The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-26
B. j. Baird Elected Civil Ser
vice Examiner.
City Commissioners Take Mat
ter Out of Mayors Hands.
MAYOR NAMED JAS. CHASE
And Voted Alone for His Own
Nominee.
Commissioner Bone Did Not
Vote for Anyone.

Three members of the city commits
sion absolutely disregarded the sug-
gestions and recommendations of
Mayor Cofran this morning and elected
B. ]. Baird member of the city
civil service examiners. The Topeka
Industrial council backed by Commits
sioners Tandy. Porter and Newland
gave Baird the place vacated by DR..
Charles NJ. Sheldon after Mayor Cof-
ran had nominated and supported The
name of Jesse Chase, chief engineer
of the Topeka Edison company. Com
missioner Bone voted against Baird, fie
said because he did not know his
qualifications.
Mr. Baird served an apprenticeship
with the Santa from 1S92-1S96. Until
1903 he was with the Santa Fee He was
with the Rock Island over a year. For
two years he was with the Smith Au-
tomobile company. Afterwards he was
with the Wolff Packing Co. as master
machinist. He has been with the Ma
chinists Elob.tric company for the past
four years. Mr.. Baird is a Topeka man.
The meeting of the board of city
commissioners Tuesday night to hear
arguments for and against the voting
of bonds for the South side dixie COM
pletion Will be an interesting one ac-
cording to present indications
A protest was read at the meeting
this morning. 1t was signed by J. B.
Billiard, Robert T. Billiard, o. ]. Wood
Clarence D. Skinner, N l. Dalton w
II. WATSON and Phil Billiard of he
Billiard mill. 1t reads:
I'VE earnestly protest against the is
suance of $4,000 of bonds or any part
thereof, for construction flood gates
iLtercepting sewers. and building n
pumping plant in connection with the
South side dixie
Our plant is situated in said dixie
district, but We feel that too much
money has already been wasted in the
construction of said dixie, and are op-
posed to the city or taxpayers wasting
any more.
Besides We are strongly opposed to
any bond issue without a vote of the
people"
A number of appointments to the
police force were confirmed by the board
of city commissioners.
The following were confirmed as pa
trolmen: George l. Brown, G. G. Han
non, Sam Jones, c. A. Furgason, H. o.
Cook, w b. Bryant, H. P. Brush L
r. Douglas. The appointment of J. L.
Pugh as guard of the city prison was
confirmed; also that of F. w. Leech as
jailer. and that of Charles c. Lyle as
plain clothes man.
The mayor and city commissioners
and Manager A. NJ. Patten, of the street
railway company, will hold a conference
Saturday morning with view to COM
ing to an understanding in respect to
controversy as to where the street rail-
way company will make their extern
sions. This conference will be watched
with interest by the general public as
numerous petitions have been circula-
ted and signed for and against certain
routes. A communication from Mana
ger Patten setting Saturday a S the time
for the conference was read today.
The city commission will stand back
of the w. ]. Rickenbacher and other
of the South side persons who
petitioned to have the street railway
The petition was acted upon favorably
today.
The Topeka Edison company has
agreed to build a wall S1A feet high
around their coal yard al Seventh and
Van Buren, streets. They were instruct
ed to proceed as soon as possible by the
city commission today. This action was
taken on account of the complaint of
H. H. LeaVitt and Mrs. Hattie B.
Ieavitt his wife, who own property on
the northwest corner of Van Buren,
and Seventh streets. The dust from the
coal yard was an annoyance.
The city commission will meet
week from today at $50 o'clock to pass
on the report of the appraisers in con-
nection with the repaving of West
Sixth avenue from Harrison street to
Kansas avenue and the alley work be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets and
jackson street and Kansas avenue. and
between Ninth and Tenth streets and
Jackson street and Kansas avenue. The
report of the appraisers in connection
with sewer No. So in Auburndale will
be passed upon at 10 O'Clock of the same
morning.
Attention, Lincoln Circle.
You are requested to attend the fu-
neral of Sister Anna Newton at Pen