The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-07
SALARIES REDUCED.
The Anticipated Grand Cut Down
All Round
MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL

AtIts Meeting Last Night-Dam Ordi-
nance Amended.
The salary ordinance did not create
much excitement when it was introduced
at the council meeting last night for the
proposed changes with one or two ex-
ceptions had been published in the
JOURNAL nearly a week ago Tnere
were few feeble squirms, but the COM
pact entered into was not broken though
one very small rent was made. Inc
salary of the city clerk had been re-
duced to 81, 200 and the councilmen re-
Tented lust little and made 1t Sl,3ou
Following are the changes and what
will be saved to the city by the re-
auctions:
CITY attorney, Office expenses and depu- ~
~ from So to 50 J. saving per month. 70 W
City treasurer, salary reduced from ST. 90 10
OIO to $40; saving per month";. % 80
Deputy street commissioner. salary re-
duced from sos per month to $50; say - m
O pgr agnnn to 81 d saving per month so 90
Tapeman. saiary reduced from $50 per :, %
month TO SD: saving per month -. 10 "
Sewer Inspector reduced from SO TO so; m
saving per month D W
Food inspector saIary reduced from $500
per an1um to $500; saving per MONTH. 81
Ct o P enyyTsY SAVING 9fs per 25 90
Tedncad 70 1i 500. saving per moath % 90
Assistant fire marshal reduced from
S. 900 per annum to $500; saving per ~
month. o d"
SUPERINTENDENT of electric light plant
10. SAVING Der month .........-... Al 81
Oi ssy ieFI per Month IT, i' ~ $780, u so
Denny civ cierN. So per month reduc-
Total saving to CITY per month ....... 259 IT
he 0rg1 [
the reductions viii amount to-. S3lOO 10
Councilman Roundtree thought the
salary of the superintendent of the city
dump should be raised from $40 to $40,
but only he and Councilman Fulton voted
for the raise. s. B Hawkins, a colored
man, is now in charge of the dump.
Councilman Fulton thought the salary
of the deputy city clerk should not be
molested, but he was the only one of the
councilmen who voted that way.
Councilman Bradford said that he
had always commended that some of
the officers were paid too much,
but he said that the city clerk
did more work than any of them,
and he thought it was not fair
to reduce his salary as contemplated.
He moved to make it 81 800 instead of
81, 200 and the motion carried by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes, Bradford, Drew.
ElIlOlI, UltOH, 1GOuuQLE60. N dyS. L at
terson, Stevens, Stephenson, Skinner
Councilman Burgess was not present
City Attorney Bird objected to his
office expenses being reduced to $50 on
account of the large amount of work on
hand, but no one made a motion and it
was allowed to stand as agreed upon by
the council.
The ordinance was then passed with
out q dissenting vote.
Notes of the Council.
The committee on ways and means
reported the matter in reference to Sc
curing the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Conference of Charities and Cor
rections without recommendation and it
went over without action.
The bill of john L COwee for $40 80
for balance due for opening Twelfth
street and Western avenue was referred
to the city attorney.
J. Gaudion asked that 70 cents side
walk tax be refunded, but the claim was
not paid.
Ex-Police Sergeant Henry Steele prof
iting by the success of ex-Captain Gish,
presented a bill for 1866 back pay He
claims that his salary was fixed by the
police commissioners at 1856 per month
but was only paid $50 by order of the
council. His claim was passed for the
Investigate the matter.
j. w. Smith says he broke his leg on
a bad sidewalk on West Laurent street
on Feb and presented claim for $1O,-
QUO damages The claim went over
without action.
a man who acknowledges the euphon-
ious name of Columbus Goosey, and
who appears occasionally in police court,
broke through a sidewalk on Kansas
avenue, near Second street, and now he
wants $1,000 from the city for damages,
His claim will be investigated.
The city engineer presented an esti-
mate of $3.50 for placing q boiler in the
city electric light plant, which was ap-
proved.
The estimate of the city engineer for
S175 for painting the Kansas avenue
bridge was placed on file.
Geo. G. Lockwood and IA others asked
that the council pass an ordinance to
prevent any one from throwing wire
into the streets and alleys The petition
went to the committee on WAYS and
means.
Joshua Martin presented a communi-
cation asking the council to appoint a
committee to examine the approach to
the bridge at the crossing of Buchanan
and Nineteenth streets, to allow the wa
ter TO pass away more freely DURING
rains The communication was referred
to the committee on streets and walks.
0. II. Danner and "a others asked for ?
sidewalk on the west side OF Lincoln
street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets, and their petition was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
walks.
F. H. Holt and % others asked for q
sidewalk on the north side of Eleventh