The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-18

was given to the Mutual Ice company.
The Mutual offered to supply Ice at 4S
cents per 100 pounds in 10 pound lots,
and 40 cents per 100 in 25 pound lots,
with 5 per cent off on bills paid within
10 days. The Peoples Ice company Of
fered to supply the city at so cents per
100,
The price at which the contract was
let is practically the same that can pc
secured by any private consumer IN the
city.
Pay for Judges and Clerks.
The election boards which asked for
full pay under the law for counting the
bond election ballots on the Eskrldge
and Council Grove railroad proposition
won {. preliminary sxiTInish in theccun-
ell last night. The council instructed
the election commissioner to prepare a
statement showing the amount Que TO
each Judge and clerk on the basis OF the
full amount allowed by law for counting
regular election ballots. The suppositlon
is that the railroad company viii event
ually pay this bill, but the city must
take care Of it for the present. The
sentiment seems to be to allow the elec-
ton boards full pay for the bono pal
lots cast and counted in each precinct.
Wants 4 Clerk.
NJ. NJ. Hale asked the city council to
grant him an additional allowance 10
his present salary of 81, POO to pay for 4
clerk. Treasurer Hale stated that the
county treasurer is allowed $4,000 Tor
salary and clerk hire, and that he ham
dies about a million dollars year. OF
this sum- $500, 900 is turned over to the
CITY Mr. Hale has to give $4,000 bond
as city treasurer and $4,000 as treasur-
er of the board of education and he
thinks he is entitled to an allowance
for clerk hire. The matter was referred
to the ways and means committee.
New Election Board.
Election Commissioner Titus an
nounced the following appointments OF
the new election board: First ward, L.
A. Ryder; Second ward, Joseph Gr1ley;
Third ward, F. E. Nipps; Fourth ward,
C. W. Horn; Fifth ward, j. Z. SINNER
sixth ward, S A. Swendson.
The council approved and confirmed
the appointments.
Eugene Ware Protests.
E F. Ware asked that the city ex-
clude his property from the proposed
Sixth ward sewer district MI. ware
stated to the council that he had paid
to the city of Potwin a sum OF money
for permission to connect his premises
with the POtWin sewer. He stated that
in his opinion this exempts him from
further taxation for sewer purposes. The
communication was referred TO the conf
mittee on sewers.
Miscellaneous Business.
on recommendation of the Firemen's
Relief association, the council author
Ized the payment of $50 to the widow Of
Nels Anderson and S33 to defray hospt-
tai fees of K K Pinkston, a fireman
who was injured on duty.
Otto Kuehne asked the city to locate
a fire hydrant near his factory in North
The Thee claim of $50 of ex-City Physician
". d. Storrs for services rendered to
the emergency board during the 1903
food. was rejected. This claim has been
in the pigeon hole for two years A
similar claim for $25 by c. l. Wander
pool was also rejected.
The bond Of NJ M. Hale OF S5O,OOO
as city treasurer was approved. 1t was
signed by J. r. Mulvane and Q. j. Dew
lin.
The bond ordinance to provide pay
ment for the new pavement to be con-
structed this year was passed.
S. T. Howe's ordinance providing Tor
the changing of the names of certain
streets in the Fifth ward,
was introduced and referred to the com
nittee on streets and walks.
There was no opposition to the or
7iDance Ievying an assessment to pay
for the Sixth ward sewer and it was
passed.
The council passed a resolution allow
ing M. Klingaman sos to pay him for
piece of land needed in changing the
course of Wards creek.
The council adjourned to meet on May