The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-08
NO MORE MONEY.
City Officers Must Be Content
With Present Salaries.
At Least Until a Special Com
mittee Reports.
WILL GO OVER GROUND
CounciImen Howe, Ryder and
Horn Are Appointed.


Pastime of Wife Beating FrOwn-
ed Upon by Alderman.
No salaries of city officials were rais-
ed last night. The matter has been re-
ferred to the council as a committee of
the whole But the council evidently be-
heved that any contemplated action
should first be thoroughly examined by
the mayor and accordingly on the mo-
tion of Councilman Ryder the matter
was taken from out of the hands of the
council and placed in the hands of a
specially appointed committee who are
to confer with Mayor w. H. Davis and
the report. The committee consists of
Councilman Howe, Ryder and Horn.
Il believe said L. A. Ryder in intro
ducing his motion, that the mayor
should be permitted to have hand in
this matter. 1t is something which con-
Germs his policy in conducting his adj
ministration and with which he ought
to be associated
Councilman William Green held to a
different opinion. He said: 4 don't
think that it simply concerns this ad-
ministration, 1 believe it concerns fu-
ture administrations as well. For that
reason 1 believe that it is a matter
which should be discussed and threshed
out in the council. If you don't you are
setting a precedent which all future
mayors may follow, that of deciding up
on the salaries themselves
In accordance with the provisions of
the city charter act calling for semi
annual statements from public utility
corporations, statements were filed by
the Edison Electric company and the
Excelsior Coke & Gas company:
Edison Electric Light company.
Total amount of capital invested. .$5O6, 704 q
Total receipts ........-............... S7,9SSS4
Total amount of general expense 9,94750
! Total amt. manufacturing expense %. .9S5.5
Total amt distribution expense. 6,146.S5
be1reeiafRon 4Rsereet Ro1o and reserye % 7Ss 7Ss
$ 7 889.ss
| Improvements -..-..-- .--.........-.$ 27,9SS.42
The report of the Gas company fol-
| lows:
The improvements and cost of same
for the past six months were as fol-
| lows:
At works 158.41
| street mains ........... 2,82 I.SZ
| oerVlces -....-.. ...=.-. 5o.oo
Meters .....-. .-............. 1868
Total improvements ....S7, ,911.44
The amount of gas manufactured
was 39,315,0 cubic feet. The amount
of gas sold was 32,791, 900 cubic feet.
The cost of fuel was $19,006.04. Reve-
| aue from sale of by-products $7,761.69.
Number of miles of mains ss miles
1859 feet. Number of meters in use
1923. 2zf
The total amount of capital invested
| in the plant and interest thereon from
| time of investment is $432, 2,234.28. The
total receipts for same time were $54,-
432.T6. The total expenditures for
same period were $54,4O3-S6-
The report of the city clerk follows:
JUNE RECEIPTS.
General Revenue Fund 1905. 1904.
Taxes ..-.-.......s .sS.Sls1 SIS y sSS9.99 go g
Total 49,. ........ S. .7Os.67 s1oSS74s
AaSe Miseellaneous -. -. So97s SiS.9G
Total ...... .............s7.12294 5 s,2l5.74
Grand total receipts. SIS, ,82661 s2o,1Os.17
| DISBURSEMENTS
General revenue fund ,9ss 1e SIS. .osa- @ 8
| General Improvement fund13, 1872 o. so, 39S. "a
For the four months ending June 80:
Grand total receipts. .s51, ,0187 rs s47,S71. SO
ments - ...... .....,e..... 5Is45sS 61,65O.2S
Receipts over Disbursements:
For month of June. ,ss4'57 $ 1904
For mos ending June. 6,S27 10 lS,7lS.2S
The city treasurer reported as follows
| for the month of July:
! General revenue fund ....-..-...-..$ i, ,377 06
General Improvement fund.-. %. 023. 10
| Cash on hand Observation-Disclosures. $50, ,3O5 81
| The gentle pastime of wife beating is
to be discouraged as much as possible.
To make the emoluments univiting
as possible, Councilman Simnls. last
night introduced a resolution to make
their arrest and punishment severe.
| The resolution:
! Resolved, That the chief of police be
and he is hereby directed to discontinue
the practice and custom of allowing
| TRUSTEES to run loose around the city
Jail, and he is further instructed that
when a wife beater is committed to the
| city prison to serve out his sentence he
shall see to it that no favors are shown
| to such prisoner in any way
FRANK B. SIMAS.
/ The council placed it's stamp of ap-
proval upon the document.
| The pay rolls of the various street de-
| partments for the month of July were
| allowed as follows:
| Street department ......-...-........S 2,211e2
Engineering department ........... 756 25
Electric light department .......-.. 6l0S3
Fire department ----....--..-.-.-.-. 2,9l9 49
Police department -.-........-.-..... 1,942 2S
| City officers and councilmen. 1854
Sanitary department -..-....-.-.-.-. 393 81
| Water works department. 1,277-s2
| Totals .-....-.-.-......-...-. .$Il 800 %
The regular monthly appropriation
| ordinance was passed:
General revenue fund ..............-.s 21S7. .07
| Fire department ..--......---..--.--. 3,6S5-2f
| Police department fund ............. 2,412. l8
General Improvement fund ........ ,35S. 81
| Water works fund -.--.............-- 2,59y "
Paving fund -.-..-.--.-----..-.--.-.- 9,5ll oe
Sewer fund.- Dist. No 24...........-. 1884 s.
Sewer fund, Dist. No. 26..-.....--... lV, ~ 20
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