The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-09
THE CITY COUNCIL.
City Engineer Kingman Granted
Leave of Absenc Without Pay
MOTOR LINE DEPOT MATTER PUT OFF.
Tine Contract for R u boring the Kan
san Avenue Esrfdxo il Let 60 o. swan
son for 81 SOY 70

Bam Avenue B-idEo is Let to q. - AN :
son for SOY 70
City Engineer Lewis Kingman has
practically resigned He submitted a
communication to the city council
last light in which he asked for
leave Of absence Of thirty days without
pay. lie added that he expected to find
'other employment while he was away,
but did not wish 10 resign at once or
cause the council any Inconvenience.
The request of Mr. Kingman was great
surprise to majority Of the cOuncIlmen
but It was granted without debate
AS long rs = year ago there were ru-
mors that Mr. Kingman considered
strongly going with Alr A. A. Robinson
to the engineering department Of the
Mexican Central railway. While there
j. nothing positively known about II AZ ~
announced that MIR. Kingman Will 20
east to see Mr. Robinson who il now
in Boston Mr.. Kingman was the chief
engineer Of the santa Fe be fore becom-
ing chief engineer of Topeka lie Is
reckOned as among the best in his line
in the west and although a Republican
was first appointed by Mayor Cofran,
Democrat
The Office is one that formerly paid
$2,5O0 a year, but in the last two years 1t
las been changed and reduced at various
times until il IS now worth only about
$500.
Bids Opened
The council opened bids last night for
contracts that will cost about $4,000.
That is pretty good for = hard-up city.
Zach bid was accom- panied by a certified
check for 300 and there were enough 10
equal the amount it would take to rehOor
the Kansas avenue bridge. Tie contract
for the obstruction Of sewer Ia dis
trict No. II was not let O. J. Rosen
was the only bidder, and his price was
$16g5.05. The estimate for the work
To- re-hn Nv al w "
there was only ono bid
Dir. Fellows replied, n will tell you
why. Ii il not at all remarkable 10 me-
LAr.stlan states dug a little sewer west
engineer estimated His bill of extras
amounting to $40O has never been paid,
and he can't even get a hearing before
this council. AIr. Rosen and other con-
tractors have received the same treat
ment"
The bids for reaooring the Kansas
avenue bridge with twO-inch mr. timber
were next opened The city engineers
estimate for the work was $1,775, and the
bids were all within that The bids were:
u. Swanson 5 ,0O3 %
s. p. Hawkins .... L, 659 90
H. Mover .. J. 54S 90
George Spaulding. --.---------- 1879 10
ID C. Watson. 1897 80
~ f. A Clat k-------- l.6a5 W
Frank Ryan .--.....- 1,614 20
A. ". CoddinRton. 1850 90
urman BAKER ----.-------- Isoo5 oS
Al. Y. Mccormack -------.---- LOO OU
It required a great deal Of discussion
ID allow the contract to Dir. Swanson
His bid although the lowest on its face
charges more for extra strlngers. 1t was
finally figured that Swanson was the
lowest even with small bill for extras.
1t was decided also, while the subject
OF the bridge was up, to have all the
iron-wOrk of the structure frightened up.
Dummy Line Depot Matter
After discussion, which lasted more
tn an hour, the council voted to post
pOne further consideration of the propo-
sitlon TO allow the Last Side Circle rail-
way management TO erect a depot at
Ninth and Quincy street The matter
was left in the hands of the mayor and
city attorney. who were instructed to
push the Injunction proceedings now
pending in the court, and the council
viii take the matter up again at its first
meeting in Novem Der.
NJ Q. Frost and others who petitioned
for the depot, told how they would never
have put their money into east side prop
erty had they not been guaranteed de-
cent rapid transit facilities They said
depot was necessary to the operation OF
the road.
In reply to this there were two re-
mOnstrances, each one describing the
operation Of the road on Min tn street.
west Of the Santa Fe yards. as a nui-
ODTOH6Q
the depot secured A. B. Jetmore To- plead
their cause before the council. City At
tOrney IulotsOn expressed doubts Of the
right of the city to let the street for such
purposes.
other City Matters
The council legislated last night to
strains Of sweet music. The Amphion
club met upstairs and Prof. Leib's chorus
at times attracted more attention than
the city clerk.
All the members were present last
night They adjourned ut 1880 until
next Monday night.
The city clerk was ordered to advertise i
ia the JOURNAL for five days for bids |
for supplying all the city departments.
including street lighting plant with coal |
for one year.
There il q man il Chicago who wants
20 bore for coal in Topeka His PROPOSE |
ton referred
The report Of the appraisers for the |
sewer in district No. II assessed the
property st 81. 22O.
Mayor Webster Davis, of Kansas City,
wants Topeka to bear part of the ex- |
pens6 with Kansas City in appealing a I
case TO the United States supreme court
testing the validity of the patent on /
swinging harnesses used in the fire de- |
partmentz II is a fight in which all the |
cities are equally Interested 1t will cost !
$500 and Iopeka's share is $50. The |
matter was referred
Councilman Fellows favored TAKING
part Of west Twelfth street into the citv. |
mat i now outside the city. He thinks |
there - coal there and would like the |
ne" coal hole sunk in that vicinity
Nothing was done
IT. cwearsauPs petition to sell a patent |
lamp cleaner Of his own make, in Tope- |
-, Tree Of license was granted He il |
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