Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 100, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1930 — Page 6

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pHOOL CHIEFS SLICE BUDGET ONE-HALF CENT Levy for 1931 Shows Balance Sufficient to Care for $35,000 Cut. Levy for the 1931 school budget was reduced one-half cent when Indianapolis school commissioners met at noon for formal action on the proposed $7,488,292 budget. The budget was unchanged by the reduction from $1,015 to sl.Ol, and A. B. Good, school business director, said he believed there was sufficient balance to care for the $35,000 cut off by the reduction. The levy is 1 cent less than that for the current year, and the budget shows a net decrease of $27,675. Public hearing on the budget and levy will be held by the commissioners at noon, Sept. 15. Salaries Increased Reduction in the budget was accomplished despite approximately $47,000 increase in teachers’ salaries under th£ automatic salary schedule. But for the fact that certain items in this year’s budget, prepared last year were too high, A. B. Good, business director said, a budget increase would have been required, rather than a decrease. Good pointed to the fact that the elementary teachers salary appropriated for this year is appproximately $72,000 greater than will be needed. However, transfers required by shortages In some high school funds will reduce the excess to $44,771. School Is Reopened Janitors’ salaries item was increased $4,000 to allow for two additional buildings, new School 81 and School 17, on the Crispus Attucks campus. The latter school, formerly abandoned, is being reopened as a Negro departmental school. It was decided to open this building following abandonment of plans to change School 11 to a Negro school. The levy is based on an estimated $686,337,550 valuation. Amounts to be raised by the budget, by funds, are: Special fund, $2,347; library fund, $394,092; tuition fund, $4,093,806; free kindergarten, $61,152. Estimated receipts for 1931, aside from money raised by the levy, are $593,000, including dog taxes, book and lunch department receipts, library fines, state apportionment and other items. NICHOLS IS HEAD OF PERSIMMON BRIGADE City Man Elected at Annual Reunion of Civil War Veterans. John Nichols, Indianapolis, of the One hundred fifteenth Indiana volunteers, became president of the Persimmon brigade today following election at the annual reunion of Civil war veterans in Ft. Friendly, 512 North Illinois street, Wednesday. . Only nineteen members of a brigade that once numbered five thousand men were present. Other officers are : Charles W. Lindley, Bloomingdale; Samuel Denny. Indianapolis; Jonah Heacock, Wabash; John Flaherty, Terre Haute, vice-presidents, and Mrs. Grace E. Hoffmeyer, Indianapolis, secretary. OFFICE WILL BE MOVED Cicero Will Lose Adventist Headquarters to Indianapolis. Bv Timrs Special CICERO, Ind., Sept. 4.—The general offices of the Indiana Seventh Day Adventist academy will be moved from Cicero to Indianapolis soon. This change will be made for the sake of convenience. ' Teh fall term of the academy will open this week with Professor J. W. Craig as business manager; Elder O. K. Butler, pastor and Bible instructor; Mrs. O. K. Butler, English; Mrs. J. W. Craig, Spanish and seventh grade: Wilbur Schram, preceptor, orchestra and manual training; Mrs. Wilbur Schram, piano and art; Mrs. I. Chapman, preceptor and mathematics; Mrs. Phynia Kelly, bookkeeping and stenography; Miss Helen Marsh, matron, and history; Mrs. Roxie Marshall, first six grades; Walter Gettys, farm management. The academy expects an enrollment of 300 students. PASS BEFORE PERSHING General Holds Imoromptu Review of V. F. V,'. Ladies Auxiliary. Bu Vnited Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—General John J. Pershing, held an impromptu review of Post 738, ladies auxiliary. Veterar sos Foreign Wars of Des Moines. la.. on the sidewalk in front of the W„hite House today. Pershing was in civilian clothes and was calling to pay his respect to President Hoover. He complimented the women upon the smartness of their drill. TAX APPEAL PLANNED State Board Will Be Asked to Solve Problem at Mnncie. Bu Times Special MUNCIE. Ind.. Sept. 4.—The state board of tax commissioners will be called upon to settle Muncie’s 1931 budget *nd tax levy problem. The city council at its August meeting failed to adopt a budget and the 1930 rate has been certified by City Controller Lester Holloway to the county auditor. This week the council, reconsidering the budget, adopted a measure which cuts 3Vi cents .from the present tax rate. Mayor George R. Dale has announced that he opposes the reduction and probably will veto It. Released a* Theft Suspect Charles Evans. 5132 Schofield avenue. arrested in Rockville Tuesday night a* an ayto tire thief suspect, was released when he proved he purchased tires he was accused of stealing, according to word here today. | Warsaw Shivers WAFC'.W, Ind., Sept. 4.—Furnace fires were kindled and topcoats apipeared today, as the temperature propped to 40 degrees. Frost formed |fi the lowlands.

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12 INDICTED BY . GRAND JURORS First Partial Report Filed With Judge Collins. Marion county grand jury today in the first fall report to Criminal Judge James A. Collins, returned eight indictments naming twelve persons, and reported three discharges. Five persons were indicted for burglary and grand larceny, and others were accused of charges ranging from false pretense to assault and battery with intent to kill. Alleged to have embezzled $443 as agent for Hamilton-Harris & Cos., John W. Vannostrand, 257 East Minnesota street, was named in an indictment. Three youths, charged with stealing SIOO in merchandise from the home of Clyde R. Matthews, 2049 South Meridian street, were charged with burglary. They are Herbert Abbott, James Livengood and Robert Brewer. The trio is held in the county jail pending trial. 300 FROM CITY TO GO TO CHURCH SESSION Group to Attend Celebration of Pentecost Anniversary. Celebration of the 1900th anniversary of Pentecost will be attended by 300 Indianapolis persons who will be at the international convention, Disciples of Christ church, Washington, Oct. 14 to ID. Dedication of the National City Christian church is on the convention program. Church officials made final plans for sending the Indianapolis delegation to Washington at a meeting here Wednesday, attended by H. O. Pritchard, Indianapolis, of the executive board of religious education; C. N. Williams, Washington, chairman of the Washington convention committee, and others. POLICEMAN’S MOTHER CLAIMED BY DEATH r Mrs. Ella Jarvis Passes On En Route from Home to Hospital. Mrs. Ella Jarvis, 74, of 324 North Missouri street, mother of patrolman Orville Hudson, died early today en route from her home to city hospital, after illness of three months. Besides Hudson, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mazie Faust, 410 West, New York street; a sis tv, Mrs. A. J. Keppel, Indianapolis, and two brothers, William Conger, Noblesville, and George Conger, Indianapolis. Funeral services have not been arranged. FLEES, GOES TO~ JAIL Negro Held on Vagrancy Charge After Automobile Crash. Ruben Dufey, 27, Negro, 915 North Senate avenue, was held on vagrancy charges today after he fled in an automobile when a police squad approached Tenth street and Senate avenue Wednesday night. Police said they were not locking for the Negro, but pursued him when he fled. - They fired several shots and nabbed Dufey when his car crashed into a utility pole. ALLEGED ROBBERS HELD Trio of Bloomington Men Accused of Taking S2O in Holdup. Bu Vnited Press BEDFORD, Ind., Sept. 4.—Three Bloomington men were held in city jail here after robbery of Ernest Edwards, son of the proprietor of Edwards case, in which S2O was obtained. Those held are James Tapp, 27; Henry Robertsbn, 21, and Herschell Snoddy, 28. Several men in a poolroom across the street from the restaurant witnessed the robbery and gave chase, forcing the robbers to abandon an automobile. Then they caught a ride on a freight train to Bloomington where they were captured. SLAYER TRAVELS ALONE Murderer of Wife and Her Mother Makes Trip to Bloomington. Bv Vnited Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 4. After sixteen years, Tom Hardin, murderer, left the state prison and returned to Bloomington for a visit. Hardin rode into this city with a truck load of automobile license plates from the prison factory. As a trusty, he was permitted to make the 200-mile trip without a guard and was able to visit several former | friends without interference. Hardin was convicted here of murder for shooting his wife and moth-er-in-law after a long drinking bout. Aged Farmer Dies Bu Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 4.—FuI neral services for George Waughtel, | 90, who died at his home in Scipio, were conducted by the Rev. Alexander Sharp of the First Presbyterian j church here. Burial was made in ; the Scipio cemetery. Mr. Waughtel i spent practically all his life in the I neighborhood where he died. He was a farmer there. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. He leaves his widow and several i nephews^

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Fair Life Sunshine Brings Smiles to Officials, and Naps to Water Lilies.

SUNSHINE was not only welcome to the attendance spirits of Indiana state fair officials, but it also gave the water lilies in the Agriculture building a chance to snooze. The lilies, day-bloomers, have been keeping late hours during thf fair’s cloudy days, but Wednesday and today were able to “hit the hay.” tt a “What chance has Jim got. down in Wabash in the fall election, Ed?” This and countless other questions relating to the Hoosier “politico” formed the curb conversation today as legislators see-sawed through the fair crowds. a a a A “furfiner” to Indiana scanning the numerous canes carried by men in the jammed midway and not aware it’s just a badge of fairdom was heard to say: “Well, I never saw so many crippled men or nearcripples in all my life.” a o “T ET’S PET!” was the frequent JL/ exclamation of members of the younger generation as they viewed the armless loveseat in the antique division of the woman’s building. tt Members of the state board of agriculture were guests of the Boys’ Club camp at dinner Wednesday night. Robert Amidt of Purdue university’s staff of Instructors was toastmaster.

One of the early arrivals for today's legislative program was Senator I. Floyd Garrott, Battle Ground, Ind. The senator’s three children, Alice, John and Glenn, were winners in the 4-H Club contests at the fair. a a a ILLINOIS, lowa and Missouri are bidding for the 1931 national swine show. Decision on the site of the show will be made at a meeting of the board of directors in Chicago in December. a a a One woman visiting the agriculture building became elated upon finding the exhibit of rain-bow-colored Paradise fish and being informed that they refused to live with goldfish. “There’s fish with sense for you. A census of our apartment house would show more goldfish than babies,” she exclaimed loudly. a a a If you have tears prepare to shed them now. For from the onion display in the agriculture building attendants forej cast “bigger and better onions for Indiana.” a a a BANDOLIER'S BELL BOY, an Aberdeen Angus steer, winner 1 of the grand championship award j at the fair, will be taken to the InI temational Livestock Exposition, ! declare his owners, Henry Schmuec- ! ker & Sons, Blairstown, la, u n Boys in the state fair club camp | today were conducted on a tour | of exhibits by Purdue university instructors. a a a Fair visitors are given an insight j in the occupational therapy work j of the Junior League of Indianapj olis through daily talks of Miss i Winifred Conrick, head of the In--1 diana University hospitals’ therapy j division. Indianapolis Couple Hurt Bti 'fiincs Special COLUMBUS. Ind., Sept. 4.—Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dunbar. Indianapolis, I were injured in an automobile accii dent on United States Road No. 31, I south of here, when their car left | the road, jumped a ditch and tore through a barbed wire fence. Both I were cut and bruised on the arms, faces and heads. They were taken to a hospital. Later they returned to their home. The accident occurred when Dunbar threw on the car brakes suddenly to avoid some water in the middle of the road. Safety Board Filled Bv Time's Snccinl MUNCIE, Ind.. Sept. 4.—For the first time in four months the fxiard of public safety has its full quota cf members as a result of appointment by Mayor George Dale of Webster H. Peeling, a salesman for an automobile body company as a member to fill a vacancy caused by the promotion of Charles Indorf to the board of works. Peeling is a Democrat. w

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‘GETTING EVEN’ BACKJIF RAID Former Dry Agent Causes Seven Arrests. Bv Times Special MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Sept. 4. Joseph Allie, former federal prohibition agent, is making a “getting even” campaign which has already resulted in arrest of Mrs. Lizzie Dean and six other persons. A resort she operated was raided on an affidavit sworn to by Allie. Mrs. Dean was a government witness against Allie and some city officials here when they were tried in federal court at South Bend on charges of conspiring to violate the national prohibition act. She testified Allie told her “to pay up and get into the ring.” Allie and the other defendants were acquitted. Allie frankly admits he is endeavoring “to get even with the woman.” BOOK DEALER TO BE BURIED IN VIRGINIA Short Rites in Cf-ty Arranged for James C. Kemp. Short funeral services will be held at the Tyner mortuary, 328 West Thirtieth street, at 8 tonight for James C. Kemp, 60, book dealer, who died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Edward O. Nicholls, 3123 Graceland avenue, Wednesday night. The body will be taken to Wellsburg, W. Va., for burial. Kemp came to Indianapolis from Pittsburgh, Pa., two years ago. Before his retirement he was one of the leading book dealers of the country, connected with the Joseph Horn Book Company, Pittsburgh. Survivors are three other sisters, Mrs. Harry W. King, 3123 Graceland avenue; Mrs. Emil Rosch, New Philadelphia, 0., and Mrs. Ida Ruett, Canton, O. WOMAN, 100, PENSIONER OF CHEROKEE WAR, DIES * Goshen Loses Oldest Resident in Passing of Mrs. Ellen Cassady. Bu Times Special GOSHEN, Ind., Sept. 4.—Mrs. Ellen H. Cassady, 100, oldest resident of Goshen, is dead. She was a pensioner as a result of the services of her late husband, William Cassady, in the Cherokee Indian war in 1836. He died forty years ago. Twelve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cassady. Five are living. They are Mrs. Jennie Prather of Franklin; Mrs. Alice Boyd, San Matel, Cal.; U. S. Cassady, Indianapolis; Mrs. Effie Spear, Goshen, and Mrs. Zetta Ott, Chicago. Mrs. Cassady passed her 100th birthday Jan. 4, this year. She was a native of Kentucky.

PARK RECORD IS SET 60,000 More Visit State Playgrounds Than in 1929, Indiana state parks lured more than 60,000 more persons during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year than last year, according to department of conservation figures today. Thus far in the current year, which ends Sept. 31, 432,732 persons have visited the parks. One new park Spring Mill, near Mitchell, was opened this year. Blood Poisoning Fatal Bu Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Sept. 4. James J. McConnell, 63, is dead of blood poisoning resulting from a carbuncle. He leaves his widow; a son, Floyd McConnell, Indianapolis; three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Bell, Fortville; Mrs. Edith Beagle, Pendleton, and Mrs. Florence Smith, Lawrence; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Eckhart, and a brother, William McConnell, both of McCordsville.

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CLINTON COUNTY CENTENNIAL TO BE CELEBRATED Three-Day Program Will ‘ Open Sunday at Frankfort. Bu Times Special FRANKFORT, Ind., Sept. 4 Clinton county’s centennial will be observed at the fairground here three days, beginning Sunday with a pageant of progress presenting a cast of nearly 1,000 persons from every part of the county. Combined with the celebration will be a homecoming. Plans are being completed to care for more than 10,000 persons Sunday, the opening day. A contest for the selection of a centennial queen will close tonight and the ballots will be tabulated. The winner will be crowned at 2:30 Saturday afternoon in a ceremony on the courthouse steps. Churches United for Service The opening program Sunday will include a band concert, community singing and a display of old costumes, some dating back to the early days of the county. At 8 Sunday evening the pageant will be presented. It will be preceded by a union twiight service of churches at the fairground. Monday afternoon at 2, the Daughters of the American Revolution will unveil a marker dedicated to the Revolutionary soldiers of the county. The marker will be placed in the southeast corner of the courthouse lawn. The Business and Professional Women’s Club will dedicate a log cabin that has been, erected in T. P. A. park. The cabin has a direct connection with early history of the county and for many years served as a pioneer home. Farade Monday At 2:30 p. m. Monday the Centennial parade will pass through the business and part of the residential districts of the city. This feature will present hundreds of decorated automobiles from all parts of the county, with a large number of floats entered by business houses, industries and manufacturers, and historical floats from townships of the county. At 8 Monday evening the pageant will be repeated. Tuesday’s program will include presentation of the pageant at the fairground at 8 p. m. The celebration will end with a Mardi Gras, starting at the fairground and ending in the business section. FUGITIVE NINE YEARS IN FRAUD CASE HELD Alleged Bond Jumper Is Suspect in Jail Break, Booze Shooting. Nine years a fugitive, Gail Harrod, 31, of 720 East Fifty-eighth street, was held today charged with jumping an appeal bond in a fraud case. Harrod was arrested Wednesday night by Deputy Sheriffs Shipp and Bell, and State Policeman Carl Losey, who say he also is wanted in connection with a recent Rising Sun jail break, and may be a suspect in the shooting of Raymond Welch, alleged hijacker, now in city hospital.. AGREE TO CHANGE IN NAME OF MEMORIAL Widow Will Not Contest $200,000 Leo Kahn Fund Bequest Park board members today approved changing the name of the Leo Kahn memorial fund to include the name of Mr. Kahn’s widow, Mrs. Bertha Kahn. Mr. Kahn bequeathed a $200,000 estate to- the city for erection of a home for stray* animals or a south side park. Mrs. Kahn has agreed not to contest the city’s claim, provided the animal home or park will include her first name along with her husband’s. Petition of Claude M. Worley, former police chief, to erect a restaurant structure at Salem and Thirtyeighth streets will be considered by the board Sept. 18. Board also postponed action on a petition to erect a pitch and putt golf course at Meridian street and Kessler boulevard.

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Mrs. T. C. Williams Proves to Be Kitchen Queen at State Fair. Gamering twelve first prize ribbons of the nineteen offered for pie bakers in the culinary exhibits at the Indiana state fair, Mrs. T. C. Williams of Indianapolis established herself firmly on the throne of Hoosier pie-making champion. First prize winners in pie. candy, jellies, jams and preserves divisions: TIES Covered apple. Dutch apple, apricot, blueberry, cherry, gooseberry, mince, pineapple. plum, pumpkin, raisin and raspberry. Mrs. T. C. Williams. Indianapolis; blackberry and chocolate. D. Conger, Anderson; butterscotch and cocoanut cream. Mrs. Ira Robertson. Acton; cheese, cream and peach, C. Conger. Anderson. CANDIES Turkish paste, honey nougat, fruit bats, marshmallow fudge, butterscotch, nut taffy, seafoam. coated nut bars, chocolate fruit bars and crvstallzed fruit. Mrs. F. C. Guthrie. Danville; French cream, chocolate creams, nut creams, penoche. divinity, colored mints, nut caramels and box assorted, Mrs. Judson M. Anderson, Mt. Sterling. Ky.; chocolate fudge. Flora M. Edgerton, Plainfield; cocoanut bars, Mrs. F. D. Poe. Kokomo; stuffed figs, Mrs. Tim Guard. Frankfort; stuffed dates. Mrs. J. M. Smock. Indianapolis; peanut brittle. Mrs. Fred Roesncr, Indianapolis; candied lemon, grapefruit or orange peel, Margaret A. Dorrell. Greenwood. JELLIES. JAMS. PRESERVES Jellies—Apple, blackberry, gooseberry, green grape, plum and display of 8 varieties, Mrs. W. W. Buntln. Lebanon; currant. Helen Koons, Mooreland; crabapple. Mrs. W. A. Stone. Clayton: ripe grape. Mrs. Floyd T. Thompson: quince. Mrs. Osie Stipler, Thorntown; raspberry. Mrs. Hanna McEwan. Edinburg; mint, Mrs. Tim Guard. Preserves—Apple. Mrs. F. W. Bateman: blackberry, and cherry. D. Conger. Anderson; currant. Helen Koons; gooseberry, red tomato. Mrs. Voris Stipler;* peach. Monta Runkle, Edinburg: plum, auince. Mrs. W. W. Buntin: pear. Mrs. W. B. Flick; yellow tomato, W. Schoentrup; watermelon, and strawberry, Mrs. John Ziegler: red raspberry. F. Frank Vogel: display ten varieties. Mrs. William Paxton. Jams—Blackberry, Mrs. F. W. Bateman: gooseberry. Helen Koons; raspberry and strawberry, Mrs. Clarence Goff. Butters — Apple and plum. Mrs. M. L.. Peterson; peach. Mrs. W. W. Buntin: pear. Mrs. Rae Fleming: quince. W. Schoentrup. Conserves—Current. F. Frank Vogel: peach. Mrs. Clarence Bowers; rhubarb. Mrs. W. W. Buntin. Marmalades—Orange, pineapple and best display lams, marmalades and butters (ten varieties!. Mrs. W. W. Buntin; apricot. Etta Le Pollard. FORMER MICHIGAN U. PRESIDENT IS MARRIED Dr. Clarence C.ook Little, Divorced Year Ago, Has New Bride. Bu Vnited Press BAR HARBOR, Me., Sept. 4.—Dr. Clarence Cook Little, former president of the universities of Michigan and Maine and, at present, director of the Roscoe B. Jackson memorial laboratory for cancer research, was married to Beatrice W. Johnson, Portland, Labor day, it has been learned. The couple have sailed for Europe for a three months’ tour of various scientific laboratories. M*ss Johnson formerly was assistant to Dr. Little at Maine and Michigan universities. Dr. Little divorced his first wife, Katherine Andrews Little, daughter of Robert Day Andrews, .Boston architect, last year on a desertion charge.

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Mile. Marie Bastie PARIS, Sept. 4.—France established another world aviation record today when Mile. Maryse Bastie, 26, landed after establishing a woman’s endurance record of 37 hours 54 minutes. Mile. Bastie took off Tuesday evening, a few hours before France received the news that Costc and Bellonte had completed their flight to New York. Mile. Bastie is known as the “most beautiful flier in the world.” BUILD BRIDGE NOWJIDVISED Kentuckian Says Million Dollars Could Be Saved. Bu Times Special EVANSVILLE. Ind., Sept. 4.—Addressing a group of advocates of an Ohio river bridge here to be paid for jointly by Indiana and Kentucky, Clifford Smith, a Kentucky assistant attorney-general, declared now is the time to do the work. “The steel market is low. the other -costs are lower and the bridge companies need the work,” according to Smith. “If we build now, we can save $1,000,000.” Smith said Kentucky is ready with $2,000,000, her share of the bridge cost. “Kentucky hasn’t a dime of bonded indebtedness and there isn’t any danger of Kentucky backing out,” Smith declared.

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INSULL OPPOSED: IN TIEUP WITH ELECTRICFLANT Richmond’s Former City Attorney Condemns Standby Plan. Bu Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., Sept. 4.—W. H. Kelley Sr., former city attorney, declares that if the municipally owned electric plant contracts with the Insull utilities interests for installation of standby service, it will play into the hands of its “most ruthless competitor.” The opinion of Kelley was expressed when he conferred with several members of the city council. Not disputing the need for standby service, the city's former legal adviser declared the plant should itself provide the service. Advises Another Unit “This can be accomplished,” Kelley said, “by the addition of another large unit and I believe the board of works should proceed with this development right now.” As to the cost of the service, the attorney disagrees with D. C. Hess, superintendent of the city plant, who said the Indiana Electric Corporation, an Insull subsidiary, could provide the service at a cost lower than the city could install it, Fears Political Move In a forecast of what would follow if the Insull offer is accepted, Kelley said: “Once this physical contact wa# established it would mean the advent of Insull into local politics and a relentless campaign would be conducted for the purpose of eventually adding the local plant to the Insull combination. He has been a powerful political factor everwhere els* his service has been installed.” COAL DEALERS SEEK WEIGHTS INSPECTION Council to Receive Ordinance for Reinstatement of Service. Coal dealers and city officials today were preparing to present an ordinance to city council reinstating the services of a coal inspector, who will check weights and types of coal sold in Indianapolis. The post, held by Charles Howe, automatically was shorn of its valua to coal consumers last winter when a county court held the ordinance invalid. Howe now is working in. the weights and measure department under a 1925 ordinance that does not give him the authority of the former one. Coal dealers have proposed they pay a fee for the services so the city may maintain the department, without, extra cost.