The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09

yards Of matchmaking, which, at the
contract price (54 eents), would be So
1880, showing an excess OF the levy over
the contract price Of 5000.
On the 18th day Of June the city issued
to the contractor bonds for the amount
assumed then to be due him by reason OF
the non-payment Of the portion OF the
taxes levied for matchmaking
The amount paid into the treasury, on
account of the levy for macadamlzing pri-
or to the issuing Of the bonds, as shown
by the tax records, was $4,G6S.s6- To
this should be added $5S PAID on lot IA
Commercial street, paid Jan. 8, 1873, shy
contractors receipt making q total
amount chargabIe to the contractors, up
to the date OF issuing bonds, Of 81, 1885,
l 80, not including the "court house lots,''
rolls, and which were paid for by the
county. The amount paid by the county
for matchmaking was $423.34, which, adj
ed to the amount paid to the contractors
through the treasury, to-wit, $4.l2G.S6,
makes total of IS, 1000, which Is the to-
tai amount chargable to the contractor at
the date of the Issuing Of the bonds.
The contract for macadam1zing provid-
ed that the city should pay by or before
Jan. !, 1872 The interest aecruing to the
contractor after that date on scrip issued
| to the contractor, WIS $42.25 this, added
| to the contractors price, makes total OF
80, $1,000, which the contractor was enti-
tied to receive. Deducting from this S.
5000, the amount paid prior TO the Issu
| ing of the bonds, and Sl0.l9 paid out OF
the general fund On interest (record OF
| council proceedings, page go, shows
balance Of 81, 340.0S, not incluuIng treas
urer's commission, due to the contractor,
and for which he was entitled to the
bonds of the city.
The amount Of bonds. issued 70 the con:
tractors was 81, 200; from this deduct the
amount which they were entitled TO- NOT
including treasurerss cemmtssion), to-
90 H. nAw1s .SsCcE
| from this deduct $3.50, the treasurer's
| commission, leaves balance Of $16G.S2,
which is the excess of bonds issued by the
city.
At the date of the issuing of the bonds
there was delinquent, as shown by the
tax rolls, the sum OF 81, 46ls 60; sineeS1haa
time there has been paid $500 by con-
tractors receipt, leaving the delinquency
| 81, 403.G0; to this should be added $93.
| (tTeasurer's commissions). making 81
1860, which is the amount the contract
;ors were entitled to receive, less $63.62,
being the difference between excess of
levy over contract price and the accumu-
latIon of interest on the scrip.
| CURLING AND GUTTERING.
The assessment for curbing and gutter.
ing was $226, 200, the same as for macada-
| MIXING, and the levy was % mills, which
made a total levy of g, 32S. The contract
was for curblng and guttering ''both
sides of Commercial street, from north
| side of Sd avenue to the south side of 18th
avenue" The extreme distance, includ-
ing both sides of the street, is 3,420 feet;
deducting spaces at crossing of avenue,
3SS feet, leaves 1852 OF curbing and gut
tering 1T S1.75 per foot on Commercial
street, $1,000. There are So feet of curb
ing and guttering at each corner Of 4th,
Commercial street, making oil feet, total
$S9.25. There are also thirty feet of
curbing on the avenues on the west side,
and 70 feet curbing on the east side o.
foot, sos. There We're 1,7l6 square
feet of paving at 40 cents per foot, total
| $3.50. 40. We have not oeen able 10 find
| any contract for the execution of the
curbing and guttering, or curbing on the
avenues, or for the paving of the squares
at the intersection of the avenues with
Commercial street, nor have we been
able TO find that any bills were ever pre-
sented for the cost of the same. or that the
council ever ordered the work done,
| Except as contacted in the ordi-
dance(, or accepted II. We have, howeV-
er, the verbal statement of the members
of the council that the work was done by
the contractors for the curbing and gut
tering, and at the prices above stated for
each kind of work, and assume that it
was intended to be paid for out of the
eurbing and guttering fund. The only
bill found is the following:
The City of Emporia to Champlin &
Hughes DIR:
For eurbing and guttering Commercial
street, in the city of Emporia, Kan, from
I'd avenue TO It'll avenue, ....... 81, 32S
The total cost of the above work at the
prices named was as follows:
S,O3e feet .ot curbing and gutter
81 feet Of Of CURLING iIb and guttering '''O0"
los feet Of cur6ing at 81 per foot, 1os CO
l,6lG square feet paving at doc. CSC 30
ST, 1S9 60
| The levy being Sc Us, there was an ex-
cess OF the levy over contract price of
The total amount paid Into the treasury
on account of the levy for curbing and
/ guttering, as shown by the records before
| the date Of the Issuance of the bonds to
| should be added $50 for the tax on lot
141 Commercial street, which is reported
as delinquent, but the tax on which was
paid to the contractor at the time of the
performance Of the work; also the curb
ing and guttering in front of lot IA Com
mercIal street and in front of Sthe area,
30 feet at $1.75, $6I.25; ID feet of curblng
| on 9th avenue, $1,000, and 1863 feet of area
| paving at 40 cts. 1857. go, total $14I.S5. All
| this work was made and has been allow
ed to the contractor in our estimate of the
work done by him, and the lot is reported
| as delinquent on the tax roll.
We also add the contract price of the
eight lots known as "court house lots,3
paid by Lyon county before the contract
was made with the city S4OS.SO, also SS6..
35 paid out of the general fund by order Of
| the council Aug. 9th on account of inter-
est and balance on scrip, $685.; also for
curbing and guttering in front of lot 1875
Commercial street, being % feet at 81
per foot, S43.75, which is reported as de-
l1nquent, but the work on which was
done prior to the contract made by the |
city, making total receipts by the con- |
tractors on account of the work done by |
them of 50, 467.7O, less treasurer's commits |
sion ($9i.04), leaving $5,373.06.
The interest properly accruing on the |
amounts due contractors and unpaid mp |
70 the time of issuing of the bonds, was |
SI3.57, which should be added to the |
price of their work $6.1S9.60), making a |
ceived, as charged above ($5, 375.16). from /
this leaves balance OF $S9O.06 which
they were entitled to receive at the time
ofissuing the bonds. As the amount Of
bons issued was $1,000, this shows an
excess of bonds OF 81, 109.94.
TIE delinquency, as shown by the tax
rolls at the date of the issue of these
bonds, was 81, 122.63; to this should be
added S94.54, treasurer's commission,
making 81, 217.27. From this sum should
JIG SA1AsO1s tHc WOTh uu6 at
lot IA Commercial street, and 1920,
work due at lot 195 Commercial street,
and not due under the contract with the
city, which leaves $937.13, which is the
amount the contractors were entitled to
receive, less S141.61, being the excess of
the levy over the contract price added to
the accumulation of interest on the scrip.
Your committee are In doubt as to
whether the matter Of sidewalks was re-
ferred to them. II, however, such was
the intention of the council, we respect
fully ask further time in which 10 report
upon that subject.
This report is as accurate as we can
make It, after 3 full examination of the
records, and should there be Outstanding
contractors receipts in the hands of per.
sons enjoining the tax the amounts herein
stated as "excess'' will be increased by
the amount of such receipts.
Respectfully submitted.
p. b. PLUME,
+. II. F9RDE,
d. s. GILMORE.