The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-05
CITY COUNCIL JOTTINGS.

Though the council ordered the pre- pre-
Increase the salaries Of mayor, deputy
city clerk. city food inspector, SAM
tary sergeant, police judge anu I've
and paving inspectors, the ordl1ance
is going to meet with marc saeut we
when it comes up Tor passage Nv"
weeks from now.
some opposition developed last eV-
ening to accepting the report Oh tne
ways and means committee, C ouhcii-
man j. w. F. Hughes taxing d NlS
ous stand against the proposed salary
increases by these reports OF Inc
city clerk and city treasurer we maven
got any too much money TO throw ave.
to the birds and 1 move tnat the
port of the committee De ialo on -
fable" said Hughes. Councilman horh'
chairman of the ways and means conl-
noittee. voted with Hughes, the remain.
ing ten councilmen voting against ne
motion to table. When 1t came 10 INC
final vote to accept the report Coul,
ciIrnen Hughes and Horn mustereu
n+har vote in the person of Council
man Kutz who was not sausheu W..
the report because 1t falIeo 70 cos s a. On
a salary increase for the chle1 OF po.
lice from 500 to $40 per mon t,,,, nf,n
an increase to the HrSt yohi f =
of IS per month. - .ha
THE Increases recommended by the
ways and means committee u 'iie
council were: -. s1so
Mayor from SIPS per month to Sloo'
Deputy city clerk $50 to so.
Food inspector $685. to $15.
Sanitary sergeant $50 to sou.
Police Judge $3.50 to $io. oo,,
Bridge and paving inspectors Sl.oo7a
per day to SIZE. uos IF n
ereat deal on the outside" said Coun.
Gilman I.annan, land great many %
neople talked to me in my part OF tne
town about it. Particularly the MATE we,
regard to the plumbing inspector. 1t
tbe only skilled position on the hst.
Oreanized labor has been slapped IN
tbe face and 1 have been asked by
many of the representatives OF LABOR u
leave it at least at the old ngure'
1T felt very indignant about my sal
,rv haine cut" said John Sheahan,
niyn,bing inspector. You cut my sal
~ II was bad enough as 1t was pc
fore. 1 should have had SlW0 l nav
been doing more work ana se'' tn
more fees for the city than ever De-
fore" 5000 ao,,,,, tho cal.
NV of John Sheahan, plumbing IN
snector from 81, 900 to $500 but Sheanan
carried his fight to the councll cna IN
her and won, the council voting to IN
49,. tba CITY attorney in drawing VI
the new salary ordinance to leave Ihs
saIarv of the office at the present ns
ure. .,+ad that ht
Councilman JORDAN Stdleu 80 -,
had heard a number OF the pusines >,
sa exnress themselves as averse u
- increases In salaries and statee
that he thought that the men WIN
were seeking public oftice VINO knew a
a6vance the salary attached shoulo o.
content with the salary ana not as,
: co.. on increase. IT regret very muci
tba+ the ways and means commute
as not get together better than the.
9 9ia ~ their report" said he.
Souncilman Miller thought in tn
..se Of plumbing inspector. wher
trade skill was required. no cut III sal
airy should be made; A..
Sunday baseball threatened to ois
rrnt the council for a time. I'M
board of park commits sloners hao en-
tered into a contract with the Perfec
~ baseball team for the rental o
the baseball grounds at CARRIED park
the club agreeing to erect a gram
stand. fence and pay over 10 per cen
Of the receipts to the park commls
sioners The contract came up 10
Tatifs alton before the council. Coun
ci1oan Howard thought that Sunda
baseball was apt to be played unless
Was expressly forbidden in the con
tract and declared that the counc
sho I'D not become a party TO the en-
couragement of Sunday baseball
councilman Jordan stated that tn
,aws Of the city covered that featur
and II would be unnecessary to tnclud
the provision in the contract By
vote of eight to four, Councilman Jor
dan. Lannan, Miller, Horn, Tand!
Kutz. Fraser and Hughes voting n
and Councilmen Stanley, Howard
Rlakely and Van Ness voting for tn
amendment of the contract.
A number of annual reports wer