail as a good hard subject for the prisoners to work on. Some of the rocked streets of Lawrence are in need of repair and it was thought that this would be one of the best methods to get the necessary rock in shape to repair these streets. At present the west end of Elliott [Fourth] street is one that is under greatest consideration for repairs. For some time there has been nothing around the jail for the prisoners to do and they were forced to put their time in in their cells but with the present method they will have daily chance to get exercise.”
• “Two pedestrians, Howard Mains and Miss Frances Botkin, made a 16-mile walk to Lawrence yesterday They left Baldwin at 9 o’clock in the morning and stopped for about an hour each at Vinland and Sibley and arrived here at 3:45. The trip was made on foot for sport and exercise and the couple said that they were not very tired as the result of the jaunt. However, they took the evening train back to Baldwin, where they are attending school at Baker.”
• “The matter of changing the voting precincts of Lawrence was one of the issues that demanded the attention of the commissioners in their meeting this morning. The commissioners realize that the voting places are too few and that the time taken in counting the votes is much greater than it should be…. A petition was presented to the commissioners this morning from some of the residents of North Lawrence asking for a sidewalk on the north side of Locust street. Other public utilities were spoken of in the petition which were badly needed in North Lawrence but the sidewalk was the one thing most desired. The petition was referred to the commissioner of public utilities…. City Engineer Dunmire was instructed to look at a piece of sidewalk on Tennessee street in the 700 block and report whether or not it was dangerous to public travel.”
• “Because of the impurities of the Lawrence city water in the past and because of the possibility of impurities now the University authorities have determined to offer vaccination to all its students that desire it. The first vaccination will be given by Dr. John Sundwall in the basement of the Museum.”
• “Although it will be several days before the central organization of the Women’s Rooming-house Association is ready for business, the various houses in the student district may organize as soon as they wish, and elect their respective chairmen. While the house rules are left to the discretion of the women in each house, it is wished and expected that they should include the two recommended by the W. G. G. A., namely the 10:30 o’clock rule and the week night date rule. It is also desired that the house chairmen shall be responsible girls, who will see that the rules are kept.”
• “The commissioners in their meeting this morning voted to officially notify the water company of several things in their franchise that have not been observed and that must immediately be remedied. They have ordered that the system be put in condition for inspection by the City Engineer and the Fire Chief within ten days. The City officers will test the water mains for efficiency in fire protection and see whether or not they will stand the test that the franchise calls for.”