The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10

ways and means committee and sup
ported by the council last night. This
new Office will be known as city
draughtsman. Mayor Green has not
made his appointment but it is expected
that Walter J. Arnold, the present
sistant city engineer, will be given the
position. This will pay $1,000 a year.
1t is expected that w. S. Fulton, of the
engineers Office force, will be placed
in the position of assistant citv engi-
neer paying 81, 200 a year. Mr.. Arnold
has been doing all of the draughting
work also holding the position of assist
ant and the new office will give him the
one position for which he is well quail
fed. The so-called instrument man has
been done away with. There are a
number of other advances in salary in
the sanitary department and in the po-
lice department. The class A, B. and
c patrolmen who have been working
more than three months will receive
their raise as passed by the council.
The motion to rase the salary of the
plumbing inspector to 81, 200 a year was
lost. Councilman Howard would have
it $1,000 on account of the combination
of gas and water but nothing carried.
Mr.. Sheahan, the inspector. spoke be-
fore the council saying that he would
hardly feel like working again on such
a small salary but even this failed to
ury.
The following appointments were
made by Mayor Green last night just
after the meeting of the old council:
Assistant city attorney-James w.
Clark.
City phySician-Dr. H. B. Hogeboom.
Sanitary sergeant-C. L. Vanderpool.
Deputy city clerk-Hattie S. Holman.
Sanitary police-G. w. Allen, John
Coyne, S. w. Pasker.
City fumigator-H. Hill.
City license collector-G. w. Mating
".
These appointments did not come as
a surprise to anyone. They are simply
the best men for the place and the in
tegrity and common sense of the may
or was depended upon to get the right
men for the positions. James w. Clark,
the appointed assistant city attorney as
suggested by City Attorney Ralston, is
a graduate of the Washburn law school
and has been connected with the city in
some capacity or other ever since his
work in the law school, He is good
man for the place. Mr.. RalStOn stated
last night that it would be impossible
to run the city hall without Wash
burn man of some kind around. City
Attorney Dreaming is a graduate of
Washburn college.
The new sanitary sergeant has been
handed to c. L. Vanderpool after a
hard fight on the part of any number
of candidates. Mayor Green has a
drawer in his desk packed with petit
tions for the appointment of each of the
ten men who applied for the position.
Some of the petitions are many feet
in length.
The mayor will make the rest of the
appointments later. 1t is not expect
ed, however that there will be very
many changes. Most of the city offices
now are being held by the best men
obtainable, and there is no disposition
for change of any kind. For instance
take the offices of city engineer, street
commissioner and chief of police. These
men have made high water marks for
the city that can never be equalled by
a successor.
]. c. Harding, the bicycle man near
the corner of Ninth and Kansas ave-
nue., has sent to the council bill for
the damage done to his premises dur
ing fire pressure test last February
when sparks from the fire engine set
his awning afire and damaged a sign
above it. 1t was referred to one COM
mittee who sent the bill back to the
owner. Now Mr.. Harding comes back
with it again and it will be taken up
with him by the chairman of the streets
and walks committee in conference with
the fire marshal.
| The request of G. A. r. for appropri-
alton from the city council and the
use of the Auditorium was referred to
the city clerk who will inform the
Grand Army THAT their favur WAS not