The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-14
CITY DADS IN MEET
Kansas Municipal Officials to
Pittsburg Oct. IL, Is, 19.
Annual Session of the Kansas
League of municipalities.
new LAWS FAVORITE TOPIC
Many Legislative Committees
to Make Their Reports.
Banquets and LuncheOnS to En-
tertain League Delegates.

Pittsburg. Kan, Oct. 14.-Member
cities of the League of Kansas Munich
palities. which will hold it's annual
convention here October II, IS and 1 O.,
represent nearly pne-half the popula-
tion of the state of Kansas. Two
delegates from each city in the state
which is a member of the league, are
expected to attend the convention
Cities which are not members of the
organization have been invited to
send represent to the convention.
All business sessions of the conven-
tion will be held in the city hall here.
Registration will commence at the
city hall at o'clock on the morning
of Tuesday, October II. and, with the
assignment of rooms to the delegates,
will continue until noon.
The convention will be formally
opened with a Hello luncheon" with
George L. Kreeck, mayor of Lawrence
and president of the league, presiding.
o. 7. Jones, mayor of Pittsburg, will
welcome the members of the league to
the city, and the annual president s
address will be a feature of the lunch
con program.
At the first business session at 1870
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the annual
report of the secretary-treasurer, John
G. Stutz, will be presented. Presi-
dent Kreeck will appoint convention
committees on credentials, auditing,
nomination of officers. legislative poll
icy and program, question box, resolu-
tions, and new services Of the league.
Legislative Committees To Report.
The first committees to report will
be those on the formulation of bills
for needed legislation. The committee
on the revision of state statutes and
bond laws consists of: H. j. Smith,
city attorney, Kansas City, Kan,
chairman; H. c. Bowman, city attor-
ney Newton; o. w. Wooden, mayor,
Cimarron. The committee. on the
amendment of the motor vehicle law
consists of: Bert c. Wells, City man.
ager, Atchison, chairman; E. I. Holley,
II commissioner, Parsons: G. B. Skid
more, mayor, Columbus. The mob
law amendment committee consists of
William brennan, assistant city attor-
ney, Kansas City, Kan, chairman; I.
G. Fowler, mayor, Independence; c.
M. Snyder, mayor, Effingham. Gen
eral discussions will follow the report
of each committee.
On Tuesday evening, the delegates
to the convention will be entertained
at banquet by the Pittsburg Cham
Der of Commerce, with a special band
concert.
At o'clock on the morning OF
Wednesday, october 1S, the reports of
other committees on the formulation
of bills for legislation, will be heard
and in turn discussed. The commit
tees to report are as follows:
Tax limits adjustment committee:
w. A. Layton. city manager, Salina,
chairman; A. L. Socolofsky, city clerk
Tampa w c, Hail, city clerk. Win
field.
Delinquent tax law committee: f.
5. Dyar, mayor Salina, chairman; A
w. Seng, city manager. Hays; H. o.
Davis, city attorney, Anthony.
City planning and zoning law COM
mittee: Walter Thiele, city attorney
Lawrence, chairman; o. T. Jones
mayor. Pittsourg; S. A. Deel, mayor
Baldwin. Previous to the report Ut
this committee, there will be an ad.
dress by Harland Bartholomew, city
planning engineer of St Louis, Mo-
Municipal ice plant law committee:
NJ l., Rousey. mayor, Horton, chair
man; s f. Klmble, mayor, Mulvane
w. E. Kelly, mayor. Harper.
Extension of utility services com
nittee: w. A. Stanfield, commissioner
Topeka. chairman; Oscar Jensen, com.
missioner, Coffeyville; George B. Ross
commissioner. ottawa
At IL o'clock the report of the con
Vent1on committee on legislative pol
icy and program will be offered, ant
the Legislative policy and program o
the league will be adopted.
AT noon there will be a group lunch
con for the delegates.
Round Tables To Be Feature.
Wednesday afternoon will be de
sions, with w. C. Coleman. mayor O.
Wichita, presiding over the meetinl
of the cities of the first and secont
class. and j. E. Shaffer, mayor o
Oakland, presiding over the meetin.
of cities of the third class. Late il
the afternoon the delegates will b.
taken on motor tour of the city, anC
will be entertained in the evening a
a banquet by the city of Pittsburg
Speakers at the banquet will include
Harry l.. Burton, mayor of Kansa
City, Kan; Earl c. Elliott, city man
ager. Wichita, and George L. Kreeck
mayor of Lawrence.
Thursday morning. October 19
there will be a series of addresses, a
follows: City Bond Registration an,
the Sale of Bonds" by Norton A
Turner, state auditor: why Empha
size Fire Prevention?" by Clarenc
Goldsmith, Chicago. of the Nationa
Board of Fire Underwriters; Content
of Franchises" o. T. Jones, mayor O
Pittsburg, and Ralph T. O'Neil, cit
attorney, Topeka; 'Insuring City En-
ployes," by Frank Mcclellan, mayo
of Coffeyville; THE Construction an
Maintenance of Sanitary Touris
Camps" A. H. Jewell. chief engineer
Kansas state board of health.
Following another group luncheon
Athe convention committees will offe
their reports, officers for the comm
year will be elected, and the conyen
tion will adjourn after selecting a cit
in which to hold the 1923 conventio
of the league.