The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-06
WAR ON EXPENSES
City Commissioners Battle In a
"Star Chamber" Session.
Adjourn Temporarily After a
Four Hour Siege.
LEVY IS FOUGHT OVER
Fire DeDartmont Is Again the
Fire Department Is Again the
"Bone OF Contention.
Tandy and Bone Declare Against
Increase Of Taxes.

.aai battle was fought among the
= ,,,;ssi,ners in star cnah''V-
session at the city hall TINS ny go
-HT;tn commissioners Tandy ana Dolio
80 - for a. reduction of the CITY ca
-.a.-.o, .rd the continuance Oh ~
ILLS and Commissioner t1oi'i,s--
- Mavor Billiard for raise III 'Ne
49, the hattie ragged for -FOUR nou-
~ dio,,rn until late this AFTER
noon. ..,o will he an
The result of this battle WIN TO
inoportant item to the peobte +hair
reka. If Tandy and Bone WIN
fight for a general cut IN the - 30,
inc expenses and improvements M -
low for the next year Will relis., and
g Mills If Commissioners l1olli ih =" -, ~ q
% Inn, nlliis IL i means an increase IN the
800 commissioner Miller Is rePoss,,5r
~, tha fence. uncertain upon winch siN0
to fall $50 of contention is
the fire department. Mayer DIT 4t,at The
So,,ar,issioner Holman claim Inal s =,
>,rinioa1 estimate of CHIEF WlililAi ~
amounting to $67, 600 should retla an Of
II is with the exception OF one exc
81 600 They want an aG ultlvaa Thev
FIRE department in North 1openxa ;5a ~
1vsnt q Gre steamer on the nortn slu9 "
van. 49,. a - hose wagon and a chemlca4
tne llS 80 sufficient men tc man t1ese
"S Coyor1,issioners Bone and Tandy oe-
clare that the fire departn e''+ uoes nj a.
reed this sort of an improvement; -
+r;s time. They say that a colnplIiitIt.
ion hose and chemical, together win
The steamer in the engine mouse as -
Glands will he sufficient IRE protectlon.
hev further declare that an aaolt It'l
of this kind will mean ralse III 'iie
tax levies for the coming yeaI- - tho
At the heated secret meeting OIL tne
,ororissiorers q number of slices were
taken from the original nuose- oneiSU
to the board fol- app oval -, 5o,a,.+-
commissioner Tandy in his depart
ment made one peel of $lS,5Oo. he nau
figured on compressor ar stle od. hadIv
He sacrificed this expense Tor the souu
of the levy He also cut out the esu-
r,ates for office furniture, Tor the III
spection of pavement and the scr
eraI operating expenses IN the uepar'
ment. -. 49,
offices of milk inspector, food inspector
and INSPECTOR Of weights and measures
should he combined and allow one ON
ciaI and an assistant to DO the Worh.
The salaries of these three oipces
amount to $1,000. Bones idea IS TO
make the salaries amount to $l,92O, thus
saving an immense amount in this
work This was approved by the COM
missioners.
Commissioner Holman made grand
cut in his park department and Com
missioner Miller with the electric light
aud water departments under his
charge had no cut to make-these de-
partments are self sustaining and can
not be cut down as they do not come
under the levies for the coming year
The real fight, then, is on the fire
department. This comes under the
supervision of Mayor Billiard and to-
gether with Commissioner Holman ne
is insisting on the original budget. This
caused a big fight ~ - way through
the meeting and when the commission
ers adjourned this noon until afternoon.
they had come to no conclusions and
CJrnmissio ners Bone and Holman We're
engaged in a heated argument over the
1umber of men which should be en-
ployed by the city in the fire work.
Both Taady and Bone have declared
that under no circumstances will they
vote for an increase in the taxes for
the coming year. Mayor Billiard and
Holman declare that they Will have the
fire department improvements. Neither
side weakened in the least in the ar
gument and it looks as though Com
missioner Miller will have to register
the deciding vote