The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-09
PAYING CONTRACTS LEFT.
Formal Awards Made to the Lowest
bidders

Formal Awards Made to the Lowest
Bidders.
The city council met in special ses-
sion last evening. The Potwin paving
troubles were taken up and discussed.
Copies Of a restraining order granted
by Probate Judge Dolman enjoining
the mayor and the city council from
changing the shape of the park in
front of the residence of Judge julius
T. Clark were distributed.
The park in question is situated at
the intersection Of Greenwood and Park
avenues. The park as originally laid
out by Mr.. PotWin was to have been
Octagon shaped. When the contract for
the paving was given it was specified
that the park should be circular like
the others and the form in which it has
been beautified.
The residents of Potwin and Judge
Clark in particular object most serious
ly to this. Mr.. Clark is determined that
the park be made octagon shaped
Otherwise he says it will injure his
property. 1t is said that Mr.. Clark will
spare no expense in carrying the mat
ter to the courts if necessary.
The matter was not settled last night.
The council will wait to see what plan
Of action will be instituted by those
favoTing the octagon shaped park They
also want to determine which suit wills
be of the least expense to the city
The people on Fillmore street have
almost despaired of having the paving
finished for which they paid their
money Inc CITY engineer IOlQ A. L.
Williams who was present that the
brick would be on the street by next
week.
The council granted contracts for
grading, curbing and paving the streets
petitioned for this year as follows:
Wall s. Haney. paving WOodlawn
avenue from Willow TO Park $1-2S1z
per square yard.
Wall & Haney, paving Harrison street.
from Eleventh to Huntoon, $12S15 per
square yard; also alleys between To-
peka- avenue and Tyler, Eleventh and
Twelfth, 1859; between Van Buren,
and Harrison, Seventh and Eighth,
$12s1z.
R. B. Kep1ey. eurbing Woodlawn
avenue two blocks, with Fort Scott blue
! sandstone, As cents per Hneal foot Har-
rison, from Eleventh to HuntoOn, with
Fort Scott blue sandstone, As cents.
Ritchie & Ramsey. curbing Topeka
avenue from Fourteenth to city limits
| with Colorado red sandstone, 55 cents
per foot, Paving the same, 1924 per
square yard
| o. Swanson, curbing and paving
| Monroe street. from Sixth to Tenth.
| CuFbing, A cents; paving, $1.24- Curb
/ ing Harrison street from Eleventh to
! Huntoon, with Colorado red sandstone,
| "a cents.
Ritchie & Ramsey, paving Topeka
avenue from Second to Third, 1924.
| Curbing same with Colorado red sand
| stone, "a cents. Iron plates, $6.75.
| o swanson, paving Eleventh street,
| $1.25. CURLING same with Fort Scott
sandstone, "A cents Iron plates, $6-75.
0. swanson, paving Taylor street,
| from Seventh to Eighth SIPS. CURLING,
"a cents. Iron plates, 1915.
Wall & Hanley, grading Topeka ave
/ nue. from Second to Third, % cents;
! Topeka avenue from Fourteenth to
DOuthit tract, "A cents; Harrison street,
from Eleventh to Huntoon, "a cents
| Eleventh street. from Harrison to To-
/ peka avenue, n cents; Taylor from
/ Seventh to Eighth, "A cents; Woodlawn
| avenue two blocks. % cents; alleys be
| tween Seventh and Eighth. Van Buren,
| and Harrison; Eleventh and Twelfth.
| Topeka avenue and Tyler, "A cents
Monroe street, from Sixth to Tenth.
1t was decided by the council that
| the curbing for the above contracts
would have to be commenced by June
20 and completed by September Is; that
| the paving should commence July 1
| and be completed by October l. All
| contracts let during the present year
| will have to be completed by October
! Is or a penalty of SO per day will be
| imposed for every day the contracts are
uncompleted past the date mentioned in
the contracts.
The Topeka Federal Light, Heat and
Power company through it's represen-
tatives presented to the council COM
n1unication expressing satisfaction with
the ordinance granting the company
the privilege to own and operate a
| heating and lighting plant in this city.
81 600 has been deposited with the city
treasurer as an earnest of good faith
1t was expected that the plans for
the new waterworks would have beer
| discussed at the meeting last night, but
they had not been completed. The
mayor announced that a special meet
ing would be held on June IS, at which
time the waterworks question will be
taken up.