The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06
LION AND LAMB LIE DOWN.
Trouble Over Swendson Bill Is Finally
Adjusted,

1AOuO1C ONCE oECiiOSOn LAAA ~ Il AAAOAAJ
Adjusted.
The members of the board of educa-
ton for the first time in several
months were sufficiently calm and
lamb-like last night to transact with
clear minds considerable business.
Nothing "broke loose" to cause the
usual stormy battle of words. There
was just the echo, so to speak, of the
old controversy in respect to the pay
ment of the Swendson bill for legal ad-
vice in connection with the Spencer &
Keesee case, but it was understood that
the Waters & Waters bill of $50 was
to be paid and there was no real fight.
When it came to the vote, Nicholson
said: I'm voting against the bill be-
cause it is a personal account of the
chairman of the board and the people
of the city have not had value re-
ceived."
Kutz: 1.-The expense was author zed
by the board and 1 believe that we
have had value received. 1 vote yea -
Carver: Il don't consider this bill
against the board of education. as it
was contracted by the president
Swendson: This bill was author
lied by the board to carry out a
policy
Cuthbert, Nicholson and Carver vot-
ed against the bill.
Before the vote was cast Mrs. Evans
was asked how she would cast her
amused smile on her face: ooh, I'm
voting just as 1 did last time" 1t will
be remembered that it was Mrs. Evans
vote at the last meeting that brought
the school board controversy practical
| ly to an end.
Fifty Dollar Desk Causes Clash.
Judge Carver made inquiries in re-
gard to the purchase of g desk costing
upwards of $50 for the Office of the
clerk, W. J. Stage, and without the
previous knowledge of the board mem
bers.
''This is Irregular said Carver.
1.-TWO years ago a motion was passed
to the effect that no Indebtedness be
contracted amounting to more than
SIS without the consent of the board
| Kutz: 81 think Judge Garver's re-
marks are pertinent
| Carver: "It is a fine desk and 1 am
glad the clerk has it, but we should
conform to the resolution"
Mr.. Stage stated that he had not
been aware of the resolution.
The desk formerly IN the office OF
the clerk of the board was removed to
the office Of the principal of the high
school.
| resolution was introduced giving
the clerk of the board power to act
as purchasing agent for supplies fol
the schools, but no action will be taker
in respect to the matter until the next
meeting of the board.
On account of his claim that the
special meeting of the school board
held to authorize President Swendsor
to employ legal advice in respect tC
the Spencer & Keesee case was no
regular on account of the members
not having proper notification, Judge
Carver proposed an addition to the by
laws to stipulate precisely how the
members should be called in case of {
Especial meeting. AS the proposed
loh &c Mi cd in q VT q
it was decided to take no action upoT
it until the January meeting, SO tina
in the meantime the board member:
will have ample time to consider thu
proposition.
Autoists Must Slow Up.
On motion by Mrs. Evans the boarC
ordered two signs calling attention Il
the eight-mile rate of speed which
must be maintained by autoists Will,
passing along on West Eighth avenue
between the high school and manua
training buildings. The signs will b.
placed at the northwest corner of Har
rison street and Eighth avenue, ant
the southeast corner of Topeka ant
Eighth avenues.
The two North side representative
, on the board, Nicholson and Kutz
were authorized to ask the city com
missioners to put in a fire plug nea
the Mckinley building, as at the pres
|. ent time the nearest plug is at a dis
tance of four blocks. The salaries o
the two janitors at the manual train
ing school were raised SIS a month Of
account of the extra work necessitate,
by the afternoon session The janito
of the Harrison school building wa
also given an additional SIS a month
dating from the first of November
when the night school was first estab
lished.
unlike the janitors . said Mr.:
Evans of the teachers committee, 9Th
teachers are all happy, and there hav
been no designations.
A resolution was passed authorizin
the clerk of the board to draw up war
rants for $10,963. the amount of tn
! interest due on the $531,0O0 in out
chairman of the finance committe
4 that there are bonds overdue in tn
7 hands of the state treasurer to tn
D the chairman of this committee wer
{ instructed to make out a statement s
that the board can act intelligently i
? respect to making arrangem ents fo
having these bonds refunded
y There have been $136 53042 issue
| in the way of warrants which hav
been stamped Unpaid for want c
funds These warrants win be dis
lposed of as quickly as possible. as tn
, money from the school board lev
comes in. Tt was reported that ther
: lis $1O.10 in the building fund.
ssTIe has absolutely no soul for beauty.
!, How now?' Yesterday at the ba
he merely complained that she obstructe
HIS view of SECOND base ''-PittSbl1Fer Pos