The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-10
City Council Approves the Water
Works Agreement.
Water Company Directors Now
to Be Heard From.
TO BUY THE PLANT.
viii Be a Sale if Price is Salts
factory.
Minor Happenings at Last
TO BUY THE PLANT.
Minor Happenings at Last
Nights Council Session.

water committee which reported the
conference between the committee and
President Street of the water company
and the agreement between them which
is follows, was read:
Topeka, July 6, 1900.
'tAt a meeting of the water committee
of the city of Topeka and the president
and manager of the Topeka Water COM
pany, held al the Office of the mayor, TO
confer upon the subject of the sale of
the plant of the Topeka Water COM
pany to the city of Topeka, it was sug-
gested that the city of Topeka should
nominate a competent hydraulic engi-
neer to meet a competent hydraulic en-
gineer to be selected by the water COM
pany for the purpose of making disin-
IereSted report as to the fair and equita-
BILE value of the property of the Topeka
Water company.
In event the engineers being unable
to agree upon price it was suggested
that they be authorized to select the
third engineer after having first noti-
fed and cOunseled with the officers of
the city of Topeka and the officers of
the water company, the three engineers
10 then make a report of their findings
1t is understood that this suggestion is
not binding upon the waterworks COM
1nltJee until IL mas been approved by the
council, and it is not binding upon the
water company until it has been ap-
proved by the board of directors, which
approval or disapprOval shall be made
by both parties not later than August
If a price is agreed upon the proper
ty shall be conveyed to the city of To-
peka as soon thereafter as the city of
Topeka can negotiate it's bonds and the
Topeka Water company can convey I'll
tle.''
Councilman Warner one of the com
mittee, said that Mr.. Street had told
them that he thought that the board of
directors of the water company would
accept the suggestion and would report
TO the council within ten days. He also
said that the company had acted in a
Very fair manner in the matter and that
the committee did not apprehend any
trouble in coming to a satisfactory set
tlement of the matter. The report of the
committee was adopted
Councilman Miller offered a resolution
that the Topeka Daily Capital be dtssis-
mated the official city paper after Aug
ust 1, and on motion of Mr.. Elliott the
motion was referred to the council as a
committee Of the whole to be reported
on August l.
The streets and walks committee re-
ported favorably on the petitions for
SIDEWALKS on the west side of Kansas
avenue, between Twenty-f1rst and Tween
ty-thlrd and on the west side of Fill
more street. between Thirteenth and
DouthIt- The committee also reDorted
that the sidewalk which had baen re-
moved from in front of J. B. Johnson's
pace should be replaced and repaired
Ihere seemed to be a question a { 70 the
right or the city in removing the walk
9itnough II had been in bad condition
me street commissioner said that the
tract including the johnson property
nad been taken into the city at the
same time as Potwin. but there appear
ed to be a flaw of some kind and fha
city attorney advised the replacing of
the walk. -
FEW STONE SIDEWALKS.
In regard to the communication which
mad been received from Mr. KepIev last
week asking how much of the proposed
1o.oOo teet of sidewalk should be laid
with brick and how much with stone
the committee reported that all should
pc brick except that on Kansas avenue
from Gordon street to Tenth avenue
uhIess the property holders made appli-
Satlon Tor stone or other material before
APPRAISERS OVERLOOKED LAND.
M Heery R B. McAIasters and r
NJ curtis, who appraised the properly
on Woodlawn between Willow and
ashland, overlooked 40 feet of land
ana on that account the action of the
S S,easl accepting their appraisement
was annulled and they were reappointed
70 again appraise the property This
was done to avoid any trouble that
c % he De made by possible kickers.
ABANDON STREET CAR TRACKS.
A communication was received from
the street car company stating that
Iney would not put down a track on
Iopeka avenue from Fourteenth ia the
CITY limits or on Harrison from the
south line of Eleventh to HI1ntoon
Ihls made it necessary to make ar
lansements for the paving of the street
the plans for the work were presented
Dy the city engineer and accepted.
Inc paving at the intersection of
IWelfth- Harrison and Hunto.ln was
postponed on account of the cost
DIR. c. z. MUM. BACTERIOLOGTST
Ihe committee on health and 50 ffta
ION Teeommended the appointment of
Ut - T. Mum as city bacterfologiSt
Ihe council approved the report and
the city now has an official who will
attend to the bacteria.
ESTIMATES APPROVED
The council accepted the estimate Of
the city engineer for the paving of the
alley between Van Buren, and Iarr-i-
son and Eleventh and Twelfth, the
amount being 81. 492. SO.
The request from Nathan Williams
asking assistance of the city because
he hurt his leg while sanitary officer,
The council accepted the bond Of +. r
Ringer for the building of the detention
hospital.
In looking over the tax assessments
1t was discovered that the city lots on
which the new city hall stands had
been assessed at $47103. and the assess
ment turned in. A resolution was intro
duced and carried asking the county
treasurer to strike the assessment from
the tax rolls, as the city didn't care to
assess itself
SIDEWALK BELONGS TO CITY
Councilman Myers asked the city at
torney if the property owners who were
selling property on the Santa F'e shop
site had a right to sell the sidewalk to
the Commercial club as had been done. |
Mr.. Bird said the sidewalk being in the
street was the property of the city un-
til the street had been condemned. No
action was taken regarding the mat
ter.
REPORT OF APPRAISERS.
A special meeting of the council was
held before the regular session to hear
the report of the appraisers for the fol- |
lowing blocks Of paving: Third street |
between Quincy and Monroe, Tyler be- |