The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-21

| Carson said It would be proper for him
to say that Tuesday last a number of ex
cited tax payers had come to him. Some
/ advised an Injunction but he had discour-
aged it and proposed a special meeting
He had started out and got a special meet
ing.
Mckee called on Mr.. Fred Smyth, who
said he was not satisfied with the pave
ment. The work was not up to the con
| tract
Glaze called for the reading of the re-
monstrance asking that the council not
pay for the jaaperite pavement. The re
monstrance was presented on September
! ii, and granted
johnson said he had sent for the petition
of the parties who signed for the jasperite
and demanded it read.
Martin inquired what more the property
owners wanted than The granting of the
! petition.
Mckee said be did not think that be
cause property owner signed for jasperite
he should he censured. He had expected
the work equal to the sample exhibited
and had asked for it on that basis
Johnson-Just want to show that the
council amt TO blame.
The petition asking for jasperite was
then read.
Buckeridge thought no councilman
would favor issuing bonds.
Johnson called on p. V. Healy, who said
he was in the council at the time and did
not vote for jasperite,
Johnson-Be very careful what you say
now
Healy-I am very careful what say
have always thought that the council had
granted the contract before an investiga-
ton. But the contract awarding is not
the question now. Shall we have TO pay
it is the question. If the contractors have
secured money at banks on the estimates
the city will have to pay for it.
Mr. Roach said it did not look like the
council would put down pavement Of no
value. If the pavement is of no value he
thought the city would not be compelled
to pay for it. He thought the council
certainly had a contract and bond.
johnson asked if the city was compelled
to pay for the pavement if the work was
not good.
The city attorney said the city would
never have to pay cent for the pavement
until the work was made good.
Healy inquired about the taxes now be-
ing paid, when Mr.. Wilson said the taxes
could be refunded if the pavement was not
paid for.
Healy said Mr.. Drake had not signed
the contract when Wilson proceeded to say
that Healy was in the council at the time
and ought TO have been brisk enough to
know all about it. After his crisp words
Healy said he was in the council at the
time and had never heard the contract
read; it had never been brought up before
the council. He had inquired for it in
council but had always been given to I'M
derstand that it was none OF his business.
Some time ago he had read the contract
and did not conform to what he had sup
posed it was.
There was some talk between Wilson
and Caswell about whether the former
had said approving estimates was not pay
ing for the work Casweil had under
stood that the city attorney had given it
out that approving estimates amounted to
nothing.
Coffin was sorry to see the position of
the press and some people in relation to
jaSperite paving. In the press not a re
spectful reference about the matter. He
would like to know from the editor of the
EAGLE why he had so many insinuations
about the council and jasperite. Coffin
said the property owners on Douglas had
asked for jasperite. He did not blame
them for that but they should not be so
vigorous against the council now. They
had been deceived and the council was in
the same boat. The council had not pro-
posed to pay for the pavement and had
done nothing in that line. lie thought
the council should not be treated as
thieves and robbers as it was intended to
attend TO the business in a business like
way He had given it as his opinion. that
il estimates in the hands of innocent pur-
chasers. the city would be compelled TO
pay Ii the work was done according TO
specifications the council would likely have
TO pay for the work without reference TO
its valne
a communication from the city treas
urer was to the effect that the Citizens
of Jasperite pavement.
Caswell moved TO rescind everything
wrong done in the Jasperite paving. This
motion was considered a little indefinite
and it was then specified 10 rescind APP
proved estimates.
Carson recalled that granting the pray
ers of the remonstrance was enough.
Coffin thought it would be impossible to
rescind according to motion. \ man could
sign note and want to reScind, but mo-
ton TO that effect would amount TO moth. |
ing.
Caswell inquired what the council is /
here for. " aud thought anything could be
-escinded.
Mckee moved the council make no pay 1
ments for the pavement, which prevailed. I
The city attorney stated that the engin- 4
4er's estimate was that the top coating of 4
cement and jasper could be put down .
'or less than s.. so and so far according 10 I
he estimates approved, that amount could ,
De held back
p. V. Healy inquired IL the city sttOrney
-eally believed that estimate was correct,
when it was replied that City Engineer
Tackmau is an honorable man and knows
something Of his official business
Buckeridge-If that statement is true
somebody is making lots of money
This created considerable merriment
Ind Buckeridge continued by saying that
he did not mean 10 say that any council
nan was getting money but that the con
ractOr had a snap.
\ message from Col Drake OF st. Paul,