The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
City Has Started Out on a Gen.
eral Increase of Salaries.
Street and Police Departments
Get IA Per Cent Raise.
TO MARSHALL'S BAND.
Popular Organization Secures
City Concert Contract.
COuncilmen and Citizens Loyal
to Well Known Musicians.

Following the entering wedge of the
fremen in securing an increase in sal
ary of $40 per month the ways and
means committee of the city council
voted last night that the members of
the police and street force should have
a raise amounting to about IA per cent.
1t was recommended that the police
men with the exception of the chief,
matron, judge and guards receive an
increase of $40 per month. In the
street department, street and crossing
men will be raised from $1.75 to 50
day, inspector from $2.25 to $3.50 a
day and sewer men and street foremen
will receive an additional SIS a month.
The above mentioned increases were
made as the first steps toward gen.
eral salary revision in the departments
of the city. The petition and the sue
cess of the firemen in securing a raise
in salary broke the ice of low wages
and the city expects to place all of the
departments upon a level.
The report of the ways and means
committee in this matter will be sub
night but it is not thought that the
council will take final action at this
time. The city officials expect to make
a general revision of wages and the
ways and means committee will prob
ably be asked to complete the schedule
the have started.
Councilman Fink opposed the
change in salaries last night because
he said that the policemen had been
raised last spring and did not believe
in making two increases a year. The
rest of the councilmen voted for the
matter. Mayor Green was present and
his approval was sealed to the raise
proposed.
The firemen ordinance has been
passed and signed and of course will
not be changed at this time. The
new revision of the salary schedule
will probably be brought up to the
level of the money now paid to the
fremen.
MarshaII's Band Gets 1t.
MarshalTs band was again selected
as the organization to give the series
of open air concerts at the city park
this summer The representatives of
the Knights and Ladies of Security
organization were present and attempt
ed to secure a contract with the city
for the sum IF $500, but the loyalty
and they gave the contract to the band
that has made Topeka famous.
For the support of Marshalls, Coun-
ty Attorney Schenck and Roy Penwell
smoke and told of the great influence
of this band over the country. They
characterized it as the greatest anna
teur band in America today and spoke
of the reputation it had gained reflect
ing upon Topeka and Kansas They
also mentioned the fact that it was
through the energies of their sup
porters that the law was passed, the
legislature giving them the privilege of
securing a contract with the city and
giving the city the right to tax the
people for it.
For the X. and L. OF S. band c. c.
Rogan. President Kirkpatrick and ]:
F. Wilson spoke. They asked that
their band be given a share of the
concerts and believed that the city
should grant them the favor. They
mentioned the fact that they paid more
taxes than any other organization in
the city with the exception of the Santa
Fe.
They believed that the city was large
enough for two bands and that the
people were really asking for more
music than tlsev arr receiving. They
consented to play any place in the city
in any park fer part of the contract.
Ar' --' he speeches Chairman Hughes
of the ways and means committee dis
missed them with the continuance of
old business in the committee and
about II O'Clock a vote was taken.
Councilmen Hughes and Howard were
in favor of dividing up the contract
and giving each band a part of it.
Councilmen Lannan Fink and Drew
and Mayor Green were in favor of Mar
shalrs Councilman Stanley was not
present when The vote was taken. The
councilmen favoring the band believed
that the contract was due them for
past services and reputation. Mayor
Green feared that Marshalls would
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