The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
BRICK PAVING CHEAP.
You Can Get 1t Done for S1.22
Per Yard.
4 CONTRACT At THIS FIGURE

Is Let by the City Council DOings of
the CennciI.
The cost of paving the streets in To-
peka has reached a lower figure than
even dreamed of by contractors. When
the first contract was let for vitrified
brick paving, James Ramsey secured the
contract for SITS per square yard. Last
night the council let the contract for
paving the alley back of the new court
house for $122 per square yard, which is
six cents less than has ever been paid for
brick paving in Topeka The city en-
gineer's estimate was $1.33 for the paving
and % cents per cubic yard for the
grading. The grading was let for 10
cents per cubic yard.
The successful bidders were: On paw.
ing, h. *. Winans of n orth Topeka; on
grading, A. &. Fulford.
The other bidders were as follows:
A. H Mooney, pa wing. $1.S3 per
square yard; grading % cents per cubic
yard.
John Richie, paving. $1.2S per square
yard; grading 20 cents per cubic yard
C. j. Rosen, Jr, paving, $1.53 per
square yard.
Oloi Swanson, paving, $1,25 per square
yard.
David McNair. paving, 1929 per
square yard; grading 2016 cents per
cubic yard.
All the bidders except Mr.. Fulford
had deposited certified checks for $500
as condition of the contract. Mr.. Full
ford deposited $40 in cash instead.
Councilman skinner inquired whether
one man was to be permitted to deposit
$2J while the rest vera compelled to put
up $500.
Mr. McNair said: u understood that
the advertisement called for a certified
check for $500, and do not see how this
bid for grading can be legal when no
check accompanies it,"
City Clerk AIcFadden said that no
provision had been made to receive sep
arate bids on the grading. and the adver-
tisemsnt called for a check for $500.
Mr.. Fulford said that he understood
that he might deposit 10 per cent of the
amount of the bid.
The contract was then let, Councilman
Skinner only voting in the negative on
awarding the contract for grading to
Fulford.
Before the bids were opened the ap-
praiser's repor: was adopted.
The next paving to be done will be
Eleventh street, between Van Buren, and
Harrison Streets This contract would
hava been let last night if it had not
been for the fact that mistake was
made in specifying the width of the
street aud the proceedings to secure the
pavement had to bs commenced over.
a resolution was passe d last night de-
claring it necessary to pave the street
and the committee appointed 10 ascer-
tain whether the required number of
property owners had petitioned for the
paving reported favorably and the report
was adopted.
A resolution was passed requesting the
West Side Circle railway to remove its
tracks from the street to be paved.
No Smoke Consumer.
The committee on lights reported in
favor of postponing action on the prop
osition to purchase a smoke consumer for
the city electrict light plant, and the re-
port was agreed to.
Appraisers Appoi nted.
The mayor announced the appointment
of the following appraisers to appraise
the property belonging to Rol Nichols
in North Topeka, which is to be used to
widen Kansas avenue north of Gordon
street: Albert Parker, John Eilinwood
and W. S. Charles The appointments
were confirmed without opposition.