The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-25
READY FOR WORK.
Council Passes the Waterworks
Ordinance.
Three Commissioners Will Be
Named by Mayor.
TALK ABOUT POLITICS.
Little FURRY Caused by Per
sonnet of Board.
Fee and Salary Ordinance Re-
ferred to a Committee.

| Inc ordinance providing for the man
agement of the waterworks under a
4 board of three commissioners appointed
/ by the mayor and confirmed by the
council was passed last night The or
dinance provides that the mayor shall
make the appointments on the first
Monday IN August The first commits
| sloner appointed will serve eight
! months, the second sixteen months and
the third two years; this prevents the
! terms Of the commissioners from ex-
piring at one time
The ordinance was passed without
| any material amendments and the dis
cusSion was tame with the exception of
tnat surrounding an attempt on Coun-
/ Gilman Simms part that no more than
! two members on the board should be-
/ long to the same political party Il
| think that is a poor motion" said the
i mayor I have never taken into con-
| sideration the politics of a man. have
| never asked any of the men that have
| been considered what political party
| they belonged to-
Mr.. Green: THAT may be, but the
next man may not be as conscientious
| as you are, Mr.. Mayor"
, Councilman Rice: Il thought we were
! going to keep this plant out Of politics
| This looks to me as if We were running
| it right straight into politics.
! Il think that it is very foolish to
l. A Ryder. Qualifications should be
the only thing that should count Capa-
| Bile business men should not have their
! political beliefs examined into"
After considering the matter more
carefully said Councilman Green. I
| think DR.. Ryder is correct l believe
| that We should leave the mention of
| politics out Of this would like to have
Mr.. SiInms withdraw his motion.
Councilman Simms agreed to with
| draw his motion
The board OF education made no pro-
test to the section of the ordinance
which states expressly that no person,
private corporation or city department
shall enjoy the free use Of water This
means the installation OF meters in all
| the school buildings The board Of edu-
cation has not been paying any water
rental and claimed that they would nle
| objections to the passage of the section
| OF the ordinance referred to, however
they did not file the objections
The fees and salaries ordinance was
| referred 60 a committee of the whole
1t took three. roll call votes before it
was so referred
The council got into a tangle over the
passage of the ordinance. Councilman
| Holiday worked TO secure the ordinance
referred to the Judiciary and police COM
| mittees, because, he said, a resolution to
raise the salaries of the police depart
ment was in the hands of the police
committee. Councilmen Ryder and
/ SlHIQS packed MIN up 4n0IG ; d 1CSIO
| in the woodpile somewhere, said Coun-
| Gilman Green in an aside.
/ The councflmen asking for the refer
ence Of the ordinance to the police COM
mittee claimed that there was no sub
| terfuge in their effort and that IT was
simply an attempt to secure raise in
the salaries of the police department
It's a shame and Disgrace said
Hughes, the way this city pays its en-
ployes- The salary of the chief OF po-
| lice should be raised
! THE white wings on the street, work
/ ing eight hours q day are paid better
than our policemen We work our po-
| licemen twelve and thirteen hours
day and relatively we don't pay them
as well as we do our white wings,
said Councilman Ryder
| After the attempt made to refer the
| ordinance back to the ways and means
committee was lost on tie vote,
| second motion was made referring II TO
committee of the whole. 1t was car
ried by a vote of to 3; Councilman
/ Green, Swendson, Hughes, Howe and
| Rice voting aye; Councilman Simns,
Holiday and Ryder voting no.
! Absent: Councilmen Horn, Sinner,
NippS and Griley.
| The original recommendation OF the
ways and means committee was to pass
! the ordinance subject to an amendment
reducing the salaries OF captains of the
| fire department from 1902 to $500. Chas.
F. S. Spencer making the revision of
the ordinance requested that it be
passed at once.
A slight sparring took place between
Councilman C. K Holiday and Council
man Green over the ordinance 4
think" said Holiday, that this is a
very important matter. I don't believe
that it should be adopted without refer
ring it to a committee and move that
At be referred to the judiciary and police
committees
why refer it to the judiciary COM
nittee" asked VIM. Green; lis it be-
cause you have majority in that COM
wen. no." said Holiday. "it just
seems that ii. comes to those two COM
Il agree with Mr. Holiday that it
should be referred to some committee
said VIM. Green, but not to the ju-
dietary committee
! Councilman Hughes was instructed to
act upon resolution introduced by him
relating to the purchase of combina-
| ton chandelier for the council chamber
at cost of $3.50.
| The bonds which have been furnished
/ by the various banks to cover the de-
posits which the city has at the various
| city banks are in a deplorable shape
This is the opinion expressed by City
Attorney Dreaming last night
4 have taken the trouble to examine
some of these bonds furnished by these
banks and they are in a deplorable
/ shape said he. These bonds ought
to have time limit to them Why some
of these men may die and you don't
know whether some of these bonds are
any good any more -
The city attorney was instructed to
make a report of his findings at the next
council meeting as a prelude towards
/ Strengthening the furnished bonds
| In accordance with an ordinance the
city attorney is hereafter instructed to
examine and pass upon all bonds fur
nished the city as we'll as their applica-
ton
The federated clubs of the city.
through committee of five, addressed
a written communication to the coun-
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