The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-26
Is BAD FOR SNYDER
Indications Are That Baker
Will Take City Job.
Street COmmissiOnership Is Up
This Afternoon.
OsNElL is FAVORED.
He'll Be Superintendent OF the
Electric Light Plant
Jesse Shaw, superintendent OF
City WaterwOrks.
O'NEIL is FAVORED.

Every indication just before the city
commissioners met at 2:30 this after
noon points to the appointment OF Ut
man Baker as the new city street com
missioner to succeed ]. F. Snyder, tde
present man in the place. Indl5-atlohs
prove, also that a fight is scheduled
between w. G. Tandy, commissioner 81
streets and public improvements, ana
the three commissioners who approve
Baker-Stotts, Miller and the mayor
Before the meeting Commi ssloner
Tandy said that J. F. Snyder would pe
the next street commissioner or he
would know the reason why.
I am responsible for the actions OF
the street commissioner in this city ana
I will see that he is appointed as my my
Tandy Snyder is directly under me-
he is in my department and L am
bound to the citizens of Topeka to see
that his work is approved"
But what about the oppos1tlon 10
Snyder?' was asked of Tandy.
Tandy Will Know Reason.
eff the other commissioners see NJ
to fire Snyder from this place and take
away from me my personal appoint
ment it will be time for me to PRICK
up my ears and take hand in their
appointments. 1t isn't my business VINO
is chief of police-and l don't th,nk
it is a pressing responsibility to the
other commissioners who is street com
missioner 1 didn't have a word to
say about the police chief OF the nre
chief-and 1 think that 1 shouIc De
given authority in the street commits
sioner."
AeBut the indications are that Com
Anissioner Tandy has another t1lnk
coming-at least he may ind before
the meeting adjourns that Mayor Bill
lard, Commissioner Miller ana COM
missioner Stotts Will reach out ana
take a slice of the street commissioner
Mayor Billiard, Commissioner Stotts
and Commissioner Miller refuse to be
interviewed on the Baker matter. But
it is well known that they don't want
Snyder.
In order to settle on some man for
Snyder's place it is practically conceded
that they have determined their vote
for Baker. Baker is an ex-street COM
missioner. After the first of May he
will be street commissioners again.
O'NeiI as superintendent.
For superintendent of the electric
light plant, another brick will be drop
ped on the head of an official H. K.
Goodrich, the present superintendent,
will be discharged-if the present out
look is sustained. And in the place of
Goodrich it looks as though George
O'Neil, present head lineman, will be
the new superintendent.
Goodrich is an old soldier and claims
the place but he failed to take the civil
service examination-he refused to take
it after Commissioner Miller had
warned him. He cannot be appointed
under the city commissioner law.
George O'Neil took the highest grade
in the civil service exams. He has been
with the city electric light department
for some time and the last two years
has served as head lineman.
The waterworks appointments are as
follows:
Observation-Disclosures Shaw.
Assistant superintendent, cashier-F.
i. Stevens.
Clerk-D1iss F. w. Vesper.
Clerk-Niss L. A. Vesper.
Stenographer-Miss E. L. Irwin.
Tapper-Louis Poison.
Meter reader-A. H. Jackson.
Meter reader-W. G. King.
Repairer-Dan Hestard.
Foreman-C. A. Miller
Chief engineer-M. j. Zollinger.
Second engineer-John Hanson.
Third engineer-M. O.Gara.
Firemen-J. p. Ritchie, c. L. Baker,
John Nicol.
Watchman-B. C. Barnes.