The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-03
A FIGHT FOR A PARK.
City Has to Struggle to Get
Any Good Thing.
Now Mrs. Annie b. Sweet Claims
Chesney Park.
Council Will Have to Go About With
Grim Dissemination if it Wants
to Preserve Anything for
the Public.

ne park IN Marlln Dennis aQQl-
ton, which was christened "Chesney
Park" by a. resolution of the council
may prove a source of a good scrap on
the part of the city. AT the council
meeting last night Fuller & Whitcomb,
attorneys for Mrs. Annie B. Sweet, sub
mitted a communication calling atten-
ton of the council to the fact that Mrs.
Sweet holds tax deed to the park and
is in possession. The attorneys claim
that Mrs. Sweet has paid $500 in taxes.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary and city attorney.
Councilman Warner, who is custodian
of the park, says that he has faith
in the validity of the claim. The people
living in the vicinity of the park have
already raised nearly 500 to improve
the park. The city will no doubt win in
the matter.
City Engineer Barnes submitted an
estimate of $1,000 for remodeling the city
prison. The estimate for the Fifth
ward drainage district was also pre-
scented. 1t amounts to S3496. The esti-
mate on the city prison was referred to
the committee on public buildings and
that for the drainage districts was ap-
proved
William Farris, agent of the Austin
& Western company, submitted a prop
osition to trade a quantity of road ma
chinery for Jumbo, the big street
roller The communication was referred
to the committee on streets and walks
Charles Lane, sidewalk contractor
was allowed an estimate of $40 for new
sidewalks constructed under his con-
tract.
c. Gustafson was given permission to
connect with the Orphans home sewer.
The tax levy of 10 mills reported by
the committee on ways and means was
approved by the council and an Ordi-
nance in accordance with the recon-
mendations was introduced but action
was deferred because of a mistake. The
levy is distributed as follows:
General revenue fund, six mills.
General Improvement fund, five mills.
Interest fund, two mills.
Sinking fund, one mill.
Water supply fund, one and three
fourth mills.
Library fund.- one-haIf mill
Judgment fund, one and one-tenth
mills.
Paving fund, one and thirteen-twen-
tieth mills
The amount to be raised by the levy
will be SITS, 80.
The Southwestern Fuel company was
awarded the contract for furnishing the
city with coal for the ensuing year. The
price is 81 per ton for Frontenac slack
and $3.50 per ton for Usage City shaft.
E. A. Austin presented a commune
cation calling the attention of the coun-
Gil to the fact that the city does not
own the street on the side of lot 121
King street and warning the council
not to allow a sidewalk to be built
there.
c. P Maunsell, superintendent of the
Edison Electric Light company. submit
ted a proposition to the city council to
heat the city building for $500. The COM
nunication was referred to the com
mittee on public buildings.
D. J. Dickinson asked permission to
dig a well in the park 1t Tenth and
Morris avenues. The request was refer
red to the city physician.
Otto Kuehne & Co. requested the
council TO take some steps toward es-
tablishing a fire hydrant near their
place of business. There is no hydrant
han HI a NH
nication went to the committee on ju-
dietary.
Rev Mrs. S. E. Hart, PASTOR" and
t'W. L. Hunbert, circuit steward ask
ed ''permition' to use the west part
of the city park to hold a ''TabernicaI'
meeting for the salvation of men and
women of Topeka The meeting is to
commence August and continue one
red to the committee on parks.
E. B. Helm and 20 others asked for |
a sidewalk on the west side of Smith
street from Seventh street to Eighth |
The pay roll of the fire department |
for the past month was $1,862 AZ. The
city officers will receive total of
s549.16 The salaries of the members of |
the sanitary department were $500. The |
pay roll of the electric light department |
allowed was SASS. 80. The cost of con- |
Quoting the engineers department for |
July was $3.50 The street commits |
sioner's pay roll was 50, 687.13.
The annual assessment ordinances
were passed. They include all the paw
districts which have not been paid |
out" The usual appropriation ordi |
nances were also passed.
Councilmen Drew and Roundtree were |
a bsent from the council meeting. COun- |
Gilman Drew is suffering from an in |
famed eye.
The council adjourned until next |
Monday evening.