The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-18

project. while the members Of tbs
board Of waterworks trustees think
that it is a good scheme.
There IS no question but what the
change of management win be made
It is a direct effort to take away the
plant from politics and put it on a bus
mess basis. As it has been, the council
has run the plant as a political plum
factory. At the beginning of every new
administration the men at the plant
We're forced to give way to new APP
pointees The only exception has been
the superintendent where a change has
not entered into such great extent.
One of the inveters5te promises which
new councilmen have loaded themselves
up with prior to election has been the
location of new street lights at the re-
quest Of their constituency. There is
no even distribution in the street lights
over the city Places that should be
well lighted are not lighted, others
which have small odsasion for the use
of abundant light are flooded with it.
They were placed there by the council
men under pressure from their con-
stitueney. This has been a recognized
evil. The council themselves have sug-
gested at a number of intervals that
board of trustees would be the proper
method of running the electric light
plant. 1t has been brought more forci-
bly, to their attention now since the
board of WaterWOrks trustees have
started in so admirably to handle the
waterworks plant in a business like
way. 1t is not deemed advisable by a
number of the councilmen and the
members of the board of trustees to
make the change instantly. The board
has it's hands full at present superin-
tending the improvements which are
going on at the WaterWorks department
and adopting a set of rules and regula-
tons for the government of that depart
ment. These things will be well along
their way in a month from now and by
that time the board will be better en-
abled to take on their added duties.
Frank Newland, president Of the
board of WaterWorks trustees, said:
This is new thing to me and
haven't had time to consider it as yet.
But have all along thought that would
be the proper thing to do. The board
is pretty busy now and don't know
whether We could take on any more at
present or not. But we are willing to
do whatever the council wants us to do
in the matter.
G. e. Jewell. another member of the
board, said: "Of course none of US like
to work any more than we have to, but
if they want US to look after that plant I
guess we will do 1t. / hope they won
give it to us now, while we have all these
new improvements on our hands at the
waterWorks station. We would like to get
those off our hands first. It takes some
time for the council to act. and though
we might be able to rush things through.
it takes several weeks before the council
passes on a matter, and for that reason
to introduce any new matter at this time
may tangle things up
Charles Moeser of the board said: IT
don't believe there will be any objection
by the members of the board to take on
this extra work. / guess we can stand it
all right
Mayor w. H. Davis said: 81 believe this
is the right action to take. 7 have always
been in faver of the board of waterworks
trustees taking this on because I don't
believe. there is enough work for an ex-
ira board to do connection with looking
after that electric light plant. However
I believe that we should increase their