The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
No Action Taken on Street
Railway Bond Matter.
GETS GAGE PARK CONCESSION
Paving Inspectors Approved by
Civil Service.
Mrs. MOIlie AndersOn's Claim
Settled at Last.

| The city commission approved five
| appointments this morning-four Off
| GERS on the board of health, and E. J.
| Stewart, city electrician, whose re-
election was requested by the civil SER
| vice board. Mr.. Stewart was charged
| of incompetency, his case was heard
| by the civil service commission last
! Saturday, and a letter to the city faith
| ers this morning recommended that
| he be retained. Commissioner Roy l..
| Bone presented his name for the ap-
| prevail of the board today. The board
! of health includes DR.. o. P. Davis,
chairman; DR.. ]. H. Beasley, Commits
| sioner w. G. Tandy and Commissioner
| w. L. Porter.
Does Kutz have anything to say
about this?' anxiously inquired Mr..
Porter before presenting his own name
for approval c. H. Kutz, chairman of
the civil service board, has dipped a
finger in all Mr.. Porter's political pie;
he has held up half a dozen of the
park commissioners appointments.
mo; you can appoint whom you
choose" grinned City Attorney Raj
StOn.
Whereat Mr.. Porter appointed himself
and three others. Incidentally, the
park commissioner is always a member
of the board of health.
No action was taken in the case OF
forfeiture of the Topeka Street Rail-
way companyS bond. Mayor Cofran
after the conference with Albert Pat
ten, general manager, which is expect
ed to take place by the middle of next
week.
Bids for the concessions at Cages
park were received today. Contract
was awarded Lee Brown, who agreed
to give the city $3.50 in cash or 10 per
cent of all gross receipts received this
summer from concessions in bathing,
boating, and at the refreshment stand.
Four bids were received, only two of
which were considered. H. C. Wright
and Dick johnson did not comply with
the terms of the advertisement for
bids. J. L Poyner was overbid by
Brown.
The following names were certified by
the civil service commission: For paw
ing inspector, S. D. Younkin, B. J.
E. Milford; for patrolman, H. ]. Mon
roe, r. w. Brewer, J. w. Hill, A. l..
Woods, J. A. Hallman and William
Wood.
The petition to open Duane street by
widening it so feet and extending it
jected. A large number of complaints
was filed against it. The street COM
missioner recommended that the pc
tition be not granted.
Petition signed by c. S. Elliott and Ger
trude Define to vacate portion of Coles
addition lying south and west of the
Shunganunga was approved. contract
for extension of water main on Buchanan
from Twentieth to Twenty-first was also |
granted
The bonds of George F. Babb, city milk |
inspector, $500, and of G. c. O'Neill, super |
intendent of electric light plant, $1,000, |
were approved. Neither DR.. Babb nor Mr.. |
ONeilI have been reappointed- Their |
bonds expired the first of May, and were
obliged to be renewed as long as each |
held office.
At the recent meeting of the board of |
directors of the F'iremen's Relief associa- |
ton, $3.50 was appropriated for medical |
expenses. The expenditures of the asso- |
citation for the year 1912 follow:
Mrs. Mollie Anderson, widow of
fireman 55o-OO |
Pensions to retired members. LAO. 90 |
Insurance members in depart
Gratuity paid Mrs. Ida NJ. Garrett. $4,000
Funeral of G. Garrett. 100. 90 |
Medical expenses for members. LOT. 81
Total --..-..--..-.-..:-..-.:. "a Io.oI
A controversy which has long been
brewing between the association and Mrs
the death of her husband in 1904 Mrs. An
derson has received s3,s47, and is demand
ing more although she has two grown |
sons each of whom is earning more than |
SEQ per month. A communication from |
William Cawker, secretary of the Fire
mems Relief association, explained the
to the commission. There
is no state law providing for the pay
ment of pensions. City ordinance No. 404S
provides that the city treasurer shall be
custodian of funds privately appropriated
by the association. The commission rec
commended the letter be given to the city
clerk with instructions to forward a copy