The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-07

The members of the committee viii
meet Thursday night at o'clock with
Mr.. Spencer at his Office in the city
building.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY PROBLEM
State Free Employment Agent T. d.
Gerow wrote the city council in regard
TO the law passed by the legislature in
regard to the establishment of the free
employment bureau in Topeka The law
seems TO be very defective and in ex
planning it City Attorney Spencer said.
The law evidently imposes upon the
mayor and city council the duty of
maintaining the employment bureau. If
the mayor and city council does not
want to look after its affairs. then the
obligation falls upon the city clerk.
There is no pay attached to the office
and If the city clerk does not want to
attend to the affairs of the office the law
makes provision for the state agent to
Gust the city clerk from the Office. The
office viii after that event go a-beg-
ging."
City Clerk Squires told the council
that he had no disposition to be a hog"
that the Office of city clerk was enough
to satisfy him, and that anyway he had
not the time nor inclination to handle
the affairs of the office AS the city is
"hard-up it was not deemed advisable
to hire a clerk to attend to the employ
ment bureau for the city clerk. the
council decided it would be just as wen
TO allow the state agent to Gust Mr..
Squires from the Office Of local employ
ment agent
MORE MONEY FOR LAWYERS.
r. B. Welch. who is looking after the
water works tax case made the follow
ing report TO the council.
The water works tax case will be
heard in the United States circuit court
of appeals at St. Paul. Mimi, on May
p, 1901 It viii be necessary for at least
one OF the attorneys of record to be
present and make an oral argument As
you Will remember Judge Henry Keeler
was originally and is vet associated
with me in the case. Among the at
torneys it is understood that if but one
goes am expected to go, but that Mr..
Keller should go and assist in the oral
argument OF the case If for no other
reason than to divide the responsibility.
The probable expense for one is 500. For
two S120. You will remember that my
estimate of the probable total expense
was $500. of which the city was to pay
twO-thirds and the board of education
one-third. To present the appeal it has
cost:
Deposit with clerk of costs, St. Louis, 25
Cost Of printing record, St Louis SO
Cost of printing brief. Topeka So
Total ......... ........... s2O7
There will probably be no other ex-
pense except the expense Of the trip to
St Paul, and possibly a reply brief after
we get there. But if but one goes the
total expense will probably be $33 under
estimate. If two go it will probably go
above the estimate $27- The matter is
left with you. We ought TO start from
Topeka by May Is.
we respectfully ask that the two
thirds to be furnished by the city and
the one-third to be furnished by
the board of education be SO placed that
we can draw cash few days before
we start"
The water works tax case has been
dragging through the courts since 1895.
It is to secure the sum of about $4,000,
which has now grown to about $4,000,
from the water works company, that is
due as taxes on property owned by them
and for which no taxes We're ever paid
for two years The matter is 50 near a
successful termination that the council
granted the request for the additional
expense money with which to pursue the
case.
MURPHY PRESENTS A BILL
On February 20 F. H. Murphy. the
j0intist whose fixtures We're demolished
on Sunday Feb AZ, by mob, petitioned
the council for the sum Of about $40 as
noted in the following itemized list.
1 set billiard balls .....-..........- S24 90
l billiard table Observation-Disclosures 100 90
show cases NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20 90
sets pool balls observation-disclosures. Y 90
p cues Observation-Disclosures. u 90
Looking glass ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200
Stove .....--..-....- ......... 4 90
Cuspidors Observation-Disclosures 1890 70 90
4.4og cigars .-----.--- ------.---.- LOU
cash stolen --.----------------- 81 20
/ case mineral water. b-zo
the above list was sworn to as a COM
plete and correct list of damages for
which he was entitled to charge. On
April 10. he also offered an amendment
tc his former petition with the addition
Of the following items, which was also
sworn to as complete and correct
statement:
Loss Of glass in front windows and
Defacing walls of rooms and de-
stroying locks. bolts, etc.. So 90
Loss to business by reason Of de-
struction of property ...-...-... 200 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. $75S. IS
The matter was referred to the
claims and accounts committee, who
referred it back with the recommended
ton that the claim be rejected. The
recommendation of the committee was
adopted by the council by a unanimous
vote.
one Of the members Of the committee
said that there was no reason what
ever why the account should be al
lowed The nan evidently wanted to
sell out his fixtures to the council at
fancy prices and then not even deliver
the goods We could not afford to es-
tablish such a precedent
CITY EXPENSES
The bills against the city for the
month Of April were allowed to the
ing amounts were for salaries in the re-
spective departments;
Street commissioners dept S2.0S736
City electric light dept-..-....... SOS SO
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