The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
TOGO" ON CARPET
Ex-City Attorney Dreaming
Lectured by Commissioners.
Attempted to Place Officials in
Bad Light.
NOT IN GOOD FAITH.
Mr.. Bone Angered at Former
Officials Action.
Simple Was Hired lby the
People, Says Togo.

Declaring that he had worked the
people for attorney fees, and that he
had attempted to misrepfesent the ac-
t1ons of the city commissioners, the
board of city commissioners called 2.
G. Dreaming, ex-city attorney, ION the
carpet" this morning and demanded an
explanation of his recent actions in
connection with the sewer district No.
60 surplus fund.
In the last few days, petitions have
been circulated among the people in
this sewer district, asking the commits
s1onerS to return to them a surplus
of $500 which was left after the sewer
had be4n built. The petition carried
with 1t a request for enough money to
ray the attorney fees of +. 6. Dren-
ming, who was hired to obtain this sur
plus fund from the city for the citi-
zens.
Feeling that the whole matter was
instigated by MT. Drenning in an at
tempt to obtain lawyer fees, and that
it also was started for the purpose of
placing the city commissioners in
had light, the officials called Mr.. Dren-
ling before them for an explanation.
Attorney Dreaming stated that he had
been hired by the people to obtain the
money from the city, that the petitions
has been circulated by others, that he
had no intention of doubling the ac-
t1ons of the commissioners, and that
he was acting as a hired attorney and
not to satisfy any grudge or cause
trouble.
Bone Opens Fire.
'It looks to me as though it was not
necessary for you to act as an attorney
to get justice from the commission
ers,'' reprimanded Commissioner Bone
in the argument. THE commissioners
bad no intention of doing anything
with this money except give it to the
persons to whom it belongs and it
doesn't look right for the people to
rey to talk with the commissioners"
Bones opening gun aroused the bat
teries Of the other commissioners.
This sewer isn't accepted until one
year from now and until then we can
not do anything with the money" fired
Commissioner Tandy.
1.-THE sewer is finished and the final
estimates have been given," roared
Mr.. Dreaming.
1T say the sewer isn't finished" re-
torted Mr.. Tandy.
And the question was dropped.
After all had had their say Mayor
Billiard arose and gave the closing
statement:
Gentlemen, we will postpone this
matter until the sewer is finished and
accepted. The commissioners have
had no intention of doing anything
there is no need for any fuss of this
kind. We will drop the matter now
until it is time for it to be taken up"
However, there was an overflow
meeting after the regular formal ex-
animation had been held. In ex-
planning the action of F. G. Drenning
to N. H. White, one of the residents,
Commissioner Bone made the follow
ing statement:
II want to say to you that this
whole thing was started by Dren-
ming. He put this whole matter up to
you and finally he worked you into
paying him nice bunch of attorney
fees. 1t is a gross Misrepresentation
of the sentiment of the commissioners
and We regret it,
In defense of his connection with
the trouble, Mr.. Dreaming said:
Dreaming In Defense.
These people got together after it
came out that there was a surplus of