The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22

ommendation of the ways and means
committee amended. so as to include the
sanitary department. His motion failed
OF second and xasenet put.
some objection was made to increas-
ing the saisry of Chief Wilmarth. Coun-
Gilman Simms stated that Chief VII
marin was practically in class by
himself and that the city should ap-
preclate his services by paying for it
adequately.
Il will concede he deserves a raise
and / concede that the Balance OF the
force should have a raise said F. f.
Nlpps- But | think that the the city
cant anord to make these increases.
me city has been pretty liberal in
making raises of salary. 1 am in favor
OF this increase if We can afford 1t but
am not prepared to vote on it now.
am constitutionally opposed TO
paying a head of any city department
more than we are paying the chief ex-
ecut1ve- The mayor of this town gets
less than the fire chief. If anybody
The mayor is responsible for all these
departments. Tie assistant fire chief
should be getting 500 instead of the
little raise he gets.''
Councilman F. E. Nipps was elected
as president of the council vice F. B.
Slm'ns, who resigned the Office. "A bal
Iot was taken following the acceptance
or the resignation and resulted in Nipps
receiving votes and Swendson 3.
a new policy Of dealing with leaking
mains which are running the pavements
over the city was proposed to tie board
of waterworks trustees by Councilman
Hughes. The plan which has been fol-
lowed where the leak existed in a main
on private property was to notify the
property owner to have the main re-
paired This leads to delay, the main
continues to leak and the water perco-
lates through the ground and ruins the
pavement adjacent.s A resolution by
Councilman Hughes proposes that the
water works department make the re-
pairs Immediately upon finding a leak
and make the charge against the prop
erty- The resolution was referred to the
board of water works commissioners.
An ordinance appropriating s33, 7S4. II
to pay bonds and interest was passed
as follows:
Street-alIey paving fund, bonds. "a, 1926 so
Street-alleypaving fund, coupons 4,S47 Is
Sewer fund bonds .............. 5,z75. 90
Sewer fund, coupons ......-.... 1856 72
Water interest fund. coupons. go $3.50. 90
Total .....'... .............$ ss, 1874. II
The city engineer and the superintend-
ent of the electric light plant were in
to prepare plans, estimates and
specifications for the recommendation OF
the city electric light plant, using as
much of the present equipment as pos
sible
A resolution to take off the follow
ing piece OF sidewalk from inc lax
rolls was presented and referred to the
streets and walks committee
South side Of Hampton street from
Lincoln to Clay streets. South side Of
avenue from Van Buren,
street to Topeka avenue to change the
width from five feet to six feet.
A resolution calling for the paving
Of West Seventh street between Tyler !
and Topeka avenue which IS now be- |
tween two stretches OF pavement was
by Councilman Horn. In |
order to become effective a resolution |
a majority of the names of /
owners must be attached to |
petition
The resolution calling for new poll /
cy in handling paving petitions was re-
erred to the streets and walks COM
nittec.
The pay rolls for the month of De-
,ember We're allowed for the various
departments as follows. ~
Police department .$2,132-50
Fire department .-..- 2,941.36
Water works department. 1.320.29
Tity officers and councilmen. 1.29S.91
Street department .. 2,1OS.64
electric light department -. 55S.33
-ity engineers department 5O6.76
Sanitary department 1890. 362.5S