The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-24
TO ANNEX AGAIN,
City Council ReneWs the Effort
to Extend
The Boundaries of the City of
Topeka.
AFTER EVERYTHING
Which Judge Hazen Does Not
Prohibit.
Council VIII Issue Bonds For
Paving.
II
State Journal Decided Upon a
Official City Paper.

| Judge Hazen's decision the ordinance
was not legal; that there was some of
the property that the council could
| take in by merely passing an ordinance
to that effect, and some of it that could
not be taken in by any means, the latter
/ being farming land
Councilman Hughes moved that the
| city attorney draw up another ordi-
nance taking in all of the property in
| Guided in the annexation ordinance that
was not farming property.
| Il don't know exactly what property
that includes" said Mr.. Bird. You will
/ please appoint a committee to confer
with me, SO can get it right"
Well, you take in everything that
l Judge HaZen has not jurisdiction over,
said Mr. Hughes I guess we can get
at it that way" And that is the way
the ordinance viii be drawn up.
| An ordinance was passed by the coun-
| ell providing for the issuing of S31, 982 90
| in bonds, to pay for the paving con-
| tracts awarded at the last meeting.
| There has been paid in on that paving
>$3,2i0-33. leaving a balance of $28. 772 Sc
| to be covered by the bonds The bonds
| will bear 5 per cent interest, and will
/ be payable in ten years.
| Following is the list of contracts for
paving and the amount of bonds for
| each:
Eleventh street from Harrison to To-
| pelIa avenue; total improvement. s.. 1862;
paid in. 1928. 06; amount of bonds to be
| issued, 81. 639 SO.
Taylor. Seventh to Eighth. 50, s56 IS;
| paid in $61-44; bonds. $3.s9442.
Topeka avenue, Second to Third, S.
3S2- 50; paid III. $261-75; bonds, $512O-S3.
Alley between Eleventh and Twelfth.
| Topeka avenue and Tyler. 81, 553. 80; paid
| in s646-03: bonds, $90757.
Harrison. Eleventh to Huntoon S4-
539. 81; paid in. $236-75; bonds, s4.sO2 81.
Monroe. Sixth to Seventh, $3,452 u:
| paid in, 1854 bonds. s3.0S5.26.
Monroe, Seventh to Eighth, SO, 902 so;
bonds for same amount
Monroe. Eighth to Ninth, So, 357 16;
bonds. s., 357 Is.
Monroe. Ninth to Tenth. s., 5s1. 81; paid
in, $459. so; bonds, $2.131.71.
Woodlawn, Ashland to Park So. $40 80:
bonds to the same amount.
The State Journal will continue to be
the official paper of the city of Topeka
This was ordered last night by the
council. which held a meeting as
committee OF the whole after the reg
ular meeting All the councilmen ex-
cept one were present The action in
re-electing the State Journal was
caused by resolution introduced by
Councilman Miller at the last meeting
proposing to make the Capital the Off
cial paper.
A special meeting Of the council was
held at 7:30 O'Clock to hear the report of
the appraisers of Improperly on Wood
lawn avenue which is to be paved
This second report was made necessary
by the failure of the appraisers to ap-
praise AZ feet of the property The re-
port was all right this time. and was
approved
There were few complaints last night,
the only one Of much consequence being
a petition signed by all the occupants
of the Crawford building, asking that
the city scales be not placed on Fifth
avenue Their petition stated that to
have the scales put there would be a
5-,,- e. Hvv--E II,
terrupting traffic on lone of the prin-
cipal thoroughfares in the city" The
council reconsidered its action, and de-
cided to put the scales on Jackson
street, the office Of the weighmaster to
be on the north side of the city prison.
Another kick was that made about
the projection of the park at the inter-
section of Twelfth and Harrison streets,
and to please the parties making the
complaint the point was ordered cut off
and paved.
Thomas Page asked permission to
connect with the sewer at the south
side of the alley between Quincy and
Monroe streets in order that he might
drain the water that stands around his
mill His petition was granted, as was
also a petition of Andrew NOrdQuist to
connect with the sewer at Third and
Buchanan streets
A petition signed by A A. Paisley and
26 others. asking for a sidewalk in the
Fourth ward on First avenue west, in
front of lots 25 TO 80. was granted. The
walk is to be six feet wide.
The petition Of Edward Wilder, ask
ing that the board walk in front of his
property on Tenth street between Blu
chanan and Lincoln streets, and al sew
eraI other localities, be allowed to re-
main, was granted
A petition for a brick sidewalk on the
north side of Twelfth avenue between
Harrison street and Topeka avenue,
was granted
The bids for the paving of Percy
street from Lane to WfIliston streets
were opened Ritchie and Ramsey Sc
cured the contract for the paving,
their bid being the lowest, at $11S1z per
square yard Wall & Hanley got the
grading at IS cents per cubic yard. and
r. B. KepIey the curbing at As cents per
linea1 foot All the work is to be COM
pleted by December L
The bonds of John Richie, John Van
Vechten, Charles B. Ramsey and Wall
& Hanley for paving contracts let at
last meeting were all approved
P. H. Gill, who complained that he
was thrown out OF work by City Engi-
neer Wise. who would not allow a con-
tractor doing city work to employ him,
was ordered reinstated by the council.
and the boycott established by Mr..
Wise was lifted
License Collector Bailey appeared be-
fore the council and stated that a small
circus wanted to come here, but that
they could not afford to pay the city
the $50 license which the city ordinance
demanded He said that the show ad-
vance agent was willing to pay $50
but if the city insisted on more the
show would pass Topeka This had
the desired effect. for the council de-
cided to make It SIS for just this once
The council will meet next Monday