The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-03
LONG, LOUD ROAR.
Fillmore Street Property Own
ers Air Their Grievances.
Their Complaints i'm Writing
Submitted to City Council.
WATERWORKS PLANS.
Cost Of Proposed New Plant
Would Be $43S, $50.
Whole Question in Allegiance
Pending Negotiations.

The city council can not dodge the
Fillmore street paving kickers- When a
member of the council catches a
glimpse of one of the residents of the
DELAYED Fillmore street paving district
q haunted expression overspreads his
features and he dashes wild-eyed for
any avenue of escape. Last night as the
council was called to order every mem
Der breathed an involuntary sigh OF re
lief for the only persons in the LOBBY
were the men who had bids in Tor the
construction of the detention hospital.
But they were destined not to escape
entirely The kickers were not there IN
body but they were in spirit for they
left the following communications
To the Mayor and City council OF the
City OF Topeka:
Mr. John Ritchie. paving contractor,
is reported TO have said to Mr. Frank
QuintOn, in the presence OF MI Edson
and several other gentlemen, that he
was under no obligation to pave FIJI
more street until he got ready, and
would not do so: that he had given no
bond compelling him to pave, that there
was no penalty in his contract. and that
If there was, he so controlled the city
council that it would not be enforced
against him.
If it is true that this statement was
made by Mr.. Ritchie and that he has
the influence he claims, the public have
a right to know it If it is not true the
ton in the matter. I therefore respect
fully request that you appoint a COM
miJtee to investigate this matter and
that YOU call upon Mr.. Frank Qutnton,
who is my informant TO furnish Such
committee the names of the witnesses
Very respectfully,
To the Mayor and Council of the City
You are hereby notified. first, that the
grading on Fillmore street between
Tenth ard Eleventh is now completed
and is ready for the sand, the brick ana
the paving. Second, you are further ma
tilted that in direct violation of your
rules, frequently proclaimed in the
council and through the newspapers
paving is now being done in Potwin,
which was petitioued for after the pc
titiOn for paving Fillmore from EleV-
enth to Huntoon streets had been filed
Who is responsible for this violation of
your rules We are not informed, but ask
that you inform yourselves.
Third-YOu are further notified that
on the line of the Quinton Heights cars
several thousand feet of plank walk
which is in infinitely better condition
than plank walks in the heart of the
city, have been taken up, and the con-
tractor has had no difficulty in finding
brick and sand with which to lay paw
ing. We stand prepared to show you
existing plank pavements in the city
of Topeka, the best of which is worse
than the worst of that taken up as
in one day than over this torn up pave
ment in one month
We further call your attention to the
fact that a long stretch of country over
which new pavement is being erected
and over which fairly good paving has
been taken up. has neither house, barn.
fence, nor enclosure of any kind what
ever on either side of the street being
absolutely vacant property.
GEO F. SHARITT
A. L. WILLIAMS
Committee Tax Payers League.
The communications were referred to
the proper committees.
There was also a communication from
Eugene Hagan. as representative of the
estate of J. B Johnson, stating that the
street commissioner or city engineer or
some one under them had removed 500
feet of sidewalk in front of J. B. John
sons residence and dumped it into the
street. This had been done six weeks
ago and the city had done nothing to re-
place it. The sidewalk had been con-
structed at Mr.. JohnsOn's individual ex-
pense and was not under the city con
troll. He desired to avoid litigation and re-
quested that the matter be attended to
at once The matter was referred to the
committee on streets and walks. Those
were the only kicks presented last night
CLAIMS REJECTED.
The council rejected two claims which
have been considered for several weeks.
They were the claims of Alice Tucker
who asks for 5000 damages for injuries
alleged to have been sustained through
the negligence of the city. On Nav Il
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